2023-03-19T18:24:21-07:00 2021-12-31 990EZ 2021-01-01 300586010 CASA DE LA CULTURA CENTER CASA 8312061886 225 - 4A Salinas Road Pajaro CA 95076 Sister Rosa Dolores Rodriguez Executive Director 8312061886 2023-02-24 0 11 1 AAL2 2021 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X X X www.Casadelaculturacenter.org X X 68813 X 53361 1761 0 1384 12307 8237 4070 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60576 0 0 0 4531 19767 59 49881 74238 -13662 243150 -4983 224505 X 168157 153842 86250 83963 2043 0 256450 237805 13300 13300 243150 224505 The mission/purpose of Casa de la Cultura Center, since 1996, is a faith-based organization that empowers the community residents of Pajaro, Ca, a farm working community, to have a voice, live in a healthy, safe environment and to acquire skills in order to navigate resources. We also provide financial assistance, if possible. This mission is accomplished through education, faith-based pastoral counseling, cultural music and art classes, health, sewing and language/literacy classes. Pajaro is in a depressed area of North Monterey County, with below poverty economic levels for most residents; this fact lends itself to chronic levels of economic needs; especially when the planting/harvesting season is over. During a crisis period the needs rise exponentially. We assist with rent, food and transportation costs as funds are available for us to use, emergency medical needs when possible. We are available as a 'listening' ear for the community residents on a regular basis. We were still recovering from the COVID -19 requirements; therefore, classes were suspended. We continued to help individuals and families with financial needs as well as we could with our available resources. 0 49881 49881 Teresa Thorne President 0.50 0 0 0 Chuck Allen Vice-President 0.50 0 0 0 Jeff Bays-Gabrio Treasurer 0.50 0 0 0 Laura Webster Member 0.25 0 0 0 Sister Rosa Dolores Rodriguez Executive Director 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CA Sister Rosa Dolores Rodriguez 225 - 4A Salinas Road Pajaro CA 95076 8312061886 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 19655 14850 31159 116598 53361 235623 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19655 14850 31159 116598 53361 235623 235623 3536 3602 2390 1556 1384 12468 0 0 0 0 0 0 281 0 0 0 0 281 248372 0 0.94867 0.9327 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 $281 for rebates offered on several office supplies Form 990-EZ, Header, Line B We filed the 990 EZ 2021 forms by mail; they were sent back to be filed electronically. And, when filing electronically, we found a discrepancy. This was not detected immediately. The error is minor and has been corrected. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 5c Net Gain (Loss) from Noninventory Sales Publicly Traded Securities Gross Sales Price $10, 243 Cost or Other Basis $ 8,237 Total Gain (Loss) Publicly Traded Securities $2,006 Totol Net Gain (Loss) from Noninventory Sales $4,051 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Description;Amount^Auto;158|Bank Charges;144|Depreciation;4330|Dues and Subscriptions;194|Foreign Tax;7|Insurance;4383|Licenses and Permits;443|Office Expenses;184|Security;135|Social Assistance;36814|Supplies;1429|Telephone;1490|Volunteer Development;170^Total;49881^ Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 Description;Amount^Net Unrealized Gains and Losses on Investments;-4983^Total;-4983^ Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 Automobile: Beginning Ending $2,043 0 Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 Description;EOY Amount^End of Year;13300^Total;13300^ Our accountant is no longer available to do our taxes; we realize that to do our own taxes would be more cost effective for us at this time. We filed Form 8868 for an automatic extension and received it. We did not realize that were to electronically file our 990 EZ forms, etc. and sent them by regular email to the IRS. We sent them on November 11, 2022. Our 990Ez forms were returned to us to be filed electronically; we received them on February 23, 2023, in the mail. We talked with staff at the IRS February 24, 2023 and she directed us to how to file electronically. As we were inputting for the electronic filing, there appeared to be a discrepancy that was unnoticed before. This needed to be corrected. This is our first time filing our own taxes. The correction is minor, a simple accounting error; however, it was not immediately detected. The delay in submission has taken longer than we anticipated. Our community of Pajaro has been living with anxiety regarding the atmospheric rivers since January, 2023; receiving and disseminating information has been difficult with our farm working community. Our Center, which is in Pajaro, has been the focal point with county officials. Now the actual flooding occurred on March 11th and our attention has further been diverted to the immediate needs of our residents. The farmworkers and their families have been evacuated; there is loss of work (fields are flooded); no one is being allowed back into their homes and/or businesses. In spite of our Center being flooded, we are able to be 'present' to the residents and work from our mobile van with their present needs. Please accept our apology.