2022-05-16T18:27:21-05:00 2021-06-30 272087941 MELISSA PETERSEN & CO PO BOX 92202 SANTA BARBARA CA 931902202 990 2020-07-01 300045901 MIXTECOINDIGENA COMMUNITY ORGANIZING PROJECT MIXT 8054831166 PO BOX 20543 OXNARD CA 93034 ARCENIO LOPEZ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8054831166 2022-05-16 ARCENIO LOPEZ 999009999 MELISSA R PETERSEN P01072423 8056948331 2022-05-16 X 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z MONICA FAIRWELL 7287219 false X WWW.MIXTECO.ORG X 2001 CA TO AID, ORGANIZE AND EMPOWER THE INDIGENOUS IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY IN VENTURA COUNTY. 10 10 97 0 3246180 6877526 133035 324358 5297 4523 -6010 75897 3378502 7282304 0 0 2438242 3661732 0 51402 659708 918619 3097950 4580351 280552 2701953 4302572 6982881 258068 236424 4044504 6746457 X TO AID, ORGANIZE AND EMPOWER THE INDIGENOUS IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY IN VENTURA COUNTY. false false 1518018 OUTREACH AND ACCESS TO SERVICES MICOP INCREASES ACCESS TO MEDICAL, MENTAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES FOR THE MIXTECO-SPEAKING POPULATION OF VENTURA COUNTY. OUR PROMOTERS WORK IN THREE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO ENSURE THAT MIXTECO CHILDREN ARE HEALTHY AND READY TO ENTER KINDERGARTEN WITH THEIR PEERS. MICOP OPERATES OUTREACH TO PREVENT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, TEACH ABOUT REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND INCREASE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT AVAILABLE SERVICES. OUR INTERPRETERS PROVIDE ACCESS TO SERVICES IN A VARIETY OF LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. 1180680 COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT - MICOP ENHANCES THE CAPACITY OF THE MIXTECO-SPEAKING POPULATION FOR SELF-LEADERSHIP THROUGH INTENSIVE TRAININGS PROVIDED TO THE COMMUNITY. MICOP ALSO EMPOWERS THE COMMUNITY BY TRAINING COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO BE DJS ON MICOP'S COMMUNITY RADIO STATION, CURRENTLY BROADCASTING VIA THE INTERNET AND FM RADIO. THE DJS PROVIDE INFORMATIONAL AND CULTURALLY RELEVANT PROGRAMMING IN MIXTECO, ZAPOTECO AND SPANISH. OUR COMMUNITY ORGANIZER WORKS WITH THE COMMUNITY TO HELP THEM ADVOCATE FOR THEIR OWN NEEDS. WE ALSO HOLD COMMUNITY MEETINGS, WHICH ARE ATTENDED BY AN AVERAGE OF 250 FAMILIES EACH MONTH, WHERE SPEAKERS TALK ABOUT RELEVANT INFORMATION TO THE COMMUNITY. TRAINING OF INTERNAL LEADERS HAS PROVIDED A STAFF THAT IS 80% INDIGENOUS AND A BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITH 40% INDIGENOUS MEMBERSHIP. 674675 EDUCATION AND LITERACY - MICOP PROVIDES LITERACY AND ADULT EDUCATION TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO WISH TO CONTINUE THEIR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION. BECAUSE THE MAJORITY OF MIXTECS LIVING IN VENTURA COUNTY ARE YOUNG FAMILIES WITH SMALL CHILDREN, MICOP OFFERS BEBE SANO (WELL-BABY) AND APRENDIENDO CON MAM Y PAP (LEARNING WITH MOM AND DAD) CLASSES THAT TEACH THE BASICS INFANT CARE AND EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING. THE CLASSES ARE DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE LOW-LITERACY LEARNERS, WITH LINGUISTICALLY ACCESSIBLE AND CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE CURRICULUM. MICOP'S TEQUIO YOUTH GROUP PROMOTES INDIGENOUS PRIDE AND ENCOURAGES ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND CONTINUING ON TO HIGHER EDUCATION. MICOP PROVIDES ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIPS TO TEQUIO STUDENTS TO HELP FURTHER THEIR EDUCATION. DIRECT ASSISTANCE MICOP OPERATES A MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD AND BASIC NEEDS THROUGH ITS COMMUNITY MEETING PROGRAM. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES ONE-TIME FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SUPPORT TO FAMILIES IN CRISIS, AND HAS A RENTAL SUPPORT PROGRAM. EACH YEAR THE ORGANIZATION COORDINATES COLLECTIONS AND DISTRIBUTIONS OF SCHOOL MATERIALS IN AUGUST. CULTURAL PRESENTATIONS MICOP PROMOTES INDIGENOUS CULTURE THROUGH CELEBRATIONS OF INDIGENOUS FESTIVAL DAYS INCLUDING DIA DE LOS NIOS (CHILDREN'S DAY), DIA DE MUERTOS (DAY OF THE DEAD), CHRISTMAS AND OTHER CULTURAL EVENTS. MICOP ORGANIZED ITS 5TH INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE CONFERENCE IN 2018, TO SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT THE OAXACA INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY IN VENTURA COUNTY, INDIGENOUS CULTURE AND LANGUAGE ACCESS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO REGULARLY PROVIDES CULTURAL COMPETENCY TRAININGS TO OTHER AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS, EDUCATING THEM ABOUT THE MIXTEC COMMUNITY AND HOW TO BEST PROVIDE SERVICES TO THEM. 3373373 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 15 0 97 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false X 10 10 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false CA X ARCENIO LOPEZ 8054831166 PO BOX 20543 OXNARD CA 93034 MONICA FAIRWELL BOARD PRESID 2.00 X X 0 0 0 RAFAEL VASQUEZ VICE PRESIDE 1.50 X X 0 0 0 SUZANNE HARVEY TREASURER 1.50 X X 0 0 0 GLENNA SHEN SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KATALINA MARTINEZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAKE DONALDSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 VERONICA VALADEZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH VILLA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ADELA LOPEZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ARTURO LOPEZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ARCENIO LOPEZ EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 109323 0 0 109323 1 false false false 2190337 4687189 6877526 PROGRAM FEES 624100 324358 324358 324358 4523 4523 69527 4915 64612 OTHER INCOME 11285 11285 11285 7282304 335643 4523 109323 43729 60128 5466 3137146 2451702 649258 36186 23348 19822 2820 706 119831 42924 76182 725 272084 196871 71890 3323 375 375 12673 550 12123 110602 92752 15820 2030 2200 1725 405 70 99160 54268 44561 331 32618 16295 15531 792 189220 67841 121379 13275 11095 1922 258 3079 1729 1350 13289 10445 2844 17061 1000 16061 DIRECT PROGRAM EXPENSES 269185 269185 OPERATING SUPPLIES 69866 65676 3674 516 TELEPHONE 48476 19445 28946 85 BAD DEBT 20209 20209 17331 6319 10098 914 4580351 3373373 1155576 51402 2576993 4014182 448006 372343 1192141 2527045 43493 40661 84597 55947 41939 28650 4302572 6982881 258068 236424 258068 236424 X 1721499 5822711 2323005 923746 4044504 6746457 4302572 6982881 2701953 X false true X true false X 3136935 4748241 1935338 3246180 6877526 19944220 3136935 4748241 1935338 3246180 6877526 19944220 612142 19332078 5297 4523 9820 19954040 551903 0.96880 0.99960 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 84597 55947 28650 28650 7282304 7282304 7282304 4580351 4580351 4580351 NIGHT IN OAXACA 69527 69527 550 4365 69527 69527 550 4365 4915 64612 FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D DIRECT ASSISTANCE MICOP OPERATES A MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD AND BASIC NEEDS THROUGH ITS COMMUNITY MEETING PROGRAM. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES ONE-TIME FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SUPPORT TO FAMILIES IN CRISIS, AND HAS A RENTAL SUPPORT PROGRAM. EACH YEAR THE ORGANIZATION COORDINATES COLLECTIONS AND DISTRIBUTIONS OF SCHOOL MATERIALS IN AUGUST. CULTURAL PRESENTATIONS MICOP PROMOTES INDIGENOUS CULTURE THROUGH CELEBRATIONS OF INDIGENOUS FESTIVAL DAYS INCLUDING DIA DE LOS NIOS (CHILDREN'S DAY), DIA DE MUERTOS (DAY OF THE DEAD), CHRISTMAS AND OTHER CULTURAL EVENTS. MICOP ORGANIZED ITS 5TH INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE CONFERENCE IN 2018, TO SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT THE OAXACA INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY IN VENTURA COUNTY, INDIGENOUS CULTURE AND LANGUAGE ACCESS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO REGULARLY PROVIDES CULTURAL COMPETENCY TRAININGS TO OTHER AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS, EDUCATING THEM ABOUT THE MIXTEC COMMUNITY AND HOW TO BEST PROVIDE SERVICES TO THEM. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B MANAGEMENT AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE PERFORM A DETAILED REVIEW OF THE 990. AFTER ENSURING ANY NEEDED CHANGES ARE MADE, A RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL IS MADE TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ALL DIRECTORS RECEIVE A COPY OF THE 990 PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C EACH NEW BOARD MEMBER SIGNS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. IT IS IN THE BOARD MANUAL AND IS COVERED IN THE BOARD TRAINING THAT EACH NEW BOARD MEMBER ATTENDS. ALL BOARD MEMBERS WORK TO ENSURE ONGOING VIGILANCE THAT THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS ENFORCED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A MICOP CONDUCTED A CAREFUL REVIEW OF APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES BY REVIEWING THE PAYROLLS OF OTHER SIMILAR NONPROFITS AND BY SEEKING ADVICE FROM REGIONAL NONPROFIT SUPPORT CENTERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE PROCESS FOR OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES IS THE SAME AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS ORGANIZING DOCUMENTS AND IRS FORM 990 AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE ORGANIZATION'S PLACE OF BUSINESS DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS. IN ADDITION, A COPY MAY BE REQUESTED BY CONTACTING THE ORGANIZATION VIA EMAIL OR PHONE.