2017-05-28T16:28:14-07:00 2016-12-31 272087941 MELISSA PETERSEN & CO PO BOX 92202 SANTA BARBARA CA 931902202 990 2016-01-01 300045901 MIXTECOINDIGENA COMMUNITY ORGANIZING PROJECT MIXT 8054831166 PO BOX 20543 OXNARD CA 93034 ARCENIO LOPEZ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8054831166 2017-05-22 true MELISSA R PETERSEN CPA P01072423 8056948331 2017-05-28 X 84202121AAEF5C77028D92B73F4144D230E92206 84202121AAEF5C77028D92B73F4144D230E92206 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z JAKE DONALDSON PO BOX 20543 OXNARD CA 93034 1866663 false X WWW.MIXTECO.ORG X 2001 CA TO AID, ORGANIZE AND EMPOWER THE INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY IN VENTURA COUNTY. 8 8 54 150 0 1285949 1760887 64692 80107 990 1994 4896 2091 1356527 1845079 0 0 811659 1072981 0 56217 295877 340115 1107536 1413096 248991 431983 1027360 1494917 52994 88568 974366 1406349 X TO AID, ORGANIZE AND EMPOWER THE INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY IN VENTURA COUNTY. false false 885879 56037 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. 162430 305 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. THE DJS PROVIDE INFORMATIONAL AND CULTURALLY RELEVANT PROGRAMMING IN MIXTECO, ZAPOTECO AND SPANISH. OUR COMMUNITY ORGANIZING 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 AND EACH MONTH, WHERE SPEAKERS TALK ABOUT RELEVANT INFORMATION TO THE COMMUNITY. TRAINING OF INTERNAL LEADERS HAS PROVIDED A STAFF THAT IS 95% OF MIXTEC ORIGIN AND A BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITH 40% INDIGENOUS MEMBERSHIP. 114877 3305 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. 67080 21227 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. MICOP ALSO ASSISTS QUALIFIED MIXTECO-SPEAKING FAMILIES TO ENROLL IN CALFRESH AND RECEIVE FOOD STAMPS. 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 3RD INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE CONFERENCE IN 2015, 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. 67080 21227 1230266 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 true false false false false false false false false true 29 0 54 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false X 8 8 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 LOUISE FRANCO KING VICE CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 SONIA KROTH SECRETARY 3.00 X X 0 0 0 JAKE DONALDSON BOARD CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 RAUL GOMEZ DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN MARTINEZ DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 KATALINA MARTINEZ DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 BENNY ROA TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 MARILYN PEAKE DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 ARCENIO LOPEZ EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 56757 0 728 56757 728 false false false 48204 816684 895999 31037 1760887 PROGRAM FEES 624100 80107 80107 80107 1994 1994 22686 48204 21584 1102 -3414 OTHER REVENUE 989 989 989 1845079 83090 -3414 56757 26250 21284 9223 859548 763680 62884 32984 73626 64980 5940 2706 83050 72909 6781 3360 4833 3033 1800 8200 8200 91592 87019 2152 2421 21273 15985 3652 1636 38808 33213 3746 1849 30596 29032 1355 209 4128 2256 1872 4551 3923 418 210 20968 17189 3027 752 DIRECT PROGRAM EXPENSES 100286 100286 OPERATING SUPPLIES 13839 10511 2461 867 BANK CHARGES 1041 1041 1413096 1230266 126613 56217 386398 775962 285734 287658 341481 396194 5502 13139 32168 10204 8245 21964 1027360 1494917 52994 88568 52994 88568 X 515924 594696 458442 811653 974366 1406349 1027360 1494917 431983 X false true X true false X 803086 795773 1073634 1285949 1760887 5719329 803086 795773 1073634 1285949 1760887 5719329 100976 5618353 359 224 897 1480 4793 4793 5725602 92832 0.98130 0.94710 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1845079 1845079 1845079 1413096 1413096 1413096 NIGHT IN OAXACA 52331 39387 12944 1275 4874 10209 RADIO FUNDRAISE 11867 6367 5500 2250 647 863 1 6310 2450 3860 125 371 401 70508 48204 22304 3650 5892 11473 21015 1289 X 1 31037 false false false FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B OF MIXTEC ORIGIN AND A BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITH 40% INDIGENOUS MEMBERSHIP. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C FURTHER THEIR EDUCATION. 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. MICOP ALSO ASSISTS QUALIFIED MIXTECO-SPEAKING FAMILIES TO ENROLL IN CALFRESH AND RECEIVE FOOD STAMPS. 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 3RD INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE CONFERENCE IN 2015, 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.