Program areas at Colaborativa La Milpa
Races Emma - Erwin - 36% increase in participation with 132 participants in afterschool and summer camp cultural arts programs - 50 families involved - 240 cultural arts sessions - 8 community events and performances - Employed 28 community artists and leaders and 3 assistant youth instructors - Collaborated with 11 community partners - Launched new dance intensive program, Ballet Folklorico Races, for ages 14-20
El Telar: Shared Resources for Home Childcare - 15 members of the bilingual Early Childhood Education (ECE) Cooperative Network - 12 sessions of capacity building and peer support - 5 visiting enrichment teachers - 80% of participants in professional development demonstrated enhanced skills - 30 children were under the care of providers in the network M hkihu: Indigenous Language Preservation - 17 language and culture workshops and practice sessions - 7 teaching videos created and published - 100 attendees at first annual festival - Established musical performing group
PODER Emma Community Ownership - 200 Emma and Erwin residents joined the PODER Emma membership program - 43 units of permanently affordable cooperative housing in Cooperative Housing Network - 4 worker-owned cooperatives that provide 18 full-time living wage jobs received technical support as part of Worker-Owned Cooperative Network - Supported $2,979,195 in total value of community cooperatively owned assets . Compaeros Inmigrantes de las Montaas en Accin (CIMA) - Co-hosted a virtual City Council forum - 500 people from 20 counties in WNC surveyed about community issues - 80 referrals made and 20 accompaniment clients served by Consulta Tu Compa - 2,070 households representing 8,245 individuals attended 12 food distribution events - 528 people signed up for text alerts - 30 Verifiers trained
Who funds Colaborativa La Milpa
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
| Grantmaker | Grantmaker tax period | Description | Amount |
|---|
| Dogwood Health Trust | 2022-12 | In Partnership With Seed Commons, A Nonprofit Cdfi, To Create A Real Estate Acquisition Lending Capital Fund To Enable the Emma Community To Compete With Investors and Developers (the "fund") By Providing Access To Capital for Housing Cooperative Who Are Unable To Get Access To Traditional Financial Services. | $260,000 |
| Seed Commons | 2022-12 | Cooperative Development | $177,500 |
| Kresge Foundation | 2022-12 | This General Operating Grant Supports Colaborativa La Milpa's Mission To Activate, Build Capacity, and Support Community-Based Organizations To Ensure Their Impact and Sustainability. | $175,000 |
| ...and 20 more grants received totalling $1,274,425 |
Personnel at Colaborativa La Milpa
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Amy Worthen | Executive Director | $31,144 | 2022-12-31 |
| Geny Hernandez Lopez | Director of Organizational Development and Popular Education | | 2023-10-21 |
| Angelica Reza-Wind | Chair | $0 | 2023-11-15 |
| Greg Walker Wilson | Treasurer | $0 | 2022-12-31 |
| Ailkhan Salehi | Secretary / Board Member | $0 | 2022-12-31 |
| ...and 3 more key personnel |
Financials for Colaborativa La Milpa
| Revenues | FYE 12/2022 | FYE 12/2021 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $1,989,167 | $2,080,039 | -4.4% |
| Program services | $0 | $0 | - |
| Investment income and dividends | $1,081 | $1,207 | -10.4% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $2,000 | $0 | 999% |
| Net income from fundraising events | $-3,978 | $0 | -999% |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $6,686 | $5,551 | 20.4% |
| Total revenues | $1,994,956 | $2,086,797 | -4.4% |
Organizations like Colaborativa La Milpa
| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| The Filipino Community Center | 501(c)(3) | Waipahu, HI | $1,237,359 |
| South Asian Council for Social Services | 501(c)(3) | Flushing, NY | $3,443,118 |
| Quincy Asian Resources (QARI) | 501(c)(3) | Quincy, MA | $4,579,576 |
| Dori Stone | 501(c)(3) | Lehi, UT | $4,300,398 |
| Hispanic Alliance GA | 501(c)(3) | Gainesville, GA | $1,073,970 |
| The Japanese American Association of New York | 501(c)(3) | New York, NY | $967,843 |
| La Raza Community Resource Center | 501(c)(3) | San Francisco, CA | $6,542,573 |
| Centro Unido Latino Americano | 501(c)(3) | Marion, NC | $637,938 |
| Spanish American Civic Association for Equality | 501(c)(3) | Lancaster, PA | $9,095,063 |
| Filipino Community of Seattle | 501(c)(3) | Seattle, WA | $2,671,687 |
Data update history
January 22, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
December 23, 2023
Received grants
Identified 4 new grant, including a grant for $175,000 from Kresge Foundation October 21, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 4 new personnel
August 21, 2023
Received grants
Identified 22 new grant, including a grant for $190,000 from NEO Philanthropy August 17, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
Nonprofit Types
Civic / social organizationsHuman service organizationsEthnic centersCharities
Issues
Human services
Characteristics
LobbyingFundraising eventsState / local levelReceives government fundingTax deductible donations
General information
- Address
- 528 Emma Rd
- Asheville, NC 28806
- Metro area
- Asheville, NC
- County
- Buncombe County, NC
- Website URL
- colaborativalamilpa.org/Â
- Phone
- (828) 713-5124
IRS details
- EIN
- 20-8303608
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 2009
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- P84: Ethnic, Immigrant Centers and Services
- NAICS code, primary
- 813410: Civic and Social Organizations
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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