Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| Form 990, Part III, Line 4d | Program Service Expenses 0, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 BY ADAPTING TO A RAPIDLY EVOLVING POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT, MFV AND MFVEF REMAINED FOCUSED ON PRESERVING DEMOCRATIC REPRESENTATION. OUR REDISTRICTING EFFORTS IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR PARTNERS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS HELPED PRODUCE THE FIRST LATINO OPPORTUNITY DISTRICT IN COLORADO, WHICH RESULTED IN THE FIRST LATINA AND OTHER LATINO CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR THE NEW CONGRESSIONAL SEAT. WHILE IN OTHER STATES, WHERE THE RESULTS WERE NOT AS SUCCESSFUL, WE MADE GAINS BY ACTIVELY EDUCATING OUR COMMUNITY, TESTIFYING BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE, AND PARTICIPATING IN LAWSUITS TO CHANGE REDISTRICTING OUTCOMES. OUR REDISTRICTING FIGHT WILL CONTINUE AND WE WILL REMAIN STEADFAST IN OUR COMMITMENT TO OBTAINING FULL AND EQUAL REPRESENTATION FOR LATINOS. WITH OUR DEMOCRACY AT STAKE, OUR ORGANIZATION IN 2021 IMPLEMENTED MULTIPLE STRATEGIES TO COMBAT THIS EMERGING THREAT. THROUGH OUR VOTING RIGHTS PROGRAMS, WE WERE AT THE FOREFRONT OF EFFORTS TO DEFEND OUR DEMOCRACY AND ADVANCE A NATIONAL LATINO PROGRESSIVE AGENDA. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4d | Program Service Expenses 0, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 WE SUPPORTED AND HOSTED TEXAS LEGISLATORS IN THEIR EFFORTS TO PREVENT THE PASSAGE OF SB1 VOTING LAW, WHICH WAS JAM-PACKED WITH NEW RULES RESTRICTING VOTING RIGHTS. POSITIONED AT THE FRONT AND CENTER OF THE VOTING RIGHTS CHALLENGE, MFV/MFVEF UNDERTOOK A FULL-SCALE EFFORT TO ENGAGE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF PASSING THE VOTING RIGHTS BILLS. AS ALWAYS, OUR ORGANIZATIONS COMPREHENSIVE, SYSTEMATIC, AND HOLISTIC APPROACH WAS KEY TO OUR ROBUST RESPONSE. NATIONAL POLLING DEMONSTRATES THAT LATINO COMMUNITIES ARE INCREASINGLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT ISSUES AND HAVE A VISION FOR PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE, POLLUTION, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS, LATINO COMMUNITIES ARE SPEARHEADING THE RESPONSE TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT. WITH THIS ISSUE GROWING IN IMPORTANCE, OUR TEAM IN 2021 FOCUSED ON ADVANCING LATINO PRIORITIES, PARTICULARLY ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PROGRAMS ACROSS OUR OPERATIONAL STATES. FROM OUR WORK IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES, AT THE STATE LEGISLATURES, AND ON A FEDERAL LEVEL, WE HAVE BEEN CHAMPIONING ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4d | Program Service Expenses 0, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 IN 2021, THERE WERE MANY ANTI-VOTER MEASURES AIMED AT MAKING THE VOTING PROCESS HARDER. MFV AND MFVEF CHALLENGED THESE ATTEMPTS THROUGH LEGAL AND OTHER INITIATIVES. IN ARIZONA, FLORIDA, AND TEXAS, WE TOOK LEGAL ACTION THROUGH LAWSUITS AND FOUGHT BILLS WITHIN THESE STATES. MFV AND MFVEF HAVE BEEN WORKING TO ENSURE THAT LATINOS HAVE A VOICE IN THE POLICIES IMPACTING THEIR COMMUNITY. IN ARIZONA, OUR ORGANIZATION STRONGLY CHAMPIONED THE BUILD BACK BETTER ACT. OUR ADVOCACY PLAYED A CENTRAL ROLE IN THE PASSAGE OF SEVERAL PROVISIONS LATER INCLUDED AND PASSED AS THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT. GUIDED BY OUR ROLE AS A TRUSTED COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION, WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH NATIONAL AND STATE ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS EFFORT. IN TEXAS, FOR EXAMPLE, WE WERE PART OF A COALITION THAT IS CREATING AN INFRASTRUCTURE TO ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. THIS LEADERSHIP ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES DEMONSTRATES OUR CRUCIAL ROLE IN ALL OF OUR STATES TO CHAMPION ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AS A KEY POLICY PRIORITY. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4d | Program Service Expenses 0, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 CULTIVATING AND CREATING A PIPELINE FOR YOUTH ENGAGEMENT IS A VITAL PART OF OUR MISSION. AS A RESULT, WE HAVE CREATED PROGRAMS IN ALL OF OUR STATES TO FOSTER GREATER POLITICAL ACTIVISM. THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDE YOUNG LATINOS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN ACTUAL ONGOING FIELD CAMPAIGNS. ALSO, OUR PROGRAMS ENABLE ACCESS AND EXPOSURE TO LATINO LAWMAKERS AND OFFICIALS, WHO SERVE AS AN INSPIRATION IN LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT. IN 2021, WE HOSTED OUR YOUTH ADVOCACY SUMMIT AS A VIRTUAL TWO-DAY EVENT. WE BROUGHT TOGETHER YOUTH LEADERS RANGING FROM 16-21 YEARS OF AGE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW ORGANIZING AND ADVOCACY CAN ENHANCE LATINO VOICES IN THE POLITICAL PROCESS. OUR LEADERSHIP TRAINING IS SETTING THE STAGE FOR NOT ONLY YOUTH ENGAGEMENT BUT HAVING A GREATER IMPACT THROUGH POLITICAL PARTICIPATION THAT WILL BENEFIT LATINO COMMUNITIES. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b | THE TREASURER OF THE ORGANIZATION DISTRIBUTES A PDF COPY OF THE 990 TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT PRIOR TO THE RETURN BEING FILED. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c | AT EACH BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETING, IF THERE IS A DISCUSSION OF SELECTING OR ENGAGING A VENDOR OR SERVICE PROVIDER, ALL IN ATTENDANCE ARE ASKED TO RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM THIS DISCUSSION IF THERE COULD BE A PERCEIVED CONFLICT. ANNUALLY, THE ORGANIZATION REVIEWS AND DISCUSSES THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND REQUESTS THAT EACH BOARD MEMBER LIST AND ACKNOWLEDGE ANY KNOWN CONFLICTS. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 | THE BOARD MAY HIRE AND COMPENSATE INDIVIDUALS FOR NECESSARY SERVICES RENDERED TO THE ORGANIZATION SO LONG AS SUCH COMPENSATION IS REASONABLE. THE BOARD SHALL DETERMINE REASONABLE COMPENSATION AMOUNTS BASED UPON COMPENSATION PAID BY SIMILARLY SITUATED NONPROFITS FOR LIKE SERVICES. AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD WHO RECEIVES COMPENSATION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM THE ORGANIZATION FOR SERVICES, IS PRECLUDED FROM PARTICIPATING IN DISCUSSIONS OR VOTES PERTAINING TO THEIR OWN COMPENSATION. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 | THE ORGANIZATION WILL PROVIDE IN A TIMELY MANNER, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS INCLUDING ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WHEN REQUESTED IN WRITING OR IN PERSON. |
| Form 990, Part VII, Section A, Line 1-3 | THE ORGANIZATION IS IN A COMMON PAYMASTER RELATIONSHIP WITH ANOTHER ORGANIZATION, MI FAMILIA VOTA EDUCATION FUND, DUE TO THE CONCURRENT EMPLOYMENT OF MORE THAN 30 OF ITS EMPLOYEES WITH THIS OTHER ORGANIZATION. THE COMPENSATION REPORTED IS ALLOCATED BETWEEN THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS FOR COLUMNS D AND E AND THE BENEFITS REPORTED IN COLUMN F ARE THE FULL BENEFITS FOR THESE INDIVIDUALS. ONLY THE PORTION ALLOCATED TO THE FILING ORGANIZATION IS REFLECTED ON PART IX, LINE 5. |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 5-10 | THE ORGANIZATION IS IN A COMMON PAYMASTER RELATIONSHIP WITH ANOTHER ORGANIZATION, MI FAMILIA VOTA EDUCATIONAL FUND, DUE TO THE CONCURRENT EMPLOYMENT OF MORE THAN 30 OF ITS EMPLOYEES WITH THIS OTHER ORGANIZATION. MI FAMILIA VOTA IS THE EMPLOYER OF RECORD AND AS SUCH HANDLES ALL PERTINENT TAX REPORTING AND FILINGS. PER IRS REGULATIONS, THE SALARIES, WAGES, BENEFITS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THIS OTHER PARTY ARE REPORTED BY THEM DURING THEIR FILING. THESE AMOUNTS ARE EXCLUDED FROM REPORTING ON OUR RETURN. |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g | CONTRACTORS AND CONSULTANTS ARE VOTING PROGRAM RELATED SERVICES, EXECUTIVE SEARCH, MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES, COMMUNICATION CONSULTANTS, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, PAYROLL SERVICES, TRAVEL SERVICES, SHREDDING, TELECOMMUNICATION, WEBSITE, AND OTHER TEMPORARY SERVICES NEEDED. |
| Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 | CORRECTION RELATED TO BEGINNING ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE. |
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