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MIJENTE SUPPORT COMMITTEE

PHOENIX, AZ · EIN 821711382 · Form 990 · FY2020 · NTEE A20 · Arts, Culture & Humanities · Medium ($1M-$10M) · mijente.net
revenue
$7.6M
expenses
$2.3M
net assets
$8.9M
employees
6
volunteers
30
program ratio
62%
filing since
2019
mission · from form 990

We are Latinx and Chicanx people who want to see our entire community thrive, brought together by a shared consciousness of the challenges we face and a deep seated need for co-development and kinship across identity, generation, language and place. We organize people, technology and resources to achieve change.

profile · synthesized from sources

Mijente Support Committee is an advocacy organization that mobilizes Latinx and Chicanx communities in the US and Puerto Rico. It focuses on organizing, campaigning, and public education to advance social, economic, and racial justice, particularly concerning immigration enforcement and political representation. The organization aims to build independent Latinx political power through grassroots efforts, direct action, and digital engagement.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2019

what they reported doing

Program narrative the organization filed with the IRS. Ordered by program spending.

  1. #1 primary $390K
    Campaigns: Over 200 people educated and mobilized through NoTechForICE
  2. #2 $140K
    Major convenings: Close to 300 people attended Sazonblea, our covening in Louisville, KY
named programs · 6 · from sources

what they call their work

Campaign Toolkits
Provides resources and guides for individuals to mobilize their networks and lead advocacy efforts.
Eyes on ICE: Truth & Accountability Campaign
A series of virtual and in-person forums designed to expose immigration enforcement practices, spotlight stories of those impacted by ICE, and share solutions for policy change. Includes collecting testimonies and advocating for policy demands.
Eyes on ICE: Truth and Accountability Campaign
Virtual and in-person forums that center testimonies from individuals directly impacted by ICE enforcement, detention, and deportation to demand policy change and accountability from DHS and federal officials
Member Organizing & Leadership Development
Program that supports Latinx/Chicanx members through training, digital and in-person organizing tools, local circles (asambleas), and leadership opportunities to build collective power
Membership Program
Provides Latinx/Chicanx individuals with access to a national network, members-only content, programming, and resources, funded by monthly or annual dues.
We Are Home Campaign
National campaign focused on immigrant rights, dignity, and belonging, under which the Eyes on ICE initiative was launched
activities · 14

what they do

direct service · 3
  • Digital Platform and Petition Management
    Operates digital platforms and a petition-making site to facilitate organizing and advocacy efforts.
  • Member-driven digital and in-person organizing support
    Operates digital platforms and petition tools, hosts membership calls and events, and facilitates regional and national convenings, trainings, and local organizing circles to support a national membership base in coordinating advocacy and community-building efforts.
  • Providing digital and in-person organizing infrastructure and support
    Operates digital platforms and petition tools, hosts membership calls and events, and organizes regional and national convenings, trainings, and actions to support member-led organizing. Builds community through local circles, crews, and coordinated in-person or digital campaigns.
advocacy · 6
  • Advocacy Campaigns and Public Education Latinx Community Advocacy & Organizing
    Conducts advocacy campaigns, educational and cultural programming, and public education initiatives to challenge systemic oppression, expose harmful political and corporate actors, and address the role of ICE and DHS in perpetuating state violence and white supremacy. This includes responding to attacks against Latinx and immigrant communities as a first responder organization.
  • Amplifying impacted voices for systemic change Immigration Policy Advocacy
    Collects, organizes, and amplifies testimonies from individuals directly affected by ICE enforcement—including experiences of detention, deportation, and criminalization—to inform advocacy and secure accountability from federal agencies such as DHS.
  • Amplifying survivor testimonies to advance systemic change Immigration Policy Advocacy
    Collects, organizes, and amplifies personal testimonies from individuals directly impacted by ICE enforcement—including experiences of detention, deportation, and criminalization—to inform advocacy and demand accountability from federal officials, such as securing a public forum commitment from DHS Secretary Mayorkas.
  • Collecting and Amplifying Testimonies of Impacted Individuals Immigration Policy Advocacy
    Collects, organizes, and amplifies over 150 testimonies from individuals directly impacted by ICE enforcement, including experiences of criminalization, detention, and deportation, to support advocacy for systemic change and secure commitments from officials like DHS Secretary Mayorkas.
  • Organizing and mobilizing Latinx/Chicanx communities for advocacy Latinx Community Advocacy & Organizing
    Conducts advocacy campaigns, public education, and cultural programming to mobilize Latinx and Chicanx communities across the U.S. and Puerto Rico, with a focus on confronting systemic oppression, state violence, and white supremacy linked to agencies like ICE and DHS. Includes organizing national political tours such as El Chisme Tour and broad networks for culture, learning, and collective action.
  • Organizing and mobilizing Latinx/Chicanx communities for advocacy Latinx Community Advocacy & Organizing
    Conducts advocacy campaigns, public education, and cultural programming to mobilize Latinx and immigrant communities against systemic oppression, white supremacy, and state violence, with a focus on issues related to ICE and DHS. Organizes national political tours such as El Chisme Tour and coordinates broad networks for action and learning.
capacity building · 5
  • Building national membership infrastructure Latinx Community Advocacy & Organizing
    Organizes and sustains a national membership base of Latinx/Chicanx individuals across the U.S. and Puerto Rico who contribute dues that fund educational programs, urgent initiatives, and long-term advocacy campaigns.
  • Building national membership infrastructure for sustained engagement Latinx Community Advocacy & Organizing
    Organizes and sustains a national membership base of Latinx/Chicanx individuals who contribute dues, enabling long-term advocacy, urgent initiatives, and educational programming through collective financial and organizational support.
  • Convening Forums and Trainings Volunteer-Organized Community Convenings & Campaigns
    Organizes regional and national convenings, actions, and trainings, including 30 forums with 78 participating organizations and 1,800 attendees across 48 U.S. states and multiple countries during a 60-day campaign.
  • Convening and Training Volunteer-Organized Community Convenings & Campaigns
    Organizes regional and national convenings, actions, and trainings, including 30 forums with 78 participating organizations and 1,800 attendees across 48 U.S. states and multiple countries during a 60-day campaign.
  • Organizing and Mobilizing Latinx Communities
    Organizes a national membership base of Latinx/Chicanx individuals across the U.S. and Puerto Rico, providing digital and in-person organizing support, hosting events, and facilitating coordination of organizing work. This includes mobilizing Latinx voters and conducting political tours.
strategies · 58

how they think

Theories of action extracted from this org's own source material. Click any approach shared with other orgs to see the full field.

  • Ancestral healing and decolonization ancestral healing and decolonization unique to this org
    The organization prioritizes healing, ancestral memory, and unlearning colonial narratives as part of movement-building and personal transformation.
  • Ancestral healing and decolonization ancestral healing and decolonization unique to this org
    The organization prioritizes healing, ancestral memory, and the unlearning of colonial narratives as integral components of both movement-building and personal transformation, recognizing the deep historical roots of current struggles.
  • Ancestral healing and decolonization as movement practice ancestral healing and decolonization unique to this org
    Integrates healing, ancestral memory, and the unlearning of colonial narratives into organizing work to support personal and collective transformation within movement-building.
  • Ancestral healing and decolonization in movement-building ancestral healing and decolonization unique to this org
    Integrates healing, ancestral memory, and the unlearning of colonial narratives as essential components of personal and collective transformation within the movement.
  • Autonomy-building through alternative solutions autonomy-building unique to this org
    The organization strengthens community autonomy by developing solutions that operate outside of existing oppressive systems, aiming to create self-sufficient and resilient communities.
  • Autonomy-building through community-led solutions autonomy-building unique to this org
    Develops community-driven solutions outside of dominant systems to strengthen autonomy, self-reliance, and collective power in Latinx and immigrant communities.
  • Autonomy-building through community-led solutions autonomy-building unique to this org
    Develops community-driven alternatives outside of oppressive systems to strengthen self-reliance and collective autonomy.
  • Autonomy-building through solutions outside existing systems autonomy-building unique to this org
    The organization develops solutions outside of existing systems to strengthen community autonomy.
  • Building independent Latinx political power through community-funded organizing gente_funded_organizing unique to this org
    The organization builds independent Latinx political power by relying on community-funded (gente funded) organizing, which enables self-determination in the organization's direction and fosters autonomy.
  • Building independent Latinx political power through community-funded organizing gente_funded_organizing unique to this org
    The organization builds independent Latinx political power by relying on community-funded (gente funded) organizing, which enables self-determination of the organization’s direction and ensures accountability to the community it serves.
  • Challenging state violence through a racial justice framework racial justice framework unique to this org
    The organization challenges state violence and immigration enforcement through a framework that links ICE practices to systemic racism and white supremacy.
  • Challenging state violence through a racial justice framework racial justice framework unique to this org
    The organization challenges state violence and immigration enforcement by explicitly linking ICE practices to systemic racism and white supremacy, thereby framing the struggle within a broader racial justice context.
  • Collective action network based on shared identity and principles collective_action_network unique to this org
    Organizes members around shared Latinx identity, values, and struggles to build a unified base capable of sustained collective action.
  • Collective action network through shared identity and principles collective_action_network unique to this org
    The organization organizes members around shared principles, struggles, ideals, and Latinx identity to advance collective action, leveraging common ground for unified impact.
  • Community convening for power-building community convening unique to this org
    Strengthens political power within Latinx and Chicanx communities through intentional gatherings that foster collective strategy and solidarity.
  • Community convening to build collective power community convening unique to this org
    Uses intentional gatherings—virtual and in-person—to strengthen political cohesion, shared identity, and strategic alignment among Latinx and Chicanx communities.
  • Community convenings for political power community convening unique to this org
    The organization uses community convenings as a method to build and strengthen political power among Latinx and Chicanx communities.
  • Community convenings for political power building community convening unique to this org
    The organization uses community convenings as a method to build and strengthen political power among Latinx and Chicanx communities, fostering collective identity and strategic alignment.
  • Community-centered storytelling for systemic change community-centered storytelling unique to this org
    The organization uses virtual and in-person forums to center the voices of directly impacted individuals in order to expose harms of immigration enforcement and advocate for systemic change.
  • Community-centered storytelling for systemic change community-centered storytelling unique to this org
    The organization uses virtual and in-person forums to center the voices of directly impacted individuals, believing that their stories are crucial to exposing the harms of immigration enforcement and advocating for systemic change.
  • Community-centered storytelling to expose harm community-centered storytelling unique to this org
    Centers narratives of directly impacted individuals in virtual and in-person forums to humanize issues, expose systemic violence, and drive advocacy.
  • Community-centered storytelling to expose systemic harm community-centered storytelling unique to this org
    Centers the narratives of directly impacted individuals through storytelling forums to humanize policy impacts, challenge dominant narratives, and advocate for systemic reform.
  • Community-funded organizing for self-determination gente_funded_organizing unique to this org
    Builds independent Latinx political power by relying on community (gente) funding to ensure organizational direction is determined by the community itself, not external donors or institutions.
  • Decentralized community mobilization through digital tools decentralized_community_mobilization unique to this org
    The organization empowers individuals to lead local organizing efforts by providing campaign toolkits and engaging members through digital platforms, resources, and participatory democracy to advance an electoral agenda and enable remote participation in advocacy.
  • Decentralized community mobilization with campaign toolkits decentralized_community_mobilization unique to this org
    Empowers individuals to lead local organizing efforts by providing accessible campaign toolkits and resources, enabling broad, distributed action rooted in community leadership.
  • Decentralized community mobilization with campaign toolkits decentralized_community_mobilization unique to this org
    Empowers local leaders by providing organizing resources and toolkits that enable autonomous, community-led campaigns.
  • Digital membership engagement and decentralized mobilization digital_membership_engagement unique to this org
    The organization engages members through digital platforms, resources, and participatory democracy in advancing an electoral agenda, empowering individuals to lead local organizing efforts using provided campaign toolkits, and enabling remote participation in advocacy and relief efforts through digital signatures and user-initiated campaigns.
  • Digital membership engagement for participatory democracy digital_membership_engagement unique to this org
    Engages members in democratic decision-making and electoral advocacy through digital platforms, expanding access and participation in political action.
  • Expositional advocacy to reclaim community power expositional advocacy unique to this org
    Uses direct exposure of oppressive systems and corrupt leaders as a strategic tool to disrupt power imbalances and empower communities to reclaim political agency.
  • Expositional advocacy to reclaim community power expositional advocacy unique to this org
    The organization uses direct exposure of oppressive systems and corrupt leaders as a means to reclaim community power.
  • Expositional advocacy to reclaim community power expositional advocacy unique to this org
    The organization reclaims community power by directly exposing oppressive systems and corrupt leaders, believing that transparency and public awareness are key to dismantling injustice.
  • Expositional advocacy to reclaim power expositional advocacy unique to this org
    Reveals and challenges oppressive systems and corrupt leadership through direct exposure, using truth-telling as a tool to shift power back to communities.
  • Flexible and member-centered political home member_centered_organizing unique to this org
    The organization functions as a flexible political home that supports members in engaging at their own pace and capacity, fostering connection, respite, and collaborative strategy development within Latinx and immigrant communities.
  • Flexible and member-centered political home member_centered_organizing unique to this org
    The organization functions as a flexible political home, supporting members to engage at their own pace and capacity, fostering connection, respite, and collaborative strategy development within Latinx and immigrant communities.
  • Gente-funded organizing for self-determination gente_funded_organizing unique to this org
    Builds independent Latinx political power through community-funded (gente-funded) organizing, ensuring that financial independence enables autonomous decision-making and self-determination in shaping the organization’s political direction.
  • Grassroots organizing for political change community organizing unique to this org
    The organization uses organizing as a foundational method to bring people together and sustain collective action for change, focusing on grassroots organizing, electoral engagement, direct action, and digital campaigns as core pathways to political change.
  • Hybrid multi-front organizing multi-front organizing (online and offline) unique to this org
    The organization builds power by integrating online and in-person organizing, engaging multiple fronts of political struggle including inside and outside state institutions, and combining digital and in-person grassroots tactics with flexibility and adaptability.
  • Hybrid multi-front organizing multi-front organizing (online and offline) unique to this org
    The organization builds power through a hybrid organizing model that integrates online and in-person grassroots tactics, engaging multiple fronts of political struggle both inside and outside state institutions, and utilizing grassroots organizing, electoral engagement, direct action, and digital campaigns.
  • Integrated online and offline multi-front organizing multi-front organizing (online and offline) unique to this org
    Builds durable power through a hybrid model that combines digital activism, grassroots mobilization, electoral engagement, and direct action across institutional and non-institutional fronts.
  • Intersectional solidarity across identities and struggles intersectional solidarity unique to this org
    Advances transformative change by building unity across intersecting identities and shared experiences of oppression, grounding organizing in collective liberation and intersectional solidarity.
  • Intersectional solidarity across identities and struggles intersectional solidarity unique to this org
    Advances systemic change by building unity across intersecting identities and shared experiences of oppression, grounding organizing in collective liberation.
  • Intersectional solidarity and unity intersectional solidarity unique to this org
    The organization advances a vision of change rooted in unity across intersecting identities and shared struggles against oppression, organizing members around shared principles, struggles, ideals, and Latinx identity to advance collective action.
  • Intersectional solidarity for systemic change intersectional solidarity unique to this org
    The organization advances a vision of change by fostering unity across intersecting identities and shared struggles, recognizing that collective action against oppression is most effective when rooted in solidarity.
  • Leveraging institutional engagement institutional engagement unique to this org
    The organization leverages existing government and political infrastructures to advance community interests.
  • Member-centered, flexible engagement model member_centered_organizing unique to this org
    Operates as a political home that allows members to engage in movement work at their own pace and capacity, fostering sustainable participation through flexibility and inclusion.
  • Member-centered, flexible political home model member_centered_organizing unique to this org
    Operates as a flexible political home that supports members in engaging at their own pace and capacity, fostering connection, respite, and collaborative strategy development within Latinx and immigrant communities.
  • Movement-building through resource and guide sharing movement-building through resource sharing unique to this org
    Strengthens broader immigrant rights movements by creating and distributing organizing guides and tools that enable other groups to conduct forums and advocate for policy change.
  • Movement-building through resource sharing movement-building through resource sharing unique to this org
    The organization develops and distributes organizing guides to support other immigrant rights groups in conducting community forums and advocating for policy change.
  • Movement-building through resource sharing movement-building through resource sharing unique to this org
    The organization strengthens the broader immigrant rights movement by developing and distributing organizing guides, thereby supporting other groups in conducting community forums and advocating for policy change.
  • Multi-front organizing: integrating online and offline action multi-front organizing (online and offline) unique to this org
    Builds durable power by combining digital activism, grassroots mobilization, direct action, and electoral engagement across multiple fronts—both inside and outside state institutions—using a hybrid model that adapts to shifting political landscapes.
  • Principled struggle and conflict transformation principled struggle and conflict transformation unique to this org
    The organization centers principled struggle and conflict transformation as key to building accountable, resilient, and sustainable movement spaces.
  • Principled struggle and conflict transformation principled struggle and conflict transformation unique to this org
    Centers principled conflict and transformative practices to build accountable, resilient movement spaces that can sustain long-term organizing.
  • Principled struggle and conflict transformation principled struggle and conflict transformation unique to this org
    The organization centers principled struggle and conflict transformation as essential for building accountable, resilient, and sustainable movement spaces, recognizing that internal health is crucial for external impact.
  • Principled struggle and conflict transformation in movement spaces principled struggle and conflict transformation unique to this org
    Centers principled struggle and conflict transformation as essential practices to build accountable, resilient, and sustainable movement cultures rooted in trust and collective growth.
  • Racial justice framework linking immigration enforcement to systemic racism racial justice framework unique to this org
    Challenges ICE and immigration enforcement by situating them within broader systems of white supremacy and racialized state violence.
  • Racial justice framework linking immigration enforcement to systemic racism racial justice framework unique to this org
    Challenges ICE and immigration enforcement by situating them within broader systems of state violence, white supremacy, and anti-Black racism to advance structural change.
  • Strategic institutional engagement institutional engagement unique to this org
    Leverages existing political and governmental structures to advance community interests while maintaining independence from institutional control.
  • Strategic institutional engagement for community interests institutional engagement unique to this org
    Leverages engagement with government and political institutions to advance community-defined goals while maintaining independence from institutional control.
financials · form 990 · fy2020

the money

revenue
Total revenue$7.63M
Contributions & grants$7.62M100%
Program service revenue$6K0%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$2K
expenses
Total expenses$2.33M
Program expenses62%
Admin / overhead26%
Fundraising12%
Salaries & benefits$1.10M
Grants paid out$273K
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$9.05M
Cash$5.68M
Investments$0
Liabilities$144K
Net assets$8.91M
Liquid reserves29.3 mo
2 years on record · 2019–2020 · YoY revenue +234.3%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2020

who runs it

paid leadership · 1
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
Marisa Franco Secretary 26 $101K
relationships · 6

who they work with

  • @conmijente Partner — Official social media handle used for engagement and outreach.
  • DHS Government — Engaged in advocacy efforts targeting DHS policies and secured commitment for DHS Secretary Mayorkas to attend a public forum.
  • Mijente Network — Self-identified as a network and political home for Latinx and Chicanx people organizing for justice.
  • Mijente Members FB Group Partner — Online platform for members to connect and communicate with each other.
  • Not specified Partner — Open to collaboration with digital or member organizations interested in joining the Mijente movement.
  • valued partner organizations Partner — Collaborates with partner organizations to strengthen grassroots organizing and community engagement.