Nonprofit · EIN 72-1584619
ADVOCATES FOR INDIGENOUS CALIFORNIA LANGUAGE SURVIVAL
Tax-exempt · FRESNO, CA 93729
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $447,194 | $434,901 | $12,293 | $693,739 | $2,916 | $690,823 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $329,744 | $388,500 | -$58,756 | $688,012 | $0 | $688,012 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $292,769 | $300,421 | -$7,652 | $741,007 | $15,355 | $725,652 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $434,709
- Program service revenue
- $12,336
- Investment income
- $149
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $8,097
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $67,761
- Other salaries and wages
- $35,853
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $137,774
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $10,188
- Travel
- $34,015
- Depreciation
- $184
- Program services (functional)
- $300,168
- Management and general (functional)
- $122,470
- Fundraising (functional)
- $12,263
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $688,012
- Total assets, end of year
- $693,739
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,916
- Net assets, end of year
- $690,823
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $536
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $542,854
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $147,969
- Gross receipts
- $447,194
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 28
- Year formed
- 2004
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carly Tex | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $65,000 |
| Julian Lang | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $1,311 |
| Stanley Rodriguez | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $750 |
| Kayla Begay | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $700 |
| Deborah Morillo | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Nancy Steele | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Vincent Medina | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Quirina Geary | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Matthew Vestuto | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| James Sarmento | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Raymond Huaute | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Melissa Leal | Board Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carly Tex | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $65,000 |
| Julian Lang | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $4,616 |
| Kayla Begay | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $3,850 |
| Stanley Rodriguez | Board Member Trustee or director | 10 | $863 |
| Deborah Morillo | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Nancy Steele | Board Member Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Vincent Medina | Board Member Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Quirina Geary | Board Member Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Matthew Vestuto | Board Member Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carly Tex | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $65,000 |
| Julian Lang | Board Member Trustee or director | 15 | $5,828 |
| Richard Bugbee | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Matthew Vestuto | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Kayla Begay | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Deborah Morillo | Board Member Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Nancy Steele | Board Member Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Stanley Rodriguez | Board Member Trustee or director | 15 | $0 |
| Vincent Medina | Board Member Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Quirina Geary | Board Member Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 26357, FRESNO, CA 93729-6357
- In care of
- % LORINDA MANRIQUEZ
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Carly Tex, PO Box 26357, Fresno, CA 93729
- Signed the 990
- Carly Tex, Executive Director
- Phone
- (559) 779-4681
- Website
- www.aicls.org
- Return prepared by
- Iryna AC
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 72-1584619 or by the name ADVOCATES FOR INDIGENOUS CALIFORNIA LANGUAGE SURVIVAL.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
The mission of the Advocates for Indigenous California Language Survival is to foster the restoration and revival of indigenous California languages so that they may be retained as a permanent part of the living cultures of Native California.
Program accomplishments
- Master Apprentice Language Learning Program (MAP) is our core program. We supported Master Apprentice teams who are working on distinct Indigenous languages of California. Mentor(s) work with the team to guide and advise them through the program. The masters and apprentices are supported with grant funding to participate in the program, which is intended to cover supplies needed for their work together. They also are supported with travel expenses to attend our workshops which occur in different areas of California. In 2024-25 the Program reached 14 Masters and 21 Apprentices, and supported 1 full-time and two part-time staff.Expenses $148,675
- Family Language Program: This is an extension of the Master Apprentice program that supports families with approaches to language immersion and provides them with a mentor and training. Families receive care packages and travel expenses to help them attend our immersion workshops and other events to support to their familys success. In this tax year, we supported 15 families from Central California up to the Northern border.Expenses $80,611
- Breath of Life Archive Institute for California Indigenous Languages and extended projects: This is our biennial event that takes place over a week at UC Berkeley in which attendees spend a week searching the archives for linguistic documentation (recordings, documents, pictures, etc.) and work with linguists to learn how to use the materials for language teaching. This past year, we had over 80 attendees during the course of the week and supported them with scholarships to cover lodging and meals at the University. This past year, we also extended the program to include supportive services through the (1) Online Breath of Life Symposium, a series of monthly presenters in online Zoom meetings, and held 4 in the fiscal year to about 20 participants per session, (2) Breath of Life Continued Group Support, a mentorship program for 4 Team Leads to receive mentorship and monthly stipends to work on language projects with their language teams, this support 4 team leads but estimated 20-30 additional members of their teams, (3) Breath of Life Cohorts Research Grant Program, which supported 5 teams with $2000 travel grants to help them return to UC Berkeley archives and continue their work.Expenses $54,545
- Seeds of Language mini grants program: We offer mini grants to complete small, independent language projects covering purchase of language supplies and equipment, printing expenses, tuition for language classes. Amounts can be between $100-$750. This year we awarded 16 recipients with Seeds of Language mini grants.Expenses $10,380 · grants $8,097
- Other programs, services, and projects: Support for instructors of Karuk Language, support for Karuk Language program, services to the North Fork Rancheria for language video documentation of Mono speakers of Mono, and collaborations with local Native organizations for program outreach and recruitment. All of which support our organizations mission to support language and cultural survival.Expenses $4,607 · revenue $12,336
- Young Leadership Development Conference (YLDC): Our newest program launched this year with the goal of engaging more youth ages 16-24. We started a committee of youth to take the lead, and they held a planning retreat as well as monthly meetings to plan the rest of the program activities and the committee is supported by AICLS staff with guidance and travel expenses to relevant events and activities to support their leadership growth. . We engage with youth through social media content and an upcoming youth mentorship program.Expenses $1,350
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 72-1584619
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2004
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A23)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $693,739
- Income (IRS master file)
- $447,194
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $447,194 | $434,901 | $693,739 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $329,744 | $388,500 | $688,012 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $292,769 | $300,421 | $741,007 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 72-1584619).
Questions about ADVOCATES FOR INDIGENOUS CALIFORNIA LANGUAGE SURVIVAL
- What is the EIN of ADVOCATES FOR INDIGENOUS CALIFORNIA LANGUAGE SURVIVAL?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ADVOCATES FOR INDIGENOUS CALIFORNIA LANGUAGE SURVIVAL is 72-1584619.
- Is ADVOCATES FOR INDIGENOUS CALIFORNIA LANGUAGE SURVIVAL tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2004.
- Are donations to ADVOCATES FOR INDIGENOUS CALIFORNIA LANGUAGE SURVIVAL tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ADVOCATES FOR INDIGENOUS CALIFORNIA LANGUAGE SURVIVAL file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of ADVOCATES FOR INDIGENOUS CALIFORNIA LANGUAGE SURVIVAL due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ADVOCATES FOR INDIGENOUS CALIFORNIA LANGUAGE SURVIVAL last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of ADVOCATES FOR INDIGENOUS CALIFORNIA LANGUAGE SURVIVAL?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Carly Tex.
- Who are the officers and directors of ADVOCATES FOR INDIGENOUS CALIFORNIA LANGUAGE SURVIVAL?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 12 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $65,000 (Carly Tex, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does ADVOCATES FOR INDIGENOUS CALIFORNIA LANGUAGE SURVIVAL have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $447,194, expenses of $434,901 and total assets of $693,739 at year end.
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