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Nonprofit · EIN 93-1203502

CASHION CULTURAL LEGACY

Tax-exempt · SAN JOSE, CA 95153

Financials

$543K$497K2023$919K$681K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of CASHION CULTURAL LEGACY by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$919,268$681,002$238,266$5,881,393$8,872$5,872,521
June 30, 2024990$543,043$496,946$46,097$3,275,970$0$3,275,970
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$398,468
of which government grants
$106,294
Program service revenue
$180,779
Investment income
$338,621
Net gain from sales of assets
$214,747
Other revenue
$1,400

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$60,792
Other salaries and wages
$211,216
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$364,968
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$15,341
Occupancy
$65,437
Travel
$12,370
Program services (functional)
$513,484
Management and general (functional)
$167,518

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$3,275,970
Total assets, end of year
$5,881,393
Total liabilities, end of year
$8,872
Net assets, end of year
$5,872,521
Publicly traded securities
$5,326,044
Net assets without donor restrictions
$5,718,409
Net assets with donor restrictions
$154,112
Gross receipts
$1,240,473
Employees
16
Volunteers
250
Year formed
1996
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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
TONY FERRINGOEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR UNTIL NOV 2024
Officer
40$48,708
BERNADETTE GARCIAEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR NOV 2024 - MAY 2025
Officer
20$12,083
OMAR RODRIGUEZPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0
LIZA NORIEGAVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0
MARCO CHAVEZTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0
LUPE RAMIREZ-STEELESECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
MANDY ROSE GUTIERREZDIRECTOR - AT LARGE
Trustee or director
3$0
KELLY CHUDIRECTOR - AT LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0
LARRY ESTRADADIRECTOR - AT LARGE
Trustee or director
5$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 10 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Tony FerrignoExecutive Dir.
Officer
30$84,069
Omar RodrguezPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0
Liza NoriegaVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0
Lupe Ramirez-SteeleSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
Marco ChvezTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0
Larry EstradaAt Large
Trustee or director
5$0
Kelly ChuAt Large
Trustee or director
1$0
Mandy GutirrezAt Large
Trustee or director
3$0
Victoria RoblesAt Large
Trustee or director
1$0
Erika ContrerasAt Large
Trustee or director
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
PO BOX 23353, SAN JOSE, CA 95153-3353
In care of
% LOS LUPENOS DE SAN JOSE
Mailing address (990-N for 2012)
PO Box 390778, Mountain View CA 94039
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
OMAR RODRIGUEZ, PO BOX 611201, SAN JOSE, CA 95161
Principal officer (990-N for 2012)
Susan Cashion, 564 Georgia Ave, Palo Alto CA 94306
Signed the 990
MARCO CHAVEZ, TREASURER
Phone
(408) 372-2893
Return prepared by
EASY OFFICE DBA JITASA

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 93-1203502 or by the name CASHION CULTURAL LEGACY.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Mission

THE CASHION CULTURAL LEGACY (CCL) IS COMMITTED TO SUSTAINING THE PRESERVATION, PRESENTATION, AND EDUCATION OF MEXICAN FOLK CULTURE THROUGH DANCE. IN HONOR AND RECOGNITION OF DR. SUSAN V. CASHION AND HER MANY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DANCE WORLD, THE CCL PURSUES THIS MISSION BY OPERATING A PROFESSIONAL MEXICAN FOLK DANCE COMPANY, OFFERING ACCESSIBLE CLASSES TO THE COMMUNITY, SPONSORING AN ARTIST EXCHANGE OF DANCERS, DIRECTORS, AND CHOREOGRAPHERS BETWEEN CALIFORNIA AND MÉXICO, AND RESEARCHING AND DOCUMENTING THE ART FORM.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • LOS LUPENOS DE SAN JOSE & LOS LUPENOS JUVENIL - OUR ADULT DANCE COMPANY, LOS LUPEÑOS, AND OUR YOUTH ENSEMBLE, LOS LUPENOS JUVENIL, REHEARSE AND PERFORM YEAR-ROUND AT THE MEXICAN HERITAGE PLAZA IN SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA (MANAGED BY THE NONPROFIT SCHOOL OF ARTS AND CULTURE) AND ONE DAY/WEEK AT THE NONPROFIT STARTING ARTS STUDIOS, ALSO IN SAN JOSÉ, CALIFORNIA. BOTH DANCE COMPANIES REHEARSE 2 TO 3 TIMES A WEEK FOR APPROXIMATELY 6 HOURS/WEEK/COMPANY. ALL DANCERS ARE VOLUNTEERS AND WE PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL TRAINING, ACCESS TO RESIDENT MASTER ARTISTS, RESEARCH TRIP PARTICIPATION, AND ACCURATE REGIONAL COSTUMING FOR THEM. IN FY 2024 WE HELD 2 SELF-SPONSORED DANCE EVENTS WHICH INCLUDED 1 OUTDOOR COMMUNITY FESTIVAL AND 1 INDOOR THEATER CONCERT. FOR THOSE THAT COULD NOT ATTEND, WE OFFERED ON-DEMAND ACCESS TO THE CONCERT AND FREE ONLINE ACCESS TO A VIDEO OF THE ENTIRE 5+ HOUR TALENT PORTION OF OUR COMMUNITY FESTIVAL. OUR DANCE COMPANIES ALSO PERFORMED AT CLIENT-CONTRACTED OR PRO-BONO PERFORMANCES FOR WEDDINGS, FESTIVALS, CORPORATE PARTIES, ETC. WE ESTIMATE THAT DURING FY 2024 OUR DANCE COMPANIES PERFORMED IN FRONT OF AN ESTIMATED 21,665 AUDIENCE MEMBERS AT 40 COMMUNITY OR PRIVATE EVENTS WITH THOUSANDS MORE SEEING WHOLE OR PARTIAL VIDEOS POSTED ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL, ON FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, AND TIKTOK.
    Expenses $245,212 · revenue $54,901
  • LOS LUPENOS ACADEMY - OUR DANCE ACADEMY CONTINUED OFFERING A SELECTION OF IN-PERSON FOLKLÓRICO DANCE CLASSES DURING FY 2024. OUR TYPICAL YEAR OFFERS FOUR 10-WEEK QUARTERLY SESSIONS, EACH WITH 14 CLASS OFFERINGS TO ALL AGES, STARTING WITH TODDLERS UP TO ADVANCED ADULTS. TUITION AID OF UP TO 85% ENCOURAGES FAMILY PARTICIPATION WHERE, DUE TO THEIR ECONOMIC SITUATION, THEY COULD NOT AFFORD EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES FOR THEIR CHILDREN. THIS AID IS FUNDED BY PERSONAL CONTRIBUTIONS RAISED DURING THE ANNUAL GIVING TUESDAY CAMPAIGN. IN FY 2024 OUR ACADEMY TAUGHT 751 STUDENTS AND HAD OVER 3,000 PEOPLE ATTEND SESSION RECITALS.
    Expenses $244,267 · revenue $125,698
  • ARTIST EXCHANGE/ARTIST RESIDENCY PROJECT- A GROUP OF 5 DANCERS PLUS OUR ARTISTIC DIRECTOR TRAVELED TO OAXACA, MÉXICO TO TAKE MASTER CLASSES, ATTEND LECTURES & PRESENTATIONS, OBSERVE COSTUME CONSTRUCTION BY GENERATIONAL ARTISANS, AND EXPERIENCE THE WONDER AND ENERGY OF THE QUINTESSENTIAL GUELAGUETZA, AN ANNUAL FESTIVAL WHERE ALL 8 REGIONS OF OAXACA ARE REPRESENTED WITH MUSIC, DANCE, ARTISAN WARES, AND FOOD. LEARNINGS, VIDEOS, AND NEW DANCES HAVE BEEN SHARED AND REVIEWED DURING REHEARSALS. MUCH OF THE MATERIAL WILL APPEAR IN DIFFERENT EVENTS DURING THE NEXT TWO SEASONS.
    Expenses $13,888
  • OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE PUBLICATIONS PROJECT AND ARCHIVES: DURING FY2024 WE BENEFITED BY RECEIVING AN ARCHIVAL INTERNSHIP SPONSORED BY DANCE/USA. THE ASSIGNED ARCHIVIST FOCUSED ON CREATING AN ARCHIVAL STRUCTURE THAT MET THE NEEDS FOR A PERFORMING ARTS ORGANIZATION AND SPECIFICALLY DANCE. THE FIRST INROADS WERE MADE TO BEGIN TO POPULATE THE DATABASE STRUCTURE WITH VIDEOS, MUSIC, AND DOCUMENTS FROM AS FAR BACK AS THE EARLY 1970S (LOS LUPEÑOS WAS FOUNDED IN 1969).
    Expenses $10,117 · revenue $180

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
93-1203502
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1996
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$5,881,393
Income (IRS master file)
$1,240,473

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$919,268$681,002$5,881,393XML
990June 2024$543,043$496,946$3,275,970XML
990June 2023$596,427$523,327$3,229,873IRS
990June 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990-N for 2012
Officer: Susan Cashion
June 30, 2013≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard

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 93-1203502).

Questions about CASHION CULTURAL LEGACY

What is the EIN of CASHION CULTURAL LEGACY?
The employer identification number (EIN) of CASHION CULTURAL LEGACY is 93-1203502.
Is CASHION CULTURAL LEGACY tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1996.
Are donations to CASHION CULTURAL LEGACY tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does CASHION CULTURAL LEGACY 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 CASHION CULTURAL LEGACY 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 CASHION CULTURAL LEGACY 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 CASHION CULTURAL LEGACY?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names OMAR RODRIGUEZ.
Who are the officers and directors of CASHION CULTURAL LEGACY?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 9 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $48,708 (TONY FERRINGO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR UNTIL NOV 2024).
How much revenue does CASHION CULTURAL LEGACY have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $919,268, expenses of $681,002 and total assets of $5,881,393 at year end.

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