Nonprofit · EIN 94-2184330
PROTEUS INC
Tax-exempt · VISALIA, CA 93291
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $20,259,526 | $21,474,541 | -$1,215,015 | $10,040,424 | $3,655,452 | $6,384,972 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $21,719,682 | $21,685,367 | $34,315 | $13,207,470 | $5,607,483 | $7,599,987 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $21,403,375 | $22,872,321 | -$1,468,946 | $12,291,069 | $4,437,302 | $7,853,767 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $12,692,962
- of which government grants
- $12,229,394
- Program service revenue
- $7,107,848
- Investment income
- $58,932
- Other revenue
- $399,784
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $4,076,008
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $283,875
- Other salaries and wages
- $7,731,572
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $11,035,164
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $1,200,991
- Travel
- $92,476
- Depreciation
- $248,756
- Program services (functional)
- $16,911,431
- Management and general (functional)
- $4,563,110
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $13,207,470
- Total assets, end of year
- $10,040,424
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,655,452
- Net assets, end of year
- $6,384,972
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,880,254
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $6,384,972
- Gross receipts
- $20,259,526
- Employees
- 504
- Volunteers
- 8
- Year formed
- 1972
- 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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle Engel-Silva | CEO Officer | 40 | $171,681 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Mullally | CFO Officer | 40 | $112,194 | $10,981 |
| Shawna Rodriguez | Research/ Plan Dir | 40 | $103,190 | $10,030 |
| Maria Lemus | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Emily Rivas | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Eddie Valero | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| David Mendoza | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Max Hernandez | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Mario Gonzalez | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Paul Espinosa | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Alejandra Juarez | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHELLE ENGEL - SILVA | CEO Officer | 40 | $152,067 | $33,363 |
| Patty Mullally | CFO | 40 | $107,642 | $15,932 |
| Quirino Banuelos | dir. of operations | 40 | $113,345 | $9,369 |
| Shawna Rodriguez | Research/Plan. Dir | 40 | $97,734 | $9,515 |
| ANDY LEVINE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIA R LEMUS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDRES MAGOS | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Paul Espinosa Jr | board member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EDDIE VALERO | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID MENDOZA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA VAZQUEZ TOPETE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIO GONZALEZ | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEJANDRA JUAREZ | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHELLE ENGEL - SILVA | CEO Officer | 40 | $133,620 | $31,052 |
| Quirino Banuelos | dir. of operations | 40 | $103,140 | $30,714 |
| Patty Mullally | CFO | 40 | $101,976 | $29,964 |
| ANDY LEVINE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIA R LEMUS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDRES MAGOS | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Paul Espinosa | board member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EDDIE VALERO | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Margaret Ressler Cortez | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID MENDOZA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA VAZQUEZ TOPETE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY GONZALES | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIO GONZALEZ | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEJANDRA JUAREZ | board member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1830 N DINUBA BLVD, VISALIA, CA 93291-3014
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Michelle Engel-Silva, 1830 N Dinuba Blvd, Visalia, CA 93291
- Signed the 990
- Michelle Engel-Silva, CEO
- Phone
- (559) 733-5423
- Website
- www.proteusinc.org
- Return prepared by
- Price Paige & Company CPAs LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-2184330 or by the name PROTEUS INC.
- 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
Proteus, Inc.'s mission: to continually improve the quality of life of farmworkers and other participants through quality education, training and other services.
Program accomplishments
- Unrestricted Program Services:Total Number of Unduplicated Participants Served: 1,436Total Number of Services Rendered: 4,448EnergyExpenses $7,926,154
- US Department of Labor: WIOATotal Number of Unduplicated Participants Served: 775Total Number of Services Rendered: 3,393DOL, FRWB, TCWIB, ETRExpenses $6,925,219
- Other Programs:Total Number of Unduplicated Participants Served: 937Total Number of Services Rendered: 2,386CSBG & AllExpenses $1,137,818 · revenue $80,630
- California Community Services & Development (CSD): CSBG/MSFW:Total Number of Unduplicated Participants Served: 451Total Number of Services Rendered: 989Expenses $922,240
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
- 94-2184330
- 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
- 1972
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Employment (J200)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $10,040,424
- Income (IRS master file)
- $20,259,526
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $20,259,526 | $21,474,541 | $10,040,424 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $21,719,682 | $21,685,367 | $13,207,470 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $21,403,375 | $22,872,321 | $12,291,069 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $27,036,537 | $25,715,983 | $13,165,876 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | 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 94-2184330).
Questions about PROTEUS INC
- What is the EIN of PROTEUS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PROTEUS INC is 94-2184330.
- Is PROTEUS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1972.
- Are donations to PROTEUS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PROTEUS INC 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 PROTEUS INC 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 PROTEUS INC 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 PROTEUS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Michelle Engel-Silva.
- Who are the officers and directors of PROTEUS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 11 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $171,681 (Michelle Engel-Silva, CEO).
- How much revenue does PROTEUS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $20,259,526, expenses of $21,474,541 and total assets of $10,040,424 at year end.
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