Academias La PAZ
Donations deductibleRevenue
$11.6m
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$13.5m
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$7.2m
$7.5m liabilities
Net assets
Minus $241k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
7
4.8y av
Staff
161
employees, year to 30 June 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
4
named in Part VII
Academias La PAZ's network
7 people1 organisationi7 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
7 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Mariani Rosa Chair | Community Chair | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Analita Silva-Evans | Community Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Commander John Lozoya | Community Secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Dianna Lopez-Diaz | Board Member / Teacher | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Mark Ahrens | Community Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Norma Garces | Executive Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Ramon Vasquez | Community Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
4 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Bondo Nyembwe | Executive Director | since 2018 |
| Bondo Nyembwe Thru 62020 | Executive Director | 2021 |
| Lawrence Lucio Thru 102020 | Interim Executive Director | 2021 |
| Norma Garces | Executive Director | 2022 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norma Graces | Superintendent | 41 | $141k | ||
| Yazmin Munoz-Vallez | Teacher Member | 1 | $65k | ||
| Tamara Ramirez Torres | Teacher Member | 1 | $28k | ||
| Carlos Mariani | Board Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tony Aarts | Vice Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kent Fordyce | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mark Ahrens | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Andrea Castillo | Parent Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dr Ramon Vasquez | Community Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Niel Ritchie | Community Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ann Zukoski | Community Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Katie Avina | Associate Superintendent | 41 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Academias la Paz
- EIN
- 411972242
- Address
- 1801 Lacrosse Ave, Saint Paul, MN, 55119-4807
- State
- Minnesota
- Mission
- Academias la paz (alp) provides high-quality dual-language education that develops bilingual, biliterate, culturally aware, and critical-thinking learners while fostering latino cultural values and a family-centered learning environment. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B290 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2000
- Principal officer
- Norma Garces (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 May 2001
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
RelatedRENTAL ACTIVITYAcc Building CompanyRelatedRENTAL ACTIVITYEccs Building CompanyRelatedrelated organisationEl Colegio Charter School
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsCommander John Lozoya
≥8years on the filingsMark Ahrens
≥4years on the filingsAnalita Silva-Evans
≥3years on the filingsDianna Lopez-Diaz
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $7.2m
- Total liabilities
- $7.5m
- Net assets or fund balances
- Minus $241k
- Contributions and grants received
- $11m
- Program service revenue
- $613k
- Employees
- 161
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $9.2m | $9.3m | Deficit $100k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.