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US nonprofit · EIN 460785202 · Fallbrook, CAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 460785202) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2018.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Aguilas DEL Desierto's network

11 people2 organisationsi11 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (11). Violet dotted lines (2) 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

11 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 9 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Artemio CristobalAssistant Treasurer2019
7 yrs
Carolina O GormanAssistant Secretary2019
7 yrs
Daniel F MoralesTreasurer2019
7 yrs
ELY Ortiz (also filed as Ely Ortiz)President2019
7 yrs
Henry MigalaCompany secretary2019
7 yrs
Mauricio VitelaDirector2019
7 yrs
Peter VallecilloDirector2019
7 yrs
PIO CruzVice-President2019
7 yrs
Ricardo EsquiviasDirector2019
7 yrs
Stephanie OrtizDirector2019
7 yrs
Vicente RodriguezDirector2019
7 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 11 →

Officers and senior leadership

10 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Alberto OrtegaBoard Member2022
Daniel F MoralesCheif Financial Officer2022
ELY OrtizChief Executive Officer2022
Jacqueline Altamirano MarinCompany secretary2022
Maite ZubiaurreVice President2022
Maria L EdwardsPresident2022
Marisela OrtizTreasurer2022
MariaEdwards2024
PIO CruzBoard Memeber2022
Vicente RodriguezBoard Member2022

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
MariaEdwards20$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Aguilas del Desierto
EIN
460785202
Address
Po Box 1078, Fallbrook, CA, 92088-1078
State
California
Mission
searching for missing migrants at the U.S.Mexico border (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
M23 Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2012
Principal officer
Marisela I Lopez Cruz (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 September 2014
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
3, latest 2021
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥7years on the filingsArtemio Cristobal
≥7years on the filingsCarolina O Gorman
≥7years on the filingsDaniel F Morales
≥7years on the filingsELY Ortiz

Latest return

year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$89k
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$89k
Contributions and grants received
$172k
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$249
Employees
1
Volunteers
5

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$269k$232k$37k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.