Ayuda Inc
Donations deductibleAyuda Inc's network
15 people3 organisationsi15 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (15). Violet dotted lines (3) 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
15 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 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hans Manzke Chair | Chair | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Agnes Buanya | Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Alice Lugo | Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Bill Tucker | Member (From 06/25) | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Jeremy Haldeman | Treasurer | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Jill Flack | Company secretary | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Jose Antonio Tijerino | Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Joyce Cowan | Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Kelsey Bynum | Member (From 06/25) | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Kevin Metz | Member (Until 05/25) | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Marie Talwar | Member (Until 05/25) | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Miguel A Martinez JR | Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Paul S Lee | Vice-Chair | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Samir Varma | Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Victoria Ortega | Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
11 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 |
|---|---|---|
| ANA Plaza | Dir. of Social Services | 2025 |
| David Sokolowski | Development Director | 2021 |
| David Steib | Director of Language Access | 2023 |
| Elsy Vasquez | Director of Finance | since 2023 |
| Jessica Trease | Director of Grants and Strategic Initiatives | since 2023 |
| Laura Trask | Director of Development and Communications | since 2023 |
| Laurie Ball Cooper | Legal Director | 2022 |
| Megan Turngren | Dir. of Legal Programs | 2024 |
| Paula Fitzgerald | Executive Director | since 2018 |
| Rose Spero | Director of Operations | since 2023 |
| Victoria Maqueda Feldman | Dir. of Legal Programs | 2025 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 September 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paula Fitzgerald | Executive Director | 40 | $193k | $17k | |
| Elsy Vasquez | Director of Finance | 40 | $126k | $11k | |
| Laura Trask | Dir. of Devel. and Comm. | 40 | $122k | $11k | |
| Rose Spero | Director of Operations | 40 | $120k | $13k | |
| Victoria Maqueda Feldman | Dir. of Legal Programs | 40 | $119k | $11k | |
| Ana Plaza | Dir. of Social Services | 40 | $116k | $15k | |
| Hans Manzke | Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Paul S Lee | Vice-Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jill Flack | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jeremy Haldeman | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Kevin Metz | Member (Until 05/25) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Miguel A Martinez Jr | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Marie Talwar | Member (Until 05/25) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Samir Varma | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Victoria Ortega | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jose Antonio Tijerino | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Agnes Buanya | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Joyce Cowan | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Alice Lugo | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kelsey Bynum | Member (From 06/25) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Bill Tucker | Member (From 06/25) | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Ayuda Inc
- EIN
- 520971440
- Address
- Po Box 66786, Washington, DC, 20035-6786
- State
- District of Columbia
- Mission
- Ayuda's mission is to advocate for low-income immigrants through direct legal, social and language services, training and outreach in washington, d.c., maryland, and virginia. We envision a community where all immigrants succeed and thrive in the united states. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- P840 Human services
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Human Services
- Size band
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1973
- Principal officer
- Paula Fitzgerald (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 August 1973
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 8, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsKevin Metz
≥6years on the filingsJill Flack
≥6years on the filingsMarie Talwar
≥6years on the filingsMiguel A Martinez JR
Latest return
year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $7.1m
- Total liabilities
- $1.4m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $5.7m
- Contributions and grants received
- $13.7m
- Program service revenue
- $80k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $291k
- Employees
- 129
- Volunteers
- 332
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 | $12.2m | $11.8m | $402k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Ayuda likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP), corporate registrations (opendata.dc.gov). Licence: CC BY 4.0. Attribution: DC DLCP. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- District of Columbia
- Entity type
- Domestic Nonprofit Corporation
- Status
- Active - In Good Standing
- Formed
- 29 March 1973
- Registered agent
- Rose Spero (city and state not held)