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US nonprofit · EIN 800875494 · Charlotte, NCiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 800875494) - 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 tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990EZ for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Filipino-American Spirit Inc's network

11 people1 organisationi11 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (11). 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

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.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.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Alex Romero ChairChairman2020
6 yrs
J Kenneth MagbitangDirector2020
6 yrs
Jack CaplesDirector2023
3 yrs
Lota MascarenasDirector2018
8 yrs
Lynn PolkDirector2019
7 yrs
Maria Luisa CastanedaDirector2020
6 yrs
Maria Rebecca Cabigao (also filed as Maria Cabigao)Director and Treasurer2018
8 yrs
Marissa Olarte-HelbingDirector2023
3 yrs
Maritess Olarte-GarciaDirector2023
3 yrs
Robert EscobalDirector2020
6 yrs
Tristan ArmsteadDirector2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 11 →

Officers and senior leadership

2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Cip OniaExecutive Directorsince 2020
Clodualdo PenillaExecutive Directorsince 2018

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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
Alex RomeroChairman1$9$9
Lota MascarenasDirector1$0
Lynn PolkDirector0$0
J Kenneth MagbitangDirector1$0
Robert EscobalDirector1$0
Marissa Olarte-HelbingDirector1$0
Maritess Olarte-GarciaDirector1$0
Jack CaplesDirector1$0
Tonnete AsayDirector Treasurer1$0
Edelweiss de Guzman VogelDirex1$0

About

Legal name
Filipino-American Spirit Inc
EIN
800875494
Address
10331 Avondale Ave, Charlotte, NC, 28210-7842
State
North Carolina
Activity (NTEE)
P99 Human services
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Human Services
Size band
2 (IRS master file code)
IRS ruling date
1 May 2014
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsLota Mascarenas
≥8years on the filingsMaria Rebecca Cabigao
≥7years on the filingsLynn Polk
≥6years on the filingsAlex Romero

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$13k
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$13k