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US nonprofit · EIN 942978680 · Washington, DCiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 942978680) - 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 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. 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

Center for Engagement and Advocacy in the Americas' network

10 people4 organisationsi10 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (10). Violet dotted lines (4) 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

10 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 10 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
ANA MacouzetBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Ariane Van BurenBoard Member2018
8 yrs
BEA EdwardsBoard Member: President2018
8 yrs
Caroline TessBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Collin LavertyBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Conrad MartinBoard Member: Treasurer2018
8 yrs
Emilia GoreBoard Member2020
6 yrs
Esther OlavarriaBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Melysa SperberBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Nnedi Ifudo NwekeBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Emily MendralaExecuive Directorsince 2018
Maria Jose Espinosa CarrilloExecutive Director: Actingsince 2022
Sarah StephensExecutive Director: Speciasince 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
Maria Jose Espinosa CarrilloExecutive Director: Acting40$175k$15k
Francisca Vigaud-WalshDirector40$151k$600
Conrad MartinBoard Member: Treasurer0$0
Caroline TessBoard Member: President0$0
Ana MacouzetBoard Member0$0
Ariane van BurenBoard Member0$0
Collin LavertyBoard Member0$0
Emilia GoreBoard Member: Secretary0$0
Melysa SperberBoard Member0$0
Nnedi Ifudo NwekeBoard Member0$0
Esther OlavarriaBoard Member0$0
Bea EdwardsBoard Member0$0

About

Legal name
Center for Engagement and Advocacy in the Americas
EIN
942978680
Address
Po Box 53106, Washington, DC, 20009-9106
State
District of Columbia
Mission
The center for engagement and advocacy in the americas (ceda) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Ceda's mission is to promote policies in the US and throughout the americas that are founded on partnership, mutual respect, and constructive dialogue. We advocate for policies that enhance the well-being and respect the dignity and rights of people across the americas. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
Q300 International, foreign affairs and national security
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1985
Principal officer
Maria Jose Espinosa Carri (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 December 1985
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
5, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsAriane Van Buren
≥8years on the filingsBEA Edwards
≥8years on the filingsCaroline Tess
≥8years on the filingsCollin Laverty

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
$328k
Total liabilities
$26k
Net assets or fund balances
$302k
Contributions and grants received
$677k
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$3k
Employees
5