Central American Resource Center (CARECEN) DC

Central American Resource Center DC (CARECEN DC) is a left-leaning immigrant advocacy group focused on the Central American community in the District of Columbia metropolitan area. The group is part of the Immigration Advocates Network, a network of pro-bono immigration attorneys. 1

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At-A-Glance

Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(3)
Issue Areas: Immigration Policy
Website: carecendc.org
Formation:

1983

Executive Director:

Abel Nuñez

Location: Washington, DC View on map
Tax ID: 52-1271888
Most Recent Filing: 2024
Budget (2024): Assets: $3,413,187 Revenue: $4,101,855 Expenses: $3,379,769

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    Programs

    Services provided by CARECENDC include legal advocacy, housing assistance, and citizenship processing. These services aim to provide security for families escaping crime or abuse, assist with processing visas, secure Temporary Protected Status (TPS), and reunite immigrants with families from whom they were separated.

    Applicants for citizenship may receive assistance with screening and with preparation for the naturalization examination. Twelve-week courses are available to eligible applicants and recourses such as computer labs and tutors are also available. CARECENDC also provides micro-loans, in partnership with the DC Credit Union, to eligible applicants in efforts to ease the newly naturalized citizen’s transition. 2

    CARECENDC’s housing program assists immigrants with locating affordable housing in the DC metropolitan area. The counseling programs teachings money management, tenant rights, and literacy advancement that can help the applicants communicate independently. CARECENDC may serve as a liaison between the immigrant tenants and the housing industry. 3

    Leadership

    Abel Nunez has been the executive director for CARECEN DC since 2013. He is an immigrant from El Salvador. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business from Hofstra University and in 2016 he was given the John Thompson Jr. Legacy of A Dream Award from Georgetown University. 4

    In the same year that he took the helm of CARECENDC, Nunez was arrested for blocking the road during a protest outside the U.S. Capitol building. The protest included members of congress and other participants who were pushing for liberal expansionist immigration legislation. 5

    Financial Statistics

    Total Assets

    Total Revenue

    Total Expenses

    YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
    2024 $3,413,187 $4,101,855 $3,379,769 View
    2023 $2,660,394 $2,822,577 $2,662,368 View
    2022 $2,490,602 $3,938,889 $2,756,585 View
    2021 $1,335,314 $1,697,926 $1,516,380 View
    2020 $1,322,630 $1,498,463 $1,371,828 View

    Prior year filings: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010

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    Expenses Detail

    Employee Compensation

    • Number of Employees: 49

    Highest Earning Employees

    EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
    Abel NunezEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$101,456

    Grant Activity

    All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

    • Total Grant Value: $6,099,746
    • Number of Grants: 155
    • Number of Funders: 52

    Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:

    AmountYearFunderSubject
    $982,6002022 Greater Washington Community Foundation
    $265,9552025 The District of Columbia Bar FoundationFY25 ATJ GRANTS
    $250,0002021 GRANTMAKERS CONCERNED WITH IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEESPROGRAM SUPPORT
    $241,7772023 The District of Columbia Bar FoundationFY23 ATJ GRANTS
    $181,9612022 The District of Columbia Bar FoundationFY22 ATJ GRANTS
    $168,2502024 Meyer Foundationto support general operations over two years
    $162,0002021 Greater Washington Community FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT
    $150,0002025 Philip L. Graham FundFor general operating support
    $128,5532025 IMMIGRANT JUSTICE CORPS INCJUSTICE FELLOW
    $120,5002023 UnidosUSGRANTS
    $117,0562022 UnidosUSGRANTS
    $104,8382022 Network for Good, Inc.UNRESTRICTED
    $91,1002021 UnidosUSGRANTS
    $90,8812022 Greater Washington Community Foundation
    $80,0002026 The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz FoundationGeneral support.
    $80,0002025 The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz FoundationGeneral support.
    $75,0002021 Meyer FoundationTo support general operations
    $65,0002020 Meyer FoundationTo support general operations
    $56,2502020 The Gallogly Family FoundationTo foster the comprehensive development of the Latino community in the Wash. Metro. Region by providing direct services while promoting grassroots empowerment
    $50,0002023 The Hearthill Family FoundationGENERAL FUND
    $50,0002022 The Hearthill Family FoundationGENERAL FUND
    $50,0002022 Hispanics In PhilanthropyMIGRATION AND FORCED DISPLACEMENT
    $50,0002022 Philip L. Graham FundFor general operating support
    $50,0002022 Fred I & Gilda Nobel Foundation IncUNRESTRICTED
    $50,0002021 The Hearthill Family FoundationGENERAL FUND

    All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

    • Total Grant Value: $30,000
    • Number of Grants: 2
    • Number of Recipients: 1

    Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years:

    AmountYearFunderSubject
    $18,7502020 La Clínica del Pueblo, Inc.SUPPORT OF HEALTH CARE CLINICS AND LEGAL IMMIGRATION SERVICES.
    $11,2502021 La Clínica del Pueblo, Inc.SUPPORT OF HEALTH CARE CLINICS AND LEGAL IMMIGRATION SERVICES.

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    References

    1. “Central American Resource Center (Washington D.C. Office) – National Immigration Legal Services Directory – Nonprofit Resource Center.” Accessed June 29, 2020. https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/nonprofit/legaldirectory/organization.422869-Central_American_Resource_Center_Washington_DC_Office.
    2. “Citizenship.” CARECEN. Accessed June 29, 2020. http://carecendc.org/direct-services/citizenship/.
    3. “Housing Services: CARECEN DC.” CARECEN. Accessed June 29, 2020. http://carecendc.org/direct-services/housing-services/.
    4. “DC Immigration Advocate Named 2017 Legacy of a Dream Recipient.” Georgetown University, February 28, 2016. https://www.georgetown.edu/news/d-c-immigration-advocate-named-2017-legacy-of-a-dream-recipient/.
    5. Constable, Pamela. “New Leader of Central American Group in D.C. Seeks to Raise Nonprofit’s Profile, Funds.” The Washington Post. WP Company, October 10, 2013. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/new-leader-of-central-american-group-in-dc-seeks-to-raise-nonprofits-profile-funds/2013/10/10/72918132-313c-11e3-9c68-1cf643210300_story.html.