Fuente Latina

Fuente Latina is a nonpartisan, nonprofit media organization that intends to reduce language barriers by providing support to Spanish-speaking media outlets, especially regarding Israel and the Middle East. Fuente Latina aims to empower both journalists and influencers with the ability to provide accurate, real-time coverage of current events, political situations, and security issues in the Middle East. 1

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At-A-Glance

Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(3)
Website: fuentelatina.org
Formation:

2015

Founder & CEO:

Leah Soibel

Founder & CEO’s Salary (2022):

$218,000  2

Location: Miami, FL View on map
Tax ID: 47-1624899
Most Recent Filing: 2024
Budget (2024): Assets: $5,569,791 Revenue: $5,551,014 Expenses: $3,890,253

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    Activities

    Fuente Latina was founded by Leah Soibel in 2012 in response to a growing demand for information about Israel from Spanish-language journalists. Fuente Latina aims to provide media services along with facts and culturally relevant content to journalists through its programs, which include media fellowships to Israel, interviews with experts, breaking news coverage, and content production. 1

    Fuente Latina states that it has provided Spanish-speaking media with more than 5,000 interviews, resulting in over 33,000 stories, conducted 100 helicopter tours, provided media fellowships to 300 journalists, and authored more than 100 opinion pieces. Fuente Latina’s Israel-based production team provides support to traveling correspondents and photographers while also producing content for journalists and news outlets that are unable to travel to Israel. 3

    Funding

    Fuente Latina is funded by donations from individuals, foundations, and businesses. While FL does not disclose its donors, tax filings confirm donations from the Jewish Community Foundation of the Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los Angeles ($219,000 in 2020), 4 the Marcus Foundation ($150,000 in 2021), 5 and the Jewish Communal Fund ($140,000 in 2021). 6

    Board of Directors

    Leah Soibel is the founder and CEO of Fuente Latina. Soibel formerly worked at The Israel Project in Jerusalem. Soibel is a National Security Education Program Fellow of the American University of Cairo’s Arabic Language Institute. 7

    Ilene Adler is the interim chair of the board of Fuente Latina and a partner and founder of Claritize Consulting. 8 Adler is a member of the Illinois Leadership Board of the Jewish National Fund. 9

    Andrew F. Mars is the treasurer of the board of Fuente Latina and the CEO of the Mars Media Family. 10

    Fuente Latina board member Fred Siegman sits on the boards of the Spanish Public Media Foundation and the Private Directors Association. 11

    Other members of the board include Claudia Dornbusch (past chair), Evelyn Drezner-Faigenblat (secretary), Lois R. Fishman (immediate past chair), Stephanie Pier de Romana, Pepe Sigal, and Martin Craig. 10

    Financial Statistics

    Total Assets

    Total Revenue

    Total Expenses

    YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
    2024 $5,569,791 $5,551,014 $3,890,253 View
    2023 $3,828,630 $3,374,724 $2,205,924 View
    2022 $2,633,556 $2,564,388 $1,791,258 View
    2021 $1,923,115 $1,826,625 $1,465,534 View
    2020 $1,631,528 $1,620,953 $1,114,383 View

    Prior year filings: 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015

    Revenue Detail

    Expenses Detail

    Employee Compensation

    • Number of Employees: 9

    Highest Earning Employees

    EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
    Leah SoibelPresident, Founder & CEO$230,000
    Fabian SantillanChief Digital Officer$175,000

    Grant Activity

    All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

    • Total Grant Value: $12,608,186
    • Number of Grants: 176
    • Number of Funders: 65

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

    AmountYearFunderSubject
    $1,000,0002024 Samueli FoundationGENERAL OPERATIONS
    $500,0002024 The Arthur M Blank Family FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    $500,0002023 The Marcus FoundationTO SUPPORT THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
    $300,0002023 Samueli FoundationRELIGIOUS
    $300,0002022 Samueli FoundationRELIGIOUS
    $298,0002024 Jewish Communal FundIN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE
    $252,0002024 National Philanthropic TrustINTERNATIONAL
    $250,0002024 Samueli FoundationCOMBATTING ANTISEMITISM IN SPANISH SPEAKING MEDIA
    $250,0002021 Samueli FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT
    $219,0002020 Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles
    $200,0002024 Leona M & Harry B Helmsley Charitable TrustMEDIA FELLOWSHIPS TO ISRAEL
    $200,0002022 The Diane and Guilford Glazer FoundationCONFRONTING ANTI-SEMITISM & THE DELEGITIMIZATION OF ISRAEL
    $180,0002023 The Diane and Guilford Glazer FoundationHELPING ISRAEL TELL ITS STORY
    $175,0002023 Jewish Communal FundIN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE
    $150,0002023 The Newton D & Rochelle F Becker FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT
    $150,0002021 The Marcus FoundationTO SUPPORT THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
    $150,0002020 The Marcus FoundationOPERATING EXPENSES
    $146,0002022 Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angelesgeneral support
    $140,0002022 Jewish Communal FundGENERAL SUPPORT
    $128,5002021 Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles
    $125,0002023 The Snider FoundationOPERATING SUPPORT
    $125,0002022 The Snider FoundationOPERATING SUPPORT
    $125,0002020 Michael and Andrea Leven Family FoundationFuente Latina's Miami Office Operations fund
    $101,0002022 National Philanthropic TrustINTERNATIONAL
    $100,0002024 Samueli FoundationFELLOWSHIPS TO ISRAEL

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    References

    1. “Mission.” Fuente Latina. Accessed January 12, 2024. https://fuentelatina.org/mission/.
    2. Fuente Latina Inc, Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990), 2022, Part VII, Section A, Line 1a.
    3. “Services.” Fuente Latina. Accessed January 12, 2024. https://fuentelatina.org/services/.
    4. Jewish Community Foundation of the Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los Angeles, Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990), 2020, Schedule I, Part II.
    5.  The Marcus Foundation, Return of Private Foundation (Form 990-PF), 2021, Part XV, Line 3.
    6. Jewish Communal Fund, Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990), 2021, Schedule I, Part II.
    7. “Our Team.” Fuente Latina. Accessed January 12, 2024. https://fuentelatina.org/team/.
    8. “Ilene Adler.” LinkedIn. Accessed January 12, 2024. https://www.linkedin.com/in/ileneadler/.
    9. “Illinois Leadership.” Jewish National Fund. Accessed January 12, 2024. https://www.jnf.org/jnf-in-your-area/board-of-directors/illinois-leaders.
    10. “Executive Board Members.” Fuente Latina. Accessed January 12, 2024. https://fuentelatina.org/leadership/
    11. “Fred Siegman.” LinkedIn. Accessed January 12, 2024. https://www.linkedin.com/in/fredsiegman/.