La Esperanza, Inc

La Esperanza, Inc. is an organization serving Latinos and immigrants that operates in the Delaware area. La Esperanza provides legal counsel for immigration cases, citizenship classes, and helps immigrant families enroll their children in schools. 1

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At-A-Glance

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

1996

President:

Alina Ferrer

Location: Georgetown, DE View on map
Tax ID: 31-1606956
Most Recent Filing: 2024
Budget (2024): Assets: $855,719 Revenue: $778,815 Expenses: $895,427

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    History

    La Esperanza was founded in 1996 by Hispanic community leaders and three Catholic Carmelite Sisters of Charity: Maria Mairlot, Rosa Alvarez, and Ascension Banegas. 2 In 2023, La Esperanza was integrated with La Colectiva de Delaware, a network of over 60 organizations that serve Latinos. 1

    Activities

    La Esperanza, Inc. provides services to the Latino community and immigrants. Services include legal counsel, help applying for work authorization, citizenship classes, petitions for family integration, applications for citizenship and green cards, DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) applications, translation and transportation to court for victimization claims, career and college coaching, English as a second language classes, and financial planning. 1

    Funding

    La Esperanza, Inc. reported revenue of $853,177 in 2022 and assets of $867,863. 3

    Delaware Community Foundation donated $75,246 to La Esperanza in 2022 for “Support for the Development and Pilot of A Collaborative Project/program That Benefits the Education of Latino Youth in Sussex County.” 3 Delaware Community Foundation had nearly $350 million in assets in 2023. Delaware Community Foundation is in turn funded by the Brandywine Creek State Park Trust Delaware Community Foundation, which donated $2.2 million to the foundation in 2020. 4 Brandywine Creek State Park Trust Delaware Community Foundation has since closed its operations. 5

    To strengthen third-party nonprofit leadership, the Longwood Foundation created the Catalyst Together program in 2022, with La Esperanza being among the first participants in the program. The program charges participants $3,500 in exchange for leadership development. 6 The Longwood Foundation is a grantmaking organization operating in the Delaware and Pennsylvania areas. 7

    People

    La Esperanza Inc was founded in part by Catholic Carmelite nuns Maria Mairlot, Rosa Alvarez, and Ascension Banegas. The three sisters retired from their work at La Esperanza, Inc. in 2017. 2

    Co-founder Rosa Alvarez was the guest of U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) when Pope Francis addressed a joint session of Congress in 2015. 8 She passed away at 89 years old on February 27, 2019. 9 The La Red Health Center renamed it’s Women’s Health Center to the Rosa Health Center in her honor. 10

    Co-founder Sister Ascension Banegas was added to the Delaware Women’s Hall of Fame in 2010. 11 She passed away on January 13, 2019, at the age of 87. 2

    Alina Ferrer is an interpreter and the current board president of La Esperanza, Inc. 12 13

    La Esperanza has two co-executive directors, Bryant Garcia and Jennifer Fuqua. Before her position at La Esperanza, Fuqua worked at the University of Delaware researching the Hispanic community in Sussex County. 14 Garcia formerly worked as an immigration program coordinator for La Esperanza. 15

    Financial Statistics

    Total Assets

    Total Revenue

    Total Expenses

    YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
    2024 $855,719 $778,815 $895,427 View
    2023 $941,956 $850,361 $761,362 View
    2022 $867,863 $853,177 $754,902 View
    2021 $736,939 $718,906 $687,977 View
    2020 $702,326 $694,680 $676,177 View

    Prior year filings: 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

    Revenue Detail

    Expenses Detail

    Employee Compensation

    • Number of Employees: 26

    Highest Earning Employees

    EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
    Jennifer FuquaEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 12/2024$81,888

    Grant Activity

    All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

    • Total Grant Value: $2,274,788
    • Number of Grants: 77
    • Number of Funders: 24

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

    AmountYearFunderSubject
    $316,2002023 Delaware Community FoundationSUPPORT FOR ITS PLACE-BASED OPCIONES/RESOURCE NAVIGATION AND FAMILY COACHING 2.0 PROGRAM, SUPPORT FOR LA COLECTIVA DE DELAWARE PROGRAM, SUPPORT FOR LA COLECTIVA'S COLLABORATIVE PROJECT BEYOND THE PILOT FOR PARENT ENGAGEMENT, SUPPORTING THRIVING CONDITIONS FOR THE LATINO AND IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES OF SOUTHERN DELAWARE, UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT, WOMEN IN DIGITAL AND FINANCIAL LITERACY
    $148,6282020 Delaware Community FoundationRestricted support to support the expansion of the la collective-inspired family coaching and navigation program in southern delaware, restricted support for technology upgrades and to better provide emergency services to the latino community in sussex county, and other unrestricted support
    $135,2462021 Delaware Community FoundationSUPPORT TO EXPAND THE LA COLECTIVA-INSPIRED RESOURCE NAVIGATION AND FAMILY COACHING PROGRAM IN SOUTHER DELAWARE TO SUPPORT CURRENT STAFFING, LA ESPERANZA COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT SERVICS, CONEXIONES, RESOURCE NAVIGATION AND FAMILY COACHING, CAPACITY BUILDING GRANT FOR ORGANIZATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMS.
    $110,9702024 Delaware Community FoundationSupporting Thriving Conditions for the Latino and Immigrant Communities of Southern Delaware
    $75,2462022 Delaware Community FoundationRESOURCE NAVIGATION AND FAMILY COACHING, SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND PILOT OF A COLLABORATIVE PROJECT/PROGRAM THAT BENEFITS THE EDUCATION OF LATINO YOUTH IN SUSSEX COUNTY, CAPACITY BUILDING GRANT FOR ORGANIZATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT
    $75,0002023 Philadelphia FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    $50,0002026 Delaware Community FoundationLa Colectiva de Delaware (LCD)
    $31,8002024 Philadelphia FoundationPROGRAM SUPPORT
    $25,0002024 The Lewes-Rehoboth Association of Congregations Inc
    $25,0002023 Welfare Foundation IncGRANT
    $20,0002024 Chichester Dupont FoundationFUNDING RESOURCE NAVIGATION
    $20,0002023 Chichester Dupont FoundationFunding the Victims Services Program
    $20,0002021 Chichester Dupont FoundationSUPPORT TRAINING PROGRAM FOR DOJ IMMIGRATION COUNSELOR ACCREDITATION
    $20,0002020 Chichester Dupont FoundationCOVID PANDEMIC RELIEF PROGRAM
    $15,0002023 Laffey-Mchugh FoundationPROJECT SUPPORT
    $12,5002026 Delaware Community FoundationPathways to Literacy Learning Circles
    $10,0002025 Delaware Community FoundationLatina Women in Digital and Financial Literacy; La Esperanza, Inc.
    $10,0002024 Franklin P and Arthur W Perdue Foundation IncSupport Services for Sussex County Latinos
    $10,0002024 Delaware Community FoundationLa Esperanza, Inc.
    $10,0002022 M&T Charitable Foundation
    $10,0002021 The Robin Foundation C/o Susan Anderson Ashford Capital MgmtGENERAL
    $10,0002021 M&T Charitable Foundation
    $10,0002021 Franklin P and Arthur W Perdue Foundation IncHomelessness Prevention Services
    $10,0002020 United States Small Business AdministrationEconomic injury disaster grant
    $10,0002020 Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Inc.GENERAL

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    References

    1. “Sussex County Support Services for Immigrants & Latinos.” La Esperanza, May 17, 2024. https://www.laesperanzacenter.org/services/.
    2. “The History behind La Esperanza’s Mission.” La Esperanza, December 6, 2023. https://www.laesperanzacenter.org/history/.
    3. “La Esperanza.” Cause IQ. Accessed June 9, 2024. https://www.causeiq.com/organizations/la-esperanza,311606956/.
    4. “Delaware Community Foundation (DCF).” Cause IQ. Accessed June 9, 2024. https://www.causeiq.com/organizations/delaware-community-foundation,222804785/.
    5. “The Brandywine Creek State Park Trust Delaware Community Foundation.” Cause IQ. Accessed June 9, 2024. https://www.causeiq.com/organizations/the-brandywine-creek-state-park-trust-pnc,510251341/.
    6. “Catalysts Together Overview.” Longwood Foundation, February 13, 2024. https://longwoodfoundation.org/catalysts-together-overview/.
    7. “Grantmaking Overview.” Longwood Foundation, January 12, 2024. https://longwoodfoundation.org/longwood-grantmaking-overview/.
    8. “Sister Rosa, Co-Founder of La Esperanza, to Join Sen. Carper at Pope’s Address to Congress.” Senator Tom Carper, November 10, 2022. https://www.carper.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sister-rosa-co-founder-of-la-esperanza-to-join-sen-carper-at-pope-s-address-to-congress/.
    9. The Dialog. “Sister Rosa Alvarez, a Founder of La Esperanza, Remembered as ‘Cheerful, Welcoming.’” The Dialog, April 4, 2019. https://thedialog.org/our-diocese/sister-rosa-alvarez-a-founder-of-la-esperanza-remembered-as-cheerful-welcoming/.
    10. “Georgetown Remembers Sister Rosa Alvarez.” CoastTV, October 21, 2021. https://www.wrde.com/georgetown-remembers-sister-rosa-alvarez/article_254443ea-fc5b-59c7-9d8c-2912567cdc7b.html.
    11. “Delaware Women’s Hall of Fame.” Delaware Department of Human Resources. Accessed June 9, 2024. https://dhr.delaware.gov/women/halloffame/inductees-2022.shtml.
    12. “La Esperanza Inc, Form 990.” ProPublica, May 9, 2013. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/311606956/202243199349316524/full/.
    13. “About.” La Esperanza, February 20, 2024. https://www.laesperanzacenter.org/about/.
    14. “La Esperanza Community Center Names New Executive Director.” WBOC TV, October 21, 2021. https://www.wboc.com/news/local/la-esperanza-community-center-names-new-executive-director/article_a581869d-647b-5082-bef5-26ded5037f74.html.
    15. “100 Women Who Care Donates to La Esperanza.” Cape Gazette. Accessed June 9, 2024. https://www.capegazette.com/article/100-women-who-care-donates-la-esperanza/231073.