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Centro Las Americas Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Worcester, MA EIN: 04-2714991 Website

To create a fully-integrated multi-cultural, multi-linguistic health and human services delivery system, while developing long-term economic strength and sustainability.

Centro Las Americas Inc at a glance

In short: Centro Las Americas Inc gave $603K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $603K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$602,679
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$602,679
Median grant
$602,679
Total assets
$3,163,773
-15.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
Massachusetts (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Centro Las Americas Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

New Americans Community Development Corporation: $603KNew Americans CommunityDevelopment Corporation$603K

The largest 2025 recipient was New Americans Community Development Corporation ($603K).

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

Worcester

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K$800K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025

In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $603K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
New Americans Community Development Corporation Worcester, MAGeneral Support$602,679
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$3,163,773$12,833,354$12,930,456$602,6791$1,965
2024$3,733,863$12,247,825$12,285,346——$15,165
2023$4,570,093$12,544,292$12,260,736——$12,072
2022$3,132,302$10,598,181$11,031,225——$176
2021$2,893,026$9,836,698$9,360,307——$1,231
2020$2,908,116$8,683,588$8,306,717——$408
2019$1,712,037$7,573,631$7,555,182——$67

About Centro Las Americas Inc

Based on IRS filings

Centro Las Americas Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Worcester, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $603K. Net investment income was $2K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Centro Las Americas Inc is led by Juan A. Gomez, President & CEO since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 3 of 13 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Juan A. Gomez

    President & CEO

    President → Former President, 2024

    Former President → President & CEO, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    38 hrs/week

    $165K (2019) → $129K (2025)

  • Agustina Velazquez

    President & CEO

    Vice President COO → Interim President, 2024

    Interim President → President & CEO, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    38 hrs/week

    $104K (2021) → $120K (2025)

  • Columbus N. Okai

    Chairman

    Vice Chair → Chairperson, 2024

    Chairperson → Chairman, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bruce A. Rawan

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maritza M. Knight

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Terrance Gibson

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tracey Capers

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Walter J. E. Weekes Sr.

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Atty Randy Feldman

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Timothy J. Kirby

    Vice President & CFO

    Vice President CFO → Vice President & CFO, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $110K (2021) → $120K (2025)

  • George Cox

    Secretary & Clerk

    Clerk → Secretary & Clerk, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maury Ramirez

    Assistant Treasurer

    Asstnt Clerk → Asstnt Treasurer, 2022

    Asstnt Treasurer → Assistant Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Noel Nieves

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (12)
  • Former: Randy Feldman (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Maria Rivera Scozzafava (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Maria Rivera-Cotto (2019–2023) — Asstnt Clerk
  • Former: Richard J. Rafferty Jr. (2019–2023) — Chairperson
  • Former: Osvaldo Rodriguez (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Ross Dick (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Hector Miron (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Ana Marchan (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Kola Akindele (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Romeo Adams (2020) — Director
  • Former: Andy Howarth (2019) — Director
  • Former: Margarita Perez (2019) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Juan a Gomez — President & CEO (Thru 12/24): $129KJuan a GomezPresident & CEO (Thru 12/24)$129KTimothy J Kirby — Vice President & CFO: $120KTimothy J KirbyVice President & CFO$120KAgustina Velazquez — President & CEO: $120KAgustina VelazquezPresident & CEO$120K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $129K, to Juan a Gomez (President & CEO (Thru 12/24)). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Centro Las Americas Inc

How much does Centro Las Americas Inc give each year?

Centro Las Americas Inc gave $603K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is Centro Las Americas Inc?

Centro Las Americas Inc reported $3.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $12.8M.

What is Centro Las Americas Inc?

Centro Las Americas Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Worcester, MA. It holds $3.2M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Centro Las Americas Inc operate?

Centro Las Americas Inc has awarded grants in Massachusetts.

What is Centro Las Americas Inc's EIN?

Centro Las Americas Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-2714991. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 30, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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