Centro Unido Latino Americano
Centro Unido offers culturally responsive programs that promote health equity, educational opportunity, workforce development, civic engagement, and access to essential resources.The organization provides bilingual mental health support, youth leadership initiatives, education opportunities for adults and children, access to food, and financial assistance to families facing urgent needs. Centro Unido also advances language justice, supports immigrant rights, and advocates for systems change to eliminate barriers and uplift the voices of historically marginalized communities.
Centro Unido Latino Americano at a glance
In short: Centro Unido Latino Americano gave $233K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $78K), mostly in North Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $232,500
- +4550.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- Average grant
- $77,500
- Median grant
- $60,625
- Total assets
- $2,549,949
- +21.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- North Carolina (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 Unido Latino Americano funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Hola Carolina ($111K). Together the top 3 received $233K.
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 2 grants of 3 (67%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2024) to $233K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $233K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Hola Carolina Asheville, NC | Health Equity/Disaster Relief | $111,250 |
| Vecinos Franklin, NC | Collaborative Grant | $60,625 |
| Unidxs Bryson City, NC | Health Equity/Disaster Relief | $60,625 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,549,949 | $2,177,877 | $1,777,194 | $232,500 | 3 |
| 2024 | $2,098,250 | $1,721,926 | $923,090 | $5,000 | Total only |
| 2023 | $686,085 | $1,222,732 | $751,260 | — | — |
| 2022 | $214,613 | $637,938 | $423,325 | — | — |
| 2021 | $243,834 | $307,174 | $205,258 | — | — |
| 2020 | $141,918 | $132,886 | $113,965 | — | — |
| 2019 | $120,853 | $117,296 | $56,986 | — | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Centro Unido Latino Americano
Based on IRS filings
Centro Unido Latino Americano is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Marion, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $233K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Centro Unido Latino Americano is led by Margarita Cerda Ramirez, Executive Director on filings since 2021; 1 of 11 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Margarita Cerda Ramirez
Executive Director
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$41K (2021) → $95K (2025)
Angelica Wind
President
Director → President, 2024
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cindy Meraz
Member
Vice President → Chair, 2024
Chair → Member, 2025
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amanda Finn
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Arwen March
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Adriana Chavela
Member
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Antonio Alanis
Member
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Billy Martin
Member
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chip Cross
Member
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Juanes Ramirez
Member
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kim Effler
Member
Secretray → Member, 2025
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (10)
- Former: Rosario Villareal (2023–2024) — Member
- Former: Virginia Morfe (2023–2024) — Member
- Former: Francesca Hagarty (2019–2023) — President
- Former: Alfonso Navarrete (2023) — Director
- Former: Gabriela Mendez (2019–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Jose Guadalupe Barriga (2019–2021) — Advisor
- Former: Liliana Calle (2019–2021) — Advisor
- Former: Lilly Aguilar (2019–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Lorena Lopez (2019–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Phillip Hagarty (2019–2021) — Advisor
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $95K, to Margarita Ramirez (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Centro Unido Latino Americano
How much does Centro Unido Latino Americano give each year?
Centro Unido Latino Americano gave $233K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $5K in grants paid.
What is Centro Unido Latino Americano's typical grant size?
Centro Unido Latino Americano's median grant in 2025 was $60,625, and its average grant was $77,500, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Centro Unido Latino Americano give grants?
Centro Unido Latino Americano gives mostly in North Carolina: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there.
Does Centro Unido Latino Americano give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Centro Unido Latino Americano's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
How large is Centro Unido Latino Americano?
Centro Unido Latino Americano reported $2.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.2M.
What is Centro Unido Latino Americano?
Centro Unido Latino Americano is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Marion, NC. It holds $2.5M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Centro Unido Latino Americano's EIN?
Centro Unido Latino Americano's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 56-2678411. 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
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 19, 2025)
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