Unidosus
UnidosUS is a Washington, DC-based public charity that describes itself as the nation’s largest Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization. Founded in 1968, it works to create opportunities for Latinos through research, advocacy, programs, and an Affiliate Network of nearly 300 community-based organizations across the United States and Puerto Rico.
Unidosus at a glance
In short: Unidosus gave $19.8M across 198 grants in 2025 (avg $100K), top state California. 6% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $19,758,840
- -9.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 198
- -3.9% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $99,792
- -6.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $54,454
- Total assets
- $125,761,472
- -9.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 6% first-time grantees (11 of 198, 2025)
- Primary geography
- California (28% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Unidosus
- Contact
Mailing address: 1126 16Th Street Nw, Washington, DC 20036-4845
Phone: (202) 785-1670
Website: https://unidosus.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Unidosus funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was One Stop Career Center of Puerto Rico Inc ($2.6M). Together the top 10 received $6.7M.
Grant Size Distribution
1,014 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 466 grants of 1,014 (46%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
UnidosUS describes its Affiliate Network as spanning the United States and Puerto Rico. In 2025, the largest shares of grant dollars by recipient state or territory went to California (28%), Puerto Rico (15%), Illinois (8%), Florida (6%), and Texas (5%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 198 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Unidosus open to new grantees?
6%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 11 of 198 grantees (6%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $43K; repeat grants $103K. How we count
Medians: $30K first-time, $58K repeat.
- 89% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+7%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $9.3M (2019) to $21.9M (2024). In 2025 it made 198 grants totaling $19.8M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| One Stop Career Center of Puerto Rico Inc San Juan, PR | GRANTS | $2,628,962 |
| Urban League of San Diego County San Diego, CA | GRANTS | $876,000 |
| Orange County Community Housing Corporation Santa Ana, CA | GRANTS | $502,450 |
| Mi CASA Resource Center Denver, CO | GRANTS | $491,780 |
| National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development Oakland, CA | GRANTS | $384,500 |
| Latin American Association Atlanta, GA | GRANTS | $384,119 |
| East La Community Corporation Los Angeles, CA | GRANTS | $382,700 |
| Chicanos Por La Causa Inc Phoenix, AZ | GRANTS | $373,809 |
| Spanish Coalition for Housing Chicago, IL | GRANTS | $369,200 |
| Mission Economic Development Agency San Francisco, CA | GRANTS | $335,064 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $125,761,472 | $53,467,392 | $64,808,287 | $19,758,840 | 198 | $1,920,958 |
| 2024 | $139,574,779 | $75,868,446 | $72,333,491 | $21,891,102 | 206 | $1,612,718 |
| 2023 | $141,020,150 | $54,982,669 | $63,035,112 | $17,251,160 | 202 | $358,872 |
| 2022 | $148,848,695 | $59,760,466 | $62,825,541 | $18,493,314 | 212 | $470,581 |
| 2021 | $149,728,935 | $69,502,602 | $50,525,171 | $14,593,860 | 196 | $1,053,053 |
| 2020 | $133,371,369 | $69,713,108 | $44,035,212 | $10,246,912 | 153 | $520,052 |
| 2019 | $102,901,189 | $43,446,020 | $41,279,703 | $9,290,367 | 144 | $642,856 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
UnidosUS’s 2024 filing describes education programs that expand access to early childhood education, college readiness, and career programs, and workforce programs that connect jobseekers with family-sustaining jobs and career advancement. Its housing and financial empowerment work includes housing counseling, financial coaching, research, and advocacy. The filing describes policy and advocacy work on Latino-specific research and public education related to economic and housing issues, education, health, and immigration.
The 2025 grants include organizations whose stated missions span workforce, housing, and economic opportunity. For example, One Stop Career Center of Puerto Rico says it provides low-resource people and communities with skills to improve quality of life, with services related to housing careers and health. Orange County Community Housing Corporation says it assists extremely low-income families with housing and education. Mi Casa Resource Center describes its mission as advancing the economic prosperity of the Latino community. Spanish Coalition for Housing says it provides counseling, education, and housing resources to Latinos and other low-to-moderate-income families.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, UnidosUS reported 198 grants totaling $19,758,840. Grant amounts ranged from $6,000 to $2,628,962, with a median of $54,454.
The largest reported grant was $2,628,962 to One Stop Career Center of Puerto Rico Inc. in San Juan. Other large grants included $876,000 to Urban League of San Diego County; $502,450 to Orange County Community Housing Corporation; $491,780 to Mi Casa Resource Center; and $384,500 to the National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development. The filing lists the purpose of these grants as “GRANTS.” Grantees are required to submit financial and technical reports on a schedule set by their grant agreements.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Janet Murguía as President & CEO; Dr. Maria Harper Marinick as Chair; Dr. M Teresa Granillo as Vice Chair; and Paul Granillo as Treasurer. It also lists Josie Bacallao, Dr. Jay Bhatt, and Mauricio Calvo as at-large members.
Unidosus is led by Janet Murguia, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; 11 of 35 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Janet Murguia
President & CEO
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$543K (2019) → $774K (2025)
Maria Harper Marinick
Chair
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Delia De La Vara
Senior Vice President, Advancement & External
Svp-Communications & Marketing → Senior Vice President, Rd & Strategic Initiatives, 2022
Senior Vice President, Rd & Strategic Initiatives → Senior Vice President, Advancement & External, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$179K (2019) → $301K (2025)
Eric Rodriguez
Senior Vice President, Policy & Advocacy
Vp-Oral → Senior Vice President, Policy & Advocacy, 2022
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$185K (2019) → $266K (2025)
Lautaro Diaz
Vice President, Housing & Financial Empowerment
Vice President, Housing & Community Development → Vice President, Housing & Financial Empowerment, 2022
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$159K (2019) → $221K (2025)
Sonia Perez
Chief Operating Officer
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$298K (2019) → $425K (2025)
Darcy Eischens
Vice President, Operations & Development
Dvp, Policy & Development → Vice President, Operations & Development, 2024
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$185K (2021) → $235K (2025)
Kevin Smith
Chief Financial Officer
CFO → Chief Financial Officer, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$301K (2024) → $372K (2025)
Rita Carreon
Vice President & Health
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$219K (2023) → $231K (2025)
Laura Arce Cloutier
Senior Vice President & Economic Initiatives
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$229K (2024) → $239K (2025)
Mauricio Garcia
Senior Vice President & Programs
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$234K (2024) → $252K (2025)
William Villotta
Vice President, Committee & Marketing
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$244K (2025)
John Esquivel
General Membership
Treasurer → General Membership, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Luis Granados
Immediate Past Chair
Vice Chair → Chair, 2021
Chair → Immediate Past Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Frances Messano
General Membership
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Josie Bacallao
At Large Member
General Membership → At Large Member, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Juan Carlos Gonzalez
At Large Member
General Membership → At Large Member, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mauricio Calvo
At Large Member
General Membership → At Large Member, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul C. Granillo
Treasurer
General Membership → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Arthur J. Ochoa JD
General Membership
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jay Bhatt Do Mph Mpa
At Large Member
General Membership → At Large Member, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jackeline Stewart-Hawkins
Secretary
General Membership → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rudy Espinoza
General Membership
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Edward Garza
General Membership
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Francisco Rivera
General Membership
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Irma Morin
General Membership
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laura Ponce
General Membership
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
M. Teresa Granillo
Vice Chair
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nellie Borrero
General Membership
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Raul Raymundo
General Membership
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Roy Lopez
General Membership
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Vincent Guilamo-Ramos
General Membership
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris Iglesias
General Membership
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eliazar Posada-Orozco Jr.
General Membership
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
January Contreras
General Membership
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (40)
- Former: Ana F. Ponce (2019–2024) — General Membership
- Former: Arnulfo Manriquez (2019–2024) — Imm. Past Treasurer
- Former: Charles Kamasaki (2019–2024) — Senior Cabinet Advisor
- Former: Enrique Gonzalez III (2019–2024) — General Membership
- Former: Maria G. Arias (2019–2024) — Imm. Past Vice Chair
- Former: Maricela Garcia (2021–2024) — Imm. Past Secretary
- Former: Myrna Soto (2021–2024) — General Membership
- Former: Alba Martinez (2023–2024) — General Membership
- Former: Holly Blanchard (2019–2023) — Former CFO
- Former: Maria Gabriela Pacheco (2019–2023) — At Large Member
- Former: Mayra Aguirre (2019–2023) — General Membership
- Former: Roy Cosme (2019–2023) — At Large Member
- Former: Aida Cardenas (2020–2023) — General Membership
- Former: James Rudyk Jr. (2020–2023) — At Large Member
- Former: M. Teresa Granillo Phd Msw (2020–2023) — General Membership
- Former: Maria Harper-Marinick (2023) — General Membership
- Former: Patricia Foxen (2023) — Deputy Director & Research
- Former: Yvette Nunez (2023) — Vice President, Mkt & Committee
- Former: David Adame (2019–2022) — Executive Committee
- Former: Maria Cristina Gonzalez Noguera (2019–2022) — Vice Chair
- Former: Maria S. Salinas (2019–2022) — Executive Committee
- Former: Michael Toledo (2019–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Zandra Baermann Zuno (2022) — Senior Vice President, Mkt & Comms
- Former: Margaret McLeod (2019–2021) — Vice President, Executive Director Workforce Development & Eval
- Former: Zandra Baermann (2019–2021) — Svp-Communications & Marketing
- Former: Jay Bhatt (2021) — General Membership
- Former: Teresa Granillo (2021) — General Membership
- Former: Celena Roldan (2019–2020) — General Membership
- Former: Michael Johnson (2019–2020) — Executive Committee
- Former: Ruby Azurdia-Lee (2019–2020) — General Membership
- Former: Cynthia Aragon (2020) — General Membership
- Former: Edwin Melendez (2019) — Executive Committee
- Former: Fernando S. Godinez (2019) — General Membership
- Former: Juan Salgado (2019) — General Membership
- Former: Luis Avila (2019) — Vice Chair
- Former: Mary Alice Cisneros (2019) — General Membership
- Former: Paul Saldana (2019) — General Membership
- Former: Pilar Rocha-Goldberg (2019) — Executive Committee
- Former: Renata Soto (2019) — Immediate Past Chair
- Former: Sergio Gonzalez (2019) — Secretary
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 $774K, to Janet Murguia (President & CEO). 11 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Unidosus
How much does Unidosus give each year?
Unidosus gave $19.8M across 198 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $21.9M across 206 grants.
What is Unidosus's typical grant size?
Unidosus's median grant in 2025 was $54,454, and its average grant was $99,792, across 198 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Unidosus that year got $43K on average.
Where does Unidosus give grants?
Unidosus's top state is California, with 28% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Puerto Rico (15%) and Illinois (8%). The most frequent recipient cities were Los Angeles, CA (17 grants), Chicago, IL (15 grants), Washington, DC (8 grants) and San Diego, CA (5 grants).
Does Unidosus give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 198 grants with a stated purpose on Unidosus's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Grants" (198 grants).
Who are Unidosus's largest grantees?
Unidosus's largest 2025 grantees include One Stop Career Center of Puerto Rico Inc ($2,628,962), Urban League of San Diego County ($876,000) and Orange County Community Housing Corporation ($502,450), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 20% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Unidosus?
Unidosus reported $125.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $53.5M.
What does Unidosus fund?
UnidosUS’s 2024 filing describes education programs that expand access to early childhood education, college readiness, and career programs, and workforce programs that connect jobseekers with family-sustaining jobs and career advancement. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Unidosus?
Unidosus has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check unidosus.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Unidosus's EIN?
Unidosus's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 86-0212873. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 4, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 12, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 17, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Unidosus funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 10, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/unidosus-morg_57f670340e654858beac3c240959acc7
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