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Hispanic Business magazine includes 12 NCLR Affiliates among its top 25 nonprofits
Washington, D.C.—In light of Hispanic Business magazine’s annual listing of the top 25 nonprofit organizations serving the Latino community in the United States, NCLR (National Council of La Raza) offers special congratulations to the 12 groups on the list that are part of the NCLR Affiliate Network. In the magazine’s recent issue, it ranked the 25 Hispanic nonprofits on the basis of annual expenditures, and it surveyed each of them about their revenues and services to provide a snapshot of the top charitable organizations serving the growing U.S. Latino population.
“We are honored that nearly half of the entries on the list are part of the NCLR Affiliate Network, which speaks volumes about the outstanding work that is being done by our member organizations,” said José Velázquez, NCLR’s Vice President of Affiliate Member Services. “They are among the best service providers in the nation and play a critical role in the Latino community.”
At the top of the list is AltaMed Health Services Corporation, which has provided comprehensive health care services in East Los Angeles since 1969. The other NCLR Affiliates on the top 25 nonprofits list—in the order in which they appear—are Mexican American Opportunity Foundation in Montebello, Calif.; Southwest Key Programs in Austin, Texas; La Clínica de la Raza in Oakland, Calif.; San Ysidro Health Center in San Ysidro, Calif.; Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc. in Phoenix, Ariz.; Congreso de Latinos Unidos, Inc. in Philadelphia, Pa.; The Unity Council in Oakland, Calif.; United Community Center/Centro de la Comunidad Unida in Milwaukee, Wis.; HELP–New Mexico, Inc. in Albuquerque, N.M.; Latin American Youth Center in Washington, D.C.; and Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha, Inc. in Philadelphia, Pa.
The community services provided by these organizations include health care, neighborhood development, education and job training, elder and child care, youth services, counseling, recreational and cultural programs, and more. The NCLR Affiliate Network includes nearly 300 community-based organizations that provide direct services that reach more than five million Hispanic Americans each year.
“Given the tight budgets and economic challenges that nonprofit organizations have confronted this year, this achievement is truly remarkable,” added Velázquez. “Not only did 12 NCLR Affiliates receive this honor, but the top 25 organizations reached $1 billion in total revenue for the very first time.”