COFEM (Council of Mexican Federations in North America)
The mission of the Council of Mexican Federations in North America (COFEM) is to empower immigrant communities to be full participants in the social, political, economic, and cultural life of the United States and their home country. COFEM accomplishes this work by uniting, strengthening, and expanding its member organizations to better advocate, preserve and share their cultural traditions and help improve the lives of families and friends in their country of origin.
About COFEM (Council of Mexican Federations in North America)
COFEM (Consejo de Federaciones Mexicanas en Norteamérica) is a community-based umbrella organization that represents federations of Mexican and Latino immigrant communities in California and North America. It unites member federations to advance civic participation, education, health, bi-national economic development, and cultural preservation for Latino immigrants. COFEM runs civic-engagement campaigns, weekly public “Diálogos” on immigration updates, scholarship programs for first-generation and undocumented students, and recurring regional conferences and community fairs. The organization has active partnerships with local funders and coalitions and remains visibly active in outreach, events, and media coverage in the last 2–3 years. COFEM functions as a donor-facing 501(c)(3) nonprofit with an established online presence, recent program activity, and multiple institutional funders and media mentions, indicating ongoing operations and community impact.
Notable achievements
Mexican American Dreams Scholarship
Operates a scholarship program that supports first-generation and undocumented/DACA students; the 2025–2026 cycle offered tiered awards (e.g., community college and four-year awards) and has been used to directly fund students' higher-education costs.
Large community reach and federation network
Serves as an umbrella for multiple state-based federations and mobilizes a broad constituency (reported membership and outreach in the tens of thousands), enabling large-scale cultural events, civic-engagement drives, and bi-national initiatives across Southern California and beyond.
Regional program expansion and events
Expanded regional programming including annual success conferences, community fairs, weekly immigration “Diálogos,” and targeted outreach campaigns (environmental stewardship and civic-education efforts) that increased public events and service delivery across Los Angeles County and Inland Southern California.
At a glance
- Total assets
- $1.8M
- Annual revenue
- $980K
- Tax status
- 501(c)(3)Public charity
- EIN
- 32-0154043
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
- Website
- www.cofem.org
- On Mahalo since
- April 2026
Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.
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