San Francisco, CA

Acción Latina

EIN 94-3039956

Arts, Culture & Heritage Community Arts & Public Programs Latino communities

Mission

To promote cultural arts, community media, and civic engagement as a way of building healthy and empowered Latino communities.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About Acción Latina

Acción Latina is a San Francisco–based nonprofit cultural organization (EIN 94-3039956) that produces community media, public arts programming, and civic engagement initiatives focused on Latino communities in the Mission District and the greater Bay Area. Founded in 1970, the organization publishes El Tecolote, a free bilingual (English/Spanish) newspaper and digital news outlet with longstanding community reach.

Programs include bilingual community journalism (El Tecolote and Radio Teco), public cultural events and exhibitions (including Encuentro del Canto Popular and the Calle 24 Paseo Artistico), artist residencies and youth media training. In the last 2–3 years Acción Latina has sustained regular print and digital distribution, produced gallery and public arts programming, and secured philanthropic support to strengthen local journalism and arts work.

Notable achievements

Major philanthropic support for El Tecolote

Received substantial foundation funding in 2024 to bolster bilingual community journalism, including a six-figure grant to support El Tecolote's operations and sustainability.

Regional journalism awards

El Tecolote and its staff were recognized at the Greater Bay Area Journalism Awards (San Francisco Peninsula Press Club) with multiple awards in reporting and photography in the 2022–2023 award cycle, demonstrating journalistic impact and quality.

Decades of continuous bilingual publishing

Has published El Tecolote continuously since 1970, maintaining a consistent biweekly print and daily online presence that reaches thousands of readers in the Mission District and surrounding Bay Area neighborhoods.

At a glance

Total assets: $593K
Annual revenue: $720K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 94-3039956
Location: San Francisco, CA
Website: accionlatina.org
On Mahalo since: April 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Charity Navigator profile and financial/accountability evaluation (mid-range rating reflecting transparency and fiscal practices).

Recognized as a grantee in recent local-news philanthropic initiatives supporting community newsrooms, highlighting its role as an important bilingual news outlet for the Bay Area Latino community.

Longstanding recognition within Bay Area arts and cultural networks for public programming (including invitations and honors from local arts organizations and community cultural festivals).

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