By Juan Montoya
After we published the salary schedules for now-defunct International Educational Services Inc. operated by Dr. Ruben Gallegos to provide board and education services to unaccompanied minors apprehended by the Immigration and Naturalization Service, we were asked whether Dr. Juan Sanchez's Southwest Key was any different. Fair enough, we said, so we looked up their latest IRS report for the non-profit (2016). Of course, Southwest Key is a larger organization with facilities in seven states and gets more income from federal grants and contributions. Compared to IES's $72,030,413, Southwest Key lists assets of nearly 10 times as much at $721,806,851.
We previously listed IES highest paid salaries, http://990s.foundationcenter.org/990_pdf_archive/742/742478708/742478708_201509_990.pdf and now turn to Southwest Key schedules.
Sanchez and one other officer, CFO Melody Chung, draw more than $500,000 annually to operate Southwest Key programs (Sanchez $786,622, and Chung $545,316). With IES withdrawing from the provision of these services by March 31, Southwest Key will probably grow even more as a result.
Both IES and Southwest Key are paid by the by the U.S. Health and Human Services’ Office of Refugee Resettlement to shelter unaccompanied children from Mexico and Central America who cross into the United States at the Texas border are evaluated by the U.S. Border Patrol and placed temporarily at detention centers.
If possible, the children are reunited with families already in the United States. If a relative cannot be found, the child is transported from the border to an emergency shelter managed by a private company or nonprofit organization like IES and Southwest Key. Federal Judge Andrew Hanen once likened the federal government's resettlement program to what coyotes do illegally. Obviously, coyotes don;t get paid like this.
Southwest Key was founded by Sanchez – a former migrant worker from Brownsville – in 1987 from a basement in San Antonio. It now operates 87 different programs in seven states (Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, New York, Texas and Wisconsin). I.E.S., on the other hand, has eight shelters all located in the Rio Grande Valley.
Sanchez's Southwest Key also moved to address youth justice alternatives, immigrant children's shelters, and education. Southwest Key also offers programming in adult education, community building and workforce development.
It was recently ranked #4 among the Top 25 Hispanic Nonprofits in America by Hispanic Business Magazine.
Sanchez's Southwest Key also moved to address youth justice alternatives, immigrant children's shelters, and education. Southwest Key also offers programming in adult education, community building and workforce development.
It was recently ranked #4 among the Top 25 Hispanic Nonprofits in America by Hispanic Business Magazine.
11 comments:
Back in the seventies on a street named Wilson, the word spread that Juan Sanchez had obtained his doctorate Those were the days when Southmost Rd. only ran a little past Cromack on 30th. I grew up on Wilson St. Juan was a little older and was quite a pugilist. I'm Happy a Southmost boy is living the dream. He deserves every cent he makes and then some. Don't forget about the homies Juan. Inspire the Kids to reach their dreams.
Juan Sanchez is the epitome of hard work and values. It would be a mistake to compare him to the Gallegos family. He has worked hard to get his programs to where they are. He does more in one month than the Gallegos run IES done in their whole careers. He even founded IES only to have it taken by him by Gallegos Sr. Karma, it is real.
On this blog - someone like Juan Gonzalez who passes the threshold from lower middle class to upper class income through higher education and hard work, all of a sudden is someone who is disliked just because of his success.
Felicidades a el Dr. Sanchez.
To compare Southwest Key to IES is absurd.
SWK is a nationally recognized, multi-state non-profit corporation. They have numerous State, Federal and foundation contracts to provide all manner of social services to the public in SIX states.
IES WAS a local company providing services under ONE contract, (which they lost) and NOW being investigated for potential MISUSE of Federal funds. NO comparison!
Did IES closed down March 31, 2018
Juan did IES closed down and why was the excellent article you wrote or posted on IES removed
I knew him when he juancholo now he don juanmoolah.
Juan I know Dr. Juan Sanchez from Wilson street and he is a hard working individual, all that hard work and education help him to propel himself to where he is at now covering several states with his programs. I am glad to see one of our own becoming a successful person in life. Viva Dr. Juan Sanchez
It’s obvious swk employees were given false info and told to write nice things. If you compare the two individuals accomplishments they’re very similar. Both are hard working men that came from nothing and made something of themselves. We don’t know why IES closed it’s doors and maybe we never but if it’s criminal we will know sooner or later. Karma? Karma will come to you cowards that write lies and try Insult innocent people. I won’t even dignify the rest of the stupidity being written. I think people with so much hate should address It to the Gallegos so it can be dealt with civilly or otherwise.
3 quarters of a billion dollars in assests? You're a fuvking moron. And his salary is 3 quarters of a million? You're a double fuking moron. Looks like you took s straight 10% if the purported funding? Triple fuvking moron.
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