What Mixteca does

Mixteca Organization, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community center founded in 2000 in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, by Dr. Gabriel Rincón to address HIV/AIDS information gaps among Mexican and Latin American immigrants. Over 25 years, the organization has expanded from a single basement office into a four-pillar service provider serving the Latinx and Indigenous immigrant community in New York City with approximately 48 staff. Its service portfolio comprises Adult Education (ESOL, literacy, computer classes, OSHA certification, financial literacy), Mental Health Services (counseling, support groups, domestic violence response, LGBTQ+ support), Health & Wellness (health fairs, HIV/STD testing, nutrition classes via Cornell Cooperative Extension), and Immigration Justice (Know Your Rights workshops, Consulate on Wheels documentation program with the Mexican Consulate, legal referrals via partially DOJ-accredited representatives).

The organization's revenue model is non-commercial: all services are delivered free of charge to community members regardless of immigration status, funded through a mix of grants, individual donations (including a recurring monthly "Vecinos" program), capital campaigns, and volunteer support. Distribution is hybrid, combining a flagship community center at 245 23rd Street with mobile health units, recurring Consulate on Wheels events that served over 10,000 community members in their first year, and community-based outreach to churches and partner organizations. Mixteca operates with no proprietary technology platform, no app, and no AI/ML components — its core "product" is human service delivery by bilingual, culturally concordant staff.

In 2025, Mixteca celebrated its 25th anniversary with a $2.5 million capital campaign to acquire Casa Mixteca, a permanent facility that will expand capacity, and recognition of Executive Director Lorena Kourousias as a City & State Nonprofit Trailblazer. The organization is governed by a Board of Directors chaired by Daniel Garibay, holds a Platinum Seal of Transparency from Candid, and was a 2021 Brooklyn Community Foundation SPARK Prize finalist. Its primary customer base is a defined demographic segment — Mexican and Latin American immigrants, asylum seekers, immigrant women, and LGBTQ+ Latinx youth in NYC — rather than a diversified commercial market, which makes its growth trajectory contingent on continued philanthropic and grant funding rather than revenue expansion through pricing or sales.

Name

Mixteca

Legal name

Mixteca Organization, Inc.

Website

https://mixteca.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mixteca is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community center in Brooklyn that delivers free, bilingual health, mental health, adult education, and immigration legal services to Latinx and Indigenous immigrant communities in New York City.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Immigrant and Community Social Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (611710), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139), Community Food Services (624210)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Refugee & Immigrant Support Services (BPAGAEAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Immigrant/Integration Language Programs (ESL/ESOL, Civics-Integrated) (EDAMAFAK), Immigrant & Refugee Workforce Integration Programs (EDAAAOAJ), Immigrant & Refugee Rights Advocacy (BPAGAFAG), Cultural Orientation & Community Integration (Local Norms, Services) (EDAAADAD), Immigration Law Literacy & Rights Education (EDAAADAB), Cultural, Multilingual & Immigrant Family Engagement Programs (EDACALAL)

Keywords

• Immigrant social services
• Community health programs
• Adult ESL education
• Immigration legal assistance
• Mental health counseling

Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Mixteca Organization delivers free, bilingual, culturally responsive social services to Latinx and Indigenous immigrant communities in New York City through four core pillars: Adult Education (ESL, literacy, computer skills, OSHA certification, INEA Mexico-certified schooling), Mental Health Services (counseling, support groups, domestic violence and LGBTQ+ support), Health & Wellness (health fairs, HIV/STD testing, nutrition workshops, mobile vaccination), and Immigration Justice (Know Your Rights workshops, Consulate on Wheels documentation, Promotoras leadership, legal referrals). All programs are provided free of charge regardless of immigration status, and the organization sustains operations through grants, donations, and volunteer support.

Product overview

Mixteca Organization is a community-based nonprofit that offers an integrated portfolio of social services for immigrant communities in New York City. The organization operates four core service pillars: Adult Education (ESOL, literacy, computer skills, OSHA certification), Mental Health Services (counseling, support groups, LGBTQ+ support), Health & Wellness (health fairs, testing, nutrition workshops), and Immigration Justice (Know Your Rights, Consulate on Wheels, legal referrals). Additional programs include the Promotoras leadership program and the Vecinos monthly donor initiative. The organization is not a technology company but provides direct human services to the Latinx and Indigenous immigrant community.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Adult Education Program Provides ESL instruction, Spanish literacy courses, basic computer literacy classes, financial literacy workshops, workforce skills development, and OSHA certification training for adult immigrants seeking to integrate into U.S. society and the workforce.
• Mental Health Services Offers culturally informed healthy relationships workshops, individual counseling, group therapy sessions, Latinx parenting workshops, LGBTQ+ support groups, and domestic violence support for immigrants experiencing trauma and mental health challenges.
• Health & Wellness Program Provides year-round informational health fairs, access to periodic health exams, HIV and STD testing, preventive health education, healthy eating workshops, nutrition classes, traditional cooking classes, and enrollment support to health programs.
• Immigration Justice Program Leads community organizing and advocacy on immigration issues, provides Know Your Rights workshops, organizes immigration resource fairs, and facilitates referrals to legal service providers for the Latinx and Indigenous immigrant community.
• INEA Education Program Partnership with Mexico's National Institute for Adult Education providing elementary and secondary education courses, awarding certificates from Mexico's Ministry of Education to adult learners in the community.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 10,000 Mexicans obtained documents through Consulate on Wheels in first year
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Riders AllianceminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Transit advocacy partnership advocating for expansion of Fair Fares program to make transit more affordable for low-income New Yorkers including immigrants.
• Brooklyn OrgcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Brooklyn philanthropy platform supporting local nonprofits. Mixteca participated in Brooklyn Org's volunteer day with over 250 volunteers and survey on funding impacts.
• Del Maguey Single Village MezcalminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Sponsored Mixteca's Chiles en Nogada competition celebrating Mexican culinary traditions, demonstrating community cultural event sponsorship.
• Bike New YorkminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Collaboration to provide free bikes to asylum seekers. Mixteca helped collect and distribute bikes to help new arrivals navigate the city.
• Make the Road New YorkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Immigration advocacy collaboration. Both organizations work together to provide free assistance with Excluded Workers Fund applications and other immigrant support services.
• NYC Test & Trace CorpscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Partnership for mobile vaccination services. NYC Test & Trace Corps launched a clinic-on-wheels with community partner Mixteca to increase vaccine access in Sunset Park.
• Cornell University Cooperative ExtensioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009Partnership provides healthy eating habits and cooking/nutrition classes for adults and children through Mixteca's Mercadito Solidario program addressing food insecurity.
• Consulate General of Mexico in New YorkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2008Mixteca partners several times per year to host the Consulate on Wheels Program, helping thousands of community members access passports and other vital documentation. Over 10,000 Mexicans obtained documents in the first year alone.
• City University of New York (Brooklyn College)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2008CUNY Brooklyn College implemented the College Now! program at Mixteca's community center for college preparation. Students receive official certificates from CUNY upon completion.
• Lutheran Family Health Care CentercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2000Long-standing partnership for health programs and referrals. Mixteca began collaboration with Lutheran Family Health Care Center early in its history to expand health services to immigrant communities.
• Hispanic AIDS ForumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2000Early partnership to address HIV/AIDS education and prevention in Latino immigrant communities. This partnership was foundational to Mixteca's health programming mission.
• Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney IslandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to provide ESOL (English as Second Language) classes at Mixteca, expanding adult education offerings.
• Mother to MotherminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership providing ESOL classes, supporting immigrant mothers in learning English.
• Bellevue HospitalminorOthersHospital accepts referrals from Mixteca for immigrant patients needing medical care.
• Long Island College HospitalminorOthersHospital accepts referrals from Mixteca for immigrant patients needing medical care.
• Workers Justice ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMixteca joined in solidarity with Los Deliveristas Unidos march organized by Workers Justice Project, supporting delivery workers' rights.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation: Community-based nonprofit providing legal, housing, education, and immigration services to low-income immigrants in NYC — directly comparable integrated service model and immigrant focus.
• The Door (NYC): NYC youth-services nonprofit providing integrated education, health, legal, and career services to young people including immigrants — comparable integrated model serving overlapping populations.
• Make the Road New York: NYC-based immigrant-led nonprofit providing legal services, education, workforce development, and organizing to Latinx and other immigrant communities — directly overlapping Mixteca's integrated service model and serving the same client segments.
• CASA (Maryland & Virginia): Mid-Atlantic immigrant services and advocacy nonprofit serving Latino and immigrant communities with integration, education, and legal support — directly comparable mission and integrated service delivery model.

Broad incumbents

• Hispanic Federation: National Latino nonprofit serving the Latinx community across the U.S. with education, immigration, health, and economic empowerment programs — comparable mission and target population but at significantly larger scale.
• New York Immigration Coalition: Umbrella policy and advocacy organization for over 200 immigrant-serving groups in NY — operates at the systems/advocacy layer where Mixteca runs community-level immigrant justice programming.
• Catholic Charities of New York: Large established NYC social services nonprofit with broad immigrant-services programming including immigration legal services, ESOL, and case management — overlapping with Mixteca's services but at much larger scale and across all five boroughs.

Emerging players

• African Communities Together: NYC-based immigrant-led organization providing legal, education, and organizing services to African immigrant communities — directly comparable model serving a different immigrant segment in NYC.

Regional players

• Emerald Isle Immigration Center: NYC-based nonprofit providing immigration legal services and education to Irish immigrants and other immigrant communities — comparable community-based immigrant services model focused on a specific ethnic community.

Others

• Mixteca Oaxaca (Mexico): Note: same organization; relevant only as geographic reference for the Mixteca name origin (Oaxaca, Mexico).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/MixtecaOrganization
• Instagraminstagram.com/mixtecaorg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mixteca-organization-inc

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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