Rayo de Sol works with children, adolescents and adults in vulnerable communities in Matagalpa, Nicaragua, where poverty levels are high and social services are extremely limited. Currently, the organization implements five programs, including: Spiritual Development, Educational Quality, Integral Community Health, Youth in Action and Community Development. These programs are designed to respond to the pressing needs in these communities and improve the quality of life of more than 5,000 people. Rayo de Sol currently provides program services in 35 schools and communities in Matagalpa, striving to improve health, education and nutrition services for the most impoverished communities, as well as creating new economic opportunities for adults. This work is done in coordination with local organizations, community leaders and public agencies. Since beginning work in Nicaragua, significant improvements have been documented in nutritional levels, health and hygiene and permanence of children

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$99K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $79K a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$99K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
23 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 22.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $438K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$12K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 11 voting members
Concern: none of 11 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$577K
Spent
$401K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$776K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$577K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$577K
FY2021$615K
FY2022$808K
FY2023$786K
FY2024$918K
FY2025$715K
Expenses
$401K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$401K
FY2021$642K
FY2022$604K
FY2023$720K
FY2024$726K
FY2025$854K
Net assets
$776K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$776K
FY2021$748K
FY2022$952K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.1M

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2006.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $324K Management & general 10% · $41K Fundraising 9% · $36K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

15 people listed on the 990; $99K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
U.s. Director
$43,548Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$41,500Pt VII · Sec A
Fundraising Manager
$8,000Pt VII · Sec A
Administrative Assistant
$6,235Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Peter Douglas Schaller’s $57K as Executive Director is at the 52nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $100K–1M international nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Peter Douglas Schaller$57,000$56,750$48,750$43,750$42,667$41,500
Leslie Long$27,064$46,296$46,242$5,752——
Scott Finlayson———$75$200$43,548
Katharine Powell$520——$15,320$24,370$6,235
Audra Esper$15,765—————
Ashley Glover—————$8,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Improves health, education, and nutrition for vulnerable people in Nicaragua.

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1 program · $324K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Rayo de Sol implements health, education, nutrition and community development programs in vulnerable communities in Matagalpa, Nicaragua. Most notably, program services are provided for more than 3,000 preschool and primary students, which has helped to improve retention and promotion rates.

$324Kprogram expense

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Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$577K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$582K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$401K
Ln 25
Programscol B$324K
Managementcol C$41K
Fundraisingcol D$36K
Owns and owesPt X
$776K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$758K
Total assetsLn 16$788K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$582K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$7K
Total revenueLn 12$577K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$758K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$758K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$30K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$788K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
Net assetsLn 32$776K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$260K$758K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$311K$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$30K$30K
Total assetsLn 16$601K$788K
LiabilitiesLn 26$155$12K
Net assetsLn 32$600K$776K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$99K$63K$28K$8K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$68K$68K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$5K$2K$612
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$23K$23K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$17K$15K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$12K$11K$920
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$144K$144K
All other expensesLn 24e$21K$18K$2K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$401K$324K$41K$36K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $715K$854K−$138K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $918K$726K$192K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $786K$720K$66K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $808K$604K$204K$952K 990 PDF
FY2021 $615K$642K−$28K$748K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $577K$401K$175K$776K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $576,764 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $486,428$581,524
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $10,851−$4,760
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $497,279$576,764
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $159,397$174,577
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $17,297$23,379
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $223,090$203,428
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $399,784$401,384
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $97,495$175,380
Part VI · Governance 0 of 11 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $576,764 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$581,524
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$581,524
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,311$2,311
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$7,071−$7,071
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$7,071 · Excluded from tax $2,311$576,764
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $401,384 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $63,274 · Management $28,009 · Fundraising $8,000$99,283
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $67,641$67,641
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,900 · Management $2,141 · Fundraising $612$7,653
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,863$2,863
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $23,379$23,379
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $2,718$2,718
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $15,389 · Management $1,196$16,585
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,869 · Management $920$11,789
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,611$4,611
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $144,002$144,002
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $17,853 · Management $1,748 · Fundraising $1,259$20,860
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $323,928 · Management $41,488 · Fundraising $35,968$401,384
Part X · Balance sheet $787,901 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $259,749$758,065
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $29,836$29,836
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $310,930$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $600,515$787,901
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $155$12,161
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $155$12,161
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $288,627$775,740
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $600,360$775,740
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $600,515$787,901
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $775,740 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$576,764
XI-2 Total expenses$401,384
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$175,380
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$600,360
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$775,740

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