Mariposa Dr Foundation

Tax-deductible

Ithaca, NY501(c)(3)Since 2009Human ServicesEIN 27-0726866

To support and promote education and empowerment programs in the Dominican Republic children and young adults, especially girls. (Continued on Schedule O) We promote health and education improvements, opportunities for achieving sustainable economic development, increasing standards of living, strengthening community infrastructure and assisting in the relief of poverty.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 265 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $1K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$149K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 72% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$159K
37% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 37% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
+42% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$276K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +42%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$591K
FY2021$775K
FY2022$903K
FY2023$815K
FY2024$812K
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +48%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$614K
FY2021$742K
FY2022$976K
FY2023$775K
FY2024$787K
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
$276K
FY2025▲ +50%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$158K
FY2021$192K
FY2022$119K
FY2023$159K
FY2024$184K
FY2025$276K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2009.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $1.0M Management & general 7% · $78K Fundraising 4% · $51K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990; $149K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$148,950Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Patricia Thorndike Suriel’s $149K as Executive Director is at the 72nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M human services 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Patricia Thorndike Suriel$148,950$144,612$140,400$135,012$135,012$128,500

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Empowers young girls in the Dominican Republic through education and support programs.

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1 program service account for $1.0M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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We create sustainable solutions to end generational poverty by educating girls to become empowered young women and inspiring the international community to join the global movement. Our vision is to create a model that can be adapted around the world for a holistic girls' education and empowerment program to end generational poverty.

$1.0Mprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$97K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.0M
Managementcol C$78K
Fundraisingcol D$51K
Owns and owesPt X
$276K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$393K
Total assetsLn 16$435K
LiabilitiesLn 26$159K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$97K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$393K
SavingsLn 2$500
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$393K
Total assetsLn 16$435K
LiabilitiesLn 26$159K
Net assetsLn 32$276K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 6265
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$200K$393K
Total assetsLn 16$220K$435K
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K$159K
Net assetsLn 32$184K$276K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$805K$805K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$227K$136K$45K$45K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1K$666$222$222
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$7K$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$19K$13K$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$4K$974
TravelLn 17$18K$18K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$5K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$46K$46K
All other expensesLn 24e$429$429
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$1.0M$78K$51K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.2M$1.2M−$10K$276K 990 PDF
FY2024 $812K$787K$25K$184K 990 PDF
FY2023 $815K$775K$40K$159K 990 PDF
FY2022 $903K$976K−$73K$119K 990 PDF
FY2021 $775K$742K$33K$192K 990 PDF
FY2020 $591K$614K−$23K$158K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,154,836 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,057,639
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,057,639
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $97,197$97,197
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $97,197 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,154,836
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,164,393 across 12 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $804,717$804,717
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $136,478 · Management $45,493 · Fundraising $45,493$227,464
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $666 · Management $222 · Fundraising $222$1,110
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,070 · Management $2,356 · Fundraising $2,356$11,782
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,649$15,649
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $13,073 · Management $3,021 · Fundraising $2,831$18,925
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $6,581$6,581
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,843 · Management $974$4,817
IX-17 TravelPrograms $18,292$18,292
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,339 · Management $3,209$8,548
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $46,079$46,079
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $429$429
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,035,557 · Management $77,934 · Fundraising $50,902$1,164,393
Part X · Balance sheet $434,946 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $199,128$392,886
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $500$500
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $20,000$41,560
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $219,628$434,946
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,087$9,369
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $25,000$150,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $36,087$159,369
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $183,541$260,203
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$15,374
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $183,541$275,577
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $219,628$434,946
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $275,577 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,154,836
XI-2 Total expenses$1,164,393
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$9,557
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$183,541
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$101,593
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$275,577

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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