Luz De Vida provides benvolent assistance to orphanages, children and youth programs, schools and women's programs in south america. Luz De Vida provides scholarships, youth transitional services, and women's classes.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$34K 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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FY2022 · 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $97K a year · 24% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$34K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
19 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 19.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $15K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$363K
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$243K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$385K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$363K
FY2022▼ -3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$448K
FY2021$376K
FY2022$363K
FY2023$391K
FY2024$499K
FY2025$378K
Expenses
$243K
FY2022▲ +15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$333K
FY2021$211K
FY2022$243K
FY2023$325K
FY2024$390K
FY2025$374K
Net assets
$385K
FY2022▲ +45%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$100K
FY2021$265K
FY2022$385K
FY2023$451K
FY2024$560K
FY2025$564K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2010.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $181K Management & general 9% · $23K Fundraising 16% · $39K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $34K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/Ce
$34,083Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Former Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Former Secre
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Robyn Hanson’s $52K as President/Ce is at the 48th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Robyn Hanson$52,217$48,000$46,245$34,083$27,000$27,000

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides aid and programs to youth and women in South America.

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1 program · $181K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Program resources are dedicated to orphaned children, at-risk teens and impoverished women in northern peru through support of schools, orphanages, YOUTH/WOMEN'S programs, mission trips & volunteer programs.

$181Kprogram expense

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$15K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$363K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$320K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$29K
Other incomeLn 4–11$14K
Money outPt IX
$243K
Ln 25
Programscol B$181K
Managementcol C$23K
Fundraisingcol D$39K
Owns and owesPt X
$385K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$391K
Total assetsLn 16$391K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$320K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$14K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$29K
Investment incomeLn 3$247
Other incomeLn 4–11$14K
Total revenueLn 12$363K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$368K
SavingsLn 2$23K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$391K
Total assetsLn 16$391K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
Net assetsLn 32$385K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 675
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$258K$391K
Total assetsLn 16$269K$391K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$6K
Net assetsLn 32$265K$385K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$127K$127K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$34K$10K$7K$17K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$12K$5K$4K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$1K$798$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$270$3K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$3K$4K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$9K$457$2K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$370$175$195
TravelLn 17$31K$31K$84
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$1K$1K$158
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K$352
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$1K$625$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$629$609$20
Total functional expensesLn 25$243K$181K$23K$39K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $378K$374K$4K$564K 990 PDF
FY2024 $499K$390K$109K$560K 990 PDF
FY2023 $391K$325K$66K$451K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $363K$243K$120K$385K 990 PDF
FY2021 $376K$211K$165K$265K 990 PDF
FY2020 $448K$333K$115K$100K 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 F · Foreign O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $362,685 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $316,496$319,536
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $53,666$28,592
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5$247
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $5,447$14,310
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $375,614$362,685
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $141,915$126,756
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $34,019$49,650
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $34,716$66,179
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $210,650$242,585
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $164,964$120,100
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $362,685 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$14,101
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$305,435
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$319,536
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $27,958 · Excluded from tax $634$28,592
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $247$247
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $13,545$13,545
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $765$765
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $28,970 · Excluded from tax $14,179$362,685
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $242,585 across 14 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $126,756$126,756
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $10,225 · Management $6,817 · Fundraising $17,041$34,083
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,815 · Management $3,612 · Fundraising $3,612$12,039
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,150 · Management $798 · Fundraising $1,580$3,528
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,805$1,805
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $270 · Fundraising $2,576$2,846
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,846 · Management $4,338 · Fundraising $5,012$12,196
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $457 · Management $1,755 · Fundraising $7,015$9,227
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $175 · Fundraising $195$370
IX-17 TravelPrograms $31,296 · Management $84$31,380
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,149 · Management $1,151 · Fundraising $158$2,458
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,758 · Fundraising $352$2,110
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,266 · Management $625 · Fundraising $1,267$3,158
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $609 · Management $20$629
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $180,744 · Management $23,033 · Fundraising $38,808$242,585
Part X · Balance sheet $391,403 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $181,532$367,932
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $76,946$23,471
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $269,082$391,403
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,104$6,325
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,104$6,325
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $264,978$385,078
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $264,978$385,078
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $269,082$391,403
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $385,078 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$362,685
XI-2 Total expenses$242,585
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$120,100
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$264,978
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$385,078

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