Maestro Cares Foundation: FY2022 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 45-3706112)

Zayda Cardenas’s $158K as Executive Director is at the 19th percentile of top reported officer pay among 345 $10–100M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022
Zayda Cardenas	$157,731	$141,612	—
Zaydy Cardenas	—	—	$135,857

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 housing, education, and resources to help disadvantaged children and communities thrive.

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2 programs · $3.0M · in their own filed words · FY2022

01

Child sponsorship program, scholarships and contributions to social service organizations

$1.5Mprogram expense

02

Expenses for Projects Included the Following During 2022

Roosevelt square community center sos children's villages illinois in chicago, illinois, center for wellbeing and happiness lower eastside girls club in new york city, new york, jardin de ninos la mascota fundacion mir montessori children's day care center in buenos aires, argentina, centro vocacional fundacion jeison…

$1.4Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$21K

The Miami Foundation INCFY2024$18K

United Way Miami INCFY2024$12K

Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$10K

Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$62K

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Grants paid · 12 grants · $1.7M · 2020–2024

Small Steps Nurturing CenterTX · FY2024$300,000

Ronald McDonald House Charities-Lurie Kitchen ChicagoFY2024$100,000

Sos Children's Village in CaliforniaCA · FY2023$250,000

Small Steps Nurturing CenterTX · FY2023$200,000

Lower East Side Girls ClubNY · FY2023$200,000

Lower East Side Girls ClubNY · FY2022$200,000

Sos Children's Village in ChicagoFY2022$50,000

Lower East Side Girls ClubNY · FY2021$200,000

Sos Children's Village in ChicagoFY2021$50,000

Sos Children's Village in ChicagoFY2020$75,000

World Central Kitchen IncorporatedDC · FY2020$21,000

We Are All Human FoundationNY · FY2020$5,000

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$7.1M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.3M

Investment incomeLn 3$51K

Money outPt IX

$4.4M

Ln 25

Programscol B$3.5M

Managementcol C$371K

Fundraisingcol D$544K

Owns and owesPt X

$8.5M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.4M

Total assetsLn 16$10.3M

LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M

PeoplePt VI, VII

9

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a8

IndependentVI 1b8

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.3M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$102K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$1.4M

Investment incomeLn 3$51K

Gains on assetsLn 7−$162K

Total revenueLn 12$7.1M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$4.1M

SavingsLn 2$354K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.4M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.5M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K

Other assetsLn 15$762K

Total assetsLn 16$10.3M

LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M

Net assetsLn 32$8.5M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 59

VolunteersI 618

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

Line	Start FY22	End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$2.2M	$4.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$3.7M	$3.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$14K	$9K
Total assetsLn 16	$6.2M	$10.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$78K	$1.8M
Net assetsLn 32	$6.2M	$8.5M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$250K	$250K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3	$1.2M	$1.2M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$588K	$347K	$59K	$182K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$61K	$36K	$6K	$19K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$44K	$26K	$4K	$14K
Legal feesLn 11b	$3K		$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$10K		$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$224K	$50K	$60K	$113K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$13K	$6K	$4K	$3K
OccupancyLn 16	$118K		$118K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$5K		$5K
InsuranceLn 23	$11K		$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$1.7M	$1.6M	$3K	$160K
All other expensesLn 24e	$165K	$25K	$88K	$53K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$4.4M	$3.5M	$371K	$544K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$10.1M	$5.6M	$4.5M	$14.6M	990 PDF
FY2023	$6.0M	$5.3M	$730K	$9.5M	990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing	$7.1M	$4.4M	$2.7M	$8.5M	990 PDF
FY2021	$3.1M	$2.5M	$569K	$6.2M	990 PDF
FY2020	$1.5M	$1.6M	−$97K	$5.5M	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 M · Noncash O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $7,139,999 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,654,756$7,266,669

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $91,931−$111,475

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $347,538−$15,195

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,094,225$7,139,999

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,365,086$1,447,898

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $558,604$693,088

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $601,124$2,264,981

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,524,814$4,405,967

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $569,411$2,734,032

Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8

VI-1b Independent voting members8

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 $7,139,999 across 9 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$1,437,627

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,829,042

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$102,145

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$7,266,669

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $51,008$51,008

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$162,483−$162,483

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$18,519−$18,519

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,324$3,324

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$108,151 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$18,519$7,139,999

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,405,967 across 14 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $250,000$250,000

IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $1,197,898$1,197,898

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $346,716 · Management $58,765 · Fundraising $182,174$587,655

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $36,022 · Management $6,105 · Fundraising $18,927$61,054

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $26,184 · Management $4,438 · Fundraising $13,757$44,379

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,506$2,506

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,061$10,061

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $49,819 · Management $60,494 · Fundraising $113,381$223,694

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,916 · Management $3,887 · Fundraising $3,223$13,026

IX-16 OccupancyManagement $118,272$118,272

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $5,111$5,111

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $10,737$10,737

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,553,127 · Management $2,787 · Fundraising $160,289$1,716,203

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $24,794 · Management $88,026 · Fundraising $52,551$165,371

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,490,476 · Management $371,189 · Fundraising $544,302$4,405,967

Part X · Balance sheet $10,258,565 assets, 14 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,096,807$4,056,949

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $61,904$353,508

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $375,065$1,528,040

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $10,696$19,850

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $13,675$8,564

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,685,368$3,529,968

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$761,686

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,243,515$10,258,565

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $77,871$1,041,192

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$761,686

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $77,871$1,802,878

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,165,644$8,455,687

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,165,644$8,455,687

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,243,515$10,258,565

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,455,687 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$7,139,999

XI-2 Total expenses$4,405,967

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,734,032

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,165,644

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$443,989

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,455,687

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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