Building Baja S Future FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Mexico501(c)(3)EducationEIN 46-0948408

To help young adults gain an education to build a better future for themselves and their communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

Before you give

FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
Is it a real charity?
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Are gifts tax-deductible?
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Is it filing on time?
FY2025
latest Form 990
IRS e-file · Filing history
Is it financially stable?
2 of 6
years in the black
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
How much reaches the programs?
73%
of spending
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Do they have reserves?
102 mo
of spending, in cash
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Who is supporting them already?
2
named funders · $20K
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Do they carry debt?
$0
liabilities
Pt X · Ln 26
Who oversees it?
10
independent of 10 voting board members
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$139K
Spent
$125K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$139K
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$139K
FY2021$34K
FY2022$209K
FY2023$356K
FY2024$182K
FY2025$175K
Expenses
$125K
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$125K
FY2021$164K
FY2022$310K
FY2023$475K
FY2024$309K
FY2025$166K
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$931K
FY2022$831K
FY2023$713K
FY2024$588K
FY2025$602K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CBuilding Baja S Future
EINHdr · item D46-0948408
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 2013
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CMexico,
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B82)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.buildingbajasfuture.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.73 Management & general $0.27
Program services73%$91K
Management & general27%$34K
Total functional expensesLn 25$125K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
73%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
102.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+10%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Total assets
$1.1M
FY2020
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$931K
FY2022$831K
FY2023$713K
FY2024$588K
FY2025$602K
Total liabilities
$0
FY2020
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$0
FY2021$0
FY2022$0
FY2023$0
FY2024$0
FY2025$0
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$14K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.1M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B73%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$1.1M
Months of cash on handcomputed102.3

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$139K
Total revenueLn 12$139K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.1M · Operating expenses/yr $125K
102.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $91K · Total expenses $125K
73%
Management & General
Management & general $34K · Total expenses $125K
27%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $125K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $0 · Solicited contributions $139K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $139K · Total revenue $139K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $139K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $139K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $139K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $125K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $139K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.1M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $139K · Expenses $125K
+10%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.1M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.1M · Total assets $1.1M
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.1M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Jacinto Avalos · Reported title PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $125K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) — · Total expenses $125K
—
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 73%——
Overhead ratio 27%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0%——
Accounting fee ratio 0.6%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

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

Rosa Cecilia Portilla Robertson’s $48K as Managing Director is at the 39th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Rosa Cecilia Portilla Robertson$48,000$48,000$48,000$48,000

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 10Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 10Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Mission and programs

What it does.

Empowers young adults with education for brighter futures and stronger communities.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $91K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
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Provide college scholarships to deserving, needy young adults in the los cabos community. BBF'S activities in local community also involve in the american community living abroad to fulfill their philanthropic needs and improve the quality of life of the people this american community serves.

$91Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$20K

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest $175K$166K-4% 990 PDF
FY2024 $182K$309K-49% 990 PDF
FY2023 $356K$475K+70% 990 PDF
FY2022 $209K$310K+521% 990 PDF
FY2021 $34K$164K-76% 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $139K$125K 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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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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