Building Baja S Future FY2024 filing

Tax-deductible

Mexico501(c)(3)EducationEIN 46-0948408

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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.
$48K 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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FY2024 · 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $76K a year · 42% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$48K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
23 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 22.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $20K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$182K
-49% vs prior year
Spent
$309K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$588K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$182K
FY2024▼ -49%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$139K
FY2021$34K
FY2022$209K
FY2023$356K
FY2024$182K
FY2025$175K
Expenses
$309K
FY2024▼ -35%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$125K
FY2021$164K
FY2022$310K
FY2023$475K
FY2024$309K
FY2025$166K
Net assets
$588K
FY2024▼ -17%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$931K
FY2022$831K
FY2023$713K
FY2024$588K
FY2025$602K

From the FY2024 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 May 2013.

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

Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $227K Management & general 27% · $82K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $48K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$48,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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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Questions the 990 asks

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

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

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

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1 program · $227K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Provide college scholarships to deserving, financially disadvantaged young adults in the los cabos community. The activities of building baja's future in the local community are not limited to providing college scholarships to these deserving young adults within the american community living abroad (in the los cabos community).

$227Kprogram 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$20K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$182K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$182K
Money outPt IX
$309K
Ln 25
Programscol B$227K
Managementcol C$82K
Owns and owesPt X
$588K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$588K
Total assetsLn 16$588K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$182K
Total revenueLn 12$182K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$588K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$588K
Total assetsLn 16$588K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$588K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$713K$588K
Total assetsLn 16$713K$588K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$713K$588K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$161K$161K
Accounting feesLn 11c$56K$56K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$710$710
Advertising and promotionLn 12$334$334
Office expensesLn 13$23K$23K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$51K$51K
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$8K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$309K$227K$82K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $175K$166K$9K$602K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $182K$309K−$127K$588K 990 PDF
FY2023 $356K$475K−$119K$713K 990 PDF
FY2022 $209K$310K−$101K$831K 990 PDF
FY2021 $34K$164K−$131K$931K 990 PDF
FY2020 $139K$125K$14K$1.1M 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
See the full FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $181,985 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$181,985
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$181,985
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$181,985
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $309,463 across 8 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $161,011$161,011
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $55,867$55,867
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $710$710
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $334$334
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $23,291$23,291
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $7,119$7,119
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $51,498$51,498
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,567 · Management $2,066$9,633
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $227,195 · Management $82,268 · Fundraising $0$309,463
Part X · Balance sheet $588,410 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $712,738$588,410
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $712,738$588,410
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $712,738$588,410
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $712,738$588,410
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $712,738$588,410
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $588,410 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$181,985
XI-2 Total expenses$309,463
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$127,478
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$712,738
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$3,150
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$588,410

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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