Increase postsecondary enrollment and completion of students from low income communities with the highest postsecondary non-enrollment.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
63¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$80K 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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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
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $112K a year · 18% of revenue · last 3 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
63%
of spending
Worth a look: 63% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$80K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $125K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$11K
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 5 voting members
Concern: none of 5 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$389K
-47% vs prior year
Spent
$626K
To programs
63%
Net assets
$43K
By yearFY2023–FY2025
Revenue
$389K
FY2025▼ -47%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$706K
FY2024$731K
FY2025$389K
Expenses
$626K
FY2025▼ -28%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$672K
FY2024$864K
FY2025$626K
Net assets
$43K
FY2025▼ -85%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$412K
FY2024$279K
FY2025$43K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2020-11-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2022.

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

Where the money goes

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $395K Management & general 36% · $223K Fundraising 1% · $7K

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

1 person listed on the 990; $80K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$80,300Pt VII · Sec A

Leonor Garcia’s $80K as Executive Dir. is at the 72nd 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Leonor Garcia$80,300$80,300$80,300

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps low-income students enroll and finish college.

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1 program · $395K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Our main goal is for Puerto Ricos youth affected by poverty and inequality to have access to opportunities that enable them to pursue and succeed in postsecondary education, leading to better careers and an improved quality of life, while also strengthening Puerto Ricos economic outlook.

$395Kprogram 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$125K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$389K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$389K
Money outPt IX
$626K
Ln 25
Programscol B$395K
Managementcol C$223K
Fundraisingcol D$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$43K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$53K
Total assetsLn 16$53K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
PeoplePt VI, VII
1
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$389K
Government grantsLn 1e$17K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$389K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$53K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$53K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$53K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
Net assetsLn 32$43K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$219K$53K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$295K$53K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K$11K
Net assetsLn 32$279K$43K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$80K$80K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$123K$123K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$11K$6K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$11K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$24K$24K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$358K$255K$95K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9K$6K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$880$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$626K$395K$223K$7K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $389K$626K−$237K$43K 990 PDF
FY2024 $731K$864K−$132K$279K 990 PDF
FY2023 $706K$672K$34K$412K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $388,939 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $731,486$388,939
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $731,486$388,939
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $218,369$219,599
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $645,511$406,113
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $863,880$625,712
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$132,394−$236,773
Part VI · Governance 0 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $388,939 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$17,253
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$371,686
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$388,939
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenue$388,939
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $625,712 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $80,300$80,300
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $122,640$122,640
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,516 · Management $6,143$16,659
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $11,000$11,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $23,520$23,520
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $255,024 · Management $95,137 · Fundraising $7,399$357,560
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,448$2,448
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,206 · Management $2,584$8,790
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $880 · Management $1,915$2,795
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $395,266 · Management $223,047 · Fundraising $7,399$625,712
Part X · Balance sheet $53,354 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $218,642$53,354
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $76,455$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $295,097$53,354
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $15,791$10,821
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $15,791$10,821
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $279,306$42,533
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $279,306$42,533
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $295,097$53,354
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $42,533 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$388,939
XI-2 Total expenses$625,712
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$236,773
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$279,306
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$42,533

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