Latin American Leadership Foundation INC

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Orlando, FL501(c)(3)Public & Societal BenefitEIN 83-3823621Revenue $1.9M in FY2024

On file with the IRSlatinamericanleadershipacademy.org9251 S Orange Blossom Trl Ste 2, 32837-8328 · Orlando, FLTax-exempt since Oct 2019Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To promote sustainable economic development and strengthen democratic governance in Latin America by developing and connecting a new generation of principled and socially innovative leaders.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
64¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$110K 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $500K a year · 37% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
64%
of spending
Worth a look: 64% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$110K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 73% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $639K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$115K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.9M
+24% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
64%
Net assets
$2.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.9M
FY2024▲ +24%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$683K
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.9M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2024+0.04%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$346K
FY2021$625K
FY2022$903K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M
Net assets
$2.5M
FY2024▲ +41%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$337K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.5M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2019.

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Where the money goes

64 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 64% · $731K Management & general 20% · $233K Fundraising 16% · $184K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $110K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$109,996Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

David Baptista’s $110K as Director is at the 27th percentile of top reported officer pay among 731 $1–10M public & societal benefit 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
David Baptista$109,996$84,996$70,861$50,831$28,283

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

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Empowers Latin American leaders for sustainable development and democratic governance.

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1 program · $731K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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In 2024, LALA's core programs continued to perform well, engaging a total of 544 participants across key initiatives. The leadership bootcamp, serving as the gateway into LALA's lifelong ecosystem, delivered ten virtual camps focused on self-leadership, storytelling, and community building.

$731Kprogram expense

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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
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$322K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$731K
Managementcol C$233K
Fundraisingcol D$184K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$770K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$115K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$322K
Gains on assetsLn 7$253K
Total revenueLn 12$1.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$770K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$770K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$115K
Net assetsLn 32$2.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$854K$770K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$53K$115K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M$2.5M
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$6K$6K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$170K$119K$23K$28K
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$1K$1K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$674K$467K$96K$110K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$334$334
Office expensesLn 13$350$350
Information technologyLn 14$26K$3K$8K$16K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$6K$4K$1K
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$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$219K$122K$74K$23K
All other expensesLn 24e$32K$14K$14K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$731K$233K$184K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.9M$1.1M$726K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.5M$1.1M$359K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$903K$286K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$625K$792K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $683K$346K$337K$337K 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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Part I · Summary $1,873,893 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,506,065$1,552,201
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $774$321,692
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,506,839$1,873,893
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $50,000$6,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $398$1,188
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,047,528$1,141,087
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,097,926$1,148,275
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $408,913$725,618
Part VI · Governance 7 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,873,893 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,552,201
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,552,201
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $69,114$69,114
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $252,578$252,578
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $252,578 · Excluded from tax $69,114$1,873,893
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,148,275 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 recipientsPrograms $6,000$6,000
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $118,926 · Management $22,626 · Fundraising $28,440$169,992
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,800$11,800
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $1,188$1,188
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $467,215 · Management $96,476 · Fundraising $109,952$673,643
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $334$334
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $350$350
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,773 · Management $7,860 · Fundraising $15,682$26,315
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelManagement $4,462 · Fundraising $1,348$5,810
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 $1,467$1,467
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $121,956 · Management $73,876 · Fundraising $23,452$219,284
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $14,320 · Management $14,351 · Fundraising $3,421$32,092
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $731,190 · Management $233,268 · Fundraising $183,817$1,148,275
Part X · Balance sheet $2,613,458 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $853,949$769,572
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $15,000$35,000
X-4 Accounts receivable$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 assetsStart of year $957,025$1,808,886
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,825,974$2,613,458
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $51,241$110,873
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,854$4,088
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $53,095$114,961
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,772,879$2,498,497
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,772,879$2,498,497
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,825,974$2,613,458
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,498,497 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,873,893
XI-2 Total expenses$1,148,275
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$725,618
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,772,879
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,498,497

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