Armando Info INC

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Miami, FL501(c)(3)Since 2024Arts & CultureEIN 99-2590228

Armando.info, INC is organizer and operated and operated exclusively for educational purposes, specifically for engaging in investigative journalism to provide independent news stories from countries, including venezuela, where readers often struggle to find reliable sources of information due to the repressive regime, thus, the origanization aims to report on stories across borders the might not have place on other new sites. The organization produces and publishers journalist stories on topics such as corruption, money laundering, human reghts and environmental issues, the organization accoumplishers its purpose by posting theses stories on the website: https://armando.info

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
42¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$129K 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
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $54K a year · 17% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
42%
of spending
Concern: 42% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$129K
to officers and key staff · 41% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 59% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 41% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $24K
Fine: 1 funder names 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
0
of 3 voting members
Concern: none of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$407K
+91% vs prior year
Spent
$314K
To programs
42%
Net assets
$174K
By yearFY2024–FY2025
Revenue
$407K
FY2025▲ +91%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2024$213K
FY2025$407K
Expenses
$314K
FY2025▲ +58%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2024$199K
FY2025$314K
Net assets
$174K
FY2025▲ +114%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2024$82K
FY2025$174K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2025.

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

Where the money goes

42 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 42% · $132K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990; $129K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director and President
$46,099Pt VII · Sec A
Direct-Secretary
$46,099Pt VII · Sec A
Director-Treasurer
$36,699Pt VII · Sec A

Ewald Scharfenberg’s $46K as Director and President is at the 41st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Ewald Scharfenberg$46,099$22,240
Roberto Deniz$46,099$22,760
Joseph Poliszuk$36,699$18,600

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

Investigates corruption with evidence, promoting transparency and informed civic participation.

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1 program service account for $132K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Program service 1- conducted independent investigative journalism focuses on corruption governance and accountability in latin america (venezuela) published a series of evidence-based report that reached thousand of readers and were cited by international media expense usd 109842.80 program service 2- civic educational edit and training…

$132Kprogram 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 1 funder$24K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$407K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$407K
Investment incomeLn 3$14
Other incomeLn 4–11$14
Money outPt IX
$314K
Ln 25
Programscol B$132K
Owns and owesPt X
$174K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$174K
Total assetsLn 16$174K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$407K
Government grantsLn 1e$6K
Investment incomeLn 3$14
Other incomeLn 4–11$14
Total revenueLn 12$407K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$174K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$174K
Total assetsLn 16$174K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$174K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$82K$174K
Total assetsLn 16$82K$174K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$82K$174K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$34K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$18K
Office expensesLn 13$698
Information technologyLn 14$12K
TravelLn 17$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$245K
Total functional expensesLn 25$314K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $407K$314K$93K$174K 990 PDF
FY2024 $213K$199K$15K$82K 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 FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $407,340 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$6,452
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$400,860
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$407,312
VIII-3 Investment income$14
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)$14
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$407,340
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $314,459 across 7 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting fees$2,400
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$33,910
IX-11g Other fees for services$18,200
IX-13 Office expenses$698
IX-14 Information technology$12,385
IX-17 Travel$2,225
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$244,641
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$314,459
Part X · Balance sheet $174,392 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $81,515$174,392
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $81,515$174,392
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $81,515$174,392
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $81,515$174,392
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $174,392 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$407,340
XI-2 Total expenses$314,459
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$92,881
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$81,515
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$174,392

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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