MENTES PUERTORRIQUENAS EN ACCION Charity Report

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MENTES PUERTORRIQUENAS EN ACCION

EIN 66-0728293 · Leadership Development (W70)

What they do

to Build A Community of Young Change Agents Who Make Puerto Rico Their Life Project. This Means We Recruit Engage and Support Young People Who Work On Social Projects In Puerto Rico. We Do This Through A Fellowship Program Citizen Education Internship Placement and Supporting The Projects of Change Agents.

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They name their leaders12 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

82.73%of revenue went to mission work85.3% of expenses · Program services

4.17%of revenue went to fundraising4.3% of expenses

$96.99spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

10.09%of revenue went to management and office costs10.4% of expenses

$0.87in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

83.5%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$866,695

Mission workProgram services$717,00682.73% of revenue85.3% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$87,44810.09% of revenue10.4% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$36,1344.17% of revenue4.3% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$26,1083.01% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$840,58796.99% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 85.3% mission · 10.4% management · 4.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.99% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 91.1% mission · 8.1% management · 0.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 78.70% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 89.5% mission · 9.4% management · 1.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 72.66% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 87.2% mission · 12.7% management · 0.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 86.20% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 80.6% mission · 19.0% management · 0.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 68.35% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$866,695

Expenses$840,587

Annual surplus $26,108 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$717,006 · 85.3% of expenses

Management and office costs$87,448 · 10.4% of expenses

Fundraising$36,134 · 4.3% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$866,695

Expenses$840,587

Assets$731,681

Income$866,695

Contributions$723,383

Mission work (program services)$717,006

Fundraising$36,134

Management and general$87,448

Accounting fees$7,200

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

CAROLINA MEJIAS RIVERAEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $69,342

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (12)

CAROLINA MEJIAS RIVERAEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

ADRIANA RIVERA RIVERAMEMBER

BRAYAN ROSA RODRIGUEZMEMBER

CRISTIAN MARTINEZ MEDINAMEMBER

DANIEL MATOS MELENDEZPRESIDENT

GLENISSE PAGAN ORTIZMEMBER

ISMAEL A VELEZ DE LA ROSATREASURER

JULIO PRIETO RIVERAVICE PRESIDENT

LAURA MATTEI VELAZQUEZSECRETARY

NATACHA SOLA PEREZMEMBER

RENE VARGAS MARTINEZMEMBER

ZAIRA VALLENILLA MARTEMEMBER

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2017
Location: PO BOX 30518, SAN JUAN, PR 00929-1518
In care of: % CAROLINA MEJIAS RIVERA
Primary officer: Rodolfo Romanach Alvarez, CPA

How to reach them

Phone(939) 881-5722 Officer phone(787) 408-5426

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
NTEE classification: Leadership Development (W70)
IRS tax category: Leadership Development
Revocation date: May 15, 2012