Escuela Agricola Panamericana
Overview
Mission
Transform lives and positively impact society through access to a comprehensive and innovative education system that provides solutions to agri-food systems in a socially, environmentally and financially sustainable environment
What it reported doing in 2024
HIGHER EDUCATION: ACADEMIC PROGRAM: Students from 19 countries participate in our formal academic program which include undergraduate degrees in Food Science and Technology, Agribusiness Administration, Environment and Development, in addition to our traditional degree in Agronomy. A total of 1,210 students were enrolled at beginning of the year 2024. MASTER PROGRAM: In August 2018, the University started the Academic Master's Program in Sustainable. The program is based on processes of continuous improvement and educational quality, trends in higher education and market needs, societies and employers. The program will help generate scientific information that contributes to the development of alternatives for streamlined food security in Honduras and the region. In addition, the Program will provide alternatives to support the rational use of resources in agricultural production, food security and the mitigation of adverse impacts from environmental conditions. A total of 34 students were enrolled in 2024, comprising 16 in the Agribusiness Program and 18 in the Coffee Growing and Business Program, both in collaboration with EAFIT University of Colombia.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The nonprofit carried out 82% of its reported program work directly.
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 042104172
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2010–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Headquarters
- Washington, DC, USA
- Rating
- 72
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- International, Foreign Affairs
The verdict
SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 54
- Transparency & Controls: 75
- Accountability: 95
- Sustainability: 81
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 43.3%; rating input score 43
- Program expense ratio: 77.9%; rating input score 78
- Fundraising efficiency: $9.88 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
- Foreign activity oversight: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
- Grant itemization coverage: 99.6%; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
- Public monitoring controls: Limited
- Public policy transparency: Limited
- Public financial transparency: Limited
- Impact reporting controls: Limited
- Public relationship transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
- Public governance controls: Limited
- Zakat policy transparency: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 28.7%; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
- Operating reserve ratio: 4.06; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.11; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 2.8%; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 3.2% per year; rating input score 100; 24th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 6.1% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 4.3% per year; rating input score 100; 31st percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 43.3% of revenue deployed · 77.9% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 15 of 15 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
- Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $36.2M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $341K · 23 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
- Consistency: 37 of 37 current checks pass
- Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, and executive pay
- Filing history: 14 annual filings from 2010 to 2024
- Money network: 8 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.