Casa Vegana Inc

Overview

Mission

Through educational efforts and community-building activities, casa vegana provides solutions for a more just and sustainable world by unifying plant-based nutrition, animal rights advocacy, and other aspects of veganism.

What it reported doing in 2024

Our organization significantly expanded its communication and outreach efforts to promote veganism as a compassionate, sustainable, and health-conscious lifestyle. We have done made this possible through digital campaigns, media engagement, and in-person events. Key efforts included several outreach events with thousands in attendance, several digital campaigns with thousands of impressions and started working on a youth education initiative hoping to students across the island. Our outreach remains focused on empowering individuals and communities to make informed, compassionate choices for animals, the planet, and their health.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
660946744
IRS 990 coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Headquarters
San Juan, PR, USA
Phone
3476574200
Rating
71
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Food Programs

Official website

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 67
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 72
  • Sustainability: 10
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 32.6%; rating input score 33
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -339.5%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.1; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 58.7%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 19.7% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -139.7% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -157.9% per year; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 32.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 3 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $67K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $70K · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 21 of 21 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 annual filings from 2023 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • AMANDA COLLAZO (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $69,988 total reported compensation
  • ANTHONY MARTINEZ (PROGRMAS DIRECTOR): $50,415 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2024.