The Encuentro Project

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
831378279
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2021
Location
El Paso, TX, USA
Phone
9152384872
Rating
89
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Ethnic, Immigrant Centers

Reported finances

Revenue
$161,112
Expenses
$158,187
Assets
$129,082
Liabilities
$28,994

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

1 person listed

People named in this filing

  • MICHAEL COSTELLO (EXECUTIVE DI)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To provide comprehensive immersion and encounter experiences related to vulnerable populations and issues in the el paso-ciudad juarez border region; to offer educational programming and formation grounded in catholic social teaching concerning vulnerable populations consistent with the vatican dicastery for integral human development; to facilitate in- residence reflections and spiritual accompaniment for participants; to perform such other services, activities and functions as may be permitted corporations exempt from tax under section s01(c)(3) of the internal revenue code of 1986 (the "code"); and at all times and within such purposes, to operate exclusively for charitable educational and scientific purposes, within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the code.

What it reported doing in 2024

To offer educational programming and formation grounded in catholic social teaching concerning vulnerable populations consistent with the vatican dicastery for integral human development; to facilitate in-residence reflections and spiritual accompaniment for participants; to perform such other services, activities and functions as may be permitted corporations exempt from tax under section s01(c)(3) of the internal revenue code of 1986 (the "code")

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 98% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 99
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 43
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 98.2%; rating input score 98
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 1.8%; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.82; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.22; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 58.3% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 55.8% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.2% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 98.2% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $158K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 1 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 39/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 53/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 17/100.