Caring for Colombia

Legal name: Foundation Caring for Colombia Ltd

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
200484859
IRS 990 coverage
2016–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2015
Location
New York, NY, USA
Phone
+1 (833) 647 0578
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International Relief

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$276,129
Expenses
$407,030
Assets
$423,786
Liabilities
$82,303

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • GENEVIEVE MAQUINAY DESEGLISE (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • GENEVIEVE MAQUINAY DESEGLISE (PRESIDENT)
  • ROBERT GRAFFAM (TREASURER)
  • MARIA PAULA CARVAJAL (SECRETARY)

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

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

Overview

Mission

Caring For Colombia is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that connects U.S. donors with impactful social projects in Colombia. Since 2003, we have built strong relationships with local leaders and institutions, fostering transformation in the most vulnerable communities. Our focus areas include education, leadership, sustainability and culture.

What it reported doing in 2024

- fundacion solidaridad por colombia: funded in 1975, this non-profit seeks the integral development of the family as the nucleus of society, through the formation of values. It gives the most support to low-income families in the areas of education, nutrition and strengthening of their family systems, as well as in the relief of victims of natural disasters that have occurred in the national territory.- comparte por una vida colombia: was created in ccuta, colombia, in the border with venezuela. Its mission is to close inequality gaps in the migrant and host population.- fundacion ellen reigner casas: promotes the well-being, quality of life and adherence to treatment of low-income cancer patients of the national cancer institute and other institutions that care for cancer patients, and through efficient management provides them with immediate help to alleviate the psychological, social and economic burden that affects them during their treatment.- corporacion orquesta filarmonca de medellin: provides access to symphonic performances and music education to people from all backgrounds, through 240 activities in 25 municipalities in antioquia, colombia.- asodisvalle: supports disabled children and their families through education, physical, emotional, speech and occupational therapy, nutrition, family counseling, and technical capacitation, among others.- fundacion juan felipe gomez escobar: was created to sustain the physical, mental and emotional health of young women in cartagena so that they can develop their personal and professional potential and positively influence their environments. Juanfe provides its beneficiaries with health assistance and the necessary education and training to be able to secure lasting jobs.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 93% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 92% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 88
  • Transparency & Controls: 69
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 26
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 82.3%; rating input score 82
  • Fundraising efficiency: $11.37 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.9%; rating input score 93; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
    • Requires narrative reports: Fail
    • Conducts field audits: Fail
    • May suspend future funding: Fail
    • Requires financial reports: Fail
    • Conducts site visits: Fail
    • Requires grant agreements: Fail
    • May require repayment: Fail
  • Grant itemization coverage: 74.1%; rating input score 74; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -47.4%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.04; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.19; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 12.5% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 15.9% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 21.2% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 6 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 82.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 3 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $335K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 20 of 21 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and foreign activity
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2016 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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.

Key Signals

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

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight: 7 of 8 not reported.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 7 not reported.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 43/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 6/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 42/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Foreign grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 20/100.