Imagina Childrens Foundation Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 800185403
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2021–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2020
- Location
- Boca Raton, FL, USA
- Phone
- 5619010348
- Rating
- 94
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $100,376
- Expenses
- $112,491
- Assets
- $24,297
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
7 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Alejandro Jaramillo (Vice President)
People named in this filing
- Lourdes Camarena (Executive Dir.)
- Herman J Camarena (Director)
- Alejandro Jaramillo (Vice President)
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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Imagina Children's Foundation empowers underprivileged children in Leon, Mexico, by providing access to a variety of educational, cultural, and emotional development programs. Our focus areas include promoting literacy through reading initiatives, fostering creativity through drawing and painting, and enhancing technological skills through computer programs. Our orchestra program is a key part of our cultural initiatives, which offers children the opportunity to engage in music education, developing both individual and collective skills. In addition, we provide education in dance to promote physical expression and self-confidence. Our programs are designed to support the mental, emotional, and educational well-being of children in vulnerable situations, creating opportunities for them to grow, learn, and reach their full potential.
What it reported doing in 2025
Imagina Childrens Foundation supports children and young adults in vulnerable situations through over 50 programs, including Pre-K, afterschool, orchestra, library, music, and technology initiatives. In 2025, we directly impacted 1,352 students. Some metrics include: Literacy rates improved to an average of 11 books read per student annually, compared to the national average of 3.5. Additionally, 32 students graduated through UVEG (Virtual University of Guanajuato), expanding their academic opportunities. Our preschool program enrolled 103 students, with 40 graduates in the past year. The psychology department provided services to 673 cases, including clinical, educational, and family support, as well as services for children with autism and other special needs. The Positive Parenting program served 60 families, strengthening relationships and supporting childrens development at home. Imaginas initiatives also engaged thousands of community members through various cultural and educational events, fostering community connections and involvement. In 2025, Imagina celebrated 30 years of impact in Mexico and 15 years in Florida, marking different milestones with the same mission. Through its programs, Imagina continues to empower children, families, and communities to reach their full potential through educational, emotional, and cultural support.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
- 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: 100
- Sustainability: 19
- Growth: 80
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 97.1%; rating input score 97
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -12.1%; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.22; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 14% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 4% per year; rating input score 100; 39th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -8.2% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 97.1% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $109K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
- Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
- Schedules: 4 filed schedules
- Filing history: 5 filing years from 2021 to 2025
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
- 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.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 12/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 20/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.