Joaquin R Escobar Foundation
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 454210078
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2013–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2025
- Location
- Barrington, IL, USA
- Phone
- 8477051489
- Rating confidence
- Limited
- Sector
- International Relief
- Affiliation
- Christianity
Reported finances
- Assets
- $32
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
2 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- GILBERT F KLEIST II (CEO/DIRECTOR)
People named in this filing
- GILBERT F KLEIST II (CEO/DIRECTOR)
- GILBERT D KLEIST III (DIRECTOR)
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
Tthe joaquin r. Escobar foundation is organized for charitable, religious, educational, and scientific purposes furthering the development, stability, and progress of the santa maria community. Specifically, the foundation contributes to community outreach programs in or directed towards the santa maria community (ilocos sur, philippines) in honor of vicki kleist's father, joaquin r. Escobar, former mayor of santa maria, ilocos sur, philippines. Santa maria was hit by a hurricane in 2017. The joaquin r. Escobar foundation contacted the la asuncion de la nueva church in sta. Maria, ilocos sur to see if any assistance was needed in making repairs to the church and the carillon that was installed. Funding for the community outreach programs includes donations for the la asuncion de la nueva church in sta. Maria, ilocos sur, and scholarship grants for the university of the philippines (up). Potential future projects include funding for local education, agriculture, housing, and healthcare,
What it reported doing in 2025
Represented by gilbert kleist, plans were approved for construction of a chapel constructed on the campus of ilocos sur polytechnic state college (ispsc) in the philippines, with construction completed in 2016. The chapel's main construction is complete and final payment remitted. Currently, feedback is monitored to identify ongoing requests related to the chapel's furnishing/upkeep. The joaquin r. Escobar foundation awarded scholarships in 2016-2019. The scholarship in 2018 was a carryover of 2017. The scholarships are for university fees, such as food, dormitory, lab, etc. At the university of the philippines (up) for a santa maria student fitting up's scholarship requirements and selection process. In 2018, continuing repair, relocation between buildings, and reprogramming on la asuncion de la nueva church in sta. Maria was necessary from post hurricane construction. Final repairs and costs related to the electronic carillon installation materials, software programming, and battery replacement are expected in 2019. The majority of the foundation's work and expenses are centered on this program. Current activities include website and brochure design for advertisement of future projects. As noted earlier, 2019 projects include a renewed scholarship, named after the foundation, with up and feedback monitoring for the ispsc chapel project. Additionally, the la asuncion de la nueva church in sta. Maria bell tower carillon is being reprogrammed with a local engineer after the church and convent's building/roof was repaired by unesco and the philippine government for hurricane damage incurred. Upon board approval of proposed projects, director gilbert kleist will travel to the philippines and manage the joaquin r. Escobar foundation's operation on location. On location operations management requires 24 hour availability for project implementation, efficiency, and success. All foundation activities are funded by donation from sponsors, including directors' contribution. The directors' services are 100% volunteer efforts and therefore receive no income for services rendered. During 2020 the philippine government was on lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic and the foundation was unable to work on any projects. During 2021 continual assessment and communication with contacts on potential projects in the philippines has shown increased limitations, risks and complications related to the current covid-19 pandemic we are analyzing future project options.
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
- Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.
The verdict
- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
- Transparency & Controls: NotEnoughData
- Sustainability: NotEnoughData
- Growth: 0
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: Limited
- Program expense ratio: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: Limited
- Total-asset coverage ratio: Limited
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: Limited
Growth
- Program expense growth: -19.1% per year; rating input score 0; 41st percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -19.9% per year; rating input score 0; 37th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -19.6% per year; rating input score 0; 30th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 2 people listed
- Consistency: 1 of 1 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 12 filing years from 2013 to 2025
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- 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 — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.