La Poderosa Media Project

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
273951819
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2020–2023
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2023, Form 990-N 2017
Location
Saint Paul, MN, USA
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Support N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$81,480
Expenses
$111,861
Assets
$2,641
Liabilities
$2,404

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Maria Alejandra Zambrano (Executive Director and Founder)

People named in this filing

  • Daniel Bryan (Program Coordinator-Facilitator)
  • Daniel Acosta (Program Coordinator)
  • Maria Alejandra Zambrano (Executive Director and Founder)

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 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

We work in Education and Community Development programs providing support to at-risk communities and educating about the human-nature relationship in the countries of Ecuador and Chile

What it reported doing in 2023

Ancestral Identity Education and Sustainability. We worked with the Pintag Amaru association and the Puma Wasi association on developing projects the promote ancestral wisdom and technology. This was carried out in three smaller projects. 1 A summer camp for elementary and middle school children focused on learning ancestral languages and sustainability practices. 2 A project that links renewable energy and ancestral medicinal practices. 3 An investment into the construction of an ancestral wisdom house where traditional practices can be carried out. Direct beneficiaries: 70 Indirect beneficiaries: 120

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 62% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 69% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - 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 revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 73
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 12
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 80.9%; rating input score 81
  • Program expense ratio: 58.9%; rating input score 59

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -37.3%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.02; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.91; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 16.1%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 16.2% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -8.1% per year; rating input score 0; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.7% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 80.9% of revenue deployed · 58.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $66K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2020 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 59/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 17/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 6/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 6/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 9/100.