Marina Orth Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
270115624
IRS 990 coverage
2019–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
2023635557
Rating
73
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Education N.E.C.

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$497,100
Expenses
$367,641
Assets
$2,024,224
Liabilities
$130

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MAUREEN ORTH (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • MAUREEN ORTH (PRESIDENT)
  • ALDEN KAMIKAWA (TREASURER)
  • LUKE RUSSERT (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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The marina orth foundation, a tax exempt 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity, strives to improve the education of children and youth from disadvantaged socioeconomic areas in medellin, colombia. (continued on schedule o)our mission is to develop stem skills with a focus on technology and robotics, bilingualism, social/emotional learning, and leadership to empower our students. We are convinced that their success not only depends on classroom learning but also self-confidence, teamwork, and perseverance. A knowledge of technology and english combined with strong interpersonal skills will enable them to compete in the 21st century and to help achieve their dreams and goals.

What it reported doing in 2025

At the marina orth foundation, a tax-exempt 501(c)3 non-profit public charity, we are convinced that an education is a key engine of change and closes the gaps in social inequality through our curriculum and clubs. For 20 years we have served a total 132,000 students in 80 schools in medellin and 8 other municipalities. We break barriers and build bridges to a bright future by providing our students the opportunity to learn english, robotics, technology, explore their vocations, and access university scholarships. Beyond acquiring new skills and knowledge our students also develop essential skills, resilience, creativity, innovation, and critical thinking. Our success means stressing teamwork and project based learning to address community needs. (con't on schedule o)their knowledge of technology and english combined with strong interpersonal skills enables them to achieve their dreams and goals. In 2025, with thanks to our private/public partners, some of our achievements include: robotics: our robotics clubs compete against the best students from public and private schools in medellin and throughout colombia. At the international youth robot competition in south korea we won a gold, three silver and two honorable mention medals. In 2025, we won 14 medals in total at competitions at both the national and international level.expansion continues: the marina orth foundation expanded into two additional areas, the municipalities of barbosa and el barge. New technologies bootcamp program: under the sponsorship of the mayor's office and the medellin science, technology and innovation district, we trained over 700 students and 33 teachers in emerging technologies using stem methodologies and project-based learning to bridge digital literacy gaps in the city's most underserved districts.scholarships: we currently have 26 scholarship recipients pursuing their dreams through university education and intensive english programs. Our scholars are graduating as lawyers, english language teachers, and computer systems engineers.teachlabs: we created both virtual and in-person training for almost 300 teachers to help refine their skills and improve classroom management. Through stem integration workshops, teachers designed interdisciplinary projects to make an impact in the classroom.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 91% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 93% of its reported program spending out as grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

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

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 73
  • Transparency & Controls: 75
  • Accountability: 64
  • Sustainability: 74
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 73.9%; rating input score 74
  • Program expense ratio: 97.2%; rating input score 97
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: 0 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Fail
    • 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 81st 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; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 26%; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 5.51; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 17.2% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.9% per year; rating input score 100; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0.9% per year; rating input score 100; 25th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 73.9% of revenue deployed · 97.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 3 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $357K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 22 of 22 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors and foreign activity
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2019 to 2025
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight: 8 of 8 not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 53/100.