Project Salvador Crafts

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
841207953
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Denver, CO, USA
Phone
7202977091
Rating
85
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International Development

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$88,362
Expenses
$108,827
Assets
$131,669
Liabilities
$23,143

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Mary Alice Bramming (President)

People named in this filing

  • Mary Alice Bramming (President)
  • Susana Avelar-Recinos (Secretary)
  • Patricia Lawless (Treasurer, Bookkeeper)

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

Support of grassroots community development through funding of projects affecting over 3000 people in 110 communities throughout El Salvador. Ongoing projects include microlending with women's committees in 30 communities in rural Cuscatlan including start up funds of up to $2500 per community for microcredit loans and ongoing training and technical assistance, trainings for women in agriculture, reproductive rights and domestic violence prevention in rural Cuscatlan, community radio in rural Cabanas, community organizing training for 80 ADESCOs throughout the country, post-secondary education support for youth in Cuscatlan, UCA Scholarship program, and scholarships for 10 high school and college students, a community clinic and a school in Cuscatlan.

What it reported doing in 2024

2024-2025 Projects include: Community Radio Project providing logistics support for community reporters to report on issues of local concern in rural Cabanas; community organizing training for 80 ADESCOs; microlending with women's committees in 30 communities in rural Cuscatlan including start up funds of up to $2500 per community for microcredit loans and ongoing training and technical assistance; trainings for women in agriculture, reproductive rights and domestic violence prevention in rural Cuscatlan; post-secondary support for youth in Cuscatlan; UCA Scholarship Program and Papaturro Development project funding 10 high school and college scholarships and a community clinic.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 96% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 98% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - 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: 99
  • Transparency & Controls: 80
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 35
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 99.5%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: $164.51 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
    • Requires narrative reports: Pass
    • Conducts field audits: Fail
    • May suspend future funding: Fail
    • Requires financial reports: Pass
    • Conducts site visits: Pass
    • Requires grant agreements: Fail
    • May require repayment: Fail
  • Grant itemization coverage: 96.7%; rating input score 97; 57th 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: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • 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: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -23.2%; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.21; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.18; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0.8% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -11.2% per year; rating input score 0; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.7% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 99.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $108K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 41 of 42 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors and foreign activity
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2020 to 2024
  • 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.

  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight: 4 of 8 not reported.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 38/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 27/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 16/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Foreign grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.