Te Amo Pr

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
660975633
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
San Juan, PR, USA
Phone
8133357131
Rating
55
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Emergency Assistance

Reported finances

Revenue
$458,122
Expenses
$159,360
Assets
$515,396
Liabilities
$2,750

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Laura DiBenedetto (President)

Highest reported compensation

  • Chin Yao (Treasury): $23,847 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Depply rooted in our actions is the belief in the Pay It Forward movement. Were here, not for income, but for outcome. Our guiding principle revolves around spreading love, compassion, and inspiring acts of kindness without expecting anything in return. Our focus extend from ensuring food security by aiding our islands dedicated farmers to providing essential support to the hardest-hit communities, especially those still grappling with the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona.

What it reported doing in 2024

Te Amo PR developed a response and direct aid program AFTER HURRICANE FIONA, focused on supporting affected families and farmers across the island. Through this effort, the organization has worked to repair and waterproof ther roofs of severely damaged homes, providing safety and stability to residents who wer still living with structural damage. In addition, they offered food assistance to vulnerable individuals and communities, ensuring access to food during a period of crisis. The program also included support for local farms and farmers, helping them recover their operations after significant losses caused by the hurricane. Overall, this initiative sought to strengthen community resilience, promote safety and well-being, and support the sustainable recovery of those affected by Fiona.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 83% 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

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of voting board members are independent.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 49
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 10
  • Sustainability: 71
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 32.4%; rating input score 32
  • Program expense ratio: 93.2%; rating input score 93
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 65.2%; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.23; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 32.4% of revenue deployed · 93.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 3 board members independent · 2 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $149K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $24K · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 21 of 21 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 32/100.
  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 7 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 49/100.