Terra Advocati Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 472075729
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2023–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2022
- Location
- San Antonio, TX, USA
- Rating
- 89
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Environmental Education and Outdoor Survival Programs
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $148,767
- Expenses
- $114,846
- Assets
- $46,743
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
10 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- MARISSA RAMIREZ (PRESIDENT)
- JESS M MAYES (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
People named in this filing
- MARISSA RAMIREZ (PRESIDENT)
- NADIA GAONA (DIRECTORS)
- BRYAN HUMMEL (DIRECTORS)
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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
To facilitate interdisciplinary exchanges between art culture academia and the environment to create a brighter regenerative future for all.
What it reported doing in 2024
This year we concluded our USDA Foreign Agricultural Service FAS grant in collaboration with Texas State University and multiple higher education institutions in Mexico. The grant supported research on Vetiver grass for pollution mitigation carbon sequestration slope stabilization watershed regeneration and on-farm ecological benefits. The HRAC located in Tamasopo San Luis Potos Mexico serves as a freely accessible educational hub for local farmers students and institutions. With a surrounding agricultural population of over 25,000 the center offers a demonstration site for regenerative practices that address poverty environmental degradation and community fragmentation. Dozens of regional universities and schools have toured and collaborated with the center. The international component also engages students and faculty in Texas through cross-border research and exchange. We also received a Pollinator Partnership Grants for native plant tree restoration in forests.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 88% 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. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 83
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 53
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 74.8%; rating input score 75
- Program expense ratio: 96.9%; rating input score 97
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 22.8%; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.41; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 200% per year; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 107% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 113.9% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 74.8% of revenue deployed · 96.9% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $111K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
- Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
- 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.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 32/100.