Vama Foundation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
824840040
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2020–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2019
Location
South Miami, FL, USA
Phone
3056067172
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution

Reported finances

Revenue
$20,917
Expenses
$20,370
Assets
$17,600

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • RAFAEL GOTTENGER (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • RAFAEL GOTTENGER (PRESIDENT)
  • BELEN ESPARIS (VICE PRESIDE)
  • GILBERTO TORRES-MADRIZ (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-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

A not for profit corporation organized exclusively for charitable, religious, educational and scientific purposes; the making of distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under section 501(c) (3) of the internal revenue code. Publicly denouncing the current healthcare crisis occurring in venezuela. Partner in the creation of an effective humanitarian channel to help provide medicines and medical supplies to venezuelans through already established physician networks. Formulate and execute an action plan in case a major health catastrophe occurs in venezuela.

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 100% 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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 98
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 43
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 97.4%; rating input score 97
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 2.6%; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.86; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -22% per year; rating input score 0; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -28.2% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -27.8% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 97.4% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $20K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2020 to 2025
  • 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.

  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 49/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 44/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.