Vision Mexico Dba Centro Fox

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
522361247
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Arlington, VA, USA
Phone
7038070500
Rating
70
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Service Organizations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$405,178
Expenses
$720,666
Assets
$214,861
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

People named in this filing

  • MARTA SAHAGUN DE FOX (CHAIRPERSON)
  • VICENTE FOX QUESADA (VICE CHAIR)
  • LILIANA MELO DE SADA (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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of the organization is to promote the fight against extreme poverty in mexico and to support the development of mexican american through education, health and community programs.

What it reported doing in 2024

Vision mexico supports the work in mexico and centro fox. Their programs are mainly focused on: 1. Disadvantaged people. 2. Underpriviledged students living in low income rural and urban communities. 3. Public servants. The core programs are: president for a day, presidential series, bread of life, united for the disabled and v a volunteer. Vision mexico supports the work in mexico of vamos and centro fox, serving the following demographics: 85% bajio regiion in mexico (guanajuato-michoacan-queretaro-san luis potosi) 15% other regions and abroad. Age group in years of age: 50% 6-18, 20% 19-35, 20% 35-60, 10% 60 and older. We build on peoples' motivation after visiting centro fox. Vision mexico's biggest challenge is funding; in the bajio region, the demand of services is quite larger than our financial resources. Most of the funding comes from the u.s. In mexico, most are not used to sharing financial resources with the less fortunate. Centro fox is a unique and universal non-profit organization whose vision is to develop quality leaders dedicated to serving their community in mexico and latin america, to create a group of forward thinking individuals whose values are ethical standards appeal to citizens committed to the well-being of all. Built in 2006 to discover, exercise and harness the leadership qualities within all. Visitors have a unique educational experience through its presidential library, collection of archives and exceptional research facilities. Vamos mexico, a non-profit association established in 2001. Its goal is to diminish the marginalization and exclusion of the poor and by encouraging individuals to live up to thier highest potential in a productive and creative manner. Its mission is to develop, support and promote social programs against extreme poverty through social connectedness, liasons and fostering professionalism based on teamwork shared by different sectors of society through its different programs. Adding efforts and getting better results: 1. Since 2010 with the president for a day program, almost 30,000 students have lived the program and commented over its impact in their lives. The conrad n. Hilton foundation funded the construction of part of its program with a two-year donation of $250,000 per year, when they visited and lived the program, they decided to fund an additional $82,000 usd for total donations of $582,0000 usd over the last three years. 2. More than 2,300 wheelchairs have been granted to disabled people with low income since 2007 with the help of the wheelchair foundation, banote and maseca, among other donors. This means that over 2,300 families have had a better quality of life because their loved ones are able to move better by themselves or with less effort. 3. Bread of life has for the past four years given more than 400,000 meals per year adding up to 1,600,000 that have benefited over 2,300 people per month through 33 organizations. This has helped cover about 29% of meal expenses in these organizations that are dedicated to taking care of the elderly and foster kids, among others. Manna relief ministries and fundacion nutricion y vida have been key allies in this endeavor. 4. Also 6,670 scholarships have been granted for students, women, public servants and the general public at centro fox's programs, diplomas, seminars and conferences. Centro fox has continued to work with the friends of organization of centro fox and fundacion vamos mexicos. Various workshops and conferences of leadership were given throughout the year involving leaders such as deepak chopra, presidente obasanjo, tony buzan and with mind maps, among others.

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 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and most voting board members are independent. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and the filing does not identify recipients for some grant dollars.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 96
  • Transparency & Controls: 48
  • Accountability: 76
  • Sustainability: 24
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 95.7%; rating input score 96
  • Fundraising efficiency: $38.55 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 84.6%; rating input score 85; 2nd 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: 0%; rating input score 0; 19th 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; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
    • 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: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -77.9%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.3; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -2.7% per year; rating input score 0; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -3.1% per year; rating input score 0; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 95.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 6 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $689K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 16 of 18 current checks pass · 2 findings to review
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and foreign activity
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2011 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.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight: 8 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 3/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 16/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Foreign grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.