Voices on the Border Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
521758738
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2015–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
2024682250
Rating
90
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International Economic Development

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$190,423
Expenses
$183,820
Assets
$149,255
Liabilities
$2,493

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

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Jose Acosta (Executive Director)
  • Lindsey Crifasi (President)
  • Solange Muller (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Jose Acosta (Executive Director)
  • Lindsey Crifasi (President)
  • Solange Muller (Vice President)

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

Voices on the Border's mission is to accompany rural communities and organizations in El Salvador in their efforts to create a more just and sustainable society.

What it reported doing in 2024

PROMOTED ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS in the Lower Lempa River region by conducting workshops and public service radio campaigns, supporting community forums and festivals on environmental themes, promoting riparian forest protection, and implementing a school-based environmental curriculum. INCREASED PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE OF THE HARMS OF SUGARCANE MONOCULTURE and possible remedies by conducting a survey in impacted communities and disseminating the results, and by supporting and participating in the Azucar Amarga (Bitter Sugar) campaign's community events, forums, and press conferences. IMPLEMENTED A PILOT SUSTAINABLE FAMILY GARDEN PROJECT to address growing food insecurity among highly vulnerable families in the Bajo Lempa region.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 90% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 70% for direct work, and 30% for grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 85
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 43
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 84.5%; rating input score 84
  • Program expense ratio: 87.4%; rating input score 87

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: 3.5%; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.81; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 16.4%; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.8% per year; rating input score 100; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.2% per year; rating input score 100; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 21.3% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 84.5% of revenue deployed · 87.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 5 filed program accomplishments · $161K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 11 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2015 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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: Operating margin scored 44/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 52/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 18/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 39/100.