Puerto Rico · Nonprofit
CARAS OF THE AMERICAS
CARAS OF THE AMERICAS (Puerto Rico) receives grants from 19 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,273,474 to it, the largest being Fernandez Buddin Foundation ($1,900,000). 5 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $7.7M
- Funders on record
- 19
- Grants received
- $3.3M
- Net assets
- $4.3M
What Caras of the Americas does
Mission
Caras of the Americas was formed to promote international collaboration and exchange among all people of the Western Hemisphere; to promote grassroots development; to contribute to the improved provision of the education and health services; to encourage civic participation and progress; to empower through learning and action.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
a. Education Services: We continued to coordinate afterschool programs for underprivileged children to provide improved provisions of the education services. We offer academic tutoring, arts, crafts, sports, mentoring, collegue prep,etc. A reading marathon and carnival were held with schools and tutoring centers to foster a love of reading among students. Mothers actively participated as volunteers in readings, involving families and faculty in the activities. These initiatives have received recognition for their contribution to students' academic, social, and emotional progress. There were 484 participants and 19 parent volunteers. A career day event was organized by tenth-grade students from Rosalina Caraballo, Francisco Oller schools. Over 40 distinguished professionals participated to share their experiences with the young people, allowing them to explore career options, discover new passions, and inspire their academic and professional futures. The comprehensive development of 296 students from Cataño and northern Guaynabo is promoted, 95% of whom live in poverty and 35% are in special education. The school received the Full Service Community School (FSCS) award, highlighting…
$3,095,068 spent80% of program spendingEcology- With the raices urbanas project we provided more than 5,774.50 contact hours with 1,055 participants and 3,389 hours by 366 volunteers. Our organization played a prominent role in the Teachers for the Planet catalog presented at the UN COP28, where we contributed innovative educational solutions to climate change and positioned ourselves as leaders in environmental education globally. Data were collected at strategic locations in the Cienaga Las Cucharillas Natural Reserve and surrounding communities in Cataño and Guaynabo, enabling the creation of a public database. Urban spaces were revitalized with native and endemic trees, promoting biodiversity and mitigating the effects of climate change. 310 trees were planted.
$348,991 spent9% of program spendingCommunity-Our community-based approach is designed to strengthen support networks, improve residents' living conditions, and foster local leadership. Several programs have been implemented to empower community leaders and improve the overall well-being of the most vulnerable, from the elderly to the young. A total of 219 social cases were managed, with 304 participants and 5,614 contact hours. A team of volunteers and community leaders distributed 9,402 meals to children, youth, and the elderly. Seniors were given excursions to various locations in Puerto Rico, promoting their well-being through recreational activities and healing therapies.
$159,131 spent4% of program spendingOther Programs-Economy and encounters programs. Along with our partners Amizade ("friendship" in Portuguese), we coordinate programs for universities and groups from the U.S. that offer a service experience and cultural exchange in Puerto Rico. Among this year's participants are: the University of Illinois, Idaho University, Pitts University and the Academy for Global Citizenship. These programs support our projects as well as raise awareness about community efforts.
$249,221 spent6% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $3,852,411.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2024 to 2025, from $1.4M to $4.7M (+235%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2020 0% · 2021 0% · 2022 16% · 2023 75% · 2024 57% · 2025 76%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
99% of CARAS OF THE AMERICAS’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (97% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 6 funders, grant income rose $26k → $494k.
5 of 19 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 1% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of CARAS OF THE AMERICAS’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 18 of 19 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
CARAS OF THE AMERICAS leans on a few funders — its largest provides 58% of grant income and the top three 85%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 54% · 2018 47% · 2019 51% · 2020 64% · 2021 87% · 2022 65% · 2023 61% — growing more concentrated.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
9% of CARAS OF THE AMERICAS's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 26% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
CARAS OF THE AMERICAS draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Puerto Rico, across 7 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $41k arriving through sponsors registered in 4 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
CARAS OF THE AMERICAS runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 718 international nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 718 international nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Government funding CARAS OF THE AMERICAS receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $650k on record.
- Department of Commerce$650k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like CARAS OF THE AMERICAS
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Puerto Rico
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
89% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Part of a family of 2 related entities
- Escuela Con Causa Epa Rcm LLC · disregarded
- Encuentros LLC · disregarded
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A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for CARAS OF THE AMERICAS: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds CARAS OF THE AMERICAS?
- CARAS OF THE AMERICAS (Puerto Rico) receives grants from 19 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,273,474 to it, the largest being Fernandez Buddin Foundation ($1,900,000). 5 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does CARAS OF THE AMERICAS have?
- IRS filings report 19 organizations giving $3,273,474 in grants to CARAS OF THE AMERICAS, 5 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of CARAS OF THE AMERICAS?
- Fernandez Buddin Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $1,900,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like CARAS OF THE AMERICAS find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Puerto Rico. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 19 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing