New York · Nonprofit
CIENTIFICO LATINO INC
CIENTIFICO LATINO INC (New York) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $267,100 to it, the largest being RICHARD LOUNSBERY FOUNDATION INC ($147,750). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $464k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $267k
- Net assets
- $297k
What Cientifico Latino Inc does
Mission
Cientifico latino, inc. Is a 501(c)(3) organization that aims to promote an environment of inclusivity in stem and increase the number of scientists from underserved communities in higher education in the sciences through mentorship, open-access resources, and professional development opportunities.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
The gsmi 2025 program enrolled 100 students into the 9-month mentorship program to provide them mentorship, resources, and financial support to assist them on their application process to graduate school programs in the sciences. Based on program survey reesponses, 89 out of 92 students ended up applying to graduate programs (masters and phd) in the sciences. We have given 8 professional development webinars on the graduate school application process in 2025 and 2 professional development webinars in the second half of the program in 2026. In 2025, we hosted three in-person gatherings in new york city, boston, and san diego where our gsmi students built community with scientists in the program in addition to learning about how to navigate graduate school. In 2025, we awarded about 27,000 in scholarships to cover the students' graduate school application costs.
$103,916 spentof which $26,836 as grants64% of program spendingThe first-year graduate program enrolled 40 students into the 10-month mentorship program that provides them mentorship, professional development, and community to support them in the first year of graduate school. In 2025, we awarded 25 first-year graduate students with 25,000 in scholarships to cover educational expenses in their first year of graduate school. In 2025, we provided 10 professional development, scientific training, or career exploration webinars on navigating the first-year of graduate school, learning how to read scientific papers, or choosing a research advisor. In the first half of the program in 2025, there were 7 virtual community socials on building community with scientists and creating a space to discuss challenges in the first year of graduate school.
$50,736 spentof which $25,000 as grants31% of program spendingA one-day conference called "nyc pathways to the phd conference" was hosted in st. Francis college in partnership with massachusetts institute of technology where we supported 135 college students in the nyc area who are interested in pursuing graduate studies in the sciences.
$8,486 spentof which $1,194 as grants5% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $163,138.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2024, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2024, 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 $22k to $298k (+1235%).
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.
99% of CIENTIFICO LATINO INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (79% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 2 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.
Board chair
Catherine Amaya
Board chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of CIENTIFICO LATINO INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). 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
CIENTIFICO LATINO INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 55% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
“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.
Where its funders are
CIENTIFICO LATINO INC draws 55% of its grant income from funders outside New York, across 2 states in all.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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
CIENTIFICO LATINO INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 453 science & tech nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 453 science & tech nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like CIENTIFICO LATINO INC
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 New York
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
86% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for CIENTIFICO LATINO INC: 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 CIENTIFICO LATINO INC?
- CIENTIFICO LATINO INC (New York) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $267,100 to it, the largest being RICHARD LOUNSBERY FOUNDATION INC ($147,750). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does CIENTIFICO LATINO INC have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $267,100 in grants to CIENTIFICO LATINO INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of CIENTIFICO LATINO INC?
- RICHARD LOUNSBERY FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $147,750 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like CIENTIFICO LATINO INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New York. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2024–2025), and the filings of 2 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