Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
THE LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION INC
THE LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION INC (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $20,000 to it, the largest being THE FORD FOUNDATION ($20,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $243k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $20k
- Net assets
- $901k
What The Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association Inc does
Mission
1) to encourage research and teaching related to the economics of latin american and caribbean countries and to foster dialogue among researchers and practitioners whose work focuses on the economies of the region. As a matter of policy, lacea welcomes economists of all nationalities, theoretical orientations and policy perspectives. 2) to encourage interaction among scholars, teachers and policy-makers residing and working in latin america and the caribbean and professionals residing outside the region. 3) to sponsor programs, meetings, conferences and other opportunities for scholarly exchange among individuals and organizations concerned with the economies of latin american and caribbean nations. In this capacity, lacea can act both independently and as a member of other professional or nonprofit associations.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Annual meeting: a space that aims to encourage greater professional interaction and foster increased dialogue among researchers and practitioners whose work focuses on the economies of latin america and the caribbean.
$138,860 spent63% of program spendingResearch grants: to help promote the interaction of young and seasoned economists, as well as social scientists and development practitioners, lacea sponsors twelve networks in the field of capacity building. Each network - inequality and poverty (nip), political economy (peg), trade, integration and growth in latin america (tign), impact evaluation (ien), finance camps (ie&f), america latina crime and policy (al capone), labor network, health economics network, behavioral economics network (brain), urban economics network (laurban), humans migration network and economic history network - holds annual meetings in different regions of latin america.
$81,560 spentof which $81,560 as grants37% of program spendingEconomia lacea journal is the journal of the latin american and caribbean economic association. Launched in 2000 and initially named "economia", it was published by brookings press until 2022. Currently, the journal is published by lse press in open access and on a continuous publishing format. The journal publishes peer-reviewed general interest research papers in all areas of economics and finance. In 2024 while no expenses were incurred,however a revenue of 5,991 was received from a publication performed in 2023.
$5,991 earned by the program
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $220,420.
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 2020 to 2021, from $576k to $764k (+33%).
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.
91% of THE LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION INC’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (100% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 8 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
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of THE LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION 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.
Where its funders are
THE LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION INC draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 1 state 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
THE LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION INC holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 4,524 international nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 4,524 international nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
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In Washington, D.C.
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
85% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
91%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION INC?
- THE LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION INC (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $20,000 to it, the largest being THE FORD FOUNDATION ($20,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $20,000 in grants to THE LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION INC.
- Who is the largest funder of THE LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION INC?
- THE FORD FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $20,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION INC find more funders?
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 1 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