RAIZ FOUNDATION INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $466K · expenses $473K · assets $24K

EIN
82-4896299
Address
157 WATERMAN ST APT 4, PROVIDENCE, RI 02906-3100
Website
WWW.RAIZ-USA.ORG
NTEE code
C30
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
August 2019 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
ERIK PAUL SORENSEN (its 2018 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2018 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

RAIZ IS A US BASED NON-PROFIT ENTITY CREATED TO SUPPORT WORK IN LATIN AMERICA ASSOCIATED WITH: (1) PROVIDING COST-EFFECTIVE, PRACTICAL APPROACHES TO ALLEVIATE HUMANITARIAN CRISES CAUSED BY NATURAL DISASTERS; (2) SUPPORTING INDIGENOUS PEOPLES SEEKING TO PROTECT AND RECLAIM ANCESTRAL TERRITORIES; (3) PROVIDING INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES WITH EDUCATION RESPECTFUL OF NATIVE CULTURE; SUPPORTING CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE OF FRAGILE ECOSYSTEMS; AND (4) REDUCING POVERTY IN MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 5 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

5 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Erik Paul Sorensen TREASURER2019-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Clara Matucchi CHAIR2019-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Manuel Pallares PRESIDENT2019-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Hugo Lucitante BOARD MEMBER2019-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Maria Pereira Torres BOARD MEMBER2019-2024 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ERIK PAUL SORENSEN TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
CLARA MATUCCHI CHAIR2 $0$0$0 $01
MANUEL PALLARES PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
HUGO LUCITANTE BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
MARIA PEREIRA TORRES BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ERIK PAUL SORENSEN TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
CLARA MATUCCHI CHAIR2 $0$0$0 $01
MANUEL PALLARES PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
HUGO LUCITANTE BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
MARIA PEREIRA TORRES BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ERIK PAUL SORENSEN TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
CLARA MATUCCHI CHAIR2 $0$0$0 $01
MANUEL PALLARES PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
HUGO LUCITANTE BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
MARIA PEREIRA TORRES BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ERIK PAUL SORENSEN TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
CLARA MATUCCHI CHAIR2 $0$0$0 $01
MANUEL PALLARES PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
HUGO LUCITANTE BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
MARIA PEREIRA TORRES BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ERIK PAUL SORENSEN TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
CLARA MATUCCHI CHAIR2 $0$0$0 $01
MANUEL PALLARES PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
HUGO LUCITANTE BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
MARIA PEREIRA TORRES BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ERIK PAUL SORENSEN TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
CLARA MATUCCHI CHAIR2 $0$0$0 $01
MANUEL PALLARES PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
HUGO LUCITANTE BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
MARIA PEREIRA TORRES BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$465,937$473,060 $24,169$24,169 $465,937$0 $000
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$494,605$467,830 $31,292$31,292 $494,605$0 $000
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$423,240$452,141 $4,517$4,517 $423,240$0 $000
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$539,847$508,805 $33,418$33,418 $539,847$0 $000
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$521,617$520,845 $2,376$2,376 $521,617$0 $000
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$337,738$336,134 $1,604$1,604 $337,738$0 $000

Funders of this organization

9 grantors reported grants to this organization, $599,517 in all, tax years 2019 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2019, 2021, 2024 3$325,200 2024$47,000
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PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2020-2024 5$97,570 2024$15,822
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NADIA AND ALF TAYLOR FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2023-2024 2$89,100 2024$39,100
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COLLEEN AND SAM NUNN FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “RAIZ FOUNDATION INC” 2023-2024 2$25,000 2024$15,000
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RUSSIAN JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2021 1$20,000 2021$20,000
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CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA DAF sponsor Exact 2020 1$18,867 2020$18,867
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EAVES FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “RAIZ FOUNDATION INC” 2023 1$10,000 2023$10,000
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$7,780 2023$7,780
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ROCKWATER FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “RAIZ FOUNDATION INC” 2023 1$6,000 2023$6,000
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IOWA GREAT LAKES FOUNDATIONIAC30 $279,697$3,293 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code C30, revenue within 2x
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ROBERTS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION TR 2003 Private foundation$2,182,90510 12015–2024 WATCH HILL CONSERVANCY
THE RHODE ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$1,024,16832 62019–2024 SOLAR INITIATIVE OF RHODE ISLAND; AQUIDNECK COMMUNITY TABLE; NEWPORT TREE CONSERVANCY; EASTERN RHODE ISLAND CONSERVATION DISTRICT and 2 more
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $473,060 spent · pay $0 · grants $465,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $465,500$465,500-- 98.4%
Fees: other services $7,560-$7,560- 1.6%
Total$473,060100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $467,830 spent · pay $0 · grants $456,940 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $456,940$456,940-- 97.7%
Fees: other services $10,890$1,490$9,400- 2.3%
Total$467,830100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $452,141 spent · pay $0 · grants $445,750 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $445,750$445,750-- 98.6%
Fees: other services $6,391-$6,391- 1.4%
Total$452,141100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $508,805 spent · pay $0 · grants $502,700 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $502,700$502,700-- 98.8%
Fees: other services $6,105-$6,105- 1.2%
Total$508,805100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $520,845 spent · pay $0 · grants $515,850 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $515,850$515,850-- 99.0%
Fees: other services $4,995-$4,995- 1.0%
Total$520,845100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $336,134 spent · pay $0 · grants $333,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $333,500$333,500-- 99.2%
Fees: other services $2,278-$2,278- 0.7%
Fees: legal $356-$356- 0.1%
Total$336,134100%

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