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Volunteers for Inter-American Development Assistance

Berkeley, CA · EIN 68-0249466 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Volunteers for Inter-American Development Assistance reported $25.9 million in revenue and $25.8 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $99.65 went to program services, $0.26 to management and general costs and $0.09 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 100.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $150,000 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 138% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $26M

Program services$99.65 $26M
Management & general$0.26 $68,274
Fundraising$0.09 $22,759

For context, the median across 469 covered international, foreign affairs & national security charities: $89.04 programs, $8.28 management, $2.68 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $26M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$100.00 $26M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2024 filing. Median across 469 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	2024	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	99.6%	86.1%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	0.3%	8.0%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	0.1%	2.6%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h	$0.00	$0.03
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	100.0%	96.6%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	0.0%	0.0%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	0.0%	0.0%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$150,000	$341,362
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	0.58%	1.06%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	1	10
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	0.1	7.5
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	14 of 14	100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense

$26M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $25M · revenue $26M

Provide medical assistance through donations of medical equipment to latin america

Highest reported compensation

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here

Role	From this org	From related orgs	Other	Total
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week	$150,000	$0	$0	$150,000

1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Volunteers for Inter-American Development Assistance (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $169K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked

RevenueExpenses

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
2024 ⓘ	$26M	$26M	99.6%	$276K	$150,000
2023 ⓘ	$25M	$25M	99.7%	$204K	$150,000
2022 ⓘ	$40M	$40M	99.8%	$161K	$136,800
2021 ⓘ	$11M	$11M	99.4%	$143K	$154,400
2020 ⓘ	$18M	$18M	99.6%	$119K	$154,300
2019 ⓘ	$11M	$11M	99.3%	$90,428	$142,740

Governance answers, as filed

2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means

Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b14 · 14 independent
Audited financial statements Part XII 2bNo
Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aNo
Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
Document retention policy Part VI 14No
Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
Employees Part I, line 52

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to Volunteers for Inter-American Development Assistance totaling $16 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

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Questions people ask

How much of Volunteers for Inter-American Development Assistance's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, Volunteers for Inter-American Development Assistance reported that 99.6% of its $25.8 million in expenses went to program services, 0.3% to management and general and 0.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Volunteers for Inter-American Development Assistance pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Volunteers for Inter-American Development Assistance reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $150,000, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Volunteers for Inter-American Development Assistance get its money?

Of $25.9 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 100.0% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Volunteers for Inter-American Development Assistance a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 68-0249466 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202523189349304872 · read the filing · XML
2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202443209349314164 · read the filing
2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202343199349315139 · read the filing
2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202203199349309405 · read the filing
2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202123199349324492 · read the filing
2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202023219349309512 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 68-0249466: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.