Rostro De Cristo Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
A CATHOLIC PROGRAM WHOSE MISSION IS TO PROVIDE SPIRITUAL AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE FROM THE UNITED STATES TO LIVE OUT THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST TOGETHER WITH THE PEOPLE OF ECUADOR.
- Income
- $422,153
- Spending
- $332,542
- Spent on programs
- 90%
- Reserves
- 9.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 3
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 78% of charities in its peer group (religion, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 9.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 11% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 21% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 38% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1590% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 71% of charities in its peer group (religion, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2514 of 15 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $299,884 spent. INTRODUCTION IN 2024 ROSTRO DE CRISTO (WHICH MEANS "THE FACE OF CHRIST" IN SPANISH) COMPLETED ITS 35TH YEAR OF EXISTENCE PROVIDING VOLUNTEER LAY MISSIONARY EXPERIENCES IN ECUADOR AND PROVIDING SUPPORT TO ECUADORIAN CATHOLIC CHURCH THROUGH EDUCATIONAL AND MEDICAL PROJECTS IN ECUADOR. UNTIL 2023, ROSTRO DE CRISTO (RDC) OFFERED SHORT-TERM AND YEAR-LONG OPPORTUNITIES TO YOUNG ADULTS WHO LIVE SIMPLY AND SERVE ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF ECUADOR'S LARGEST CITY, GUAYAQUIL. DUE TO GANG VIOLENCE IN THE CITY WE MADE THE DECISION TO SUSPEND THE PROGRAM IN GUAYAQUIL IN FEBRUARY OF 2023 AND MOVE OUR VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY TO QUITO, ECUADOR'S CAPITAL. IN JANUARY OF 2024 WE HAD THREE VOLUNTEERS WORKING ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF QUITO WHEN THE GANG VIOLENCE ERUPTED IN QUITO. DUE TO THIS OUTBREAK OF VIOLENCE AND THE GENERAL INSTABILITY OF THE SECURITY SITUATION IN ECUADOR WE MADE THE DIFFICULT DECISION TO SUSPEND OUR PROGRAM IN ECUADOR INDEFINITELY AND SEEK A NEW LOCATION TO SERVE THOSE IN NEED AND TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH. WE SPENT THE REMAINDER OF 2024 INVESTIGATING AND DEVELOPING A NEW PROGRAM IN CONSUELO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC IN COLLABORATION WITH ASCALA, (SCALABRINI ASSOCIATION IN THE SERVICE OF MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES). ASCALA, A MINISTRY OF THE CONGREGATION OF THE MISSIONARY SISTERS OF ST CHARLES BORROMEO, IS A TEAM OF OVER 30 DOMINICAN, HAITIAN, AND RELIGIOUS PROFESSIONALS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING "SERVICES TO DEFEND HUMAN RIGHTS AND PROMOTE HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT FOR VULNERABLE MIGRANTS," MOST PRINCIPALLY HAITIAN RESIDENTS AND IMMIGRANTS, AND DOMINICANS OF HAITIAN DESCENT LIVING IN THE AREAS MANY BATEYES. ASCALA WORKS ON INITIATIVES THAT IMPROVE THE LIVES OF MIGRANTS AND THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH LEGAL AID, EDUCATION, ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING AND SUPPORT, AND SOCIAL SERVICES. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY AND CONTINUE TO BE IN PRAYERFUL RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR ECUADORIAN NEIGHBORS AND PARTNERS. WE HAVE RECRUITED THREE HIGHLY QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS WHO WILL BEGIN WORKING AS ROSTRO DE CRISTO FELLOWS IN CONSUELO WITH ASCALA IN EARLY 2025. ROSTRO DE CRISTO VOLUNTEER PROGRAM 2024: QUITO, ECUADOR THE FOLLOWING NAMES ARE THOSE VOLUNTEERS THAT SERVICE IN QUITO, ECUADOR DURING 2024: GRACE GLEASON PETER OLIVER ANNA ZENK ROSTRO DE CRISTO VOLUNTEER SUPPORTED PROJECTS AND PARTNERS IN QUITO EL CENTRO DIURNO DE COMEDOR AND APOYA ESCOLAR "MARIA ISABEL MAZZA" (THE MARIA ISABEL MAZZA DAY KITCHEN AND EDUCATIONAL REINFORCEMENT CENTER): EL CENTRO DIURNO DE COMEDOR AND APOYA ESCOLAR "MARIA ISABEL MAZZA" (CDCA) WAS FOUNDED BY THE MISSIONARIES OF THE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (LAS MISIONERAS DE LA ESCUELA CRISTIANA), A WOMEN'S RELIGIOUS CONGREGATION, TWENTY YEARS AGO. THE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON PROVIDING A SAFE, SUPPORTIVE LEARNING AND GROWING ENVIRONMENT FOR OVER SEVENTY CHILDREN 4-12 YEARS OLD BY PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL TUTORING, RECREATION ACTIVITIES, AND NUTRITION. THE CHILDREN SERVED THROUGH THE CDCA PROGRAM COME FROM SINGLE PARENT HOMES AND/OR LOW- INCOME FAMILIES. ROSTRO DE CRISTO VOLUNTEERS SERVED AS TUTORS AND ENSURED THAT THE CHILDREN HAD THE PROPER SUPERVISION AND POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT TO STAY ON THE COURSE WHICH WILL LEAD TO HEALTHY AND MEANINGFUL FUTURES, AND BETTER OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES. ROSTRO DE CRISTO RETREAT PROGRAM 2024 IN A NORMAL PROGRAM YEAR RDC OFFERS SHORT-TERM RETREAT/IMMERSION EXPERIENCES FOR HIGH SCHOOL UNIVERSITY, PARISH OR OTHER GROUPS. IN 2024, WE HOSTED ONE GROUP OF 17 PARTICIPANTS FROM BOSTON COLLEGE. DUE TO THE OUTBREAK OF GANG VIOLENCE IN QUITO THE GROUP'S TIME WAS CUT SHORT AND THEY RETURNED HOME TO THE UNITED STATES AFTER JUST 4 DAYS. INTRODUCTION IN 2024 ROSTRO DE CRISTO (WHICH MEANS "THE FACE OF CHRIST" IN SPANISH) COMPLETED ITS 35TH YEAR OF EXISTENCE PROVIDING VOLUNTEER LAY MISSIONARY EXPERIENCES IN ECUADOR AND PROVIDING SUPPORT TO ECUADORIAN CATHOLIC CHURCH THROUGH EDUCATIONAL AND MEDICAL PROJECTS IN ECUADOR. UNTIL 2023, ROSTRO DE CRISTO (RDC) OFFERED SHORT-TERM AND YEAR-LONG OPPORTUNITIES TO YOUNG ADULTS WHO LIVE SIMPLY AND SERVE ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF ECUADOR'S LARGEST CITY, GUAYAQUIL. DUE TO GANG VIOLENCE IN THE CITY WE MADE THE DECISION TO SUSPEND THE PROGRAM IN GUAYAQUIL IN FEBRUARY OF 2023 AND MOVE OUR VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY TO QUITO, ECUADOR'S CAPITAL. IN JANUARY OF 2024 WE HAD THREE VOLUNTEERS WORKING ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF QUITO WHEN THE GANG VIOLENCE ERUPTED IN QUITO. DUE TO THIS OUTBREAK OF VIOLENCE AND THE GENERAL INSTABILITY OF THE SECURITY SITUATION IN ECUADOR WE MADE THE DIFFICULT DECISION TO SUSPEND OUR PROGRAM IN ECUADOR INDEFINITELY AND SEEK A NEW LOCATION TO SERVE THOSE IN NEED AND TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH. WE SPENT THE REMAINDER OF 2024 INVESTIGATING AND DEVELOPING A NEW PROGRAM IN CONSUELO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC IN COLLABORATION WITH ASCALA, (SCALABRINI ASSOCIATION IN THE SERVICE OF MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES). ASCALA, A MINISTRY OF THE CONGREGATION OF THE MISSIONARY SISTERS OF ST CHARLES BORROMEO, IS A TEAM OF OVER 30 DOMINICAN, HAITIAN, AND RELIGIOUS PROFESSIONALS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING "SERVICES TO DEFEND HUMAN RIGHTS AND PROMOTE HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT FOR VULNERABLE MIGRANTS," MOST PRINCIPALLY HAITIAN RESIDENTS AND IMMIGRANTS, AND DOMINICANS OF HAITIAN DESCENT LIVING IN THE AREAS MANY BATEYES. ASCALA WORKS ON INITIATIVES THAT IMPROVE THE LIVES OF MIGRANTS AND THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH LEGAL AID, EDUCATION, ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING AND SUPPORT, AND SOCIAL SERVICES. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY AND CONTINUE TO BE IN PRAYERFUL RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR ECUADORIAN NEIGHBORS AND PARTNERS. WE HAVE RECRUITED THREE HIGHLY QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS WHO WILL BEGIN WORKING AS ROSTRO DE CRISTO FELLOWS IN CONSUELO WITH ASCALA IN EARLY 2025. ROSTRO DE CRISTO VOLUNTEER PROGRAM 2024: QUITO, ECUADOR THE FOLLOWING NAMES ARE THOSE VOLUNTEERS THAT SERVICE IN QUITO, ECUADOR DURING 2024: GRACE GLEASON PETER OLIVER ANNA ZENK ROSTRO DE CRISTO VOLUNTEER SUPPORTED PROJECTS AND PARTNERS IN QUITO EL CENTRO DIURNO DE COMEDOR AND APOYA ESCOLAR "MARIA
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 2000.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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