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North American Congress on Latin America

EIN 13-2604488 · New York, NY

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood75 out of 100GovernanceGood72 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE NORTH AMERICAN CONGRESS ON LATIN AMERICA (NACLA) IS AN INDEPENDENT, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN 1967 THAT WORKS TOWARD A WORLD IN WHICH THE NATIONS AND PEOPLES OF LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN ARE FREE FROM OPPRESSION AND INJUSTICE, AND ENJOY A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE UNITED STATES BASED ON MUTUAL RESPECT, FREE FROM ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL SUBORDINATION. TO THAT END, OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND ANALYSIS ON THE REGION, AND ON ITS COMPLEX AND CHANGING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE UNITED STATES, AS TOOLS FOR EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY - TO FOSTER KNOWLEDGE BEYOND BORDERS. WE BELIEVE THAT KNOWLEDGE IS ESSENTIAL FOR CHANGE, SO WE USE A UNIQUE COMBINATION OF INFORMATION/MEDIA ACTIVISM AND POPULAR EDUCATION TO PROVIDE PEOPLE THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE WORLD IN ORDER TO CHANGE IT. WE DO THIS THROUGH: -PUBLISHING OUR AWARDWINNING QUARTERLY MAGAZINE, NACLA REPORT ON THE AMERICAS -HOSTING AN INTERNET RESOURCE CENTER WITH NEWS AND INFORMATION FROM LATIN AMERICA AT NACLA.ORG

Income
$205,064
Spending
$179,626
Spent on programs
95%
Reserves
2.6 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 91%
Employees
3

Source: Form 990 for the year ending November 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 55% of charities in its peer group (human services, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 2.6 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 2% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 12% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 48% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    95% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending November 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Good: 72 out of 100. Higher than 62% of charities in its peer group (human services, under $250k).

  • Independent board

    18 of 25

    4 of 4 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending November 30, 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)
  1. $170,122 spent. PUBLISHED OUR AWARD-WINNING QUARTERLY MAGAZINE, NACLA REPORT ON THE AMERICAS. HOSTED AN ONLINE INFORMATION RESOURCE WITH NEWS AND INFORMATION FROM LATIN AMERICA AT NACLA.ORG. PROVIDED INFORMATION FOR VARIOUS MEDIA PROGRAMS. PARTICIPATED IN THE LATIN AMERICA SOLIDARITY AND MEDIA JUSTICE MOVEMENT.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending November 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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 October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.

    Status was revoked on April 15, 2017 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on April 15, 2017.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.

  3. 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 October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending November 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since August 2018.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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 November 4, 2026.

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