Taller Puertorriqueno Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TALLER PUERTORRIQUENO, INC. (TALLER) IS A COMMUNITY BASED CULTURAL ORGANIZATION WHOSE PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO PRESERVE, DEVELOP, AND PROMOTE PUERTO RICAN ARTS AND CULTURE, GROUNDED IN THE CONVICTION THAT EMBRACING ONE'S CULTURAL HERITAGE IS CENTRAL TO COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT. TALLER IS ALSO COMMITTED TO THE REPRESENTATION AND SUPPORT OF OTHER LATINO CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS AND OUR COMMON ROOTS.
- Income
- $1.7 million
- Spending
- $2.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 56%
- Reserves
- -0.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 77%
- Employees
- 55
- Volunteers
- 75
- Highest pay
- $102,840, executive di
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 33 out of 100. Higher than 5% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 2% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 26% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 20% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1555% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 70 out of 100. Higher than 19% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2511 of 11 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
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited 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 June 30, 2025, 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 (4)
- $161,141 spent. VISUAL ARTS PROGRAM (VAP): TALLER HAS FOUR TO SIX EXHIBITS EACH OF EMERGING AND RENOWNED ARTISTS AT THE LORENZO HOMAR GALLERY AS WELL AS ARRANGING FOR RESIDENCIES THAT INCLUDE WORK WITH TALLER'S PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS AND AREA SCHOOLS. OUTSIDE EXHIBITS AT OUR EDUCATION BUILDING, CONGRESO DE LATINOS, UNIDOS, THE PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION, AND CHESTER UNIVERSITY, TO NAME A FEW, HAVE DRAMATICALLY WIDENED OUR AUDIENCES.
- $119,309 spent. EDUCATION PROGRAM: THE ORGANIZATION BRINGS ARTS PROGRAMMING AND EDUCATIONAL ALTERNATIVES TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD CHILDREN, OFTEN AT NO COST TO COMMUNITY RESIDENTS. THE ORGANIZATION'S EDUCATION CURRICULUM FEATURES YEAR ROUND ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING: ARTS INSTRUCTION, AFTER SCHOOL TUTORING, TRADITIONAL DANCE CLASSES AND SO MUCH MORE.
- $35,179 spent. OUTREACH: OUTREACH PROGRAM INVOLVES A NUMBER OF PROGRAMS THAT EDUCATE AND SUPPORT TALLER'S MISSION OF PROMOTING PUERTO RICAN AND LATINO CULTURE. EXAMPLES ARE: - MEMORIES IN THE MAKING, A COLLABORATION WITH THE DELAWARE VALLEY CHAPTER OF THE ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION, IS AN INNOVATIVE ART THERAPY PROGRAM THAT ENABLES LATINO PERSONS WITH DEMENTIA TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES THROUGH ART. - VISITENOS (VISIT US) OCCURS BOTH ON- AND OFF-SITE AND OFFERS K-12 GRADE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS EXPLORATION OF LATINO CULTURES THAT MEET THE CRITERIA OF PHILADELPHIA SCHOOL DISTRICT ARTS STANDARDS AND MULTICULTURAL COMPETENCIES.
- $847,676 spent. ALL OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 October 13, 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 November 6, 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 October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 1978.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 November 4, 2026.
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