Fundacao Brava Inc
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What it says it does
THE FOUNDATION ENCOURAGES PROJECTS WHICH IMPACT BETTER LIFE CONDITIONS AND SERVICES PROVIDED TO THE POPULATION OF BRAZIL IN THE KEY AREAS SUCH AS HEALTH, SOCIAL DEFENSE, EDUCATION AND HOUSING.
- Income
- $3.9 million
- Spending
- $3.6 million
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 2
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 (5)
- $1.4 million spent. FUNDING INSPER - INSTITUTO DE ENSINO E PESQUISA IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION (PROJECT 1).INSPER IS AN ACADEMIC ORGANIZATION IN BRAZIL, FOUNDED IN 1982, WHOSE MISSION IS TO BE A CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS. IT COMBINES ACADEMIC RIGOR WITH A PRAGMATIC MARKET APPROACH AND TRAINS SELF-DRIVEN PEOPLE TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL LEADERS AND PROFESSIONALS WITH SOLID ETHICAL PRINCIPLES.
- $652,229 spent. FUNDING SOCIEDADE BENEFICIENTE ISRAELITA BRASILEIRA HOSPITAL ALBERT EINSTEIN, (PROJECT 2)SBIBAE IS A PRIVATE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN 1955 TO OFFER THE BRAZILLIAN CITIZENS A REFERENCE IN QUALITY MEDICAL PRACTICE BY THE HOSPITAL ISRAELITA ALBERT EINSTEIN (INAUGURATED IN 1971), EDUCATIONAL AND CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE/SCHOOL, AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY PROJECTS. INSTITUTO ISRAELITA DE ENSINO E PESQUISA ("IIEP") IS THE EDUCATIONAL AND CLINICAL RESEARCH BRANCH IN SBIBAE, AND IT IS RESPONSIBILE TO TECHNICAL, UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE COURSES, SOPHISTICATED TRAINING, CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH.
- $472,478 spent. FUNDING THE INSTITUTO BRAVA IN THE FIELD OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR MONITORING OF FUNDACAO BRAVA'S PROJECTS IN BRAZIL (PROJECT 10)IN 2012, FUNDACAO BRAVA ESTABILISHED A COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH THE INSTITUTO BRAVA, A NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION (NGO), WHICH AIMS TO PROMOTE AND DEVELOP BUSINESS PRACTICES THAT ENABLE BRAZIL TO DEVELOP AND ADVANCE IN SEVERAL AREAS. IN THIS WAY, INSTITUTO BRAVA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MONITORING AND TRACKING OF ALL THE PROJECTS SUPPORTED BY FUNDACAO BRAVA IN BRAZIL.
- $773,228 spent. GRANTS AND PAYMENTS TO VARIOUS OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN BRAZIL IN THE FIELDS OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION AND SOCIAL-CULTURAL ASSISTANCE.
- GRANTS AND PAYMENTS TO VARIOUS OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN BRAZIL IN THE FIELDS OF EDUCATION, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(4) social welfare 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 October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, 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 December 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 November 2000.
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 October 21, 2026.
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