Corozal Belize Ministries
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Corozal Belize Ministries is meeting the spiritual, physical, educational, emotional, and social needs of children, vulnerable women, and families of Belize. We do this through scholarships as there is no opportunity for education beyond the US equivalent of 7th grade, helping to repair and maintain school buildings which are otherwise a hazard to students and teachers, and providing housing for abandoned women and children.
- Income
- $209,216
- Spending
- $190,627
- Spent on programs
- 99%
- Reserves
- 8.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 53
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 88 out of 100. Higher than 74% of charities in its peer group (human services, under $250k).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 8.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 9% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 8% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1599% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 62 out of 100. Higher than 46% of charities in its peer group (human services, under $250k).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 8 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no 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.
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, 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)
- $73,306 spent. Funded 177 tuition and fee scholarships for students to attend school. All revenue was restricted donations for tuition support
- $91,827 spent. Sent mission teams of 51 total people to Belize to perform project work including (1) engaging teachers & students through sports camps, crafts, Bible studies (2) distributed donated items such as jerseys, shoes, balls, volleyballs & nets, and Bibles All revenue was restricted donations for the projects (3) food distribution through a partner food pantry (4)built a roadside stand for a local farmer (4) added a bathroom/shower to a home for a disabled young lady (5) replaced school building windows & doors, repaired roofs, painted buildings, built 5 playground sets (6) distributed 22 donated computers (7) presented a training workshop to teachers in how to recognize and help children with behavioral issues (training was developed by a team of educational and mental health professionals)
- $15,575 spent. Established 5 libraries in 2025 with librarians. We shipped over 13,000 donated books to stock the libraries and one of the mission teams helped to catalog and establish a process for setting up future libraries. Our goal is to establish 20 libraries in Corozal communities and schools.
- $8,572 spent. Our local partners work with the schools, ensure scholarship dollars are supporting the students (as directed by CBM), purchase supplies and resources for our mission team trips, and act as hosts and guides while teams are in Corozal.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 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 February 2016.
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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