Voices on the Border Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Voices on the Border's mission is to accompany rural communities and organizations in El Salvador in their efforts to create a more just and sustainable society.
- Income
- $190,423
- Spending
- $183,820
- Reserves
- 9.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 90%
- Highest pay
- $33,119, executive director
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 77% of charities in its peer group (international, under $250k).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 9.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 2% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 3% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 (5)
- $43,718 spent. ENHANCED ACCESS TO AND QUALITY OF EDUCATION in the Lower Lempa region of El Salvador by providing teacher trainings; salary support for social studies and special needs teachers; and funding for school transportation, preschool education centers, and school infrastructure improvements. Additionally, Voices facilitated an ongoing partnership and exchange of knowledge between educators in the Washington DC area and their counterparts in El Salvador.
- $37,987 spent. PROMOTED ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS in the Lower Lempa River region by conducting workshops and public service radio campaigns, supporting community forums and festivals on environmental themes, promoting riparian forest protection, and implementing a school-based environmental curriculum. INCREASED PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE OF THE HARMS OF SUGARCANE MONOCULTURE and possible remedies by conducting a survey in impacted communities and disseminating the results, and by supporting and participating in the Azucar Amarga (Bitter Sugar) campaign's community events, forums, and press conferences. IMPLEMENTED A PILOT SUSTAINABLE FAMILY GARDEN PROJECT to address growing food insecurity among highly vulnerable families in the Bajo Lempa region.
- $37,672 spent. PROMOTED THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN through support for the Women's Citizen Network of Morazan's work to organize and develop leadership capacity among rural women; to support survivors of gender-based violence; to challenge institutions that help perpetuate a culture of gender-based violence; and to provide age-appropriate reproductive health education for girls and young women in rural villages.
- $24,443 spent. STRENGTHENED LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION by providing workshops for community board members and other local leaders and by supporting community-driven projects. ENHANCED KNOWLEDGE OF HISTORIC MEMORY by supporting a youth-run project using art and music to recapture local history, as well as community anniversaries and other events honoring the unique histories of our partners.
- $16,771 spent. DELEGATIONS AND TOURS: Organized and led two delegations to El Salvador, in January and August of 2024, to educate participants on the current national and local context and to visit Voices' partners and projects in the region. The "education delegation" in August additionally participated in several exchanges of ideas and didactic techniques with Salvadoran educators.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 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? 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 2024.
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 September 1992.
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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