Fundacion Luis Munoz Marin Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
HELPING TO BUILD PUERTO RICO'S FUTURE BY PRESERVING BOTH THE SOCIAL AND NATURAL HISTORY AND DISSEMINATING THE VALUES, PHILOSOPHY AND IDEAS OF LUIS MUOZ MARN AND PROMOTING THEM IN IDENTIFYING AND SOLVING THE ISLAND'S MOST URGENT PROBLEMS.
- Income
- $3.2 million
- Spending
- $2.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 81%
- Reserves
- 5.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 58%
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 105
- Highest pay
- $85,000, 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
Good: 85 out of 100.
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 5.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 6% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 35% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 21% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1581% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 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
Fair: 65 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 2516 of 16 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.
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 (5)
- $252,608 spent. EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND SPECIAL PROJECTS - THE FOUNDATION COMMEMORATES ANNUALLY THE BIRTHDAYS OF LUIS MUOZ MARN, LUIS MUOZ RIVERA, AND INS MARA MENDOZA DE MUOZ MARN. IN ADDITION TO THE CULTURAL ACTIVITIES DERIVED FROM THESE ANNUAL COMMEMORATIONS, THE FOUNDATION IS ALSO INVOLVED IN OTHER EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL INITIATIVES.
- $127,362 spent. DOA INES MARIA MENDOZA PARK - THIS PROJECT IS RELATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ARBORETUM IN A LOCATION ADJACENT TO THE FOUNDATION'S PREMISES. THIS PARK IS OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND FEATURES AN URBAN FOREST AND AN EDUCATIONAL CENTER DEDICATED TO THE BIODIVERSITY OF THE CARIBBEAN AND CONSERVATION OF OUR FLORA, AMONG OTHERS.
- $165,137 spent. MUSEUMS, EXHIBITIONS AND GUIDED TOURS - VARIOUS EDIFICATIONS WITHIN THE FOUNDATION PREMISES HAVE BEEN CONVERTED INTO MUSEUMS AND EXHIBITION AREA. MUSEUM FACILITIES INCLUDE THE MUOZ-MENDOZA RESIDENCE, THE LUIS MUOZ MARN OFFICE AND LIBRARY, AS WELL AS THE "BOHO- OR MEETING PLACE. EXHIBITION ROOMS INCLUDE THE LUIS MUOZ MARN AND INS MARA MENDOZA HALLS. THESE FACILITIES ARE OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. IN ADDITION, THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES GUIDED TOURS THROUGHOUT THE HISTORIC SITE, INCLUDING THE MUSEUMS, EXHIBITIONS, GARDENS, AS WELL AS THE PRESENTATION OF FILMS REGARDING THE LIFE AND WORK OF LUIS MUOZ MARN, AND THE CONTEMPORARY HISTORY OF PUERTO RICO, AMONG OTHERS.
- $1.1 million spent. LUIS MUOZ MARIN HISTORICAL ARCHIVES - 260,507 - THE HISTORICAL ARCHIVE CONSTITUTES ONE OF THE PRIMARY RESOURCES OF THE FOUNDATION. ITS CONTENTS HAVE BEEN ESTIMATED AT CLOSE TO ONE AND A HALF MILLION ITEMS, INCLUDING, AMONG OTHERS, PRIVATE AND PUBLIC DOCUMENTS, AS WELL AS DOCUMENTS COMPILED BY LUIS MUOZ MARN DURING HIS YOUNGER YEARS, AND DURING HIS INCUMBENCIES AS FOUNDER AND AS CHAIRMAN OF THE POPULAR DEMOCRATIC PARTY FROM 1938 TO 1960, AS PRESIDENT FROM 1941 TO 1949 AND AS MEMBER OF THE PUERTO RICAN SENATE ON FIVE OCCASIONS, AND AS FIRST ELECTED GOVERNOR OF PUERTO RICO FROM 1949 TO 1965 AND OTHER HISTORICAL MATERIAL OF THE 20TH CENTURY IN PUERTO RICO AND THE CARIBBEAN. THE GARDENS - 121,588 - IN ACCORDANCE WITH LUIS MUOZ MARN'S LAST WILL, THE FOUNDATION MAINTAINS IN ITS ORIGINAL STATE THE PROPERTY OF APPROXIMATELY FOUR "ACRES" WHERE HIS FAMILY RESIDED AND WHERE THE FOUNDATION'S FACILITIES ARE LOCATED. THIS PROPERTY SERVES AS THE SITE FOR VARIETIES OF OVER THIRTY (30) DIFFERENT TREES, AND A DIVERSITY OF COLLECTIONS OF PLANTS AND FLOWERS, WHICH SERVE AS AN URBAN FOREST FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AND TO ENHANCE THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE METROPOLITAN AREA. PUBLICATIONS - 143,057 - THE FOUNDATION'S PUBLICATIONS PROGRAM CARRIES THE OBJECTIVES OF EDITING, PUBLISHING, AND PROMOTING THE PUBLICATION OF MONOGRAPHS, ARTICLES, AND OTHER MATERIALS RELATED TO THE LIFE, TIME AND WORKS OF LUIS MUOZ MARN AND OTHER HISTORICAL MATERIAL OF THE 20TH CENTURY IN PUERTO RICO AND THE CARIBBEAN. DIGITALIZATION - 594,088 - THE HISTORICAL ARCHIVE OF THE FOUNDATION ESTABLISHED A DIGITALIZATION PROJECT THAT ALLOWS THE PRESERVATION OF THE HISTORICAL COLLECTION IN DIGITAL FORMAT. THIS PROGRAM INCLUDES NOT ONLY THE PROCESSING OF HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS, BUT ALSO OLD OBJECTS FROM THE THREE- DIMENSIONAL COLLECTIONS THAT THE FOUNDATION OWNS. THE DIGITALIZATION OF HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS HAS OPENED THE DOORS TO A WIDER DISSEMINATION OF THE HISTORICAL HERITAGE IN PUERTO RICO. THE OPENING THROUGH VIRTUAL ACCESS HELPS TO CONSERVE THE DOCUMENTS AND OBJECTS OF THE COLLECTIONS AND ACHIEVE THE DISSEMINATION BY REACHING AND ATTRACTING POTENTIAL RESEARCHERS AND OTHER TYPES OF USERS WHO COULD NOT HAVE PHYSICAL ACCESS TO THE DOCUMENTS IN PUERTO RICO AND THE WORLD. TOTAL AMOUNT 1,119,240
- LUIS MUOZ MARIN HISTORICAL ARCHIVES - 260,507 - THE HISTORICAL ARCHIVE CONSTITUTES ONE OF THE PRIMARY RESOURCES OF THE FOUNDATION. ITS CONTENTS HAVE BEEN ESTIMATED AT CLOSE TO ONE AND A HALF MILLION ITEMS, INCLUDING, AMONG OTHERS, PRIVATE AND PUBLIC DOCUMENTS, AS WELL AS DOCUMENTS COMPILED BY LUIS MUOZ MARN DURING HIS YOUNGER YEARS, AND DURING HIS INCUMBENCIES AS FOUNDER AND AS CHAIRMAN OF THE POPULAR DEMOCRATIC PARTY FROM 1938 TO 1960, AS PRESIDENT FROM 1941 TO 1949 AND AS MEMBER OF THE PUERTO RICAN SENATE ON FIVE OCCASIONS, AND AS FIRST ELECTED GOVERNOR OF PUERTO RICO FROM 1949 TO 1965 AND OTHER HISTORICAL MATERIAL OF THE 20TH CENTURY IN PUERTO RICO AND THE CARIBBEAN. THE GARDENS - 121,588 - IN ACCORDANCE WITH LUIS MUOZ MARN'S LAST WILL, THE FOUNDATION MAINTAINS IN ITS ORIGINAL STATE THE PROPERTY OF APPROXIMATELY FOUR "ACRES" WHERE HIS FAMILY RESIDED AND WHERE THE FOUNDATION'S FACILITIES ARE LOCATED. THIS PROPERTY SERVES AS THE SITE FOR VARIETIES OF OVER THIRTY (30) DIFFERENT TREES, AND A DIVERSITY OF COLLECTIONS OF PLANTS AND FLOWERS, WHICH SERVE AS AN URBAN FOREST FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AND TO ENHANCE THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE METROPOLITAN AREA. PUBLICATIONS - 143,057 - THE FOUNDATION'S PUBLICATIONS PROGRAM CARRIES THE OBJECTIVES OF EDITING, PUBLISHING, AND PROMOTING THE PUBLICATION OF MONOGRAPHS, ARTICLES, AND OTHER MATERIALS RELATED TO THE LIFE, TIME AND WORKS OF LUIS MUOZ MARN AND OTHER HISTORICAL MATERIAL OF THE 20TH CENTURY IN PUERTO RICO AND THE CARIBBEAN. DIGITALIZATION - 594,088 - THE HISTORICAL ARCHIVE OF THE FOUNDATION ESTABLISHED A DIGITALIZATION PROJECT THAT ALLOWS THE PRESERVATION OF THE HISTORICAL COLLECTION IN DIGITAL FORMAT. THIS PROGRAM INCLUDES NOT ONLY THE PROCESSING OF HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS, BUT ALSO OLD OBJECTS FROM THE THREE- DIMENSIONAL COLLECTIONS THAT THE FOUNDATION OWNS. THE DIGITALIZATION OF HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS HAS OPENED THE DOORS TO A WIDER DISSEMINATION OF THE HISTORICAL HERITAGE IN PUERTO RICO. THE OPENING THROUGH VIRTUAL ACCESS HELPS TO CONSERVE THE DOCUMENTS AND OBJECTS OF THE COLLECTIONS AND ACHIEVE THE DISSEMINATION BY REACHING AND ATTRACTING POTENTIAL RESEARCHERS AND OTHER TYPES OF USERS WHO COULD NOT HAVE PHYSICAL ACCESS TO THE DOCUMENTS IN PUERTO RICO AND THE WORLD. TOTAL AMOUNT 1,119,240
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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 1982.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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