Fundacion Puertorriquena De Enfermedades Reumaticas Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PROMOTE RESEARCH CHANNEL SERVICES AND EDUCATION FOR PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATIC CONDITIONS, AND TO CREATE AWARENESS AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT ARTHRITIS CONDITIONS.
- Income
- $74,523
- Spending
- $126,338
- Reserves
- 4.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $38,000, executive di
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
Fair: 57 out of 100. Higher than 26% of charities in its peer group (health care, under $250k).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 8% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 70% 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 (1)
- $76,251 spent. OUTREACH PROGRAM - REUMA EXPO - IS OUR EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVE TOWARDS RAISING AWARENESS THROUGH REAL LIFE STORIES AND TESTIMONIALS OF PATIENTS LIVING WITH RHEUMATIC DISEASES. AN INTEGRAL COMPONENT OF THE INITIATIVE IS TO INSPIRE PATIENTS TO COPE AND OVERCOME THE LIMITATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONDITIONS.
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? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on May 15, 2016 for not filing returns for three years. The IRS now lists it as tax-exempt again.
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 February 2018.
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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