Centro Metropolitano De Servicios Comunitarios Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Organizations mission is to provide services to improve the quality of life in the community such as, tutoring, mentoring, supervised studies,family counseling, assistance to the elderly population in their specific needs and development of low income housing.
- Income
- $76,092
- Spending
- $75,239
- Spent on programs
- 90%
- Reserves
- 42.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 11
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 64 out of 100. Higher than 36% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 42.5 months of spending.
Debt
2 of 20It owes 96% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 1% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 88% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1590% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 81 out of 100. Higher than 67% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, under $250k).
Independent board
25 of 259 of 9 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a 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, 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 (2)
- $672 spent. Development of low income housing: CMSC joins efforts with a private organization to develop low-income housing in Puerto Rico to serve the elderly and homeless veterans population. Currently, CMSC serves as the developer of a certain low-income housing project known as Casa Metropolitana II located in San Juan, PR. Such a project is being developed with low-income housing tax credit and the construction period is 24-months. In exchange, the CMSC receives a developer fee which is to develop other community initiatives/programs and facilities, and to continue serving low-income persons and underserved populations in Puerto Rico.
- $66,811 spent. Education Services: Provide an English course for adults residing in low-income communities.The course is geared to help the participants improve English oral and communication skills. This course is offered twice a year for a duration of 10 weeks, meetings 2 times a week at the Iglesia Cristiana Discipulos de Cristo Metropolitana. In 2023 the program served 40 partipants. Provide English language tutoring for second and third grade students at the at the Public Elementary Julio Selles Sola School, through a grant provided by Initial Teaching Alphabet Foundation English proficiency project in Puerto Rico. The program runs simultaneously with the academic school calendar, and tutoring is provided from Monday - Thursday for a duration of 2 hours. The program served a total of 30 students among both grades.
Source: Form 990 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 September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on May 15, 2015 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on March 15, 2017.
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 December 2024.
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 April 2017.
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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