Colectivo Ile Corporacion
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Educate and research anti-racist and decolonizing work inside and outside of Puerto Rico
- Income
- $284,099
- Spending
- $364,265
- Spent on programs
- 72%
- Reserves
- 11.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 94%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
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: 63 out of 100. Higher than 33% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 11.8 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 6% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 28% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 26% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1572% 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
Fair: 59 out of 100. Higher than 31% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
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.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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 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)
- $262,793 spent. Through education, community organizing, and research, Colectivo Ilé strengthened antiracist and decolonizing work to generate social change with the communities they support, academic spaces, and others. They supported the spiritual/psychological social strengthening of people racialized as inferior, created awareness about the cultural contributions and knowledge of Afro-descendant people, and generated socioeconomic and political changes within and outside Puerto Rico through consciousness-raising workshops, community accompaniment to understand racist/colonial oppression systems, and tools for dismantling them. Key accomplishments include creating an Antiracist Manual for Trainers to guide communities in conducting workshops, conducting research that resulted in "Knowledge is Power: Proposal for the inclusion of ethnic-racial variables in Puerto Rico forms" (developed with various organizations to improve data collection for effective public policy), and producing the report "Perceptions, knowledge and practices about abortion: An Afro-Caribbean perspective" (2023) focused on Black and Afro-descendant women in collaboration with the Network of Afro-Latin American, Afro-Caribbean and Diaspora Women. They developed an Afro-healing component to provide spiritual and ancestral strength for their demanding antiracist work, maintained special care for Afro-descendant youth through their Afrojuventudes and Afrojuntes programs that accompany young people in assuming antiracist and decolonial leadership, and celebrated the fifth anniversary of their radio program NEGRAS, broadcast through the University of Puerto Rico Radio Network, which showcases the contributions of hundreds of Black and Afro-descendant women while connecting with antiracist struggles throughout Latin America and the Caribbean to break colonial isolation.
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? 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 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 May 2024.
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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