2022 Act Foundation Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The organization allocates monetary contributions to charities dealing with different causes like children and human well-being, animal welfare, social care and development, among others. The organization also educates the public about Puerto Rico Acts 20 and 22 of 20 and Act 60 of 2019, as amended.
- Income
- $2.4 million
- Spending
- $1.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 78%
- Reserves
- 23.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 90%
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 4
- Highest pay
- $45,600, secretary
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
Strong: 95 out of 100. Higher than 75% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 23.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 6% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 23% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 2% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1578% 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: 50 out of 100. Higher than 9% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 255 of 5 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
0 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 (4)
- $442,000 spent. Children well-being: Grants to organizations dealing with children and youth well-being, care, and social development. The purpose of these grants was to support organizations whose work plan deals with addressing spiritual needs, community volunteering, provide shelter, refurbished computers to local schools and disadvantaged communities, supporting libraries that provide learning materials to students from different municipalities of Puerto Rico, scholarships for higher education programs to low-income students, hospice care to children victims of domestic abuse, massive vaccination drive campaigns, and children's hospital facilities.
- $150,000 spent. Animal welfare: Grants to nonprofit organizations promoting and safeguarding the welfare of dogs, cats, horses, and the local bee population. The purpose of these grants was to support educational campaigns in those areas, as well as supporting the rescue, care, healing, and adoption of stray dogs and cats, as well as the rehabilitation of horses.
- $621,250 spent. Social causes: Grants to nonprofit organizations dealing with domestic abuse awareness, shelter, and rehabilitation of the homeless and the elderly. Programs that support low-income women with sexual and reproductive care and testing. Also to organizations that undertake music healing programs, provide shelter, care, and develop low-income and disadvantaged youth in Puerto Rico.
- $235,000 spent. Additional program services included grants for organizations to operate programs related to local beach cleaning activities, education, prevention, and treatment of cancer, supporting the operations of the main trauma hospital in Puerto Rico that treats emergencies that involve high-risk injuries, and to support programs of organizations that covered psychological and physical needs of families during natural disasters in Puerto Rico such as earthquakes and hurricanes, and the coronavirus pandemic, as well as the empowerment of women in the construction work field dealing with housing affected by earthquakes and natural disasters in Puerto Rico.
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 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 April 2017.
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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