Sembrando Sentido Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Mission: To develop knowledge and tools to collectively transform government structures and achieve a fair and equitable distribution of public resources in Puerto Rico. Vision: A representative accountable and transparent governance acting in pursuit of social economic and environmental justice in Puerto Rico.
- Income
- $460,511
- Spending
- $671,192
- Spent on programs
- 80%
- Reserves
- 3.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 99%
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $99,933, executive director
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: 60 out of 100. Higher than 22% of charities in its peer group (international, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 13% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 46% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 16% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1580% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 8 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
Strong: 91 out of 100. Higher than 79% of charities in its peer group (international, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 255 of 5 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a 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
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
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 (2)
- $362,656 spent. Contratos En Ley is a digital platform focused on providing transparency monitoring and evaluation tools of government contracting in Puerto Rico. The platform provides a search engine where we centralize and integrate data of contracts contractors bids donors and other information in order to help find and analyze contracting data. In addition our organization evaluates the contracting process to raise awareness of public contracting processes their weaknesses and the potential for change.
- $175,100 spent. Open Government is a program that promotes an open and corruption-free government through research advocacy and education. Through our research we analyze public governance to identify risks of corruption and present solutions. Through advocacy we defend the right to public information and the need to strengthen the anti-corruption ecosystem. Through educational workshops we share knowledge and tools that promote transparency and social auditing. Our public policy reports provide analysis of access to public information laws recommendations to fight corruption and statements on bills and regulations that promote an open government and public procurement processes. Within the Open Government program we have also developed Proaccin a web based application that aims to centralize and facilitate information on civic participation initiatives throughout 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 November 6, 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 June 2020.
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 November 4, 2026.
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