Imago Por Las Artes
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
IMAGO POR LAS ARTES IS A NON-PROFIT, INCLUSIVE, AND MULTICULTURAL ORGANIZATION BASED IN MIAMI - FLORIDA, DEDICATED TO FACILITATING ACCESS TO CULTURE FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES THROUGH THE PRODUCTION AND PROMOTION OF ARTISTIC, EDUCATIONAL, AND RECREATIONAL EVENTS AND PROGRAMS IN ALL ITS MANIFESTATIONS: ART, THEATER, MUSIC, AND LITERATURE, WITH EMPHASIS ON THE VALUES AND TRADITIONS OF HISPANIC CULTURE IN A CREATIVE, PLEASANT, AND INTEGRATED WAY. VISION "TO BE THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND A CULTURAL REVOLUTION, WHERE THE ARTS ARE CELEBRATED AS ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF HUMAN EXPRESSION, FOSTERING EMPATHY, UNDERSTANDING, AND UNITY AMONG DIVERSE POPULATIONS, AND SHAPING A MORE HARMONIOUS AND ENLIGHTENED SOCIETY."
- Income
- $152,542
- Spending
- $134,147
- Spent on programs
- 100%
- Reserves
- 3.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 80%
- Employees
- 0
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 50% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.5 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 12% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 20% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15100% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 88 out of 100. Higher than 83% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Independent board
25 of 257 of 7 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
0 of 10Did not give 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, 2025, 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)
- THE "MIAMI CHILDREN'S STORYTELLING FESTIVAL" PROJECT CONSISTS OF THE CREATION, ASSEMBLY, AND PRESENTATION OF STORIES NARRATED BY CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF SEVEN (7) AND TWELVE (12) WITH AN INTEREST IN THE HISPANIC LANGUAGE AND TRADITIONS FOR THE PRESERVATION OF ORAL TRADITION AS CULTURAL HERITAGE. THE PROJECT SPANNED TEN (10) WEEKS, STARTING ON JANUARY 8 AND ENDING ON MARCH 19, 2023. BEFORE THAT, THERE WAS A TWO (2) MONTH STAGE IN WHICH THE CALL WAS DEVELOPED. WE BEGAN THE PROJECT FROM SCRATCH AND CULMINATED WITH A FESTIVAL-STYLE STAGING FEATURING ONE (1) PRESENTATION OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY. AS PART OF THE PROJECT, WE CREATED A HANDMADE BOOK THAT CONTAINS ALL THE STORIES WRITTEN BY THE CHILDREN.
- TO PROMOTE IN CHILDREN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ILLUSTRATION AS A LANGUAGE AND TOOL FOR EXPRESSING IDEAS, EMOTIONS, AND REFLECTIONS THAT ALLOW THEM TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THEIR SOCIAL AND PERSONAL WORLD WHILE ALSO FOSTERING AN AWARENESS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CARE AND SENSITIZING THEM TO THE CHALLENGES OF CLIMATE CHANGE. THE CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATORS CONTEST WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2019 AND CELEBRATED ITS 4TH EDITION IN 2023. INITIALLY A LOCAL COMPETITION, THE CONTEST EXPANDED ITS REACH TO A GLOBAL AUDIENCE IN 2021 WITH THE HELP OF TECHNOLOGY. OVER 150 CHILDREN, AGED 4 TO 12, FROM VARIOUS PARTS OF THE WORLD HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE CONTEST. IN THE 4TH EDITION, WE RECEIVED OVER 50 ILLUSTRATIONS, WITH PRIZES IN THREE AGE CATEGORIES AND THREE SPECIAL MENTIONS. THE 4TH EDITION OF THE CONTEST HAD THE THEME OF "EVOKING PLACES," WITH A FOCUS ON THE BREATHTAKING NATURAL LANDSCAPES OF OUR PLANET. THE AIM WAS TO ENCOURAGE PARTICIPANTS TO SHOWCASE THEIR INTERPRETATION OF THEIR FAVORITE NATURAL LANDSCAPES AND THEIR IMAGINED PLACES. WE CONCLUDED THE 2023 CONTEST BY SHOWCASING OVER 50 WORKS AT THE CORAL GABLES MUSEUM GALLERY SPACES WITH AN EVENT OPEN TO ALL AUDIENCES. TO PROMOTE IN CHILDREN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ILLUSTRATION AS A LANGUAGE AND TOOL FOR EXPRESSING IDEAS, EMOTIONS, AND REFLECTIONS THAT ALLOW THEM TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THEIR SOCIAL AND PERSONAL WORLD WHILE ALSO FOSTERING AN AWARENESS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CARE AND SENSITIZING THEM TO THE CHALLENGES OF CLIMATE CHANGE. THE CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATORS CONTEST WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2019 AND CELEBRATED ITS 4TH EDITION IN 2023. INITIALLY A LOCAL COMPETITION, THE CONTEST EXPANDED ITS REACH TO A GLOBAL AUDIENCE IN 2021 WITH THE HELP OF TECHNOLOGY. OVER 150 CHILDREN, AGED 4 TO 12, FROM VARIOUS PARTS OF THE WORLD HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE CONTEST. IN THE 4TH EDITION, WE RECEIVED OVER 50 ILLUSTRATIONS, WITH PRIZES IN THREE AGE CATEGORIES AND THREE SPECIAL MENTIONS. THE 4TH EDITION OF THE CONTEST HAD THE THEME OF "EVOKING PLACES," WITH A FOCUS ON THE BREATHTAKING NATURAL LANDSCAPES OF OUR PLANET. THE AIM WAS TO ENCOURAGE PARTICIPANTS TO SHOWCASE THEIR INTERPRETATION OF THEIR FAVORITE NATURAL LANDSCAPES AND THEIR IMAGINED PLACES. WE CONCLUDED THE 2023 CONTEST BY SHOWCASING OVER 50 WORKS AT THE CORAL GABLES MUSEUM GALLERY SPACES WITH AN EVENT OPEN TO ALL AUDIENCES.
- $134,147 spent. EXPENSES NEEDED TO ACCOMPLISH ORGANIZATIONS MISSION AND GOALS.
- EXPENSES NEEDED TO ACCOMPLISH ORGANIZATIONS MISSION AND GOALS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 2025.
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 2022.
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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