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BRAZIL FOUNDATION
NEW YORK, NY · EIN 134131482 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE Q30 · International Affairs · Medium ($1M-$10M)
revenue
$7.2M
expenses
$6.0M
net assets
$14.0M
employees
9
volunteers
30
program ratio
82%
mission · from form 990

BRAZIL FOUNDATION MOBILIZES RESOURCES FOR IDEAS AND ACTIONS THAT TRANSFORM BRAZIL.

profile · synthesized from sources

Brazil Foundation mobilizes resources to support ideas and actions that drive social change in Brazil. The organization primarily functions as a grantmaker, providing funding and capacity-building support to small and medium-sized organizations working in education, culture, health, human rights, and socioeconomic development. It operates from New York and focuses its impact across Brazil.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2024

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $72K
    PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION -MONITORING, EVALUATION AND CAPACITY BUILDING ARE PROVIDED TO SELECTED GRANTEE ORGANIZATIONS. BRAZIL FOUNDATION CONDUCTS SITE-VISITS AND OFFERS MENTORING AND TRAINING TO ORGANIZATIONS' LEADERS, TO MAXIMIZE THE IMPACT OF THE GRANTS.
named programs · 2 · from sources

What they call their work

Discretionary and Partnership Grants
Supports small and medium-sized organizations promoting social change in Brazil through competitive grants in education, culture, health, human rights, and civic participation
Program Administration
Provides monitoring, evaluation, and capacity-building support to grantee organizations, including site visits, mentoring, and leadership training to maximize grant impact
activities · 3 groups

What they do

  • Flexible Grants to Grassroots Organizations 1 activity
    • Funding small and medium-sized organizations for social change in Brazil
      Awards grants to small and medium-sized organizations in Brazil advancing social change in education and culture, health, human rights, socioeconomic development, and civic participation, selected through competitive calls for proposals.
  • Nonprofit Capacity Building Services 1 activity
    • Providing monitoring, evaluation, and capacity building to grantee organizations
      Strengthens selected grantees through site visits, leadership mentoring, and training programs focused on monitoring, evaluation, and organizational development.
  • Indigenous-Led Ecosystem Stewardship 1 activity
    • Testing sustainable solutions to socio-environmental crises in Brazil
      Conducts on-the-ground testing of sustainable approaches to address environmental and social challenges in Brazil, focusing on long-term systemic impact.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$7.18M
Contributions & grants$6.97M97%
Program service revenue$252K4%
Investment income$130K2%
Other revenue$-167K
expenses
Total expenses$6.05M
Program expenses82%
Admin / overhead10%
Fundraising9%
Salaries & benefits$814K
Grants paid out$4.86M
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$14.51M
Cash$2.06M
Investments$11.70M
Liabilities$529K
Net assets$13.98M
Liquid reserves27.3 mo
5 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue +10.3%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 4
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
REBECCA TAVARES PRESIDENT & CEO 40 $216K
TIFFANY KEARNEY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR 40 $118K
LEONARDO FEITOSA LEANDRO DIRECTOR, FINANCE & ADMIN (AS OF 9/2024) 40 $110K
JOHN P ALAMPI DIRECTOR, FINANCE & ADMIN (TO 9/2024) 40 $106K
board members · 17
  • BRUNO SIMONATO — DIRECTOR
  • CLAUDIA AMBOSS — DIRECTOR
  • CRISTIANA MASCARENHAS — DIRECTOR
  • DANIEL VORCARO — DIRECTOR
  • GILBERTO COSTA — DIRECTOR
  • JANAINA HEES — DIRECTOR
  • KAREN JOHNSON LASSNER — DIRECTOR
  • KARIN DAUCH — DIRECTOR
  • LEONA FORMAN — DIRECTOR
  • MARCELLO HALLAKE — GENERAL COUNSEL
  • MARCUS BERTO — DIRECTOR
  • MARIA NAZARETH FARANI DE AZEVEDO — DIRECTOR
  • OSCAR DECOTELLI — DIRECTOR
  • PEDRO LICHTINGER — DIRECTOR
  • RACHEL MAIA — DIRECTOR
  • RICARDO PUGGINA — TREASURER
  • WILL LANDERS — CHAIR
strategies · 2

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Capacity-Building Grantmaking
    methodology: capacity_building_grantmaking
    By providing grantees with mentoring, leadership training, and evaluation support alongside funding, we improve grant effectiveness because strengthened organizational capacity leads to more sustainable and impactful outcomes.
  • Support for Local Initiatives
    methodology: community_led_development
    By identifying and resourcing community-led efforts, we advance social change because local initiatives are better positioned to address context-specific barriers to equity and justice.