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PROTECTORES DE CUENCAS INC

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $5.2M · expenses $5.0M · assets $5.0M

EIN
66-0778121
Address
PO BOX 1563, YAUCO, PR 00698-1563
Website
https://www.protectoresdecuencas.org
NTEE code
C32
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2016
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Mission

CARE OF WATER RESOURCE, ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND SCIENTIFIC ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 12 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

12 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Robert Viqueira Rios EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2023-2025 40 $0 reported 1
Moshayra Vicente DIRECTOR2025 40 $0 reported 1
Miguel Viqueira Rios PROJECTS MANAGER2025 40 $0 reported 1
Jorge Viqueira Rios PROJECTS MANAGER2025 40 $0 reported 1
Yasiel A Figueroa Sanchez (former) PROJECT COORDINATOR2023 40 $0 reported 1
Melissa N Gonzalez (former) PROJECT COORDINATOR2023 40 $0 reported 1
Norman Maldonado Benitez (former) PROJECT COORDINATOR2023 40 $0 reported 1
Mary L Arroyo Diaz (former) ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT2023 40 $0 reported 1
Luis O Villanueva Cardona (former) SUPERVISOR2023 40 $0 reported 1
Eric Ramirez Acosta (former) SUPERVISOR2023 40 $0 reported 1
Roberto Viquei (former) PRESIDENT2021-2022 40 $0 reported 1
Roberto Viquie (former) PRESIDENT2020-2021 40 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 200 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT VIQUEIRA RIOS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $0$0$0 $01
MOSHAYRA VICENTE DIRECTOR40 $0$0$0 $01
MIGUEL VIQUEIRA RIOS PROJECTS MANAGER40 $0$0$0 $01
JORGE VIQUEIRA RIOS PROJECTS MANAGER40 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 1 person listed · none paid · 0 employees · 450 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT VIQUEIRA RIOS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 7 people listed · none paid · 13 employees · 15 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT VIQUEIRA RIOS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $0$0$0 $01
YASIEL A FIGUEROA SANCHEZ PROJECT COORDINATOR40 $0$0$0 $01
MELISSA N GONZALEZ PROJECT COORDINATOR40 $0$0$0 $01
NORMAN MALDONADO BENITEZ PROJECT COORDINATOR40 $0$0$0 $01
MARY L ARROYO DIAZ ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT40 $0$0$0 $01
LUIS O VILLANUEVA CARDONA SUPERVISOR40 $0$0$0 $01
ERIC RAMIREZ ACOSTA SUPERVISOR40 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 1 person listed · none paid · 5 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERTO VIQUEI PRESIDENT40 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 2 people listed · none paid · 3 employees · 62 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERTO VIQUIE PRESIDENT40 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERTO VIQUEI PRESIDENT40 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 1 person listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERTO VIQUIE PRESIDENT40 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$5,191,540$4,972,122 $4,985,951$2,741,717 $5,186,031$0 $00200
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$4,856,801$3,960,199 $4,566,278$2,486,905 $4,854,978$0 $00450
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,533,122$3,170,459 $3,457,269$1,711,212 $3,532,848$0 $423,7901315
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,880,652$2,642,922 $357,261$357,261 $2,880,652$0 -5-
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,516,220$1,327,546 $316,234$316,234 $1,516,114$0 -362
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,054,210$982,353 $119,531$119,531 $1,054,210$0 -0-

Funders of this organization

10 grantors reported grants to this organization, $2,298,689 in all, tax years 2011 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2011-2012, 2014-2024 15$1,466,388 2024$133,791
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HISPANIC FEDERATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2017-2018, 2024 4$401,000 2024$50,000
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GLOBALGIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2020-2022 3$175,065 2022$35,906
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PUERTO RICO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2016-2018, 2020 5$101,802 2020$55,000
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THE SCHMIDT FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “PROTECTORES DE CUENCAS INC” 2023 1$94,000 2023$94,000
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SIERRA CLUB FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2020 1$20,000 2020$20,000
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2022 1$15,000 2022$15,000
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SIERRA CLUB Public charity Exact 2017 1$10,000 2017$10,000
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FORT WORTH ZOOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION INC Public charity Exact 2016 1$10,000 2016$10,000
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CLIMATE CONSERVATION Public charity Exact 2024 1$5,434 2024$5,434
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Who funds organizations like this

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990 · $4,972,122 spent · pay $778,672 · grants $0 · events $3,541
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: management $1,906,162$1,344,452$561,710- 38.3%
Other (as described)PROJECT MATERIAL $946,601$932,207$14,394- 19.0%
Other salaries and wages $653,706$555,650$98,056- 13.1%
Depreciation and depletion $294,541$235,633$58,908- 5.9%
Other (as described)REPAIRS MAINTENANCE $229,998$219,503$10,495- 4.6%
Interest $224,232$172,827$51,405- 4.5%
Office expenses $187,329$77,803$109,526- 3.8%
Other (as described)VEHICULE EQUIPMENT EXPENSE $138,178$130,109$8,069- 2.8%
Insurance $100,973$70,681$30,292- 2.0%
Payroll taxes $81,452$69,271$12,181- 1.6%
Other (as described)OTHER TAXES $69,924-$69,924- 1.4%
Travel $48,309$38,772$9,537- 1.0%
Other employee benefits $43,514$36,987$6,527- 0.9%
Fees: legal $24,104-$24,104- 0.5%
Advertising and promotion $19,558$15,646$3,912- 0.4%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $3,541$2,327$1,214- 0.1%
Total$4,972,122100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $3,960,199 spent · pay $590,690 · grants $0 · events $12,245
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: management $1,418,501$1,222,674$195,827- 35.8%
Other (as described)PROJECT MATERIAL $844,519$780,328$64,191- 21.3%
Other salaries and wages $516,446$461,576$54,870- 13.0%
Other (as described)VEHICULE EQUIPMENT EXPENSE $224,091$139,007$85,084- 5.7%
Interest $161,757$97,054$64,703- 4.1%
Depreciation and depletion $146,769$146,769-- 3.7%
Other (as described)REPAIRS MAINTENANCE $123,051$102,310$20,741- 3.1%
All other expenses $114,449$62,592$51,857- 2.9%
Insurance $82,950$82,950-- 2.1%
Office expenses $82,534$17,986$64,548- 2.1%
Travel $76,465$47,776$28,689- 1.9%
Payroll taxes $74,244$44,391$29,853- 1.9%
Other (as described)OTHER TAXES $57,258$100$57,158- 1.4%
Advertising and promotion $13,557$8,619$4,938- 0.3%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $12,245$1,632$10,613- 0.3%
Fees: legal $11,363$3,200$8,163- 0.3%
Total$3,960,199100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $3,170,459 spent · pay $557,835 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: management $896,373$896,373-- 28.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $423,790$423,790-- 13.4%
All other expenses $274,862$274,862-- 8.7%
Other (as described)Construction Aggregate Materials Exp. $239,242$239,242-- 7.5%
Fees: other services $230,195$230,195-- 7.3%
Office expenses $196,141$196,141-- 6.2%
Other (as described)Materials Expense $192,092$192,092-- 6.1%
Other (as described)Auto Parts Expense $184,733$184,733-- 5.8%
Other (as described)Diesel Gas Exp $173,177$173,177-- 5.5%
Depreciation and depletion $120,453$120,453-- 3.8%
Other salaries and wages $115,051$115,051-- 3.6%
Insurance $54,943$54,943-- 1.7%
Travel $38,769$38,769-- 1.2%
Payroll taxes $18,994$18,994-- 0.6%
Advertising and promotion $8,019$8,019-- 0.3%
Interest $3,625$3,625-- 0.1%
Total$3,170,459100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $2,642,922 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS $1,134,237$1,134,237-- 42.9%
Fees: management $874,107$874,107-- 33.1%
All other expenses $266,609$266,609-- 10.1%
Other (as described)RENTAL EQUIPMENT MACHINAR $162,193$162,193-- 6.1%
Insurance $54,119$54,119-- 2.0%
Travel $47,309$47,309-- 1.8%
Occupancy $40,433$40,433-- 1.5%
Office expenses $28,514$28,514-- 1.1%
Other (as described)UTILITIES $26,240$26,240-- 1.0%
Other (as described)OTHER TAXES $9,027$9,027-- 0.3%
Advertising and promotion $134$134-- 0.0%
Total$2,642,922100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $1,327,546 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: management $786,283$786,283-- 59.2%
Other (as described)CONRUCTION MATERIALS $207,164$207,164-- 15.6%
All other expenses $139,287$139,287-- 10.5%
Other (as described)REPAIR $86,714$86,714-- 6.5%
Other (as described)VEHICLES EXPENSE $66,443$66,443-- 5.0%
Insurance $29,721$29,721-- 2.2%
Other (as described)UTILITIES $7,729$7,729-- 0.6%
Interest $4,205$4,205-- 0.3%
Total$1,327,546100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $982,353 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: management $649,260$649,260-- 66.1%
Other (as described)CONRUCTION MATERIALS $214,536$214,536-- 21.8%
Insurance $46,574$46,574-- 4.7%
Occupancy $12,414$12,414-- 1.3%
Travel $10,524$10,524-- 1.1%
Other (as described)VEHICLES EXPENSE $9,745$9,745-- 1.0%
Interest $8,748$8,748-- 0.9%
Depreciation and depletion $7,045$7,045-- 0.7%
Other (as described)REPAIR $6,847$6,847-- 0.7%
Other (as described)UTILITIES $5,888$5,888-- 0.6%
Information technology $5,241$5,241-- 0.5%
Office expenses $3,251$3,251-- 0.3%
Fees: accounting $2,280$2,280-- 0.2%
Total$982,353100%

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