FABRETTO CHILDRENS FOUNDATION INC

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

Q330

Classification

1000

Street

1563 SHERMAN AVE

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2025

• AT FABRETTO, WE BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF EDUCATION TO ENABLE CHILDREN AND YOUTH, OUR FUTURE LEADERS, TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY. WE STRIVE TO BRING MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT, AND LEARNING TO CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES. BY PARTNERING WITH ORGANIZATIONS AND FUNDERS WHO SERVE CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN COUNTRIES ACROSS CENTRAL AMERICA, WE CAN AMPLIFY OUR IMPACT, SERVING THOSE WHO SERVE. FABRETTO SUPPORTS CHILD AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT IN CENTRAL AMERICA THROUGH FOUR KEY PROGRAMS: EDUCATION, NUTRITION, CHILD SPONSORSHIP, AND YOUTH EMPOWERMENT.EDUCATION PROGRAMFABRETTO'S EDUCATION PROGRAM FOCUSES ON IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION DURING THE CRITICAL FIRST YEARS OF A CHILD'S EDUCATION PARTICULARLY PRESCHOOL AND 1ST TO 3RD GRADE. WE DO THIS THROUGH:TEACHER DEVELOPMENT: WE TRAIN PRESCHOOL AND EARLY GRADE PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN OUR "FABRETTITO" MODEL OF EDUCATION. OUR MODEL PROVIDES COACHING AND ACCOMPANIMENT TO TEACHERS IN THE MEDIUM TO LONG TERM TO ENSURE SUSTAINABILITY. STRENGTHENING SCHOOLS: IN PARALLEL TO TEACHER DEVELOPMENT, WE BUILD, REMODEL, AND EQUIP PRESCHOOLS, PRIMARY SCHOOLS, AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION CENTERS WITH KEY RESOURCES AND IMPROVEMENTS THAT ENABLE THEM TO BETTER SERVE CHILDREN IN THE HARDEST-TO-REACH COMMUNITIES IN CENTRAL AMERICA. NUTRITION PROGRAMTHROUGH THE NUTRITION PROGRAM, FABRETTO WORKS WITH OUR PARTNERS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS SCHOOL MEALS AND STRENGTHEN HOLISTIC CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND SCHOOL ATTENDANCE. WE DO THIS THROUGH:SCHOOL MEALS: WE CONNECT HIGH-NEED SCHOOLS WITH FORTIFIED FOODS THAT IMPROVE NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF THE MEALS THEY SERVE. WE ALSO SUPPORT NUTRITION EDUCATION, INLCUDING TRAINING SCHOOL COOKS IN CULTURALLY-ADAPTED RECIPES. LOCAL PRODUCTION OF FOOD: WE SUPPORT PARTNERS IN DEVELOPING SUSTAINABLE APPROACHES TO PRODUCING HEALTHY FOODS LOCALLY. CHILD SPONSORSHIP PROGRAMCHANGE A LIFE THROUGH CHILD SPONSORSHIP! AS A FABRETTO CHILD SPONSOR, YOU CAN FIGHT POVERTY IN CENTRAL AMERICAN COMMUNITIES WHILE CREATING A LASTING CONNECTION WITH A CHILD. FOR JUST OVER $1 A DAY ($40/MONTH), CHILD SPONSORS PROVIDE AN UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILD WITH QUALITY EDUCATION, NUTRITION, AND A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY. CHILD SPONSORS PROVIDE ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL LIFE RESOURCES THAT MAKE AN ENORMOUS DIFFERENCE FOR CHILDREN IN IMPOVERISHED COMMUNITIES. WITH YOUR HELP, YOUR SPONSORED CHILD WILL HAVE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS AND A SUPPORTIVE SCHOOL COMMUNITY. OUR HOLISITIC APPROACH MEANS THAT FABRETTO WORKS CLOSELY WITH GRASSROOTS, ON-THE-GROUND NGO PARTNERS TO DELIVER PROGRAMMING, AS WELL AS WORKING TOGETHER WITH CHILDREN'S TEACHERS AND PARENTS TO CREATE LASTING CHANGE. YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMFABRETTO'S YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM SEEKS TO PREPARE CENTRAL AMERICAN YOUTH TO THRIVE THROUGH COURSES THAT COMBINE ACADEMIC AND TECHNICAL SKILLS, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. WE DO THIS THROUGH:TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION: WE SHARE OUR FIELD-TESTED APPROACH TO LEVERAGING DIGITAL RESOURCES TO STRENGTHEN LEARNING, PARTICULARLY IN STEM FIELDS, WITH ORGANIZATIONS SERVING RURAL LOW-TO NO-CONNECTIVITY COMMUNITIES. WE TRAIN TEACHERS AND STAFF, EQUIP SCHOOLS, AND DEVELOP AND SHARE DIGITAL CONTENT. YOUTH TRAINING (SATEC MODEL): WE TRAIN RURAL YOUTH IN AGRICULTURAL SKILLS THROUGH OUR SATEC TRAINING PROGRAM WHILE CONTRIBUTING TO PERSONAL AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. WE TRAIN LOCAL FACILITATORS, SHARE CURRICULA AND MATERIALS, AND PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE THROUGHOUT COURSE IMPLEMENTATION. FABRETTO EDUCA: FABRETTO OFFERS BLENDED LEARNING COURSES TO CENTRAL AMERICAN YOUTH THROUGH OUR ONLINE TRAINING PLATFORM, FABRETTO EDUCA, IN TOPICS SUCH AS ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND JOB READINESS. RURAL SECONDARY EDUCATION: WE WORK ALONGSIDE LOCAL PARTNERS TO ADVOCATE FOR AND STRENGTHEN HIGH QUALITY, ALTERNATIVE SECONDARY EDUCATION MODELS THAT EXPAND ACCESS IN RURAL COMMUNITIES OF CENTRAL AMERICA, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON THE SISTEMA DE APPRENDIZAJE TUTORIAL (SAT) MODEL.

  Expenses $3,470,936 · Grants $3,031,107

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2025

As listed in Part VII of the 2025 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2025

  Revenue

  $3,981,401

  Expenses

  $3,880,012

  Contributions

  $3,938,384

  Grants paid

  $3,031,107

• 2023

  Revenue

  $3,407,596

  Expenses

  $2,946,522

  Contributions

  $3,412,404

  Grants paid

  $2,257,293

• 2022

  Revenue

  $870,394

  Expenses

  $1,890,913

  Contributions

  $1,740,575

  Grants paid

  $865,153

• 2022

  Revenue

  $549,614

  Expenses

  $1,617,585

  Contributions

  $1,221,550

  Grants paid

  $1,052,520

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2022 · 990-T

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  — not reported

  Assets (EOY)

  — not reported

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,318,965

  Expenses

  $3,565,525

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,557,246

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $4,258,539

  Expenses

  $3,749,156

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,815,337

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $4,019,374

  Expenses

  $4,346,582

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,485,616

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $4,628,706

  Expenses

  $4,011,104

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,186,138

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $4,649,611

  Expenses

  $4,686,337

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,631,591

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $4,624,809

  Expenses

  $4,878,745

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,786,338

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,864,241

  Expenses

  $3,907,597

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,528,473

• 2015 · 990

  Revenue

  $4,003,014

  Expenses

  $4,344,432

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,341,837

• 2014 · 990

  Revenue

  $4,415,952

  Expenses

  $4,589,916

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,697,428

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

• THE JAMES FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST

  $349,323

  2022 · HUMAN SERVICES

• NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR

  $106,500

  2022 · HUMAN SERVICES

• THE NEW YORK COMMUNITY TRUST

  $100,000

  2023 · FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $95,880

  2023 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR

  $74,876

  2024 · HUMAN SERVICES

• THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST

  $52,500

  2022 · General Operating Support

• THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST

  $52,500

  2024 · General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes

• THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST

  $52,500

  2023 · General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $39,080

  2024 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME DU LAC

  $35,000

  2023 · See Part IV

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

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