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Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center

Public charity · Grantmaker Chicago, IL EIN: 36-2967052 Website

To preserve and promote appreciation of the culture and arts of Puerto Rico and Latin America with a focus on its African Heritage.

Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center at a glance

Total assets
$1,623,045
+4.6% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$865,175
-4.1% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$10
-16.7% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$825,864
-12.7% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center funds

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

States

IllinoisPuerto Rico

Cities

ChicagoComerioSan Juan

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K2 grants2019 3 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2020, annual grant giving ranged from $55K (2020) to $89K (2019). In 2020 it made 3 grants totaling $55K.

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$1,623,045$865,175$825,864——$10
2024$1,551,199$901,782$945,908——$12
2023$1,594,642$679,561$727,553——$28
2022$1,655,868$846,835$793,982——$4
2021$1,467,352$247,810$294,861——$4
2020$1,540,898$295,956$420,992$55,2843$6
2019$1,642,306$479,588$488,382$89,2562$29

About Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center

Based on IRS filings

Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.6M in total assets. Net investment income was $10.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center is led by Omar Torres, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 7 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Omar Torres

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $75K (2019) → $108K (2025)

  • Brenda Delgado

    Chair

    Secretary → Chair, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alfredo Nieves

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Javier De Jesus Martinez

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joshua Smyser

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Edoardo Ortiz

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Ramos

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (5)
  • Former: Liza Ann Acosta (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Lillian Gonzalez (2022) — Director
  • Former: Curtis Billups (2019–2021) — President
  • Former: Brenda Torres (2019–2020) — Vice President
  • Former: Martiza Nazario (2019) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Omar Torres — Executive Dir.: $108KOmar TorresExecutive Dir.$108K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $108K, to Omar Torres (Executive Dir.).

Frequently asked questions about Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center

How large is Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center?

Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center reported $1.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $865K.

What is Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center?

Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Chicago, IL. It holds $1.6M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center operate?

Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center has awarded grants in Illinois, Puerto Rico.

What is Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center's EIN?

Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-2967052. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 3, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 3, 2021)

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