Fundacion Salvadorena para el Desarrollo Economico y Social

Salvadoran Association for Economic and Social Development FUSADES ‒ FUSADES
San Salvador, El Salvador

FUSADES is a private, non-profit development organization dedicated to pursue the common good, centered on the human being. It´s mission is to be a highly effective think-tank and research center, promoting economic and social progress for all Salvadorans through sustainable development, based on a system of democracy and individual liberty. It owns a consultative status at UN ECOSOC, and as permanent member of the OAS representing civil society. It conducts economic, social, and institutional research, studies, and analyses, to generate evidence-based public policy recommendations through a Research Center and a Development Center.

Contact details

Website:
https://fusades.org/

Address:
Blvd. Santa Elena, Antiguo Cuscatlan, La Libertad.

Country:
El Salvador

Sub-region:
Central America

Areas of focus

Geographics of focus
El Salvador
Operating languages
English , Spanish

Organisation details

Business model
Non-profit
Year founded
1983
Institutional affiliations
No affiliation
Founded by
Founders: Gustavo Cartagena Castro, Francisco Enrique García prieto Hirlemann, Mario Luis Velasco, Roberto Arturo Quiñonez Meza, Alfredo Félix Cristiani Burkard, Federico Guilermo Alfaro Castillo, Roberto Hernderson Murray Meza, and others.
Founder gender: All male
Leadership
Leader(s) (2025): Javier Castro
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2024): Javier Castro
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2023): N/A
Leader gender: N/A
Staff size
2025
Fundacion Salvadorena para el Desarrollo Economico y Social
112
El Salvador average
48
Global average
87
2024
Fundacion Salvadorena para el Desarrollo Economico y Social
43
2019
Fundacion Salvadorena para el Desarrollo Economico y Social
118
% Female staff
2025
Fundacion Salvadorena para el Desarrollo Economico y Social
55%
El Salvador average
44%
Global average
50%
2024
Fundacion Salvadorena para el Desarrollo Economico y Social
54%
2018
Fundacion Salvadorena para el Desarrollo Economico y Social
55%
Age (years)
Fundacion Salvadorena para el Desarrollo Economico y Social
43
El Salvador average
38
Global average
33
% Female researchers
2025
Fundacion Salvadorena para el Desarrollo Economico y Social
37%
El Salvador average
41%
Global average
47%
2024
Fundacion Salvadorena para el Desarrollo Economico y Social
53%

Organisational performance

Publications
2024
Fundacion Salvadorena para el Desarrollo Economico y Social
30
El Salvador average
25
Global average
57
2023
Fundacion Salvadorena para el Desarrollo Economico y Social
82
2018
Fundacion Salvadorena para el Desarrollo Economico y Social
50
Financials
2018
Fundacion Salvadorena para el Desarrollo Economico y Social
$6,364,000
El Salvador average
$6,364,000
Global average
$62,454,505

Social

Likes (2023)
Fundacion Salvadorena para el Desarrollo Economico y Social
39,973
El Salvador average
18,126
Global average
26,974
Likes (2022)
Fundacion Salvadorena para el Desarrollo Economico y Social
38,567
Likes (2021)
Fundacion Salvadorena para el Desarrollo Economico y Social
36,457
Followers (2025)
Fundacion Salvadorena para el Desarrollo Economico y Social
56,000
El Salvador average
24,503
Global average
19,785
Followers (2024)
Fundacion Salvadorena para el Desarrollo Economico y Social
55,400
Followers (2022)
Fundacion Salvadorena para el Desarrollo Economico y Social
53,651
Subscribers (2025)
Fundacion Salvadorena para el Desarrollo Economico y Social
306
El Salvador average
203
Global average
7,402
Subscribers (2024)
Fundacion Salvadorena para el Desarrollo Economico y Social
201
Subscribers (2023)
Fundacion Salvadorena para el Desarrollo Economico y Social
1,650
Followers (2025)
Fundacion Salvadorena para el Desarrollo Economico y Social
6,124
El Salvador average
3,062
Global average
18,482
Followers (2024)
Fundacion Salvadorena para el Desarrollo Economico y Social
5,566
Followers (2023)
Fundacion Salvadorena para el Desarrollo Economico y Social
5,465
Followers (2025)
Fundacion Salvadorena para el Desarrollo Economico y Social
22,895
El Salvador average
11,702
Global average
15,795
Followers (2024)
Fundacion Salvadorena para el Desarrollo Economico y Social
20,000
Followers (2022)
Fundacion Salvadorena para el Desarrollo Economico y Social
553

Data notes

Last updated: 23/04/2025
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : OTT reviewed
Data sources consulted: Information supplied by organisation, Organisation´s website
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