Our Story
It began not with a grand idea, but with a quiet act of love.
Armando Vargas has built a successful business with his mind, but it is his heart that brought this foundation to life. A man shaped by success, yet moved by something deeper, a desire to give, to uplift, to leave behind more than just wealth. His mother, a woman of profound generosity and grace, was his first teacher in compassion. She taught him that true greatness is not measured in numbers, but in the lives we touch.
Inspired by her light, and driven by a shared dream, we planted the first seeds of what would become this foundation, not as a monument to ourselves, but as a living, breathing promise to the future.
The idea unfolded like a painting, stroke by stroke. A summer camp for children who burn with creative fire but lack the tools, the stage, or the voice to express it. A sanctuary for young artists from underserved communities; dancers, painters, musicians, writers, dreamers. Children who feel the world differently. Children who are often told to be quiet when their souls are asking to sing.
We created this space so they could be loud with color. So they could move with rhythm. So they could write poems that echo into their futures.
In a world racing toward automation and forgetting the value of the human spirit, we believe art must not just survive, it must lead. Art teaches empathy. Art births innovation. Art saves.
Our foundation exists to protect and promote that truth. From visual arts to music, from theater to literature, from murals to melodies we support the whole spectrum of expression. Our summer camp will provide not only training, field trips, meals, and mentorship, but also belonging. A place where children don’t feel like they’re being helped…they feel like they’re being seen.
This is more than charity. This is investment in the human spirit. Because every child with a gift deserves a chance. Because talent should never be silenced by circumstance. Because somewhere out there is the next Basquiat, Frida, Lorca, Celia, or GarcÃa Márquez waiting for someone to believe. And we do.
With love,
Armando Vargas & Nelsys Pereira
The Invisible Sun Foundation