Amigos de Las Americas

Analysis

Amigos de Las Americas is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending August 2024, Amigos de Las Americas reported income of $66k and spending of $81k, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from August 2023 to August 2024, income fell from $144k to $66k (-54%), an average of -54% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income dropped by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Amigos de Las Americas sits at the 23rd percentile: it is larger than about 23% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 26th percentile, and in the 21st percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Uplift Internationale ($66k), Friends of Paav Inc ($66k) and Global Partnerships Inc ($66k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending August 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. At year end it held assets of $74k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $74k.