Amigos de Las Americas

Analysis

Amigos de Las Americas is a registered charity in United States, based in Menlo Park, CA. 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 September 2023, Amigos de Las Americas reported income of $132k and spending of $110k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $241k to $132k (-45%), an average of -26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income dropped by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile, and in the 46th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Malembe Rise Inc ($132k), Hi 5 Youth Foundation ($132k) and Cambodian Village Fund ($132k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $158k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $158k.