Amigos de Las Americas

Analysis

Amigos de Las Americas is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, 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 August 2023, Amigos de Las Americas reported income of $280k and spending of $214k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $215k to $280k (+30%), an average of +6.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 186%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gideon Brothers Mission World ($280k), Waypoint Relief ($280k) and Garments of Praise Foundation Inc ($280k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $129k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $129k.