Amigos de Las Americas

Analysis

Amigos de Las Americas is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. 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 December 2023, Amigos de Las Americas reported income of $5.1m and spending of $4.8m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $4.6m to $5.1m (+9.2%), an average of +1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Foreign Policy Association Incorporated ($5.0m), Free Russia Foundation ($5.1m) and International Peace Institute Inc ($5.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 45% and program service revenue 53% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $336k (7.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.1m. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $350k, net assets of $1.8m. It reported 97 employees.