Amigos de Las Americas

Analysis

Amigos de Las Americas is a registered charity in United States, based in Tucson, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 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 $56k and spending of $72k, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from August 2022 to August 2024, income fell from $73k to $56k (-24%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 108% 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 20th percentile: it is larger than about 20% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 22nd percentile, and in the 19th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Thai-American Physicians Foundation ($55k), Fourth Man Center ($56k) and Grace & Hope for Children ($55k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending August 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $96k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $96k.