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Houston, TX501(c)(3)InternationalEIN 74-1547146Revenue $4.5M in FY2024

On file with the IRSamigosinternational.org3730 Kirby Dr Ste 1200, 77098-3985 · Houston, TXTax-exempt since Feb 1980Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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AMIGOS provides powerful global experiences that build skills, cultural competence, and awareness, preparing young people for leadership in a global community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 288 volunteers and 82 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $152K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$674K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 69% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $870K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$421K
22% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 22% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.5M
-10% vs prior year
Spent
$4.8M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$4.5M
FY2024▼ -10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$3.6M
FY2022$5.0M
FY2023$5.1M
FY2024$4.5M
Expenses
$4.8M
FY2024-0.1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.2M
FY2021$3.8M
FY2022$5.1M
FY2023$4.8M
FY2024$4.8M
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2024▼ -17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$1.5M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 1980.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $3.8M Management & general 13% · $613K Fundraising 8% · $389K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

16 people listed on the 990; $674K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$177,824Pt VII · Sec A
$167,139Pt VII · Sec A
Controller
$118,081Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Dir Business Oper
$106,462Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Enrollment
$104,592Pt VII · Sec A
At Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sara Nathan’s $178K as CEO is at the 69th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1168 $1–10M international nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sara Nathan$177,824$172,781$167,912$161,195$163,003
Faraz Paliwala$167,139$162,399$157,584$150,080$140,000
Abbie Gittinger$118,081$108,926$103,088——
April Hearne$106,462$112,381$109,310$107,100$100,219
Anna K Boscoe$104,592————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Builds skills and awareness through global experiences, preparing youth for leadership.

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2 programs · $3.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

AMIGOS Service and Immersion Programs offer students aged 13-22 unique opportunities to take on real-world challenges and build responsibility. Students are immersed in a new culture, develop language skills, and learn to design and lead community service projects in public health, micro-enterprise, sports and leadership, children's…

$3.2Mprogram expense
02

The Youth Ambassadors Program is one of the many programs sponsored by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA). The Youth Ambassadors Program brings together high school students and adult mentors from 26 countries across the Americas to promote mutual understanding, increase leadership skills, and…

$660Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 5 grants · $653K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$181,623
Unitemized GrantFY2023$142,258
Unitemized GrantFY2022$125,789
Unitemized GrantFY2021$161,988
Unitemized GrantFY2020$41,564

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$35K
Money outPt IX
$4.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.8M
Managementcol C$613K
Fundraisingcol D$389K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$427K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$421K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$593K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$160K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$35K
Total revenueLn 12$4.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$427K
SavingsLn 2$407
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$427K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$433K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$17K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$421K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 582
VolunteersI 6288
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$388K$427K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$768K$433K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$350K$421K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$182K$182K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$346K$260K$55K$31K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.1M$1.6M$334K$188K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$547$410$88$49
Other employee benefitsLn 9$121K$91K$19K$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$171K$129K$27K$15K
Legal feesLn 11b$15K$15K
Accounting feesLn 11c$36K$36K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$244K$121K$42K$80K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$12K$10K$2K$402
Office expensesLn 13$119K$65K$37K$17K
Information technologyLn 14$156K$142K$3K$12K
OccupancyLn 16$21K$9K$12K$1K
TravelLn 17$894K$880K$6K$8K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$47K$21K$10K$16K
InsuranceLn 23$113K$75K$28K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$263K$263K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.8M$3.8M$613K$389K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $4.5M$4.8M−$300K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.1M$4.8M$219K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.0M$5.1M−$58K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.6M$3.8M−$225K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.8M$3.2M−$395K$1.8M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $4,530,025 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,285,033$1,995,329
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,655,432$2,500,149
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $76,230$34,547
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $39,579$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,056,274$4,530,025
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $142,258$181,623
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,701,834$2,728,094
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,993,349$1,920,600
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,837,441$4,830,317
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $218,833−$300,292
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,530,025 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$593,274
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,402,055
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$160,305
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,995,329
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,500,149$2,500,149
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $34,547$34,547
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,500,149 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $34,547$4,530,025
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,830,317 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $181,623$181,623
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $259,661 · Management $55,394 · Fundraising $31,160$346,215
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,566,723 · Management $334,235 · Fundraising $188,006$2,088,964
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $410 · Management $88 · Fundraising $49$547
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $90,658 · Management $19,341 · Fundraising $10,879$120,878
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $128,618 · Management $27,438 · Fundraising $15,434$171,490
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $15,240$15,240
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $36,150$36,150
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $121,397 · Management $41,707 · Fundraising $80,413$243,517
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,685 · Management $2,390 · Fundraising $402$12,477
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $64,671 · Management $37,349 · Fundraising $16,585$118,605
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $141,617 · Management $3,164 · Fundraising $11,580$156,361
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,653 · Management $11,545 · Fundraising $1,034$21,232
IX-17 TravelPrograms $880,026 · Management $5,992 · Fundraising $8,067$894,085
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $21,114 · Management $9,906 · Fundraising $16,401$47,421
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $75,116 · Management $28,416 · Fundraising $9,014$112,546
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $262,966$262,966
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,828,178 · Management $613,115 · Fundraising $389,024$4,830,317
Part X · Balance sheet $1,877,911 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $387,904$426,703
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $407$407
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $588,692$727,633
X-4 Accounts receivable$68,318
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $235,041$204,973
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $767,682$433,149
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $129,667$16,728
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,109,393$1,877,911
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $258,776$142,790
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $24,273$215,961
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $67,016$62,460
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $350,065$421,211
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,097,881$587,243
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $661,447$869,457
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,759,328$1,456,700
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,109,393$1,877,911
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,456,700 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,530,025
XI-2 Total expenses$4,830,317
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$300,292
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,759,328
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$2,336
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,456,700

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