Affiliated International Ministries
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS OF THE LUTHERAN CHURCH-MISSOURI SYNOD AND OTHER CHRISTIANS TO WORK TOGETHER AS THE BODY OF CHRIST IN THE MISSION FIELD, ASSISTING EXISTING MISSION GROUPS TO ATTRACT INTERESTED LUTHERANS AND OTHER CHRISTIANS THAT DESIRE TO WORK IN MISSION FIELD, ORGANIZING AND LEADING SHORT-TERM MISSION TRIPS BOTH WITHIN AND OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.
- Income
- $40,512
- Spending
- $48,420
- Reserves
- 5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 99%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- GUATEMALA OUTREACH IS A DEDICATED GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS WHO SHARE A COMMON MISSION: TO SERVE IMPOVERISHED COMMUNITIES IN QUEBRADA DE AGUA, GUATEMALA, AND TO SPREAD LOVE AND THE MESSAGE OF JESUS CHRIST. THIS FOCUS IS CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS. IN 2024, GUATEMALA OUTREACH DID NOT TAKE AN ANNUAL MISSION TRIP, BUT INSTEAD, PROVIDED ESSENTIAL SUPPORT TO THIS COMMUNITY FROM AFAR. IN COLLABORATION WITH THE ORGANIZATION SHOES & HOPE, AND WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF IN-COUNTRY LIAISONS TO OVERSEE PROGRAMMING, GUATEMALA OUTREACH CONTINUES TO BUILD LASTING CONNECTIONS, FOSTER RELATIONSHIPS, AND MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE LIVES OF THOSE THEY SERVE.MISSION AND OBJECTIVE: THE PRIMARY MISSION OF GUATEMALA OUTREACH IS TWOFOLD: TO ENGAGE YOUNG PEOPLE IN MEANINGFUL SERVICE TO IMPOVERISHED COMMUNITIES; AND TO LIVE OUT THEIR FAITH IN JESUS WHILE DEMONSTRATING LOVE AND COMPASSION FOR PEOPLE IN NEED. THE PROGRAM'S MAIN OBJECTIVES INCLUDE:1. MAINTAINING AND NURTURING RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE COMMUNITY THROUGH SERVICE, FRIENDSHIPS, AND ONGOING SUPPORT.2. ENSURING THE EDUCATION AND PROGRESS OF SCHOLARSHIP STUDENTS.3. EVALUATING AND CONTINUING SUPPORT FOR THE INCAPARINA NUTRITION DRINK PROGRAM.4. CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR THE PRE-SCHOOL MINISTRY WITH SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDS FOR A PRESCHOOL TEACHER.PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, 2024IN 2024, GUATEMALA OUTREACH CONTINUED TO FACE THE ONGOING CHALLENGES AND CHANGES BROUGHT ON WITH THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. DESPITE THE LIMITATIONS, THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY OF QUEBRADA DE AGUA, IN PARTNERSHIP AND RESOURCE SHARING WITH SHOES & HOPE.1. SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT: GUATEMALA OUTREACH SUCCESSFULLY PROVIDED ONGOING SCHOLARSHIPS FOR SIX STUDENTS, ENSURING THEY COULD CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION AND PURSUE A BRIGHTER FUTURE.2. INCAPARINA NUTRITION DRINK PROGRAM: THE PROGRAM REMAINS STRONG IN ITS COMMITMENT TO SUPPLYING THE ESSENTIAL INCAPARINA NUTRITION DRINK, ENSURING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE CHILDREN IN THE COMMUNITY.3. PRESCHOOL MINISTRY SUPPORT: GUATEMALA OUTREACH EXTENDED ITS SUPPORT BY PROVIDING SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDS FOR A PRESCHOOL TEACHER, FURTHERING THE EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE COMMUNITY.4. FOOD MINISTRY: CONTINUE BASIC FOOD MINISTRY.5. SCHOOL ACTIVITIES SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN'S GRADUATION
- SHOES & HOPE IS A PROGRAM DRIVEN BY PASSION, PURPOSE, AND PARTNERSHIP, DEDICATED TO FOSTERING THRIVING, SELF-SUSTAINING COMMUNITIES BOTH NEAR AND FAR. OUR VISION IS A WORLD WHERE EVERY COMMUNITY HAS ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER, SUSTAINABLE SANITATION SOLUTIONS, AND ESSENTIAL HYGIENE EDUCATION AND RESOURCES.MISSION AND OBJECTIVES:1. CLEAN WATER ACCESS: WE AIM TO ENSURE THAT COMMUNITIES HAVE RELIABLE ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER SOURCES, REDUCING THE BURDEN OF WATERBORNE DISEASES AND IMPROVING OVERALL HEALTH.2. HYGIENE EDUCATION AND RESOURCES: WE PRIORITIZE EDUCATING COMMUNITIES AROUND FUNDAMENTAL HYGIENE PRACTICES, EMPOWERING THEM TO MAKE INFORMED CHOICES FOR THEIR WELL-BEING.3. ASSET BASED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: WE WORK HAND IN HAND WITH COMMUNITIES, FOSTERING PARTNERSHIPS TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO HARNESS THEIR UNIQUE STRENGTHS, RESOURCES, AND CAPABILITIES TO DRIVE THEIR OWN PROGRESS. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, 2024EVEN THOUGH WE ARE NOW 4 YEARS PAST THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WE ARE STILL FACING THE ONGOING CHALLENGES AND CHANGES THAT HAVE RESULTED. DESPITE THESE CHALLENGES, SHOES & HOPE CONTINUES TO MOVE FORWARD IN ACHIEVING ITS OBJECTIVES.1. QUEBRADA DE AGUA: CLEAN WATER SYSTEM MAINTENANCE 2. MARCY'S PROJECT: HELPED PROVIDE CRUCIAL SUPPORT TO MARCY'S PROJECT, WHICH AIMS TO PROVIDE AID TO THOSE IN CRISIS OR EMERGENCY SITUATIONS RIGHT HERE AT HOME IN THE ST. CHARLES COUNTY AREA. OUR SUPPORT HELPED SUPPLY FEMININE HYGIENE ITEMS WHICH ARE NOT COVERED BY FOOD STAMPS AND RARELY AVAILABLE AT FOOD PANTRIES. SHOES & HOPE HELPED BRIDGE THIS GAP TO ENSURE THOSE FACING FINANCIAL CHALLENGES HAVE ACCESS TO THESE VITAL ITEMS FOR THEIR WELL-BEING.3. THE GRACE PERIOD: SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE GRACE PERIOD...TO EXTEND GRACE BY WALKING ALONGSIDE THE WORKING HOMELESS OFFERING A HAND-UP, NOT A HANDOUT SO THEY CAN REBUILD THEIR LIVES, RESTORE THEIR DIGNITY, AND MOVE FORWARD IN PURPOSE, GUIDED BY GRACE.4. COMMUNITY LIVING, INC.: SUPPORT THE MISSION OF CLI, BUILDING A MORE INCLUSIVE AND DIVERSE COMMUNITY FOR EVERYONE.
- IN 2024 LOGAN TOWN OUTREACH CONTINUED TO SUPPORT THE LOGAN TOWN COMMUNITY IN MONROVIA, LIBERIA WEST AFRICA. OUR EFFORTS WERE CHANNELED THROUGH THE JANET T. TOE ORPHANAGE AND THE DIRECTOR ROBER CUMMINGS. THROUGH THIS RELATIONSHIP WE SPECIALLY PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATION, WITH FOUR OR THE CHILDREN GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL THIS YEAR, FOOD AND OTHER SUPPLIES FOR THE 25 CHILDREN THAT LIVE IN THE HOME ALONG WITH THE LARGER COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION WE SUPPLIED THE RESOURCES TO AFFORD ELECTRICAL SERVICE, FRESH WATER TO DRINK, MATERIALS FOR THE REPAIR OF THE HOME AND THE REPAIR OF THEIR VEHICLE.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 2010.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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