Latin American Missions Board Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It reported loans to or from officers, directors or other insiders.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
TO ESTABLISH AND SUPPORT MISSIONARY PROJECTS, CLINICS, HOSPITALS, AND OTHER MEDICAL FACILITIES; TO SUPPORT MISSIONARIES AND THOSE INVOLVED IN MISSIONARY OUTREACHES; TO PROVIDE MEDICAL AND HUMANITARIAN RELIEF; TO ESTABLISH ALL OTHER MEANS THAT ARE USEFUL TO PROVIDE MISSIONARY ASSISTANCE AND MEDICAL AND HUMANITARIAN RELIEF; TO PROPAGATE THE FULL GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST.
- Income
- $356,780
- Spending
- $187,180
- Spent on programs
- 89%
- Reserves
- 43.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 82%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 45
- Highest pay
- $32,998, missionary d
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 74% of charities in its peer group (international, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 43.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 9% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 48% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 14% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1589% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 81 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (international, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2510 of 10 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
0 of 10Reports at least one of: diversion of assets, excess benefits, loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 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 (1)
- $166,752 spent. DR. JANE WEAVER AND HER STAFF OF NINE AT THE CLINIC IN SAN LORENZO, PLAY AN IMPORTANT PART IN THIS UNDER PRIVILEGED COMMUNITY WHICH HAS LIMITED ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE. DR. WEAVER AND HER STAFF PROVIDE YEAR-ROUND MEDICAL, OCULAR AND SURGICAL CARE FOR APPROXIMATELY 320 PATIENTS PER MONTH. LAMB PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR MEDICAL/SURGICAL EQUIPMENT AND GENERAL OPERATION OF THE MEDICAL CLINIC IN SAN LORENZO. LAMB ALSO FUNDS A FULL-TIME MEDICAL MISSIONARY SERVING IN ECUADOR FOR HOUSING, LIVING EXPENSES AND SUPPLIES. IN ADDITION, THREE DIFFERENT ANESTHESIOLOGISTS ARE FUNDED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR THE MONTHLY GENERAL SURGERY WEEKS. DR. JANE CONTINUES TO SERVE SAN LORENZO AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES DESPITE PERIODS OF CIVIL UNREST AND CONTINUED CONFLICT IN THE AREA. ECUADOR IS CURRENTLY IN THE MIDST OF THE WORST DROUGHT IN NEARLY 60 YEARS, CAUSING THE CLINIC TO USE 20+ GALLONS OF DIESEL PER DAY TO POWER THE GENERATOR AND KEEP THE CLINIC OPERATING. IT HAS ALSO MADE WATER A SCARCE RESOURCE, BUT THANKFULLY THE CLINIC'S CISTERN SYSTEM HAS HELPED TO LESSEN THE IMPACT. DESPITE THE CONCERNS IN THE REGION, THERE WERE SEVERAL TEAMS THAT MADE THE TRIP DOWN TO THE CLINIC TO PERFORM SURGERIES AND PROVIDE CARE TO THOSE IN NEED. A WORK TEAM MADE A TRIP DOWN IN NOVEMBER TO INSTALL THREE 2500-LITER WATER TANKS AND CONNECTED THEM TO THE CISTERN SYSTEM, ALLOWING WATER ACCESS ANYWHERE IN THE CLINIC. ADDITIONALLY, MEMBERS OF THE GROUP SPENT THE WEEK SEWING NEW OR GOWNS, HALF-SHEET DRAPES, SHEETS FOR THE PATIENTS, AND STUFFED ANIMALS FOR THE KIDS. AN EYE TEAM ALSO MADE THE TRIP DOWN EARLIER THIS YEAR, PERFORMING 94 SURGERIES - THE VAST MAJORITY OF WHICH WERE CATARACT SURGERIES. THE CLINIC HAS HAD SOME NOTABLE UPGRADES, AS IT NOW OPERATES SURROUNDED BY AN UPGRADED SECURITY WALL, HAS A BRAND-NEW OXYGEN SYSTEM FOR THE OR. DR. JANE WEAVER AND HER STAFF OF NINE AT THE CLINIC IN SAN LORENZO, PLAY AN IMPORTANT PART IN THIS UNDER PRIVILEGED COMMUNITY WHICH HAS LIMITED ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE. DR. WEAVER AND HER STAFF PROVIDE YEAR-ROUND MEDICAL, OCULAR AND SURGICAL CARE FOR APPROXIMATELY 320 PATIENTS PER MONTH. LAMB PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR MEDICAL/SURGICAL EQUIPMENT AND GENERAL OPERATION OF THE MEDICAL CLINIC IN SAN LORENZO. LAMB ALSO FUNDS A FULL-TIME MEDICAL MISSIONARY SERVING IN ECUADOR FOR HOUSING, LIVING EXPENSES AND SUPPLIES. IN ADDITION, THREE DIFFERENT ANESTHESIOLOGISTS ARE FUNDED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR THE MONTHLY GENERAL SURGERY WEEKS. DR. JANE CONTINUES TO SERVE SAN LORENZO AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES DESPITE PERIODS OF CIVIL UNREST AND CONTINUED CONFLICT IN THE AREA. ECUADOR IS CURRENTLY IN THE MIDST OF THE WORST DROUGHT IN NEARLY 60 YEARS, CAUSING THE CLINIC TO USE 20+ GALLONS OF DIESEL PER DAY TO POWER THE GENERATOR AND KEEP THE CLINIC OPERATING. IT HAS ALSO MADE WATER A SCARCE RESOURCE, BUT THANKFULLY THE CLINIC'S CISTERN SYSTEM HAS HELPED TO LESSEN THE IMPACT. DESPITE THE CONCERNS IN THE REGION, THERE WERE SEVERAL TEAMS THAT MADE THE TRIP DOWN TO THE CLINIC TO PERFORM SURGERIES AND PROVIDE CARE TO THOSE IN NEED. A WORK TEAM MADE A TRIP DOWN IN NOVEMBER TO INSTALL THREE 2500-LITER WATER TANKS AND CONNECTED THEM TO THE CISTERN SYSTEM, ALLOWING WATER ACCESS ANYWHERE IN THE CLINIC. ADDITIONALLY, MEMBERS OF THE GROUP SPENT THE WEEK SEWING NEW OR GOWNS, HALF-SHEET DRAPES, SHEETS FOR THE PATIENTS, AND STUFFED ANIMALS FOR THE KIDS. AN EYE TEAM ALSO MADE THE TRIP DOWN EARLIER THIS YEAR, PERFORMING 94 SURGERIES - THE VAST MAJORITY OF WHICH WERE CATARACT SURGERIES. THE CLINIC HAS HAD SOME NOTABLE UPGRADES, AS IT NOW OPERATES SURROUNDED BY AN UPGRADED SECURITY WALL, HAS A BRAND-NEW OXYGEN SYSTEM FOR THE OR.
Source: Form 990 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Worth knowing.
Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for churches. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since January 1980.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.
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