Amazing Grace Maritime Missions
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.
- It owes more than it owns.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
Our mission is to share the love of Jesus Christ in all spheres of life, and provide mercy ministries to isolated and disadvantaged people who have little or no access to clean water, basic medical care and education. 1 in 2 people in Mexico suffer from a lack of medical resources. Providing basic healthcare to remote coastal villages of the Sea of Cortez, Mexico is a challenge. They have limited or no road access. The nearest hospital or dental clinics are over several hours away. For medical professionals to serve these isolated communities, they would need a place to stay and eat; no hotels and restaurants available at these locations. With ships, we can deliver basic healthcare to these communities and provide housing and meals for the volunteer medical professionals and crew. Amazing Grace Maritime Missions builds relationships uniting churches in the USA with churches in Mexico to serve communities with health and biblically based education by land and by sea.
- Income
- $127,306
- Spending
- $201,370
- Reserves
- -2.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 90%
- Highest pay
- $14,400, executive director
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending July 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 0 out of 100. Higher than 0% of charities in its peer group (religion, under $250k).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
0 of 20It owes 109% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 58% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending July 31, 2025, 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 July 31, 2025, 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 (4)
- $15,246 spent. DISEASE PREVENTION PROGRAMS: Amazing Grace Maritime Missions (AGMM) partners with Youth with a Missions Mazatlán USA (YWAM) to provide basic medical treatments with skilled medical volunteers in small coastal villages around the Sea of Cortez. While YWAM operates the Amazing Grace medical ship, Zeus and Charlotte expands into mobilizing AGMM's health programs by land and by sea with their other vessels. AGMM provides disease prevention outreaches, medical supplies to small rural hospitals, and sponsors dental services for at-risk youth in Mexico. We have conducted several disease prevention programs and found that most of the children have never received dental care. Their culture does not yet value preventative dental care or proper dental hygiene. Did you know that 80% of Premature Heart disease, Stroke, and Diabetes and 40% of Cancer can be prevented by doing just 3 things? Rural communities in Mexico have little access to healthcare. Our community health programs teach people ways to prevent disease and help develop healthy communities. During our Disease Prevention health fair, our volunteer medical professionals provide health screenings such as testing glucose A1c levels and blood pressure as well as utilizing body mass index to properly counsel. With the health screening results, our medical professionals review the results with the individual confidentially to personalize the health education. At the end of the meeting, they pray for them. Our Dulce Dental sponsorship helps at-risk youth receive two cleanings, x-rays and 2 cavity-fillings per year which teaches the child how important it is to keep their teeth healthy to prevent diseases in the future.
- $75,133 spent. CHRISTIAN EDUCATION PROGRAMS: The rural communities in Mexico have little access to Christian health education. Our Health Education programs consist of the Armor of God curriculum. The Armor of God curriculum explains that God gave us a physical and spiritual armor. It covers three health concepts where the children rotate through different stations focusing on proper handwashing, dental hygiene, and basic wound care as well the spiritual armor of God presented in Ephesians 6:10-17. SAILING EDUCATION PROGRAM: "The wind is like the Holy Spirit," begins Zeus Ebio, as he teaches youth sailing, "the tiller is how you choose to direct the sailboat to harness the wind in your sail. In your life, you can choose to live with the power of God's Spirit or on your own power." Aboard our sailboats we give children sailing experiences teaching biblically based life skills. Training students to build character and responsibility through learning how to sail.
- $4,281 spent. PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT with strategic partnerships: AGMM programs touch thousands of lives yearly with just a staff of two. You might ask how can that be? The answer is strategic partnerships. Diligently we meet with individuals as well as churches and other nonprofits to pool our resources together to effectively provide services to those in need. Developing relationships with various churches in the US and in Mexico, we bridge the gap of providing outreach opportunities between the US church's need to share the gospel with the Mexican churches who needs resources to expand their reach in their small fishing village communities.
- $74,048 spent. REDEMPTION PROGRAM means ministry sustainability Amazing Grace Maritime Missions provides healthcare and education programs to underserved coastal communities in the Sea of Cortez. Working with people from the US to provide Home Health Kits, Health Education, Spiritual education, and Disease prevention. Volunteers come for five days partnering in ministry and experience what God is doing through our Outreach programs in the sea of Cortez Mexico helping the underserved communities effecting change while enjoying the beauty of small coastal villages in Mexico. Teams leave refreshed and inspired having the satisfaction of knowing their trip provides healthcare and education opportunities in Mexico while living aboard Redemption, our 43-foot catamaran. In the first two days of their outreach, they participate in our health education programs and provide Home Health Kits. Teaching local youth, proper handwashing, good dental hygiene, and basic wound care. Followed by three days of sailing and anchoring at neighboring islands to reflect in God's word and debrief aboard s/v Redemption.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending July 31, 2025, 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 July 2025.
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 September 2015.
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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