Amigos for Christ
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
OUR MISSION IS TO SERVE TO MAKE CHRIST MORE VISIBLE. OUR VISION IS TO LIGHT THE PATH TO LIFE TRANSFORMATION IN NICARAGUA AND BEYOND. WE DO THIS BY FACILITATING LEADERSHIP, WATER, HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN RURAL NICARAGUAN COMMUNITIES.
- Income
- $7.6 million
- Spending
- $7.8 million
- Spent on programs
- 95%
- Reserves
- 0.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 99%
- Employees
- 24
- Volunteers
- 1,036
- Highest pay
- $107,800, ceo/executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 62 out of 100. Higher than 26% of charities in its peer group (international, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 2% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 2% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 19% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1595% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 3 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (international, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 257 of 9 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
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 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 (7)
- $2.3 million spent. HEALTHCARE: (A) PREVENTATIVE CARE: THROUGH MODELING THE BEHAVIORS OF THE HEALTHIEST FAMILIES IN EACH COMMUNITY, WE CREATE A PLAN FOR FAMILY HYGIENE THAT WILL DECREASE THE INSTANCE OF PREVENTABLE ILLNESS SUCH AS KIDNEY DISEASE, ANEMIA, AND RESPIRATORY DISEASE; (B) RESTORATIVE CARE: WORKING ALONGSIDE THE NICARAGUAN MINISTRY OF HEALTH, WE SUPPORT THE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE TO INCREASE ACCESS TO MEDICAL ATTENTION AND PRESCRIBED MEDICINES FOR THE UNDERSERVED; (C) SURGICAL CARE: WORKING ALONGSIDE THE NICARAGUAN MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND LOCAL HOSPITALS, WE PROVIDE SURGICAL SERVICES TO THOSE WHO ARE SUFFERING AND HAVE NO ALTERNATIVES. IN ADDITION, A STATE-OF-THE-ART EYE SURGERY HOSPITAL WAS CONSTRUCTED TO SERVE LOCAL PATIENTS IN CATARACT AND RETINA SURGERIES. (Expenses $ 541,534 including grants of $ 394,348) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: FOR RURAL NICARAGUAN FAMILIES, WE CREATE AND PROVIDE FINANCIAL TRAINING AND ACCESS TO RESOURCES WHICH ENABLES THOSE WE SERVE TO ESTABLISH THEIR OWN SMALL BUSINESSES, WITH THE GOAL OF INCREASING THEIR INCOME LEVEL AND JOB CREATION. WE DO THIS THROUGH AGRICULTURAL SEED CAPITAL, ANIMAL REPRODUCTION PROGRAMS, AND COMMUNITY-BASED COOPERATIVE BUSINESSES. (Expenses $ 358,654 including grants of $ 266,092) EDUCATION & NUTRITION: WORKING ALONGSIDE THE COMMUNITY AND THE NICARAGUAN MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, WE CREATE AN INFRASTRUCTURE TO INCREASE THE PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN WHO COMPLETE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL. WE ACHIEVE THIS BY BUILDING SCHOOLS AND CAFETERIAS, OFFERING SCHOLARSHIPS, AND ENCOURAGING EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS AFTER-SCHOOL AND SPORTS PROGRAMS. (Expenses $ 320,707 including grants of $ 233,541) WATER & SANITATION: THERE ARE OVER 100,000 PEOPLE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CHINANDEGA (WHICH CONSISTS OF THE CITY OF CHINANDEGA, SURROUNDING MUNICIPALITIES, AND OTHER RURAL AREAS) THAT STILL LACK ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION. CLEAN WATER IS THE FIRST STEP TO CHANGING LIVES. WE DRILL WELLS AND BUILD WATER AND SANITATION SYSTEMS. WORKING ALONGSIDE EACH COMMUNITY WE ARE SERVING, WE CREATE AN INFRASTRUCTURE TO PRODUCE 100 GALLONS OF WATER EACH DAY AT EVERY HOME. IN ADDITION, OUR MODERN BATHROOM MODEL PROMOTES SANITARY LIVING CONDITIONS BY UTLILZING A FLUSH-TOILET, SHOWER, AND SEPTIC TANK. (Expenses $ 317,954 including grants of $ 231,536) COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT - IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE, OUR GOAL IS FOR COMMUNITIES TO LEAD, OWN, AND OPERATE EVERY APPROVED PROJECT. DEVELOPING COMMUNITY LEADERS TO CHANGE THEIR OWN COMMUNITY IS AT THE VERY CORE OF WHAT WE DO. WE BRING LEADERS TOGETHER TO SHARE IDEAS, LEARN STRATEGIES, AND TO INSPIRE HOPE IN THE FUTURE OF THEIR COMMUNITY. THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF OUR WORK AND PROGRAMS IS SUSTAINED DEVELOPMENT IN RURAL COMMUNITIES, LED BY THEIR OWN COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP.
- $2.0 million spent. PROGRAM SUPPORT: AFC-NICA OWNS, OPERATES, AND MAINTAINS A MISSION COMPLEX IN NICARAGUA TO HOUSE VISITING MISSION TRIP PARTICIPANTS. THIS COMPLEX IS OUR NICARAGUAN HEADQUATERS WHICH INCLUDES OFFICE SPACE, WAREHOUSES, AND A FLEET OF VEHICLES, ALL OF WHICH ARE NECESSARY TO SUPPORT OUR DAILY OPERATIONS.
- $1.5 million spent. MISSIONS OUTREACH: EACH YEAR WE HOST VOLUNTEERS FROM THE UNITED STATES ON ONE WEEK MISSION TRIPS TO CHINANDEGA, NICARAGUA. DURING THE WEEK, PARTICIPANTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE OUR NICARAGUAN BROTHERS AND SISTERS THROUGH THE PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS OF AMIGOS FOR CHRIST, AS WELL AS PARTICIPATE IN EXPERIENCES TO GROW DEEPER IN THEIR FAITH JOURNEY. (Expenses $ 541,534 including grants of $ 394,348) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: FOR RURAL NICARAGUAN FAMILIES, WE CREATE AND PROVIDE FINANCIAL TRAINING AND ACCESS TO RESOURCES WHICH ENABLES THOSE WE SERVE TO ESTABLISH THEIR OWN SMALL BUSINESSES, WITH THE GOAL OF INCREASING THEIR INCOME LEVEL AND JOB CREATION. WE DO THIS THROUGH AGRICULTURAL SEED CAPITAL, ANIMAL REPRODUCTION PROGRAMS, AND COMMUNITY-BASED COOPERATIVE BUSINESSES. (Expenses $ 358,654 including grants of $ 266,092) EDUCATION & NUTRITION: WORKING ALONGSIDE THE COMMUNITY AND THE NICARAGUAN MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, WE CREATE AN INFRASTRUCTURE TO INCREASE THE PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN WHO COMPLETE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL. WE ACHIEVE THIS BY BUILDING SCHOOLS AND CAFETERIAS, OFFERING SCHOLARSHIPS, AND ENCOURAGING EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS AFTER-SCHOOL AND SPORTS PROGRAMS. (Expenses $ 320,707 including grants of $ 233,541) WATER & SANITATION: THERE ARE OVER 100,000 PEOPLE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CHINANDEGA (WHICH CONSISTS OF THE CITY OF CHINANDEGA, SURROUNDING MUNICIPALITIES, AND OTHER RURAL AREAS) THAT STILL LACK ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION. CLEAN WATER IS THE FIRST STEP TO CHANGING LIVES. WE DRILL WELLS AND BUILD WATER AND SANITATION SYSTEMS. WORKING ALONGSIDE EACH COMMUNITY WE ARE SERVING, WE CREATE AN INFRASTRUCTURE TO PRODUCE 100 GALLONS OF WATER EACH DAY AT EVERY HOME. IN ADDITION, OUR MODERN BATHROOM MODEL PROMOTES SANITARY LIVING CONDITIONS BY UTLILZING A FLUSH-TOILET, SHOWER, AND SEPTIC TANK. (Expenses $ 317,954 including grants of $ 231,536) COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT - IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE, OUR GOAL IS FOR COMMUNITIES TO LEAD, OWN, AND OPERATE EVERY APPROVED PROJECT. DEVELOPING COMMUNITY LEADERS TO CHANGE THEIR OWN COMMUNITY IS AT THE VERY CORE OF WHAT WE DO. WE BRING LEADERS TOGETHER TO SHARE IDEAS, LEARN STRATEGIES, AND TO INSPIRE HOPE IN THE FUTURE OF THEIR COMMUNITY. THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF OUR WORK AND PROGRAMS IS SUSTAINED DEVELOPMENT IN RURAL COMMUNITIES, LED BY THEIR OWN COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP.
- $541,534 spent. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: FOR RURAL NICARAGUAN FAMILIES, WE CREATE AND PROVIDE FINANCIAL TRAINING AND ACCESS TO RESOURCES WHICH ENABLES THOSE WE SERVE TO ESTABLISH THEIR OWN SMALL BUSINESSES, WITH THE GOAL OF INCREASING THEIR INCOME LEVEL AND JOB CREATION. WE DO THIS THROUGH AGRICULTURAL SEED CAPITAL, ANIMAL REPRODUCTION PROGRAMS, AND COMMUNITY-BASED COOPERATIVE BUSINESSES.
- $358,654 spent. EDUCATION & NUTRITION: WORKING ALONGSIDE THE COMMUNITY AND THE NICARAGUAN MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, WE CREATE AN INFRASTRUCTURE TO INCREASE THE PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN WHO COMPLETE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL. WE ACHIEVE THIS BY BUILDING SCHOOLS AND CAFETERIAS, OFFERING SCHOLARSHIPS, AND ENCOURAGING EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS AFTER-SCHOOL AND SPORTS PROGRAMS.
- $320,707 spent. WATER & SANITATION: THERE ARE OVER 100,000 PEOPLE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CHINANDEGA (WHICH CONSISTS OF THE CITY OF CHINANDEGA, SURROUNDING MUNICIPALITIES, AND OTHER RURAL AREAS) THAT STILL LACK ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION. CLEAN WATER IS THE FIRST STEP TO CHANGING LIVES. WE DRILL WELLS AND BUILD WATER AND SANITATION SYSTEMS. WORKING ALONGSIDE EACH COMMUNITY WE ARE SERVING, WE CREATE AN INFRASTRUCTURE TO PRODUCE 100 GALLONS OF WATER EACH DAY AT EVERY HOME. IN ADDITION, OUR MODERN BATHROOM MODEL PROMOTES SANITARY LIVING CONDITIONS BY UTLILZING A FLUSH-TOILET, SHOWER, AND SEPTIC TANK.
- $317,954 spent. COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT - IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE, OUR GOAL IS FOR COMMUNITIES TO LEAD, OWN, AND OPERATE EVERY APPROVED PROJECT. DEVELOPING COMMUNITY LEADERS TO CHANGE THEIR OWN COMMUNITY IS AT THE VERY CORE OF WHAT WE DO. WE BRING LEADERS TOGETHER TO SHARE IDEAS, LEARN STRATEGIES, AND TO INSPIRE HOPE IN THE FUTURE OF THEIR COMMUNITY. THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF OUR WORK AND PROGRAMS IS SUSTAINED DEVELOPMENT IN RURAL COMMUNITIES, LED BY THEIR OWN COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 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 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 November 6, 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 October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
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 December 1999.
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 November 4, 2026.
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