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Amigos En Cristo Inc

EIN 59-3646095 · Fort Myers, FL

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair65 out of 100GovernanceStrong91 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

AMIGOS CENTER PROVIDES STABILITY TO FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING EXPERT IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES AT A LOW COST OR PRO BONO RATE.

Income
$305,295
Spending
$397,031
Spent on programs
96%
Reserves
5.1 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 88%
Employees
4
Volunteers
9
Highest pay
$65,167, ceo

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

Fair: 65 out of 100. Higher than 36% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 5.1 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 1% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 30% of income.

  • Income trend

    10 of 15

    Income fell 4% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    95% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 20 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

Strong: 91 out of 100. Higher than 75% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    9 of 9 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    6 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or 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)
  1. $379,127 spent. IN 2023 WE SERVED 1,369 INDIVIDUAL, UNDUPLICATED CLIENTS. THAT TRANSLATES TO OVER 6,000 PEOPLE SERVED WHEN WE INCLUDE DERIVATIVE FAMILY MEMBERS. WE SERVED CLIENTS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS FROM 44 COUNTRIES, SPANNING FIVE CONTINENTS. LAST YEAR WAS OUR FIRST YEAR AS A COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT AGENCY. WE TACKLED NEW ADMINISTRATIVE AND MANAGERIAL TASKS AND WERE STILL ABLE TO MEET OUR GOAL OF SERVING OVER 1,350 CLIENTS WITH JUST ONE FULL-TIME PRACTITIONER AND ONE PART-TIME PRACTITIONER. IT WAS QUITE A FEAT. WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO HIRE SOMEONE IN 2024, SO THAT NUMBER CAN CONTINUE TO GROW. SERVICES PROVIDED TO THE 1,369 CLIENTS WE SERVED IN 2023 INCLUDED A SIGNIFICANT FOCUS ON FAMILY-BASED CASES, WHERE A U.S. CITIZEN, LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENT, ASYLEE PETITIONS THE GOVERNMENT TO BRING A CLOSE FAMILY MEMBER TO THE UNITED STATES. WE ALSO SERVE CLIENTS WHO APPLY FOR TEMPORARY STATUS- AND RENEW FREQUENTLY, SUCH AS TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS (TPS) AND DEFERRED ACTION FOR CHILDHOOD ARRIVALS (DACA OR DREAMERS). WE HELP CLIENTS TO APPLY FOR NATURALIZATION AND IN 2023, 79 OF OUR CLIENTS BECAME U.S. CITIZENS. IN ITS PRACTICE, AMIGOS CENTER SERVES HUNDREDS OF VICTIMS OF CRIME, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO'VE SUFFERED FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING. CLIENTS WHO HAVE BEEN THE VICTIM OF A VIOLENT CRIME CAN BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR A U VISA. WE SERVE SPOUSES OF U.S. CITIZENS OR PERMANENT RESIDENTS WHO WERE SUBJECT TO CRUELTY IN THEIR MARRIAGE BY FILING FOR THEIR PERMANENT RESIDENCY UNDER THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT. ADDITIONALLY, WE HELP VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND THEIR FAMILIES, APPLY FOR LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENCY. IN 2023, WE FILED 52 VICTIM-BASED CASES, IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING FOLLOW-UP SERVICES TO THE OVER 175 PENDING U VISA CASES. AMIGOS CENTER IS ALSO PROUD TO PARTICIPATE IN NEW GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS FOR IMMIGRANTS WHEN THEY ARISE. IN THE SPRING OF 2022, USCIS INTRODUCED "UNITING FOR UKRAINE" IN ORDER TO "WELCOME UKRAINIANS FLEEING RUSSIA'S INVASION." AMIGOS CENTER FILED A HANDFUL OF THOSE APPLICATIONS IN 2022. AS AN EXTENSION OF THE "UNITING FOR UKRAINE PROGRAM," IN THE FALL OF 2022, USCIS INTRODUCED "THE PROCESS FOR VENEZUELANS." THIS IS A WAY FOR CITIZENS OF VENEZUELA TO LAWFULLY COME TO THE U.S. TEMPORARILY BASED ON "URGENT HUMANITARIAN OR SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC BENEFIT REASONS." IN 2023, USCIS ADDED CUBA, HAITI, AND NICARAGUA TO THE LIST OF COUNTRIES THAT QUALIFIED FOR "THE PROCESS." AMIGOS CENTER FILED OVER 100 APPLICATIONS FOR "THE PROCESS" IN 2023, SERVING CITIZENS AND THEIR FAMILIES OF ALL QUALIFYING COUNTRIES. IN 2023 WE SERVED 1,369 INDIVIDUAL, UNDUPLICATED CLIENTS. THAT TRANSLATES TO OVER 6,000 PEOPLE SERVED WHEN WE INCLUDE DERIVATIVE FAMILY MEMBERS. WE SERVED CLIENTS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS FROM 44 COUNTRIES, SPANNING FIVE CONTINENTS. LAST YEAR WAS OUR FIRST YEAR AS A COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT AGENCY. WE TACKLED NEW ADMINISTRATIVE AND MANAGERIAL TASKS AND WERE STILL ABLE TO MEET OUR GOAL OF SERVING OVER 1,350 CLIENTS WITH JUST ONE FULL-TIME PRACTITIONER AND ONE PART-TIME PRACTITIONER. IT WAS QUITE A FEAT. WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO HIRE SOMEONE IN 2024, SO THAT NUMBER CAN CONTINUE TO GROW. SERVICES PROVIDED TO THE 1,369 CLIENTS WE SERVED IN 2023 INCLUDED A SIGNIFICANT FOCUS ON FAMILY-BASED CASES, WHERE A U.S. CITIZEN, LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENT, ASYLEE PETITIONS THE GOVERNMENT TO BRING A CLOSE FAMILY MEMBER TO THE UNITED STATES. WE ALSO SERVE CLIENTS WHO APPLY FOR TEMPORARY STATUS- AND RENEW FREQUENTLY, SUCH AS TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS (TPS) AND DEFERRED ACTION FOR CHILDHOOD ARRIVALS (DACA OR DREAMERS). WE HELP CLIENTS TO APPLY FOR NATURALIZATION AND IN 2023, 79 OF OUR CLIENTS BECAME U.S. CITIZENS. IN ITS PRACTICE, AMIGOS CENTER SERVES HUNDREDS OF VICTIMS OF CRIME, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO'VE SUFFERED FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING. CLIENTS WHO HAVE BEEN THE VICTIM OF A VIOLENT CRIME CAN BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR A U VISA. WE SERVE SPOUSES OF U.S. CITIZENS OR PERMANENT RESIDENTS WHO WERE SUBJECT TO CRUELTY IN THEIR MARRIAGE BY FILING FOR THEIR PERMANENT RESIDENCY UNDER THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT. ADDITIONALLY, WE HELP VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND THEIR FAMILIES, APPLY FOR LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENCY. IN 2023, WE FILED 52 VICTIM-BASED CASES, IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING FOLLOW-UP SERVICES TO THE OVER 175 PENDING U VISA CASES. AMIGOS CENTER IS ALSO PROUD TO PARTICIPATE IN NEW GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS FOR IMMIGRANTS WHEN THEY ARISE. IN THE SPRING OF 2022, USCIS INTRODUCED "UNITING FOR UKRAINE" IN ORDER TO "WELCOME UKRAINIANS FLEEING RUSSIA'S INVASION." AMIGOS CENTER FILED A HANDFUL OF THOSE APPLICATIONS IN 2022. AS AN EXTENSION OF THE "UNITING FOR UKRAINE PROGRAM," IN THE FALL OF 2022, USCIS INTRODUCED "THE PROCESS FOR VENEZUELANS." THIS IS A WAY FOR CITIZENS OF VENEZUELA TO LAWFULLY COME TO THE U.S. TEMPORARILY BASED ON "URGENT HUMANITARIAN OR SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC BENEFIT REASONS." IN 2023, USCIS ADDED CUBA, HAITI, AND NICARAGUA TO THE LIST OF COUNTRIES THAT QUALIFIED FOR "THE PROCESS." AMIGOS CENTER FILED OVER 100 APPLICATIONS FOR "THE PROCESS" IN 2023, SERVING CITIZENS AND THEIR FAMILIES OF ALL QUALIFYING COUNTRIES.

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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Worth knowing.

    The IRS does not require this organization to file annual returns.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since July 1941.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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