Amor Por Juarez
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- 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
AMOR POR JUREZ, IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION BASED IN CIUDAD EL PASO, TEXAS AND CUIDAD JUAREZ THAT PROMOTES ARTISTIC AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE EMPOWERMENT AND TRAINING OF CITIZENS AND LOCAL ARTISTS COMMITTED TO REFORM THE CITY NOT ONLY INTO A PLATFORM FOR ARTISTIC EXPRESSION, BUT INTO ONE OF SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC PROGRESSION.
- Income
- $99,705
- Spending
- $103,673
- Reserves
- -2.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 100%
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
Weak: 11 out of 100. Higher than 3% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
0 of 20It owes 6133% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 4% of income.
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 (1)
- AMOR POR JUREZ WAS FOUNDED IN 2009 AS A PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN INTENDED TO ATTRACT PEOPLE BACK TO CIUDAD JUREZ, THE WORLDS LARGEST INTERNATIONAL BORDER METROPLEX, DURING A PERIOD OF REGIONAL TURMOIL. AFTER THE FEDERAL REORGANIZATION OF 2012, AMOR POR JUAREZ EMERGED AS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WITH A RENEWED FOCUS. ALTHOUGH GROUNDED IN ITS ORIGINAL INTENT TO REVIVE LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL INTEREST IN CIUDAD JUREZ, AS A NONPROFIT, AMOR POR JUREZ, TURNED ITS FOCUS TO CULTIVATING A DYNAMIC AND DIVERSE CONTEMPORARY ARTS COMMUNITY WITH THE POTENTIAL TO POSITIVELY IMPACT THE CITY AND THE REGION IN NUMEROUS WAYS. IN 2008, THE ESCALATING DRUG WAR PLAGUING MXICO APPEARED TO COME TO A HEAD IN CIUDAD JUREZ, MAKING THE CITY ONE OF THE MOST VIOLENT IN THE WORLD AND DRIVING AWAY BUSINESSES, TOURISTS, AND LOCAL RESIDENTS ALIKE, MANY OF WHOM MADE THEIR WAY ACROSS THE BORDER INTO THE UNITED STATES. ALTHOUGH DEBILITATING, THE INFLUX OF VIOLENCE DID NOT QUELL THE HEART OF THE CITY NOR DID IT DIMINISH THE AIM OF REGIONAL LEADERS DETERMINED TO END THE NEGATIVE PUBLICITY BY RESTORING A POSITIVE PUBLIC PERCEPTION THAT COULD LEAD TO A REVIVAL OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC EXCHANGE. AND WITH THAT IN MIND, AMOR POR JUAREZ WAS BORN. NOW IT HAS DEVELOPED LARGE-SCALE ART INTERVENTIONS THAT IMPACT A LARGE POPULATION AND HOSTED ART EXHIBITIONS THAT PROVIDE A MORE INTIMATE DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE ARTISTS AND COMMUNITY ABOUT OUR SHARED CULTURAL IDENTITY IN EL PASO AND JUAREZ. THE ORGANIZATION COMMUNICATES ITS MESSAGE THROUGH PUBLIC CONCERTS, MURALS, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN JUAREZ AND EL PASO AND HAS HAD INCREDIBLE SUCCESS AT REACHING A BROAD AUDIENCE BY HOSTING OPERA CONCERTS, ART AUCTIONS AND PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIPS TO AREA UNIVERSITY STUDENTS.
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 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 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 April 2019.
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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