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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by AMIGOS BRAVOS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,318,334
Total expenses
$1,519,843
Contributions and grants received
$900,462
Grants paid
$10,000
Program service revenue
$331,228
Investment income
$86,915
Other revenue
-$271
Total assets, end of year
$5,563,721
Total liabilities, end of year
$645,735
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,917,986
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,279,817
Management and general expenses
$120,855
Fundraising expenses
$119,171
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,279,817

Program services were 84.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $900,462

  • 2a · Program service revenue: EPA

  • 2b · Program service revenue: NM Environment Dept

    total $286,307 · excluded $286,307

  • 2c · Program service revenue: US Bureau of Reclamation

    total $35,583 · excluded $35,583

  • 2d · Program service revenue: USDA Treasury

    total $9,338 · excluded $9,338

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $86,915 · excluded $86,915

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $111

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $382

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total -$271 · related or exempt -$271

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $10,000 · program services $10,000

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $199,057 · program services $148,158 · management and general $24,684 · fundraising $26,215

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $411,365 · program services $306,169 · management and general $51,034 · fundraising $54,162

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $71,238 · program services $53,005 · management and general $8,819 · fundraising $9,414

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $48,851 · program services $36,340 · management and general $6,108 · fundraising $6,403

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $47,274 · program services $35,200 · management and general $5,846 · fundraising $6,228

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $28 · management and general $28

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $26,734 · program services $21,129 · management and general $2,593 · fundraising $3,012

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $12,302 · program services $8,276 · management and general $2,651 · fundraising $1,375

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $538,448 · program services $537,941 · management and general $168 · fundraising $339

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $4,357 · program services $3,503 · management and general $460 · fundraising $394

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $18,404 · program services $13,714 · management and general $2,291 · fundraising $2,399

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $37,161 · program services $27,582 · management and general $4,702 · fundraising $4,877

  • 17 · Travel

    total $29,274 · program services $24,718 · management and general $4,520 · fundraising $36

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $8,171 · program services $6,558 · management and general $897 · fundraising $716

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,854 · management and general $1,854

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $4,584 · program services $2,544 · management and general $1,554 · fundraising $486

  • 24a · Other expenses: Materials & Supplies

    total $37,780 · program services $35,178 · management and general $1,040 · fundraising $1,562

  • 24b · Other expenses: Dues, Lic & Fees

    total $5,800 · program services $4,556 · management and general $585 · fundraising $659

  • 24c · Other expenses: Vehicle Expense Allocation

    total $2,888 · program services $2,171 · management and general $415 · fundraising $302

  • 24d · Other expenses: Postage and Shipping

    total $2,083 · program services $1,424 · management and general $291 · fundraising $368

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $2,190 · program services $1,651 · management and general $315 · fundraising $224

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $157,867 · end of year $204,497

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $147,480 · end of year $219,528

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $21,004 · end of year $297,190

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $2,231 · end of year $1,849

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $3,704 · end of year $11,833

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $63,914

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $50,176

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $15,592 · end of year $13,738

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $4,325,879 · end of year $4,762,373

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $48,503 · end of year $52,713

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $25,180 · end of year $299,026

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $15,675 · end of year $346,709

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,421,509 · end of year $4,554,652

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $259,896 · end of year $363,334

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

Amigos Bravos is a river protection and restoration advocacy organization guided by social justice principles, and working to preserve the ecological and cultural integrity of the Rio Grande watershed. The work is accomplished through public outreach and education, technical and capacity-building support, and on-the-ground restoration initiatives.The mission of Amigos Bravos is:To return New Mexicos rivers and the Rio Grande watershed to drinkable quality wherever possible, and to contact quality everywhere elseTo see that natural flows are maintained and where those flows have been disrupted by human intervention, to see that they are regulated to protect and reclaim the river ecosystem by approximating natural flowsTo preserve and restore the native riparian and riverine biodiversityTo support the environmentally-sound, sustainable traditional ways of life of indigenous culturesTo ensure that environmental justice and social justice go hand-in-hand

Activities or mission (Part I)

To protect & restore the waters of New Mexico.

  • Restoring watershed health: Healthy watersheds are critical to the health and wellbeing of all New Mexicans people, plants, and animals. Amigos Bravos works with volunteers and community organizations to restore the natural hydrology and resiliency of wetlands, forests, high mountain meadows and aquatic ecosystems. Amigos Bravos also works to develop proactive policies that counter impacts from climate change-driven drought and large storm events. In addition, Amigos Bravos works to protect special places and restore native aquatic species (including Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout and River Otters) and their habitats.

    Expenses $860,677

  • Build a river protection movement: Through this program area Amigos Bravos is building the capacity of individuals and communities to protect waters in their own backyards by providing technical assistance, workshops and trainings. Moreover, through the arts and activism initiative, Amigos Bravos is creating opportunities to positively influence people's relationship to water.

    Expenses $319,314

  • Holding polluters accountable: Key to protecting New Mexicos waters for future generations is holding polluters and government agencies accountable for stopping water contamination and the cleanup of hazardous waste. Current areas of concern to Amigos Bravos include impacts from the mining industry, Los Alamos National Laboratory, municipal and industrial storm water discharges, concentrated dairy farms, and the oil and gas industry.

    Expenses $99,826

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Joseph Zupan

    Exec Director

    Total calculated
    $102,447
    From this org
    $102,447
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Rachel Conn

    Deputy Director

    Total calculated
    $96,610
    From this org
    $96,610
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Francisco Guevara

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Peggy Nelson

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Liliana Castillo

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Maria Najera

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nicola Ulibarri

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dan Roper

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chris Smith

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
6 August 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202632189349300923

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