Totals
- Total revenue
- $890,955
- Total expenses
- $861,016
- Contributions and grants received
- $750,096
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $52,783
- Investment income
- $16,212
- Other revenue
- $71,864
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,199,073
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $17,400
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,181,673
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $685,196
- Management and general expenses
- $77,785
- Fundraising expenses
- $98,035
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $685,196
Program services were 79.6% 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.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$750,096
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$2,200
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2a · Program service revenue: Service Weeks
total $52,783 · related or exempt $52,783
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3 · Investment income
total $31,128 · unrelated business $31,128
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $50,852
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $65,768
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7c · Gain or loss
securities -$14,916
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7d · Net gain or loss
total -$14,916 · unrelated business -$14,916
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$90,816
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$18,952
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $71,864 · excluded $71,864
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $152,332 · program services $26,744 · management and general $35,479 · fundraising $90,109
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $11,654 · program services $1,944 · management and general $2,579 · fundraising $7,131
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $4,500 · management and general $4,500
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11g · Fees: other
total $13,323 · program services $236 · management and general $12,292 · fundraising $795
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $6,073 · program services $4,385 · management and general $1,688
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13 · Office expenses
total $4,830 · management and general $4,830
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14 · Information technology
total $1,290 · management and general $1,290
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17 · Travel
total $12,332 · program services $12,332
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $8,977 · program services $8,977
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23 · Insurance
total $2,253 · management and general $2,253
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24a · Other expenses: Program Services
total $630,578 · program services $630,578
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24b · Other expenses: Merchant Fees
total $8,874 · management and general $8,874
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24c · Other expenses: Investment Fees
total $3,102 · management and general $3,102
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24d · Other expenses: Bank Charges
total $449 · management and general $449
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24e · All other expenses
total $449 · management and general $449
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $310,420 · end of year $184,783
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $5,755 · end of year $755
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$417,395
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$118,976
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $307,396 · end of year $298,419
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $640,047 · end of year $715,116
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $0 · end of year $17,400
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,245,657 · end of year $1,162,696
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $17,961 · end of year $18,977
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
Project Amigo is a nonprofit organization dedicated to transforming lives through education by expanding access to educational and personal growth opportunities for students in Colima, Mexico from elementary school through university. Through scholarships, educational support, enrichment programs, and volunteer service initiatives, Project Amigo helps students overcome barriers, achieve academic success, and create lasting positive impact for their families and communities.
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Project Amigo provides comprehensive educational scholarships and support services to approximately 250 students in Colima, Mexico from junior high school through university who face financial barriers to continuing their education. Scholarship support includes school registration and laboratory fees, transportation, books, school supplies, uniforms, shoes, and one nutritious meal per day. University students may also receive assistance with room and board expenses. The program further supports student success through tutoring and mentoring provided at weekly Homework Club sessions. Additional educational enrichment opportunities may include field trips, workshops, and activities that encourage academic achievement, personal growth, and long-term success. These combined efforts have contributed to more than 150 students earning higher education degrees.
Expenses $308,338
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Project Amigo provides educational enrichment and support programs for 350 children in kindergarten through sixth grade across 5 educational centers in underserved communities in Colima, Mexico. Core program activities include incentive-based learning, homework assistance, educational field trips, meals, and other enrichment experiences designed to promote academic engagement and personal development.During the holiday season, the organization conducts a Christmas program in which participating children are transported to a centralized celebration featuring traditional cultural activities and meals. Each child receives new clothing, shoes, a book, a holiday meal, and toys.These activities are designed to reinforce a sense of stability, confidence, belonging, and motivation to succeed academically.
Expenses $239,819
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Project Amigo provides opportunities for volunteers to participate in humanitarian service, cultural exchange, and educational support programs in Colima, Mexico. Volunteers participate in one of 11 week-long service sessions, each organized around a thematic focus and designed to support local students through a range of educational and enrichment activities.Volunteers engage students through reading and literacy support, basic English instruction, mentoring, and arts-based workshops, along with other structured activities that promote learning and personal development. Book distribution to underserved rural schools is included as a supplemental component of these efforts.Volunteers also provide swimming instruction to build water safety skills, confidence, and resilience, and support health and wellness education through preventive dental care instruction and the distribution of hygiene supplies. Program expenses include volunteer housing, meals, transportation, facility maintenance, utilities, and supplies necessary to support volunteer service activities throughout the year.
Expenses $137,039 · Revenue $52,783
As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Tammy Heinz
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Bev Oster
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Dennis Knoles
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Jeff Salchenberg
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Laura Macagno Shang
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Eric Holloway
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Jan Lynn Owen
Vice-President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Michelle Strickler
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Ava Brusca
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Kim Stewart
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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
- 2025
- Filed
- 8 May 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.1
- Source object
- 202611289349302981
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