Alberto Mottesi Evangelistic Association, Inc. 
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Summary
The Alberto Mottesi Evangelistic Association, Inc. (AMEA) is a ministry based in Huntington Beach, CA focused on:
- Proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ through evangelism.
- Training and motivating the church to adopt a lifestyle of continual evangelism, discipleship and strengthening of the family.
- Equipping Hispanic Christian leaders and providing ministry resources for the worldwide Hispanic Church.
Contact information
Mailing address:
Alberto Mottesi Evangelistic Association, Inc.
888 W. Santa Ana Blvd.
Santa Ana, CA 92701
Website: www.albertomottesi.org/
Phone: (714) 265-0400
Email: info@albertomottesi.org
Organization details
EIN: 953107647
CEO/President: Martin Mottesi
Chairman: Pastor Frank Lopez
Board size: 8
Founder: Alberto and Noemi Mottesi
Year founded: 1977
Tax deductible: No
Fiscal year end: 12/31
Member of ECFA: No
Member of ECFA since:
Purpose
Our purpose, in obedience to the Great Commission of our Lord, is to win for Christ the greatest possible number of people, motivate the church to live a consistent life style of evangelism, and with His help, go where He sends us sparing none of the sacrifices He demands of us.
Mission statement
AMEA uses the following to express its Mission Statement:
"To proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ through evangelism; to train and motivate the church to adopt a lifestyle of continual evangelism, discipleship and strengthening of the family; to equip Hispanic Christian leaders and provide ministry resources for the worldwide Hispanic Church."
Statement of faith
AMEA uses the following to express its Statement of Faith:
God
We believe in one God, Creator and Sustainer of the universe, who is manifested eternally in three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, who are One in being, essence, and power.
The Lord Jesus Christ
We believe in the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ, his virgin birth, his sinless life, his redemptive death, his bodily resurrection, his present exaltation at the Father's right hand, and in the "blessed hope" of his personal return in power and glory.
The Holy Spirit
We believe in the deity of the Holy Spirit, who convinces human beings of their need of salvation through Christ, who dwells in the believers, and who equips and empowers them to live holy lives of service in the discipling of the nations.
The Church
We believe that the Church is comprised of all true believers, is united spiritually and manifested visibly in local congregations, whose mission is the spiritual development of the believers and the proclamation of the Gospel in the world.
The Bible
We believe the Bible to be the divinely inspired and authoritative Word of God, the only infallible rule of faith and practice.
The Human Condition
We believe that every human being has sinned, is guilty before God, and is under eternal condemnation.
Salvation
We believe that God, through the death and resurrection of his Son Jesus Christ, has provided an atonement for sin and that, through repentance and saving faith in Christ, a person may by grace be delivered from the judgement of God, and be born again into life eternal.
Final Destiny
We believe in the resurrection of the body, the everlasting punishment of unbelievers, and the eternal blessedness of believers in the presence of Christ.
Transparency grade
D
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Evangelism
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 340 of 913 | 19 of 47 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 242 of 915 | 14 of 47 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 66 of 915 | 3 of 47 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 892 of 913 | 45 of 47 |
Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 6% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 5% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 96% | 36% | 54% | 58% | 66% | 39% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 5% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 4% | 64% | 46% | 42% | 34% | 61% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 82% | 93% | 97% | 91% | 91% | 92% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 94% | 97% | 105% | 104% | 102% | 62% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 78% | 90% | 102% | 95% | 93% | 57% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 6% | 3% | -5% | -4% | -2% | 38% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 8% | 8% | -11% | -6% | -3% | 71% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 11% | 7% | 3% | 9% | 9% | 8% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 1.15 | 0.95 | 0.81 | 0.70 | 0.46 | 0.48 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 1.50 | 18.27 | 42.22 | 101.08 | 22.17 | 11.71 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 2.05 | 17.42 | 34.18 | 70.40 | 10.26 | 5.63 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 6.87 | 1.92 | 3.00 | 1.11 | 4.04 | 39.82 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.14 | 0.52 | 0.33 | 0.90 | 0.25 | 0.03 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 4.34 | 0.33 | 0.23 | 0.02 | 0.88 | 2.08 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 16% | 60% | 63% | 60% | 60% | 59% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 57% | 62% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 70% | 42% | 46% | 58% | 87% | 86% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Cash | $143,563 | $56,683 | $17,495 | $134,463 | $266,118 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $26,192 | $15,732 | $12,872 | $11,677 | $11,677 |
| Short-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $169,755 | $72,415 | $30,367 | $146,140 | $277,795 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $2,930,895 | $2,984,632 | $3,039,111 | $3,094,305 | $2,974,996 |
| Other long-term assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term assets | $2,930,895 | $2,984,632 | $3,039,111 | $3,094,305 | $2,974,996 |
| Total assets | $3,100,650 | $3,057,047 | $3,069,478 | $3,240,445 | $3,252,791 |
| Liabilities | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $88,377 | $24,164 | $27,462 | $36,152 | $6,977 |
| Other current liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current liabilities | $88,377 | $24,164 | $27,462 | $36,152 | $6,977 |
| Debt | $1,766,069 | $1,895,887 | $1,809,716 | $1,851,058 | $1,890,000 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $18,793 | $9,257 | $1,185 | $43,878 | $12,240 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $1,784,862 | $1,905,144 | $1,810,901 | $1,894,936 | $1,902,240 |
| Total liabilities | $1,873,239 | $1,929,308 | $1,838,363 | $1,931,088 | $1,909,217 |
| Net assets | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Without donor restrictions | $1,167,411 | $1,082,905 | $1,231,115 | $1,309,357 | $1,343,574 |
| With donor restrictions | $60,000 | $44,834 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net assets | $1,227,411 | $1,127,739 | $1,231,115 | $1,309,357 | $1,343,574 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Total contributions | $1,096,931 | $1,266,239 | $1,187,982 | $969,436 | $984,038 |
| Program service revenue | $1,853,997 | $1,037,198 | $733,976 | $388,658 | $586,021 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $0 | $0 | $1 | ($16,032) | $933,670 |
| Other revenue | $105,250 | $49,066 | $137,576 | $123,798 | $13,904 |
| Total other revenue | $1,959,247 | $1,086,264 | $871,553 | $496,424 | $1,533,595 |
| Total revenue | $3,056,178 | $2,352,503 | $2,059,535 | $1,465,860 | $2,517,633 |
| Expenses | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Program services | $2,762,527 | $2,402,835 | $1,949,715 | $1,360,939 | $1,430,107 |
| Management and general | $193,979 | $67,893 | $188,062 | $139,138 | $132,745 |
| Fundraising | $0 | $4,732 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total expenses | $2,956,506 | $2,475,460 | $2,137,777 | $1,500,077 | $1,562,852 |
| Change in net assets | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Surplus (deficit) | $99,672 | ($122,957) | ($78,242) | ($34,217) | $954,781 |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | $99,672 | ($122,957) | ($78,242) | ($34,217) | $954,781 |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| Alberto Mottesi | Founder | $38,693 |
| Martin Mottesi | President | $24,000 |
Compensation data as of: 12/31/2019
Response from ministry
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The information below was provided to MinistryWatch by the ministry itself. It was last updated 6/7/2021. To update the information below, please email: info@ministrywatch.com
History
Program accomplishments
The following include some of AMEA's accomplishments:
The ministry's daily Spanish radio program, A Moment with Alberto Mottesi is heard in 19 countries with more than 1000 daily broadcast. Their Spanish television program, Hope for Living, can be seen on dozens of channels. In 1990, the National Religious Broadcasters granted Alberto Mottesi the Golden Mic Hispanic Ministry Award. This is the highest acknowledgement in this category given by this association and has only been given on two occasions in its 56 year history.
Alberto and Noemi Mottesi write for various Hispanic magazines and have published 13 books in Spanish. One of their books, America 500 Years After awakened the interest not only of the religious but also of the secular world and has been adopted as a required textbook in the educational system of several countries.
Several of the ministry's crusades are recognized among the largest in the history of the Hispanic world.