AMOR Ministries, Inc.

The information on this page was last updated 3/15/2024. If you see errors or omissions, please email: [email protected]


Summary

We partner with local communities throughout Mexico and around the world to build houses alongside families in need. Together, we can make a difference.

Since 1980, Amor has been dedicated to keeping families together. Children whose families couldn't afford to provide for their basic needs would be sent away to live at orphanages, and we began building homes to keep more families together.


Contact information

Mailing address:
AMOR Ministries, Inc.
3911 Cleveland Ave.
PO Box 3279
San Diego, CA 92163

Website: www.amor.org

Phone: (619) 662-1200

Email: [email protected]


Organization details

EIN: 953618530

CEO/President: Jon Wilson

Chairman: Erik Khoobyarian

Board size: 10

Founder: Scott & Gayla Congdon

Ruling year: 1981

Tax deductible: Yes

Fiscal year end: 12/31

Member of ECFA: No

Member of ECFA since:


Purpose

Our very name means love. We choose to show God's love through simple, tangible acts of service. Amor demonstrates to the poor the same grace we have all received through Jesus.


Mission statement

Our mission statement is: Bring people together to manifest Jesus.

Amor's mission has remained the same since 1980. We believe that God has called us to keep families together. As we carry out this mission, we realize that building a house doesn't just provide shelter. It builds a foundation for the future.


Statement of faith

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Transparency grade

D

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Financial efficiency ratings

Sector: Relief and Development

CategoryRatingOverall rankSector rank
Overall efficiency rating203 of 110120 of 88
Fund acquisition rating326 of 110228 of 88
Resource allocation rating673 of 110256 of 88
Asset utilization rating37 of 11016 of 88

Financial ratios

Funding ratiosSector median20222021202020192018
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts =
Fundraising expense /
Total contributions
6%3%13%14%32%31%
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio =
Fundraising expense /
Total revenue
6%2%11%12%8%8%
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance =
Total contributions /
Total revenue
99%57%89%84%26%26%
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio =
Fundraising expense /
Total expenses
6%2%10%11%8%7%
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance =
Total other revenue /
Total revenue
1%43%11%16%74%74%
 
Operating ratiosSector median20222021202020192018
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio =
Program services /
Total expenses
86%84%59%67%71%81%
Spending ratio Spending ratio =
Total expenses /
Total revenue
97%85%115%109%102%111%
Program output ratio Program output ratio =
Program services /
Total revenue
82%71%69%73%72%90%
Savings ratio Savings ratio =
Surplus (deficit) /
Total revenue
3%15%-15%-9%-2%-11%
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate =
Surplus (deficit) /
Net assets
6%112%514%-97%-41%-169%
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio =
Management and general expense /
Total expenses
6%14%31%23%21%12%
 
Investing ratiosSector median20222021202020192018
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover =
Total expenses /
Total assets
1.515.503.692.215.095.99
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment =
Total assets /
Total current assets
1.231.651.641.331.551.62
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover =
Total expenses /
Total current assets
1.899.076.042.957.889.69
 
Liquidity ratiosSector median20222021202020192018
Current ratio Current ratio =
Total current assets /
Total current liabilities
17.013.921.091.370.790.97
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio =
Total current liabilities /
Total current assets
0.060.260.920.731.261.03
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level =
(Total current assets -
Total current liabilities) /
(Total expenses / 12)
5.820.990.161.10-0.40-0.04
 
Solvency ratiosSector median20222021202020192018
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio =
Total liabilities /
Total assets
8%15%110%81%82%64%
Debt ratio Debt ratio =
Debt /
Total assets
0%0%49%26%0%0%
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio =
Net assets /
Total expenses
60%15%-3%9%4%6%

Financials

Balance sheet
 
Assets20222021202020192018
Cash$321,100$294,711$740,866$462,184$394,936
Receivables, inventories, prepaids$3,500$35,425$42,684$39,000$78,458
Short-term investments$1,565$17,425$0$0$0
Other current assets$0$0$0$0$0
Total current assets$326,165$347,561$783,550$501,184$473,394
Long-term investments$0$0$0$0$0
Fixed assets$211,602$220,946$261,083$273,725$292,264
Other long-term assets$0$0$0$0$0
Total long-term assets$211,602$220,946$261,083$273,725$292,264
Total assets$537,767$568,507$1,044,633$774,909$765,658
 
Liabilities20222021202020192018
Payables and accrued expenses$40,152$53,389$125,909$141,495$135,335
Other current liabilities$43,041$265,497$446,161$492,406$351,519
Total current liabilities$83,193$318,886$572,070$633,901$486,854
Debt$0$275,920$275,920$0$0
Due to (from) affiliates$0$0$0$0$0
Other long-term liabilities$0$28,000$0$0$0
Total long-term liabilities$0$303,920$275,920$0$0
Total liabilities$83,193$622,806$847,990$633,901$486,854
 
Net assets20222021202020192018
Without donor restrictions$454,574($54,299)$196,643$141,008$278,804
With donor restrictions$0$0$0$0$0
Net assets$454,574($54,299)$196,643$141,008$278,804
 
Revenues and expenses
 
Revenue20222021202020192018
Total contributions$1,963,605$1,611,984$1,780,648$1,002,802$1,088,748
Program service revenue$1,464,664$119,277$214,004$2,714,203$2,968,214
Membership dues$0$0$0$0$0
Investment income$5,110($27,764)$0$0$5,137
Other revenue$33,659$115,975$124,265$171,947$52,169
Total other revenue$1,503,433$207,488$338,269$2,886,150$3,025,520
Total revenue$3,467,038$1,819,472$2,118,917$3,888,952$4,114,268
 
Expenses20222021202020192018
Program services$2,472,827$1,248,146$1,538,525$2,792,536$3,719,397
Management and general$428,277$646,055$523,856$830,418$529,884
Fundraising$57,061$204,328$246,559$324,471$335,858
Total expenses$2,958,165$2,098,529$2,308,940$3,947,425$4,585,139
 
Change in net assets20222021202020192018
Surplus (deficit)$508,873($279,057)($190,023)($58,473)($470,871)
Other changes in net assets$0$0$0$0$0
Total change in net assets$508,873($279,057)($190,023)($58,473)($470,871)

Compensation

NameTitleCompensation
Jon WilsonChief Operating Officer$73,345
Scott CongdonCo-Founder/Director$65,874
Gayla CongdonCo-Founder/Director$57,770

Compensation data as of: 12/31/2022


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History

Over forty years ago, Gayla Cooper felt reluctant to spend even one day ministering to children in a Tijuana orphanage. However, after meeting a group of children from a Mexican orphanage, Gayla's heart was touched so deeply that she decided to pack her bags and move to Mexico to work in the orphanage full-time.

Meanwhile, Scott Congdon traveled to the very same orphanage with a community service group from his college. The children had such a profound impact on Scott, that when he returned home, he began collecting food and clothing for the children, returning to deliver the collected items.

Together, Scott and Gayla soon discovered that they shared the same dream of ministering alongside the poor in Mexico. In March of 1980, Scott and Gayla founded Amor Ministries. That fall, they recruited their first ministry group to participate in a building project at a Tecate orphanage.

Scott and Gayla were married a year later and four more missions teams traveled to Mexico with Amor. Today, the ministry continues to live out the Congdon's initial calling and builds homes alongside families each day.


Program accomplishments


Needs

Your gift helps support our mission to keep families together. It's more than a house - having a house provides opportunities for children to receive an education, creates safety and stability for families, and builds hope for the next generation. Thank you for partnering with Amor and with the local church through your gift!