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Amigos Por Vida - Friends for Life Housing and Education Corp

Houston, TX · EIN 76-0433067 · 501(c)(3) · School
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Amigos Por Vida - Friends for Life Housing and Education Corp reported $11.5 million in revenue and $10.9 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $88.52 went to program services, $11.06 to management and general costs and $0.42 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 96.4% of the total. Government grants made up 89.7%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $172,928 (PRINCIPAL/SUPERINTENDENT - PARTIAL YEAR). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 86% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $11M

For context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $12M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 5,499 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
88.5%84.4%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
11.1%13.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.4%0.8%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.04
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
96.4%19.1%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
89.7%1.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.0%69.9%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$172,928$331,578
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.59%1.28%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
18
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
16.613.3
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
5 of 5100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$9.6M expenses · 100.0% of program spending

Education services for students at risk of dropping out of education system

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
PRINCIPAL/SUPERINTENDENT - PARTIAL YEAR
Officer, 60.00 hrs/week
$172,928$0$0$172,928
INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT
Officer, 60.00 hrs/week
$137,813$0$27,269$165,082

1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Amigos Por Vida - Friends for Life Housing and Education Corp (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $342K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$12M$11M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$12M$11M88.5%$15M$172,928
FY2024 ⓘ$11M$9.4M87.6%$14M$172,117
FY2023 ⓘ$8.7M$7.9M84.6%$12M$162,705
FY2022 ⓘ$9.4M$6.8M86.3%$12M$130,968
FY2021 ⓘ$7.0M$5.9M86.7%$9.0M$117,367
FY2020 ⓘ$6.2M$5.4M85.3%$7.9M$111,232

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b5 · 5 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 5105
  • Volunteers Part I, line 625

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
THE HEALTHY LUNCH BOX
Contracted food services
$687,103

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

2 private foundations reported grants to Amigos Por Vida - Friends for Life Housing and Education Corp totaling $360K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Amigos Por Vida - Friends for Life Housing and Education Corp's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Amigos Por Vida - Friends for Life Housing and Education Corp, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Amigos Por Vida - Friends for Life Housing and Education Corp's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, Amigos Por Vida - Friends for Life Housing and Education Corp reported that 88.5% of its $10.9 million in expenses went to program services, 11.1% to management and general and 0.4% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Amigos Por Vida - Friends for Life Housing and Education Corp pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Amigos Por Vida - Friends for Life Housing and Education Corp reported for one person in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 was $172,928, for the role of PRINCIPAL/SUPERINTENDENT - PARTIAL YEAR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Amigos Por Vida - Friends for Life Housing and Education Corp get its money?

Of $11.5 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, 96.4% came from contributions and grants (including 89.7% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Amigos Por Vida - Friends for Life Housing and Education Corp a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 76-0433067 as a 501(c)(3) organization (school), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, object 202611969349300626 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, object 202501919349300620 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2023, object 202421789349301817 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2022, object 202331379349301763 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2021, object 202211409349300706 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2020, object 202131889349300018 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 76-0433067: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.