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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: June 2024 Expires: June 2026

Outreach Aid to the Americas

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards

Post Office Box 546135
Miami, FL, 33154

Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Outreach Aid to the Americas meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to mobilize resources and partners for relief and preparedness, faith-based advocacy, and sustainable development."

Year, State Incorporated:
1994, FL

Outreach Aid to the Americas (OAA) is a Christian organization that responds to the needs of vulnerable individuals and communities in Latin America. The organization states that it works to promote civil society building and support human rights, leadership development, and organizational capacity building. OAA's areas of work include advocacy for religious freedom and related human rights in the Americas; training in understanding of and advocacy for religious freedom; disaster preparedness; disaster response; food security; humanitarian assistance. The organization also works to strengthen resilience of vulnerable communities; educate and develop youth and the disabled programs; build civil society; and provide self-employment development opportunities.

For the year ended December 31, 2022, Outreach Aid to the Americas's program expenses were:

Government program: $2,851,241

Private program: $5,468,782

Total Program Expenses: $8,320,023

Chief Executive
Teo A. Babun, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*
$212,460

Chair of the Board
Frank Allcorn IV

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Retired

Board Size
9

Paid Staff Size
12

*2022 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Telemarketing

Fundraising costs were less than 1% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $8,509,611, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Outreach Aid to the Americas's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Source of Funds
Contributions $172,328
Grants $2,975,263
Private programs $84,500
In-kind contributions $5,362,020
Other income $12,727
Total Income $8,606,838

Programs: 95% Fundraising: 0% Administrative: 4%

Total Income $8,606,838
Total expenses: $8,727,031
  Program expenses $8,320,023
  Fundraising expenses $18,487
  Administrative expenses $388,521
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-120,193
Beginning Net Assets $558,250
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $438,057
Total Liabilities $685,969
Total Assets $1,124,026

Note: According to the organization's 2022 audited financial statements, OAA received in-kind contributions totaling $5,362,020 in the form of food and clothing ($5,303,020), warehouse storage ($52,000), and shipping ($7,000).

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance