AMOR Ministries, Inc. 
The information on this page was last updated 12/9/2025. 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
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Relief and Development
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 389 of 1435 | 37 of 114 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 650 of 1435 | 53 of 114 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 931 of 1435 | 76 of 114 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 33 of 1436 | 7 of 114 |
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Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 6% | 5% | 5% | 3% | 13% | 14% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 5% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 11% | 12% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 98% | 36% | 33% | 57% | 89% | 84% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 5% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 10% | 11% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 2% | 64% | 67% | 43% | 11% | 16% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 86% | 82% | 83% | 84% | 59% | 67% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 99% | 102% | 99% | 85% | 115% | 109% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 84% | 83% | 83% | 71% | 69% | 73% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 1% | -2% | 1% | 15% | -15% | -9% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 4% | -16% | 5% | 112% | 514% | -97% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 7% | 17% | 15% | 14% | 31% | 23% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 1.59 | 7.19 | 5.59 | 5.50 | 3.69 | 2.21 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 1.16 | 1.86 | 1.54 | 1.65 | 1.64 | 1.33 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 2.06 | 13.39 | 8.62 | 9.07 | 6.04 | 2.95 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 12.39 | 5.31 | 4.09 | 3.92 | 1.09 | 1.37 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.06 | 0.19 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.92 | 0.73 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 4.90 | 0.73 | 1.05 | 0.99 | 0.16 | 1.10 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 7% | 10% | 16% | 15% | 110% | 81% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 49% | 26% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 53% | 12% | 15% | 15% | -3% | 9% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Cash | $241,599 | $362,109 | $321,100 | $294,711 | $740,866 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $4,882 | $4,246 | $3,500 | $35,425 | $42,684 |
| Short-term investments | $0 | $2,881 | $1,565 | $17,425 | $0 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $246,481 | $369,236 | $326,165 | $347,561 | $783,550 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $212,466 | $200,055 | $211,602 | $220,946 | $261,083 |
| Other long-term assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term assets | $212,466 | $200,055 | $211,602 | $220,946 | $261,083 |
| Total assets | $458,947 | $569,291 | $537,767 | $568,507 | $1,044,633 |
| Liabilities | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $46,400 | $57,649 | $40,152 | $53,389 | $125,909 |
| Other current liabilities | $0 | $32,684 | $43,041 | $265,497 | $446,161 |
| Total current liabilities | $46,400 | $90,333 | $83,193 | $318,886 | $572,070 |
| Debt | $0 | $0 | $0 | $275,920 | $275,920 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $28,000 | $0 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $303,920 | $275,920 |
| Total liabilities | $46,400 | $90,333 | $83,193 | $622,806 | $847,990 |
| Net assets | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Without donor restrictions | $345,176 | $478,958 | $454,574 | ($54,299) | $196,643 |
| With donor restrictions | $67,371 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net assets | $412,547 | $478,958 | $454,574 | ($54,299) | $196,643 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Total contributions | $1,157,405 | $1,072,779 | $1,963,605 | $1,611,984 | $1,780,648 |
| Program service revenue | $2,039,790 | $2,095,636 | $1,464,664 | $119,277 | $214,004 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $88 | ($5,948) | $5,110 | ($27,764) | $0 |
| Other revenue | $36,810 | $46,211 | $33,659 | $115,975 | $124,265 |
| Total other revenue | $2,076,688 | $2,135,899 | $1,503,433 | $207,488 | $338,269 |
| Total revenue | $3,234,093 | $3,208,678 | $3,467,038 | $1,819,472 | $2,118,917 |
| Expenses | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Program services | $2,693,962 | $2,648,586 | $2,472,827 | $1,248,146 | $1,538,525 |
| Management and general | $544,808 | $484,886 | $428,277 | $646,055 | $523,856 |
| Fundraising | $61,734 | $50,822 | $57,061 | $204,328 | $246,559 |
| Total expenses | $3,300,504 | $3,184,294 | $2,958,165 | $2,098,529 | $2,308,940 |
| Change in net assets | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Surplus (deficit) | ($66,411) | $24,384 | $508,873 | ($279,057) | ($190,023) |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | ($66,411) | $24,384 | $508,873 | ($279,057) | ($190,023) |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| Jon Wilson | Chief Operating Officer | $95,090 |
| Scott Congdon | Co-Founder/Director | $83,351 |
Compensation data as of: 12/31/2024
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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!