2025-11-09T17:43:38-05:00 2024-12-31 990 2024-01-01 330365630 Americas Foundation-Fundacion De Las Americas AMER 9255482713 898 2ND AVE Chula Vista CA 919111447 Christine Brady President 6195136052 2025-11-10 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Christine Brady 898 SECOND AVE CHULA VISTA CA 91911 220085 false X www.theamericasfoundation.org X 1989 CA The Americas Foundation founded in 1989 is dedicated to promoting binational community development at the US Mexico border and giving direct aid to disadvantaged children. Our principal projects are the founding building and sustaining of the La Esperanza schools of Tijuana; the Jardin de Nios La Esperanza kindergarten and Colegio La Esperanza elementary school which offer full Arts program combined with academics. The plan of the La Esperanza schools is to provide poor children with the opportunity to develop their different talents and give them an example of a positive community service project so that in thirty years they will create effective and beautiful social institutions that are needed; hospitals museums universities schools or parks and likewise dedicate themselves to activities constructive to their communities. 9 6 0 545 0 0 187136 211814 0 0 727 8271 0 0 187863 220085 219551 163040 0 0 0 0 0 0 5324 14970 50828 234521 213868 -46658 6217 82176 88361 303646 281946 -221470 -193585 To give direct aid to disadvantaged children and promote community development. Goals are achieved by supporting academics and arts programs for economically disadvantaged children and youth at risk volunteer construction binational community arts festivals Christmasgiving volunteer community arts installations and humanitarian aid. false false 123790 119000 0 The Americas Foundation supported 220 economically disadvantaged students with partial or full scholarships averaging $540 each to study basic education and arts education at the La Esperanza schools. The full academic program included classes of instrumental and choral music ballet plastic arts computer science sports English and ecology. 26963 26005 0 The Americas Foundation funded and coordinated the "More Art = Less Violence free arts instrumental music guitar jazz dance youth orchestra and volleyball programs for teens ages 12 to 17 years old. The Foundation purchased or acquired additional instruments for the youth orchestra promoted and provided instruction choreography costumes scenery equipment and classrooms for the Saturday and after school program that served 205 adolescents living in an underserved area. A performance concert involving all the More Art students was also along with with participation community arts festivals. 11147 92362 0 The Americas Foundation sponsored volunteer work that included creation of large permanent international community mosaics arts projects painting maintenance construction creating organic vegetable gardens and more for kindergarten and elementary schools. 5033 4075 0 Sponsorship of two international cultural festivals and the creation of two full length childrens ballets. The Spring festival highlighted the cuisine music arts and cultures of Suth America while the autumnn festival presented the Arts music cuisine and dance from different regions of Meixico. Each festival involved the participation of over 245 children and 495 adults. 5687 4729 0 Christmas Giving. 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Part VI, Line 8a Noone has authority to act on the Foundations behalf except for Directors. Part VI, Line 11b Email and USPS mail. Part VI, Line 19 All governing documents conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon request and have been provided to other nonprofits during 2025. Part IX, Line 24e Partial repayment of previous loan from President Christine Brady = $21,669 Part XI, Line 9 | Description:, Explanation:, Amount:| Outstanding loan was reduced, Loan Payment to President = $21672, $21672|