Mission
Promote charitable & educational activities in connection with the third goal of the Peace Corps to promote activities networking and an exchange of knowledge related to Ecuador. Extracted from Friends of Ecuador Bylaws Approved 2003.
Public Charity
FRIENDS OF ECUADOR
FRIENDS OF ECUADOR is a Public Charity headquartered in ASHEVILLE, NC. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $328K revenue, $314K expenses, $42K total assets.
EIN: 043749201
ASHEVILLE, NC
International Development
NTEE: Q30
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$328K
Total Expenses$314K
Total Assets$42K
Grant Records0
Filing Years2022–2025
Where $100 goes at Friends of Ecuador
How Friends of Ecuador divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 3 years.
$100
Programs
the work itself
<$1
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $100 for programs
$99
Conciencia Amazonica is a non-profit foundation dedicated to conservation and environmental education in the southeast Amazon region of Ecuador
$1
Mushuk Yuyay promotes farming and processing of quinua
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Officers & Directors
Editor
Ben Bellows
President
Josh Busby
Treasurer
Mary Weick-Brady
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $328K | $314K | $42K |
| 2024 | $267K | $275K | $27K |
| 2022 | $235K | $113K | $138K |
Between 2022 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $235K to $328K (+40%), with total assets most recently reported at $42K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.