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Albuquerque NM
Ayudando Guardians may not be an actual charity. Please read the details of the CN Advisory below.
Ratings are calculated from one or more beacon scores. Currently, we require either an Accountability & Finance beacon or an Impact & Results beacon to be eligible for a Charity Navigator rating. Note: The absence of a rating does not indicate a positive or negative assessment; it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated this organization.
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Proceed with Increased Caution - Confirmed FraudOn June 25, 2019, The Albuquerque Journal reported on improper conduct confirmed through a legal proceeding to have taken place at Ayudando Guardians in an article titled, "Embezzlement suspect in guardians case pleads guilty." For more information regarding this matter, please see The Albuquerque Journal article.
On July 19, 2017, The Albuquerque Journal published an article titled, "Guardianship firm seized by marshals." For more information, please see The Albuquerque Journal article.
On September 3, 2017, The Albuquerque Journal published an article titled, "Ayudando audits pointed to financial impropriety." For more information, please see The Albuquerque Journal article.
On December 7, 2017, The Albuquerque Journal published an article titled, "New arrests in Ayudando Guardians embezzlement case." For more information, please see The Albuquerque Journal article.
On June 26, 2019, The Associated Press published an article titled, "Albuquerque man pleads guilty in Guardians embezzlement case." For more information, please see The Associated Press article.
On July 11, 2019, The Albuquerque Journal published an article titled, "Former Ayudando president pleads guilty to 22 charges." For more information, please see The Albuquerque Journal article.
On May 7, 2020, KQRE published an article titled, "Couple convicted in Ayudando Guardians case to remain behind bars." For more information, please see the KQRE article.
On July 15, 2021, The U.S. Department of Justice issued a press release titled, "Albuquerque couple sentenced to federal prison in Ayudando Guardians case." For more information, please see The U.S. Department of Justice press release.
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Ayudando Guardians cannot currently be evaluated by our Accountability & Finance methodology because it does not e-file IRS Form 990
To ensure year-to-year consistency, the Encompass Rating System's Finance & Accountability beacon analyzes the three-year average of some data provided through the IRS Form 990.
Charity Navigator does not currently have the data required from e-filed IRS Forms 990 for Ayudando Guardians under the EIN: 20-8052692.
This indicates that Ayudando Guardians may still be filing paper Forms 990.
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No Data Available
Revenue and expense data is not available for this organization. This data is only available if this charity has at least one year of electronically-filed Form 990 data filed within the last six years.
No Data Available
Key Persons data is currently unavailable for this organization. This data is only available if this charity has at least one year of electronically-filed Form 990 data filed within the last six years.
Below are some key data points from the Exempt Organization IRS Business Master File (BMF) for this organization. Learn more about the BMF on the IRS website
Activities:
Activity data not reported from the IRS
Foundation Status:
Foundation data not reported from the IRS.
Affiliation:
Affiliation data not reported from the IRS.
The Form 990 is a document that nonprofit organizations file with the IRS annually. We leverage finance and accountability data from it to form Encompass ratings. Click here to search for this organization's Forms 990 on the IRS website (if any are available). Simply enter the organization's name (Ayudando Guardians) or EIN (208052692) in the 'Search Term' field.
Not Currently Scored
Ayudando Guardians cannot currently be evaluated by our Impact & Results methodology because either (A) it is eligible, but we have not yet received data; (B) we have not yet developed an algorithm to estimate its programmatic impact; (C) its programs are not direct services; or (D) it is not heavily reliant on contributions from individual donors.
Note: The absence of a score does not indicate a positive or negative assessment, it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated the organization.
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Ayudando Guardians cannot currently be evaluated by our Culture & Community methodology because we have not received data from the charity regarding its Constituent Feedback or Equity Practices strategies.
Note: The absence of a score does not indicate a positive or negative assessment, it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated the organization.
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Ayudando Guardians cannot currently be evaluated by our Leadership & Adaptability methodology because we have not received data from the charity regarding its leadership capacity, strategic thinking and planning, and ability to innovate or respond to changes.
Note: The absence of a score does not indicate a positive or negative assessment, it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated the organization.
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