ABARA HOUSE
BORDERLAND CENTER
Total Project: Estimated $10+ MILLION
2025 Goal: $550,000
Abara is hovering at $1.4+ Million and now only $550,000 away from full acquisition of the entire 4-acre site including predevelopment costs.
We are eager to begin the tangible restoration of the historic crossing. Original numbers and goals from 2021 are provided below. For questions, please write to nate@abara.org
A Sustainable Model for Long-Term Impact
Abara House will cover 100% of its operational costs through hospitality, events, and education, while 60% of Abara’s overall mission will be supported by earned income. Philanthropic support will continue driving Border Response, migrant shelter partnerships, online training, and global engagement. Your investment helps create a self-sustaining campus, allowing donor contributions to expand Abara’s impact beyond the borderlands.
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The Story is Unfolding
Toward a more complete history
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Abara House Tour
Inside Your Impact
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Together
We can restore one of the most significant places of our time
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Leave a Legacy
For questions, please reach out by writing to connect@abarahouse.org
ABARA HOUSE
BORDERLAND CENTER
Total Loans: $1.3 MILLION
STEWARDS OF LAND AND LOANS
We honor the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and the Mescalero Apache, two Indigenous tribes with roots in the area. We honor the magnificent heritage and heartbeat of our Mexican and Mexican-American neighbors, Chicana/o and Latina/o communities, African Diaspora, Chinese decendents, fellow El Pasoans–the blend of so many families and cultural memories, and all who first inhabited the land where Abara is invited to join others as stewards and caretakers in this place of pain, lament, healing, restoration and celebration for the common good.
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SECURE PURCHASE
Complete purchase and repay private loans before breaking ground. Scenarios differ based on property holding(s) + predevelopment costs
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$1.13 MILLION
Land + Loans
Shave significant interest + taxes
If loans are paid off summer of 2023
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3.75% Interest
$430K - Border Apts
3 year loan due 2024 (PAID IN FULL!) -
4% Interest
$870K - Hacienda +
4 year loan due 2025
Take a look at our 2028 Proforma
ABARA HOUSE
BORDERLAND CENTER
TIMELINE + PHASES
The following details outline our immediate goals for partnership with you, including potential scenarios to pay back loans and immediately pursue action. For example, there are six 1,000 unit apartments behind the Historic Hacienda. An estimated 2 million would allow Abara to secure purchase and begin renovating the apartments for Border Encounter groups while providing Overflow Guest Housing with refugee and migrant families. We are still determining numbers re: additional operational funding which will give Abara a longer runway to begin generating income as a not-for-profit entity.
Goal of 2 Million
Current Phase One | Digital Pledge Card
To Complete Purchase + Pre-dev Costs Design package, A&E, Construction Docs, Zoning, Adobe Repair, Maintenance, Personnel, Low Interest Loans
*Construction costs could increase up to 30% pending market*
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Border Apts
1.5 Million by 2024+
Guest House for those visiting the borderlands and monthly Border Encounter Groups from around the U.S. and globally -
Historic Hacienda
3.5 Million by 2024+
Restoring the infamous restaurant for celebration with foods that represent global migrant stories and cultures -
Desert Chapel
1 Million by 2024+
Adobe Design, Labyrinth, Landscape with Pathways and Historical Markers
Contemplative space for Lament, Inspiration, and Imagination -
Abara Offices
2 Million by 2024+
Encuentros Conference Space, Offices, and Donation Center for Migrant Families on both sides of the border
Fundraising Goals
GENERATIONAL IMPACT FROM THE BORDER TO OUR BACKYARDS.
As a nonprofit, the future of this 4-acre oasis has strong potential to sustain nearly 60%+ of Abara’s operations through Income Generating Initiatives.
Below is a timeline outlining Abara’s capital campaign goals through 2028.
Goal of 10 Million
*Construction costs could increase up to 30% pending market*
