Global Orphan Relief

Parker, COUnknown exempt organizationEIN 02-0746614

We are a faith-based movement providing shelter, food, clothing, healthcare, education, and vocational preparation for the most vulnerable orphan children. Building, equipping, staffing, operating and funding orphanage.

94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
Is it filing on time?
FY2025
latest Form 990
IRS e-file · Filing history
Is it financially stable?
2 of 6
years in the black
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
How much reaches the programs?
94%
of spending
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Who is supporting them already?
4
named funders · $79K
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Do they carry debt?
$0
liabilities
Pt X · Ln 26
Who oversees it?
5
independent of 5 voting board members
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$317K
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$301K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$317K
FY2025▼ -6%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$282K
FY2021$324K
FY2022$309K
FY2023$344K
FY2024$336K
FY2025$317K
Expenses
$301K
FY2025▼ -15%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$214K
FY2021$344K
FY2022$342K
FY2023$350K
FY2024$355K
FY2025$301K
Net assets
$0
FY2025▼ -100%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$141K
FY2021$122K
FY2022$90K
FY2023$83K
FY2024$63K
FY2025$0

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Not on file
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CGlobal Orphan Relief
EINHdr · item D02-0746614
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CParker, CO
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.globalorphanrelief.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.94 Management & general $0.06
Program services94%$282K
Management & general6%$19K
Total functional expensesLn 25$301K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Surplus margin
+5%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +183% vs prior filing year
Program spending
94%
of expenses reach programs▲ +16% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Total assets
$0
FY2025▼ -100%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$141K
FY2021$122K
FY2022$90K
FY2023$83K
FY2024$63K
FY2025$0
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$0
FY2021$0
FY2022$50
FY2023$0
FY2024$0
FY2025$0
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$15K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$0
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B94%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1—
Total assetsLn 16$0
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$0

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$106K · 34%
Program service revenue$108K · 34%
Other revenue$102K · 32%
Contributions & grants34%$106K
Program service revenue34%$108K
Other revenue32%$102K
Total revenueLn 12$317K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves — · Operating expenses/yr $301K
Highly liquid reserves (cash & marketable securities on Pt X) ÷ monthly operating expenses (Pt IX total, less non-cash grants & depreciation when reported).
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $282K · Total expenses $301K
94%
Management & General
Management & general $19K · Total expenses $301K
6%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $301K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $145K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $106K · Total revenue $317K
34%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $317K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $108K · Total revenue $317K
34%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $317K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $108K · Total expenses $301K
36%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $317K · Prior year $336K
-6%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $282K · FY2025 $317K
+2%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $0 · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $317K · Expenses $301K
+5%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $0
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $0 · Total assets $0
—
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $0
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Scott a Nordstrom · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $301K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $0 · Total expenses $301K
0%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 94%——
Overhead ratio 6%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0%——
Revenue growth -6%——
Legal fee ratio 0%——
Accounting fee ratio 0.2%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Scott Nordstrom———$40,774$36,000
Scott a Nordstrom$29,925$27,563$37,800——

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 5Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 5Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Provides vulnerable orphan children shelter, food, clothing, healthcare, education, and job training.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $213K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Nutrition Initiative

In 2025, we provided an estimated 447,770 meals at schools and extended families to benefit orphan children in Ethiopia, Kenya, Pakistan, and South Sudan. During the year, we were able to provide food aid to as many as 1,978 orphan children.

$106Kprogram expense
02

Home-Based Care Initiative

We finished the year providing care for 199 orphan children. We served 45 children at the House of Faith, House of Hope and our Kalomo Home in Zambia, 50 children in widow-led households in Homabay and Meru Kenya, we served 39 orphaned children via our Orphans and Widows partnership with Bethel Church of Pakistan, and lastly, we served…

$85Kprogram expense
03

Education Scholarship

We partner with local area schools in Kenya and Zambia that empower orphan children to attend school and continue their education. We partnered with sixteen schools in 2025 that provided education to 485 orphan children in Kenya and Zambia. Most of these children would not attend school if not for our scholarships.

$22Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest Viewing $317K$301K-6% 990 PDF
FY2024 $336K$355K-2% 990 PDF
FY2023 $344K$350K+11% 990 PDF
FY2022 $309K$342K-5% 990 PDF
FY2021 $324K$344K+15% 990 PDF
FY2020 $282K$214K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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