To fund and inspire Acts of kindness around the world, both big and small. To provide a vast network of caring people with the encouragement and support they need to change lives for the better.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $10K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $7K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
0.5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$660K
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$738K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$962K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$660K
FY2021▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$632K
FY2021$660K
FY2022$689K
FY2023$209K
FY2024$262K
FY2025$455K
Expenses
$738K
FY2021▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$664K
FY2021$738K
FY2022$684K
FY2023$340K
FY2024$233K
FY2025$305K
Net assets
$962K
FY2021▼ -10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$962K
FY2022$939K
FY2023$809K
FY2024$839K
FY2025$989K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1995.

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Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $663K Management & general 10% · $75K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Presid
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Operations D
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Funds and inspires acts of kindness globally, supporting people to change lives for the better.

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3 programs · $177K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Acts of Kindness

To inspire acts of kindness around the world, both big and small, and to provide a vast network of caring people with the encouragement and support they need to change lives for the better; caught in the act: to reward an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to another person, a neighborhood, a community, or the world…

$132Kprogram expense
02

Dreams to Act

Hope to haiti - support for jacmel children's center and supporting other local, sustainable projects serving children in jacmel, haiti; nicaragua - support for the free high school in san juan del sur.

$25Kprogram expense
03

Stronger Than Storms

To provide support for individuals and communities affected by natural disasters in the united states and puerto rico.

$20Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$7K
Grants paid · 33 grants · $1.1M · 2020–2025
White Horse StepstoneNC · FY2025$48,000
Unitemized GrantFY2025$38,398
4thevilleMO · FY2025$20,000
Wallowa Resources INCOR · FY2025$10,000
Comicbooks for KidsIL · FY2025$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$64,236
Blink NowNJ · FY2024$15,500
Comicbooks for KidsIL · FY2024$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$59,825
Comicbooks for KidsIL · FY2023$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$76,623
Reading Is Fundamental INCDC · FY2022$76,265
Blink NowNJ · FY2022$15,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$50,219
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$660K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$623K
Investment incomeLn 3$30K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7K
Money outPt IX
$738K
Ln 25
Programscol B$663K
Managementcol C$75K
Owns and owesPt X
$962K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$116K
Total assetsLn 16$967K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$623K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7K
Investment incomeLn 3$30K
Other incomeLn 4–11$122
Gains on assetsLn 7$301
Total revenueLn 12$660K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$116K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$116K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$850K
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$967K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$962K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6115
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$116K$116K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$956K$850K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$967K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$5K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$962K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$146K$146K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$50K$50K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$449K$449K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$18K$18K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$394$394
Office expensesLn 13$33K$17K$16K
Information technologyLn 14$25K$47$25K
TravelLn 17$7K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$738K$663K$75K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $455K$305K$150K$989K 990 PDF
FY2024 $262K$233K$28K$839K 990 PDF
FY2023 $209K$340K−$131K$809K 990 PDF
FY2022 $689K$684K$5K$939K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $660K$738K−$78K$962K 990 PDF
FY2020 $632K$664K−$32K$1.1M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $659,641 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $600,293$622,544
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $6,828$7,202
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $24,880$29,773
I-11 Other revenue$122
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $632,001$659,641
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $578,692$645,399
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $85,496$92,708
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $664,188$738,107
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$32,187−$78,466
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $659,641 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$622,544
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$622,544
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $7,202$7,202
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $29,472$29,472
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $301$301
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $122$122
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,625 · Excluded from tax $29,472$659,641
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $738,107 across 10 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $146,486$146,486
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $50,219$50,219
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $448,694$448,694
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $18,101$18,101
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $394$394
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $17,249 · Management $15,919$33,168
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $47 · Management $25,180$25,227
IX-17 TravelManagement $7,168$7,168
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,503$2,503
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $6,147$6,147
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $662,695 · Management $75,412 · Fundraising $0$738,107
Part X · Balance sheet $966,974 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $115,771$115,896
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $955,636$850,025
X-15 Other assets$1,053
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,071,407$966,974
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$5,002
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$5,002
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $584,445$536,566
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $486,962$425,406
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,071,407$961,972
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,071,407$966,974
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $961,972 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$659,641
XI-2 Total expenses$738,107
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$78,466
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,071,407
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$27,591
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$3,378
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$961,972

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