Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2004.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
4 people listed on the 990; $42K paid to officers and key staff.
Stephen Cassidy’s $42K as President is at the 30th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2167 $100K–1M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Cassidy | $42,238 | $39,659 | $39,166 | $39,224 | $39,265 | $39,500 |
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.
See Orphans Hope executive salaries →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 15aYes
Programs and updates
Provides essential relief, homes, education, and care for orphans in poverty.
Questions for Orphans Hope
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Orphans Hope Myanmar Asia
The civil war that started February 1, 2021 has had continued to have a tremendous impact and caused great suffering in the country. We have continued to provide orphans with food, clothes, medical care, improvements in living conditions, and other essential needs, which have been greater than ever.
Pakistan
We provided for the monthly food, clothes, school, and medical needs of a very poor orphanage with 25 children. We continued to renovate to improve conditions, giving the children a better to live. We also purchased a parcel of land adjacent to the orphanage to provide more space for the children.
Orphans Hope Ukraine
The war in Ukraine continues to cause a lot of challenges and suffering within the country. In the midst of this we continued to serve orphans in the orphanages, foster families, and graduates from orphanages. We held IT classes for young people in the Kiev region and counseling for vulnerable teens and families at risk.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $39K | $20K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $909K | $636K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $0 | $0 |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $957K | $659K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $2K | $5K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $955K | $654K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $70K | $49K | $21K | $0 |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $4K | $3K | $1K | $0 |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $26 | $0 | $26 | $0 |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $24K | $0 | $24K | $0 |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $3K | $0 | $0 | $3K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $9K | $6K | $3K | $49 |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $6K | $4K | $2K | $0 |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $5K | $0 | $5K | $0 |
| TravelLn 17 | $3K | $2K | $839 | $0 |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $2K | $1K | $585 | $0 |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $566K | $565K | $553 | $0 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $691K | $631K | $57K | $3K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Mar 11, 2026 | $392K | $691K | −$299K | $654K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Oct 15, 2025 | $1.5M | $617K | $906K | $955K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Mar 26, 2024 | $379K | $412K | −$33K | $49K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS May 11, 2023 | $402K | $469K | −$67K | $82K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS May 13, 2022 | $432K | $431K | $906 | $148K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS May 17, 2021 | $336K | $229K | $107K | $147K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $391,937 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, 2 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $391,937 across 6 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $691,281 across 11 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $659,160 assets, 11 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $653,673 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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