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Touch a Life EIN 20-1811745

Touch a Life

EIN  20-1811745 Public charity (501(c)(3)) McKinney, TX Founded 2004
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Provides food, shelter, clothing, education, and medical care to orphans abroad.
Leadership
Rachel Brown · CFO · $43K
Money in and out
$653K revenue, $681K expenses
Bottom line
97% program efficiency

Provides food, shelter, clothing, education, and medical care to orphans abroad. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $653K in revenue, $681K in expenses, and $627K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$653K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$681K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$627K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$28K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.97 Management & general $0.03 Fundraising $0.00
Program efficiency
97%
of spending reaches programs▼ -1% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
3.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -34% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-4%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -208% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$653K
FY2025▼ -5%
Expenses
$681K
FY2025▲ +3%
Total assets
$703K
FY2025▼ -11%
Total liabilities
$76K
FY2025▼ -44%
Total revenue
$653K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$681K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$627K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$28K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$703K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B97%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $662K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Touch a life launched the agents of change initiative. We have always believed in the transformational power of story, and the young adults in our program are ready to use their stories to create change in their local communities in ghana.

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CTouch a Life
EINHdr · item D20-1811745
Principal addressHdr · item CMcKinney, TX
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.touchalifekids.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2004
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTX
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFInternational (Q33)
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 2004

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$42,800Pt VII · Sec A
Pamela Van Dorn
Director/Exe
$24,000Pt VII · Sec A
Emily George
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Terra McClelland
Director/Sec
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jan Osborn
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Anne White
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rachel Brown’s $43K as CFO is at the 39th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1637 $100K–1M international 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Rachel Brown$42,800$40,800$41,300$34,800——
John O'Toole———$2,500$30,000$30,000
Pamela Van Dorn$24,000$12,000$12,000———
Pamela Cope———$5,000$22,000$24,000

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$653K
Investment income$6
— government grantsLn 1e$26K
Total revenueLn 12$653K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.97 Management & general $0.03 Fundraising $0.00
Program services97%$662K
Management & general3%$18K
Fundraising$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$681K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$176K
Total assetsLn 16$703K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$76K
Total net assetsLn 32$627K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $176K · Operating expenses/yr $681K
3.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $662K · Total expenses $681K
97%
Management & General
Management & general $18K · Total expenses $681K
3%
Fundraising
Fundraising $1K · Total expenses $681K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $2K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $633K
$0.00 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $653K · Total revenue $653K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $26K · Total revenue $653K
4%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $653K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $6 · Total revenue $653K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $681K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $653K · Prior year $685K
-5%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $618K · FY2025 $653K
+1%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $627K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $653K · Expenses $681K
-4%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $703K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $627K · Total assets $703K
89%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $703K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Rachel Brown · Reported title CFO · Highest reported compensation $43K · Total expenses $681K
6%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $102K · Total expenses $681K
15%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 97%——
Overhead ratio 3%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0%——
Revenue growth -5%——

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.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving INCFY2025$23K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$23K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$653K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$685K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$590K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$555K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$552K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$618K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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