Touch a Life seeks to rescue, renew, and restore children rescued out of trafficking in ghana, west africa. We provide long-term rehabilitative care for the children and young adults in our program, specifically by providing housing, education, and mental health support at our care center.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$53K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $22K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$53K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $23K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$134K
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$685K
+16% vs prior year
Spent
$658K
To programs
98%
Net assets
$655K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$685K
FY2024▲ +16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$618K
FY2021$552K
FY2022$555K
FY2023$590K
FY2024$685K
FY2025$653K
Expenses
$658K
FY2024▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$602K
FY2021$615K
FY2022$559K
FY2023$671K
FY2024$658K
FY2025$681K
Net assets
$655K
FY2024▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$824K
FY2021$756K
FY2022$752K
FY2023$628K
FY2024$655K
FY2025$627K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · 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 2004.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $647K Management & general 2% · $12K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $53K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$40,800Pt VII · Sec A
Director/Exe
$12,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director/Sec
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director/Cha
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rachel Brown’s $43K as CFO is at the 39th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $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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Questions the 990 asks

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

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides food, shelter, clothing, education, and medical care to orphans abroad.

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1 program · $647K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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.

$647Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$23K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$685K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$684K
Other incomeLn 4–11$902
Investment incomeLn 3$5
Money outPt IX
$658K
Ln 25
Programscol B$647K
Managementcol C$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$655K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$255K
Total assetsLn 16$790K
LiabilitiesLn 26$134K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$684K
Investment incomeLn 3$5
Other incomeLn 4–11$902
Total revenueLn 12$685K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$202K
SavingsLn 2$54K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$255K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$531K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$790K
LiabilitiesLn 26$134K
Net assetsLn 32$655K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 620
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$217K$255K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$550K$531K
Total assetsLn 16$769K$790K
LiabilitiesLn 26$141K$134K
Net assetsLn 32$628K$655K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$504K$504K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$53K$53K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$26K$26K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$365$365
Office expensesLn 13$21K$21K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$19K$19K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$791$791
Total functional expensesLn 25$658K$647K$12K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $653K$681K−$28K$627K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $685K$658K$27K$655K 990 PDF
FY2023 $590K$671K−$81K$628K 990 PDF
FY2022 $555K$559K−$4K$752K 990 PDF
FY2021 $552K$615K−$63K$756K 990 PDF
FY2020 $618K$602K$17K$824K 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
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Part I · Summary $685,339 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $586,830$684,432
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,438$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $86$5
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $507$902
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $589,861$685,339
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $442,802$503,996
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $81,922$84,774
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $146,292$69,447
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $671,016$658,217
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$81,155$27,122
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $685,339 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $902 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$684,432
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$684,432
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5$5
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $902 · Excluded from tax $5$685,339
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $658,217 across 14 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $503,996$503,996
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $52,800$52,800
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $25,950$25,950
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,024$6,024
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,800$7,800
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,063$4,063
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $365$365
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $20,977$20,977
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,121$2,121
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,849$4,849
IX-20 InterestManagement $3,832$3,832
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $18,865$18,865
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,784$5,784
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $791$791
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $646,585 · Management $11,632 · Fundraising $0$658,217
Part X · Balance sheet $789,552 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $172,801$201,615
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $43,868$53,872
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $550,220$531,355
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,401$2,710
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $769,290$789,552
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $141,097$134,237
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $141,097$134,237
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $628,193$655,315
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $628,193$655,315
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $769,290$789,552
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $655,315 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$685,339
XI-2 Total expenses$658,217
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$27,122
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$628,193
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$655,315

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