Touch the Nations

EIN 20-2523379 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Omaha, NE Founded 2008

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Size

$100K–1M

What they do

Provides stability, community, and hope to vulnerable children in Africa.

Leadership

Katja Starkey · President · $26K

Money in and out

$219K revenue, $269K expenses

Bottom line

80% program efficiency

Provides stability, community, and hope to vulnerable children in Africa. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $219K in revenue, $269K in expenses, and $69K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025

Total revenue

$219K

Pt VIII · Ln 12

Total expenses

$269K

Pt IX · Ln 25

Net assets

$69K

Pt X · Ln 32

Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$50K

Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D

80%

15%

Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.15 Fundraising $0.04

Program efficiency

80%

of spending reaches programs▲ +3% vs prior filing year

Operating runway

3.0mo

months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -48% vs prior filing year

Surplus margin

-23%

revenue over expenses, this year▼ -385% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990

Revenue

$219K

FY2025▼ -9%

Expenses

$269K

FY2025▲ +21%

Total assets

$69K

FY2025▼ -44%

Total liabilities

FY2025▼ -100%

Total revenue

$219K

Pt VIII · Ln 12

Total expenses

$269K

Pt IX · Ln 25

Net assets

$69K

Pt X · Ln 32

Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$50K

Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$69K

Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B80%

Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37

Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46

Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $216K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.

Monthly support of childrens homes and education centers in Africa

$150Kprogram expense

Construction projects in Africa including schools and multi purpose building

$56Kprogram expense

Special projects including Microloans and Sewing School for training women to earn incomes

$11Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File

Legal nameHdr · item CTouch the Nations

EINHdr · item D20-2523379

Principal addressHdr · item COmaha, NE

WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported

Year of formationHdr · item L2008

State of legal domicileHdr · item MNE

Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active

NTEE classificationIRS BMFInternational (Q33)

Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 2008

Governance & Policies

Part VI

Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7

Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6

Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo

Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No

Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No

CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Katja Starkey

President

$25,500Pt VII · Sec A

Kristin Gergerson

Board Chair

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Carolee Eason

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Linda Reid

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jon Reid

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jonathan Starkey

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Carrie Theisen

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Katja Starkey’s $26K as President is at the 22nd 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Katja Starkey	—	$28,500	$8,950	$9,000	$6,000	$2,600
Katja Starkey	$25,500	—	—	—	—	—
Kristin Klaassen	—	—	$6,600	$7,200	$7,200	$8,200

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%$219K

Total revenueLn 12$219K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising

Allocation · columns B–D

80%

15%

Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.15 Fundraising $0.04

Program services80%$216K

Management & general15%$41K

Fundraising4%$11K

Total functional expensesLn 25$269K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year

CashLn 1$67K

Total assetsLn 16$69K

Total liabilitiesLn 26$0

Total net assetsLn 32$69K

Months of cash on handcomputed3.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it

Liquidity & Payout

Operating runway

Highly liquid reserves $67K · Operating expenses/yr $269K

3.0 months

Where the money goes

Program services

Program services $216K · Total expenses $269K

80%

Management & General

Management & general $41K · Total expenses $269K

15%

Fundraising

Fundraising $11K · Total expenses $269K

Cost to raise $1

Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $12K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $226K

$0.05 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)

Where the money comes from

Contribution dependence

Contributions & grants $219K · Total revenue $219K

100%

Government reliance

Government grants $0 · Total revenue $219K

Earned-income share

Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $219K

Investment reliance

Investment income $0 · Total revenue $219K

Program self-sufficiency

Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $269K

Growth & trend

Revenue growth (YoY)

This year $219K · Prior year $241K

-9%

Revenue CAGR

FY2020 $179K · FY2025 $219K

+4%

Net-asset trend (YoY)

End of year $69K · Beginning of year —

Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change

Balance sheet

Surplus Margin

Revenue $219K · Expenses $269K

-23%

Liabilities-to-Assets

Total liabilities — · Total assets $69K

—

Net-asset ratio

Net assets $69K · Total assets $69K

100%

Marketable Investment Share

Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $69K

People & payroll

Highest Reported Total Compensation

Individual Katja Starkey · Reported title President · Highest reported compensation $26K · Total expenses $269K

Personnel share

Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $29K · Total expenses $269K

11%

Peer comparison

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

Metric	This org	Peer median	Percentile
Program ratio	80%	—	—
Overhead ratio	15%	—	—
Fundraising cost ratio	5%	—	—
Revenue growth	-9%	—	—

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 · FY2024

Ralph and Linda Aldrich FoundationFY2024$500

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$500

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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)$219K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

FY2024$241K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

FY2023$218K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

FY2022$192K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

FY2021$157K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

FY2020$179K 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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