Our mission is to create and develop assistance projects that begin to answer the agricultural health educational and spiritual needs of the community; focusing mostly on the areas surrounding the Mtelo Mountain in Kenya Africa and a seminary called FATEB in Bangui Central African Republic.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 20-3620639) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $164K a year · 32% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
97% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
14.8 mo
of spending, in cash
14.8 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $40K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Liabilities are 0% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
7 of 7 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$416K
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$362K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$849K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$416K
FY2024▲ +7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$457K
FY2021$381K
FY2022$906K
FY2023$390K
FY2024$416K
Expenses
$362K
FY2024▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$299K
FY2021$355K
FY2022$376K
FY2023$339K
FY2024$362K
Net assets
$849K
FY2024▲ +7%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$189K
FY2021$215K
FY2022$745K
FY2023$795K
FY2024$849K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2008.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $351K Management & general 3% · $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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director-At-
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director-At-
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director-At-
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Tr
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Recording Se
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Develops projects addressing agricultural, health, education, and spiritual needs in Kenya and Central African Republic.

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1 program · $330K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Through the faculte de theologie de bangui (FATEB), among others, a network of schools pre-k through 12 and bachelor's through doctorate, assisted with it support to launch online classes started during the covid pandemic, with converting a school building into additional classrooms, installation of additional latrines on campus and…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 20-3620639) · Dispute this line
$330Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$40K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $21K · 2020–2020
Unitemized GrantFY2020$20,740

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$416K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$416K
Money outPt IX
$362K
Ln 25
Programscol B$351K
Managementcol C$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$849K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$448K
Total assetsLn 16$849K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$416K
Total revenueLn 12$416K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$448K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$448K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$401K
Total assetsLn 16$849K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$849K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 63
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Grants to other countriesSch F Pt II–III$325K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$386K$448K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$409K$401K
Total assetsLn 16$795K$849K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$795K$849K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$330K$330K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6K$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$999$1K
OccupancyLn 16$7K$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$362K$351K$12K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 12, 2025 $416K$362K$54K$849K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 12, 2024 $390K$339K$51K$795K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 21, 2023 $906K$376K$530K$745K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $381K$355K$26K$215K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 $457K$299K$158K$189K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support F · Foreign I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $415,863 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $389,806$415,863
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $193$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $389,999$415,863
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $288,548$330,389
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $50,657$31,657
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $339,205$362,046
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $50,794$53,817
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $415,863 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$415,863
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$415,863
VIII-12 Total revenue$415,863
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $362,046 across 6 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $330,389$330,389
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $8,859$8,859
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,880 · Management $2,881$5,761
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $999 · Management $1,200$2,199
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,379 · Management $3,381$6,760
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,039 · Management $4,039$8,078
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $350,545 · Management $11,501 · Fundraising $0$362,046
Part X · Balance sheet $848,639 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $385,770$447,665
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $408,850$400,974
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $794,620$848,639
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $794,620$848,639
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $794,620$848,639
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $794,620$848,639
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $848,639 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$415,863
XI-2 Total expenses$362,046
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$53,817
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$794,620
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$202
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$848,639

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