Orphan support in africa

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 13 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $25K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$48K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$825K
-34% vs prior year
Spent
$798K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$635K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$825K
FY2025▼ -34%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$825K
Expenses
$798K
FY2025▼ -25%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$798K
Net assets
$635K
FY2025▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$736K
FY2021$764K
FY2022$494K
FY2023$430K
FY2024$608K
FY2025$635K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · 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 Mar 2006.

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

Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $552K Management & general 16% · $130K Fundraising 15% · $116K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Hindes’s $69K as Executive Director is at the 60th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michael Hindes$68,750$100,000$98,625$89,000

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

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

Programs and updates

Oasis for Orphans is an education nonprofit based in Wheaton, IL.

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2 programs · $552K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Support for Orphans

Provide education, food, clothing, and shelter for orphaned children in rural regions of kenya.

$395Kprogram expense
02

Support for People of Kenya

Provide for the physical and spiritual health and well-being of the people of kenya with volunteer assistance.

$157Kprogram 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$2K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$825K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$825K
Money outPt IX
$798K
Ln 25
Programscol B$552K
Managementcol C$130K
Fundraisingcol D$116K
Owns and owesPt X
$635K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$679K
Total assetsLn 16$683K
LiabilitiesLn 26$48K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$825K
Total revenueLn 12$825K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$679K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$679K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$683K
LiabilitiesLn 26$48K
Net assetsLn 32$635K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$633K$679K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$633K$683K
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K$48K
Net assetsLn 32$608K$635K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$395K$395K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$118K$91K$22K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$10K$7K$2K$424
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$7K$2K$420
Legal feesLn 11b$375$375
Accounting feesLn 11c$44K$44K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$442$442
Advertising and promotionLn 12$86K$86K
Office expensesLn 13$32K$110$32K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$5K
TravelLn 17$53K$49K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K$462$111
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$42K$381$18K$24K
Total functional expensesLn 25$798K$552K$130K$116K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $825K$798K$27K$635K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.2M$1.1M$178K$608K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$1.3M−$65K$430K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.4M−$269K$494K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$1.2M$87K$764K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.3M$1.1M$192K$736K 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 $824,708 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,240,199$824,708
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,240,199$824,708
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $511,173$394,862
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $268,977$137,647
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $281,764$265,575
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,061,914$798,084
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $178,285$26,624
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 $824,708 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$824,708
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$824,708
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$824,708
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $798,084 across 13 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $394,862$394,862
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $91,345 · Management $21,887 · Fundraising $5,213$118,445
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,449 · Management $1,784 · Fundraising $424$9,657
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,361 · Management $1,764 · Fundraising $420$9,545
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $375$375
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $43,796$43,796
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $442$442
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $86,202$86,202
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $110 · Management $31,677$31,787
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $5,298$5,298
IX-17 TravelPrograms $48,611 · Management $4,242$52,853
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,927 · Management $462 · Fundraising $111$2,500
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $381 · Management $18,300 · Fundraising $23,641$42,322
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $552,046 · Management $130,027 · Fundraising $116,011$798,084
Part X · Balance sheet $683,107 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $632,748$678,857
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$4,250
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $632,748$683,107
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $24,750$48,485
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $24,750$48,485
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $497,974$502,956
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $110,024$131,666
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $607,998$634,622
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $632,748$683,107
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $634,622 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$824,708
XI-2 Total expenses$798,084
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$26,624
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$607,998
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$634,622

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