Oasis for Orphans FY2021 filing

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Wheaton, IL501(c)(3)EducationEIN 20-3653846Revenue $1.3M in FY2021

On file with the IRSo40.orgPo Box 1144, 60187-1144 · Wheaton, ILTax-exempt since Mar 2006Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$99K 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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FY2021 · 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
Pay to officers and key staff
$99K
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
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.0 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
$9K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
69%
Net assets
$764K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2021▲ +6%
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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
$1.2M
FY2021▲ +17%
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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
$764K
FY2021▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$736K
FY2021$764K
FY2022$494K
FY2023$430K
FY2024$608K
FY2025$635K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · 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% · $859K Management & general 17% · $206K Fundraising 14% · $172K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $99K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$98,625Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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 · $859K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

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

$527Kprogram expense
02

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

$333Kprogram expense

Funders

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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$59K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$859K
Managementcol C$206K
Fundraisingcol D$172K
Owns and owesPt X
$764K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$516K
Total assetsLn 16$773K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$74K
Investment incomeLn 3$59K
Gains on assetsLn 7$58K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$516K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$516K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$257K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$773K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
Net assetsLn 32$764K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$514K$516K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$338K$257K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$852K$773K
LiabilitiesLn 26$116K$9K
Net assetsLn 32$736K$764K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$527K$527K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$99K$25K$49K$25K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$350K$241K$40K$70K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$1K$453$480
Payroll taxesLn 10$27K$16K$5K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$42K$42K
Investment management feesLn 11f$25$25
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9K$4K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$62K$62K
Office expensesLn 13$36K$766$35K
Information technologyLn 14$8K$8K
TravelLn 17$54K$47K$5K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$23K$3K$18K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$859K$206K$172K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $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 Viewing $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 I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,324,905 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,221,132$1,265,903
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $31,954$59,002
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $56$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,253,142$1,324,905
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $417,579$526,507
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $487,591$478,647
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $156,187$233,087
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,061,357$1,238,241
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $191,785$86,664
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,324,905 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$74,445
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,191,458
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,265,903
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $897$897
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $58,105$58,105
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $59,002$1,324,905
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,238,241 across 13 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $526,507$526,507
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $24,656 · Management $49,313 · Fundraising $24,656$98,625
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $240,697 · Management $39,827 · Fundraising $69,755$350,279
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,348 · Management $453 · Fundraising $480$2,281
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,234 · Management $5,453 · Fundraising $5,775$27,462
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $42,238$42,238
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $25$25
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $3,832 · Fundraising $5,064$8,896
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $61,641$61,641
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $766 · Management $34,933$35,699
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $7,530$7,530
IX-17 TravelPrograms $46,595 · Management $5,301 · Fundraising $1,690$53,586
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,593 · Management $17,549 · Fundraising $3,330$23,472
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $859,396 · Management $206,454 · Fundraising $172,391$1,238,241
Part X · Balance sheet $773,122 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $514,152$516,094
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $155$155
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $337,500$256,873
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $851,807$773,122
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $41,233$8,802
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $74,445$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $115,678$8,802
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $423,110$344,451
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $313,019$419,869
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $736,129$764,320
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $851,807$773,122
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $764,320 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,324,905
XI-2 Total expenses$1,238,241
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$86,664
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$736,129
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$58,473
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$764,320

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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