Oasis for Orphans FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Wheaton, IL501(c)(3)EducationEIN 20-3653846Revenue $1.3M in FY2023

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

This page gets seen. Tell your story. Claim this org.

Orphan support in africa

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$69K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

Before you give

FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$69K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.3 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
$47K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.3M
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
73%
Net assets
$430K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2023▲ +7%
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$825K
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2023▼ -9%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$798K
Net assets
$430K
FY2023▼ -13%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$736K
FY2021$764K
FY2022$494K
FY2023$430K
FY2024$608K
FY2025$635K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

Give Claim
You’re viewing the FY2023 filing — not the latest on file. See the latest (FY2025) →

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

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $957K Management & general 16% · $212K Fundraising 11% · $150K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Something off? The org can add a note here. Claim this org to fix it.

Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $69K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$68,750Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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.

See Oasis for Orphans executive salaries →

Are you one of these people? Claim this org to confirm your role

Something off? The org can add a note here. Claim this org to fix it.

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

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

Questions for Oasis for Orphans

Tap to ask. Oasis for Orphans sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Oasis for Orphans answers here, for everyone.

Provided by the organization

Know this organization? Claim it to add your story

2 programs · $957K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

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

$548Kprogram expense
02

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

$409Kprogram 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$957K
Managementcol C$212K
Fundraisingcol D$150K
Owns and owesPt X
$430K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$477K
Total assetsLn 16$477K
LiabilitiesLn 26$47K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$477K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$477K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$477K
LiabilitiesLn 26$47K
Net assetsLn 32$430K
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$402K$477K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$538K$477K
LiabilitiesLn 26$44K$47K
Net assetsLn 32$494K$430K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$548K$548K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$70K$35K$35K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$319K$257K$41K$21K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$11K$8K$2K$637
Payroll taxesLn 10$27K$20K$5K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$375$375
Accounting feesLn 11c$49K$49K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$17K$17K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$103K$103K
Office expensesLn 13$47K$151$47K
Information technologyLn 14$6K$6K
TravelLn 17$90K$88K$840$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$32K$2K$8K$22K
All other expensesLn 24e$991$991
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$957K$212K$150K

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 Viewing $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

Want to add your own materials alongside these filings? Claim this org

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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,254,000 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,175,912$1,240,535
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,422$2,265
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$11,200
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,177,334$1,254,000
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $785,807$547,937
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $395,958$426,021
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $265,059$345,261
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,446,824$1,319,219
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$269,490−$65,219
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $1,254,000 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,240,535
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,240,535
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,265$2,265
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $11,200$11,200
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $11,200 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,265$1,254,000
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,319,219 across 14 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $547,937$547,937
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $34,775 · Management $34,775$69,550
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $257,186 · Management $40,598 · Fundraising $21,376$319,160
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $8,289 · Management $1,835 · Fundraising $637$10,761
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,956 · Management $5,131 · Fundraising $1,463$26,550
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $375$375
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $49,095$49,095
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $16,534$16,534
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $103,237$103,237
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $151 · Management $47,178$47,329
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $6,453$6,453
IX-17 TravelPrograms $87,618 · Management $840 · Fundraising $1,097$89,555
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,500 · Management $8,421 · Fundraising $21,771$31,692
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $991$991
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $957,412 · Management $212,226 · Fundraising $149,581$1,319,219
Part X · Balance sheet $476,983 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $401,833$476,883
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $100$100
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $537,904$476,983
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $44,001$47,270
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $44,001$47,270
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $249,867$310,829
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $244,036$118,884
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $493,903$429,713
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $537,904$476,983
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $429,713 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,254,000
XI-2 Total expenses$1,319,219
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$65,219
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$493,903
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,029
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$429,713

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

If you ARE the filing organization, claim this org and add context

Made it to the end? Claim this organization

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.