To proclaim the gospel of jesus christ in word and deed and raise support (physical, financial, emotional, spiritual) for the care of disadvantaged children.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$42K 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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FY2023 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $11K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$42K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $168K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$57K
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 2 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 2 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$346K
+16% vs prior year
Spent
$335K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$278K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$346K
FY2023▲ +16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$323K
FY2022$298K
FY2023$346K
FY2024$369K
FY2025$377K
Expenses
$335K
FY2023▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$299K
FY2022$317K
FY2023$335K
FY2024$393K
FY2025$315K
Net assets
$278K
FY2023▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$285K
FY2022$267K
FY2023$278K
FY2024$253K
FY2025$314K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending April 2023) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2008.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $277K Management & general 17% · $58K

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

2 people listed on the 990; $42K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$42,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Walker’s $42K as President is at the 38th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
John Walker$42,000$42,000$42,000$42,000$42,000

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

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 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

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Proclaims Christ's gospel and supports disadvantaged children physically, financially, emotionally, and spiritually.

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1 program · $277K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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To proclaim the gospel of jesus christ in word and deed and raise support (physical, financial, emotional, spiritual) for the care of disadvantaged children.

$277Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$168K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$346K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$346K
Money outPt IX
$335K
Ln 25
Programscol B$277K
Managementcol C$58K
Owns and owesPt X
$278K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$83K
Total assetsLn 16$335K
LiabilitiesLn 26$57K
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a2
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$346K
Total revenueLn 12$346K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$83K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$83K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$248K
Total assetsLn 16$335K
LiabilitiesLn 26$57K
Net assetsLn 32$278K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderApril
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$113K$83K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$243K$248K
Total assetsLn 16$358K$335K
LiabilitiesLn 26$91K$57K
Net assetsLn 32$267K$278K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$77K$77K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$54K$54K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$18K$18K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$171K$171K
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$335K$277K$58K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $377K$315K$62K$314K 990 PDF
FY2024 $369K$393K−$24K$253K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $346K$335K$11K$278K 990 PDF
FY2022 $298K$317K−$18K$267K 990 PDF
FY2021 $323K$299K$24K$285K 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 $345,903 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $298,187$345,903
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 $298,187$345,903
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $60,000$77,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $61,618$57,851
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $194,903$200,090
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $316,521$334,941
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$18,334$10,962
Part VI · Governance 2 of 2 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2
VI-1b Independent voting members2
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $345,903 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$345,903
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$345,903
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$345,903
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $334,941 across 7 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $77,000$77,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $53,740$53,740
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $4,111$4,111
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,321$1,321
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $18,320$18,320
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $171,216$171,216
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $9,233$9,233
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $277,090 · Management $57,851 · Fundraising $0$334,941
Part X · Balance sheet $335,100 assets, 8 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $4,687; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $113,310$82,550
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $242,546$247,863
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $357,948$335,100
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $84,433$55,448
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,796$1,971
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $91,229$57,419
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $266,719$277,681
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $357,948$335,100
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $277,681 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$345,903
XI-2 Total expenses$334,941
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$10,962
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$266,719
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$277,681

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