Provide assistance to indigent, disadvantaged and disabled women and children in vietnam by raising awareness among citizens of colorado and other americans, and by creating opportunities for giving.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$36K 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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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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $10K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$36K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
18 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 18.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $14K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% 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
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Revenue
$326K
+61% vs prior year
Spent
$223K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$339K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$326K
FY2025▲ +61%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$238K
FY2021$296K
FY2022$265K
FY2023$260K
FY2024$202K
FY2025$326K
Expenses
$223K
FY2025▼ -20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$262K
FY2021$225K
FY2022$254K
FY2023$286K
FY2024$280K
FY2025$223K
Net assets
$339K
FY2025▲ +44%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$258K
FY2021$330K
FY2022$340K
FY2023$314K
FY2024$236K
FY2025$339K

From the FY2025 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 Jul 2008.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $182K Management & general 18% · $41K

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; $36K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Founder Ed
$36,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sen Nguyen’s $36K as Founder Ed is at the 32nd 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sen Nguyen$36,000$37,110$37,110$36,161$36,000$36,000

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

Programs and updates

Provides assistance and raises awareness for disadvantaged women and children in Vietnam.

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3 programs · $91K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Mai tam children bridging hope helps to provide nutrition to the children who are currently, bridging hope has provided daily breakfast for some 300 plus children. Some of the children reside in one of mai tam shelters, but the vast majority live with foster parents because their parents have died or because they are no longer capable of…

$47Kprogram expense
02

Xuan tam orphanage xuan tam is a charitable foundation in dalar, vietnam. The center accepts ethnic minority children who lost one or both parents. The children are fed, taught literacty and vocational training to help them escape poverty and become productive members of society.

$28Kprogram expense
03

Mai Tam Mothers

Daily bread program daily bread project provides meals for 20 plus mothers of the mai tam center in saigon, who are impacted by or suffereing from HIV/AIDS. Mai tam is a network of services and shelters for women and their children. These women are some of the poorest and most marginalized in vietnam.

$15Kprogram 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 1 funder$14K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$326K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$326K
Money outPt IX
$223K
Ln 25
Programscol B$182K
Managementcol C$41K
Owns and owesPt X
$339K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$339K
Total assetsLn 16$339K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
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$326K
Total revenueLn 12$326K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$339K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$339K
Total assetsLn 16$339K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$339K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$236K$339K
Total assetsLn 16$236K$339K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$236K$339K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$182K$182K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$38K$38K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$223K$182K$41K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $326K$223K$103K$339K 990 PDF
FY2024 $202K$280K−$77K$236K 990 PDF
FY2023 $260K$286K−$26K$314K 990 PDF
FY2022 $265K$254K$10K$340K 990 PDF
FY2021 $296K$225K$71K$330K 990 PDF
FY2020 $238K$262K−$23K$258K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $325,510 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $202,194$325,510
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $202,194$325,510
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $232,576$181,506
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $42,542$37,730
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,454$3,417
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $279,572$222,653
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$77,378$102,857
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-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $325,510 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$182,737
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$325,510
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$325,510
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $222,653 across 3 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $181,506$181,506
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $37,730$37,730
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $3,417$3,417
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $181,506 · Management $41,147 · Fundraising $0$222,653
Part X · Balance sheet $339,054 assets, 5 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $236,197$339,054
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $236,197$339,054
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $236,197$339,054
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $236,197$339,054
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $339,054 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$325,510
XI-2 Total expenses$222,653
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$102,857
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$236,197
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$339,054

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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