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The Raining Season

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Spring Hill, TN501(c)(3)International EIN 26-2443024Revenue $492K in FY2024Latest return filed Nov 13, 2025

On file with the IRStherainingseason.orgPo Box 997, 37174-0997 · Spring Hill, TNTax-exempt since Mar 2009Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide a hopeful warm future to orphaned children and impoverished families in sierra leone, west africa through meeting basic necessities that include housing, nourishment and education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 6 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $14K a year · 2% 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
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$100K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 82% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
2
named funders · $11K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$492K
-37% vs prior year
Spent
$782K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$307K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$492K
FY2024▼ -37%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$571K
FY2021$560K
FY2022$564K
FY2023$778K
FY2024$492K
Expenses
$782K
FY2024▲ +43%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$533K
FY2021$422K
FY2022$610K
FY2023$546K
FY2024$782K
Net assets
$307K
FY2024▼ -49%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$285K
FY2021$424K
FY2022$365K
FY2023$597K
FY2024$307K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2009.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $667K Management & general 11% · $87K Fundraising 4% · $28K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $100K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Lori Pyle
Exec Director
$100,000Pt VII · Sec A
Sheri Barnett
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Matt Pearson
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Matt Harding
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Aubrey Bence
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Francis Pyle
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jason Jones
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lori Pyle’s $100K as Exec Director is at the 82nd 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lori Pyle$100,000$41,667$30,000$15,000
Francis Pyle———$15,000
Charles Currie———$7,207

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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Programs and updates

Provides housing, food, and education to orphaned children and families in Sierra Leone.

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1 program · $421K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Operation of orphanage in sierra leone, west africa, providing housing, nourishment and education for orphaned children.

$421Kprogram 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
Christian Community Foundation of Memphis and the Mid-South INCFY2024$10K
The Lendingtree FoundationFY2024$1K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$11K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$492K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$491K
Other incomeLn 4–11$856
Money outPt IX
$782K
Ln 25
Programscol B$667K
Managementcol C$87K
Fundraisingcol D$28K
Owns and owesPt X
$307K
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$311K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$491K
Other incomeLn 4–11$856
Total revenueLn 12$492K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$311K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$307K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 13, 2025 $492K$782K−$290K$307K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2024 $778K$546K$232K$597K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2023 $564K$610K−$46K$365K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 6, 2022 $560K$422K$138K$424K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 $571K$533K$38K$285K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support O · Explanations

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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