To inspire and empower Ordinary people to make an extraordinary difference in the life of a child in need

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$60K 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $27K 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
$60K
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
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $72K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$36K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$328K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2025▼ -3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2025▼ -9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$328K
FY2025▲ +24%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$193K
FY2022$200K
FY2023$278K
FY2024$265K
FY2025$328K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · 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 2010.

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Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $977K Management & general 8% · $96K Fundraising 7% · $76K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $60K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$60,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director (until 12/24)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director (until 5/25)
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kelly Putty’s $60K as Executive Director is at the 7th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M human services 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
Kelly Putty$60,000$60,000$60,000$53,000$53,000

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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3 programs · $963K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Sponsorships

Partnering with different ministries in order to help find sponsors for children in need. Child sponsorships can literally change the world for that child. Children living in poverty situations in third world countries dream of going to school and becoming something great when they grow up.

$821Kprogram expense
02

The organization leads mission trips to ethiopia to bring aid, support, food, clothing and love to orphans and families struggling to provide for their children.

$89Kprogram expense
03

The organization provides the life center support for their ongoing operations. The life center typically provides lodging, transportation and meals to those on trips. These trips are used to provide aid and assistance to ngos and individuals that the organization supports in ethiopia.

$53Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 3 grants · $77K · 2020–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$18,290
Unitemized GrantFY2021$18,883
Unitemized GrantFY2020$39,920

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$84
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$977K
Managementcol C$96K
Fundraisingcol D$76K
Owns and owesPt X
$328K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$341K
Total assetsLn 16$364K
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$5K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$91K
Investment incomeLn 3$84
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$244K
SavingsLn 2$97K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$341K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$364K
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K
Net assetsLn 32$328K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$273K$341K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$314K$364K
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K$36K
Net assetsLn 32$265K$328K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$718K$718K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$60K$30K$18K$12K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$38K$29K$4K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$20K$12K$5K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$5K$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$66K$8K$52K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$85K$78K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$14K$2K$6K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$7K$2K$2K$3K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$119K$88K$31K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$977K$96K$76K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.2M$1.1M$63K$328K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.2M$1.3M−$14K$265K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$1.2M$78K$278K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$1.1M$7K$200K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$1.1M−$196$193K 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 $1,211,976 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,251,491$1,225,241
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $290$84
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$2,009−$13,349
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,249,772$1,211,976
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $852,595$717,969
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $114,607$127,422
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $296,219$303,141
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,263,421$1,148,532
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$13,649$63,444
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,211,976 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $353 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$91,438
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,133,803
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$5,170
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,225,241
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $84$84
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$13,702−$13,702
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $84 · Unrelated business $353 · Excluded from tax −$13,702$1,211,976
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,148,532 across 13 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $717,969$717,969
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $30,000 · Management $18,000 · Fundraising $12,000$60,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $28,572 · Management $3,810 · Fundraising $5,714$38,096
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $12,062 · Management $4,612 · Fundraising $3,594$20,268
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,405 · Management $2,022 · Fundraising $1,631$9,058
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $7,987 · Management $52,474 · Fundraising $5,325$65,786
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $78,250 · Fundraising $6,800$85,050
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $1,468$1,468
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,872 · Management $6,361 · Fundraising $5,709$13,942
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,420 · Management $1,776 · Fundraising $3,211$7,407
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,288$4,288
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $6,462$6,462
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $88,018 · Fundraising $30,720$118,738
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $976,843 · Management $95,517 · Fundraising $76,172$1,148,532
Part X · Balance sheet $363,890 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $176,309$243,546
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $97,006$97,090
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $41,052$23,254
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $314,367$363,890
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $49,789$35,868
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $49,789$35,868
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $232,397$277,546
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $32,181$50,476
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $264,578$328,022
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $314,367$363,890
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $328,022 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,211,976
XI-2 Total expenses$1,148,532
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$63,444
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$264,578
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$328,022

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