We support communities in northern uganda to recover from the tramatic effects of war, sexual exploitation, extreme poverty and the resulting loss of opportunities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$75K 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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FY2020 · 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 · 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
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
$75K
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
3
named funders · $390K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$29K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$306K
-44% vs prior year
Spent
$332K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$257K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$306K
FY2020▼ -44%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$545K
FY2020$306K
FY2021$643K
FY2022$348K
FY2023$439K
FY2024$439K
Expenses
$332K
FY2020▼ -42%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$567K
FY2020$332K
FY2021$715K
FY2022$264K
FY2023$392K
FY2024$407K
Net assets
$257K
FY2020▼ -9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$283K
FY2020$257K
FY2021$185K
FY2022$100K
FY2023$148K
FY2024$180K

From the FY2020 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 May 2010.

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% · $242K Management & general 15% · $50K Fundraising 12% · $40K

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; $75K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$74,732Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Hirsch’s $6K as Former Executive Director is at the 3rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michael Hirsch$6,269$80,000$80,000$74,732

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

Helps Ugandan communities heal from war, exploitation, and poverty to regain opportunities.

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1 program · $425K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Support communities in northern uganda to recover from the traumatic effects of war, sexual eploitation, extreme poverty, and the resulting loss of opportunities.

$425Kprogram 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
Project RedwoodFY2024$30K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$390K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$306K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$304K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$332K
Ln 25
Programscol B$242K
Managementcol C$50K
Fundraisingcol D$40K
Owns and owesPt X
$257K
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$286K
LiabilitiesLn 26$29K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$304K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$306K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$286K
LiabilitiesLn 26$29K
Net assetsLn 32$257K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $439K$407K$32K$180K 990 PDF
FY2023 $439K$392K$48K$148K 990 PDF
FY2022 $348K$264K$85K$100K 990 PDF
FY2021 $643K$715K−$72K$185K 990 PDF
FY2020 $545K$567K−$23K$283K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

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

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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