Mobilizing god's people to bring hope to at-risk children and youth at home and around the world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$22K 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 $33K a year · 10% 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
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$22K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $163K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
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
9
of 10 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$170K
Spent
$149K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$168K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$170K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$170K
FY2021$308K
FY2022$284K
FY2023$401K
FY2024$457K
Expenses
$149K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$149K
FY2021$204K
FY2022$287K
FY2023$346K
FY2024$468K
Net assets
$168K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$168K
FY2021$272K
FY2022$268K
FY2023$331K
FY2024$320K

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 Sep 2012.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $116K Management & general 22% · $33K

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; $22K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/Executive Direct
$21,600Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael J Meyers’s $41K as President/Executive Direct is at the 37th 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michael J Meyers$41,052$39,600$31,200$21,600$21,600

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Mobilizes people to bring hope to at-risk children and youth globally.

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3 programs · $116K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The vast majority of all expenditures in 2020 went to support programs and direct assistance in brazil through our ongoing partnership with comunidade bracos abertos brasil, a registered brazilian not-for-profit association that shares our vision for improving the lives of at-risk children and youth.

$76Kprogram expense
02

Our third largest program expense was direct support for the operations of our brazilian partner, comunidade bracos abertos brasil. These funds were used for tuition assistance and medical assistance to children and youth selected by our partners in brazil, and for extra-curricular programs including swim classes, dance classes, and a…

$27Kprogram expense
03

Our second largest program involved the recruitment, training, and deployment of three volunteer service teams in support of the mission of comunidade bracos abertos brasil. In 2020 we deployed three teams from the united states to brazil.

$13Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$163K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$170K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$170K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Money outPt IX
$149K
Ln 25
Programscol B$116K
Managementcol C$33K
Owns and owesPt X
$168K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$168K
Total assetsLn 16$168K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$170K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Total revenueLn 12$170K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$157K
SavingsLn 2$11K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$168K
Total assetsLn 16$168K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$168K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6110
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$147K$168K
Total assetsLn 16$147K$168K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$147K$168K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$116K$116K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$22K$22K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$327$327
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$585$585
OccupancyLn 16$35$35
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$149K$116K$33K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $457K$468K−$10K$320K 990 PDF
FY2023 $401K$346K$55K$331K 990 PDF
FY2022 $284K$287K−$3K$268K 990 PDF
FY2021 $308K$204K$104K$272K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $170K$149K$21K$168K 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 $170,404 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $270,007$170,403
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2$1
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$5,633$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $264,376$170,404
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $155,772$115,987
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $11,950$21,600
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $8,750$11,799
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $176,472$149,386
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $87,904$21,018
Part VI · Governance 9 of 10 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $170,404 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$170,403
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$170,403
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1$1
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1$170,404
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $149,386 across 8 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $115,987$115,987
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $21,600$21,600
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,410$5,410
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $327$327
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,041$4,041
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $585$585
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $35$35
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,401$1,401
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $116,349 · Management $33,037 · Fundraising $0$149,386
Part X · Balance sheet $167,749 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $138,086$156,703
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $8,645$11,046
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $146,731$167,749
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $146,731$167,749
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $146,731$167,749
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $167,749 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$170,404
XI-2 Total expenses$149,386
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$21,018
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$146,731
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$167,749

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