Feeding the Orphans INC

Tax-deductible

Loudon, TN501(c)(3)Since 2011InternationalEIN 27-4289574Revenue $780K in FY2025

On file with the IRSfeedingtheorphans.org505 Cave Creek Rd, 37774-7225 · Loudon, TNTax-exempt since Dec 2011Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Feeding the Orphans exists to be advocates for the fatherless of the world in jesus' name by providing for their basic earthly needs in order to provide for their spiritual need to know christ. They provide direct aid to orphanages in africa and other underdeveloped areas of the world by providing food, clean drinking water, medicines and shelter.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers and 3 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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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 deficit $7K a year · 1% 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
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$46K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 58% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $29K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$780K
+19% vs prior year
Spent
$717K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$109K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$780K
FY2025▲ +19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$644K
FY2021$738K
FY2022$716K
FY2023$712K
FY2024$653K
FY2025$780K
Expenses
$717K
FY2025▼ -6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$617K
FY2021$707K
FY2022$723K
FY2023$761K
FY2024$761K
FY2025$717K
Net assets
$109K
FY2025▲ +135%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$180K
FY2021$210K
FY2022$203K
FY2023$155K
FY2024$47K
FY2025$109K

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 Dec 2011.

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

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $554K Management & general 14% · $98K Fundraising 9% · $64K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $46K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$46,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$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

William O'Leary’s $46K as Executive Di is at the 42nd 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
William O'Leary$46,000$48,917$60,000$60,000$60,000$60,000
Kristie O'Leary———$27,600——

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides food, water, medicine, and shelter to orphans in Africa and other developing areas.

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1 program · $554K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Feeding the orphans exists to be advocates for the fatherless of the world in jesus' name by providing for their basic earthly needs in order to provide for their spiritual need to know christ.

$554Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$29K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$780K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$770K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Money outPt IX
$717K
Ln 25
Programscol B$554K
Managementcol C$98K
Fundraisingcol D$64K
Owns and owesPt X
$109K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$97K
Total assetsLn 16$110K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$770K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Total revenueLn 12$780K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$97K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$97K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12K
Other assetsLn 15$938
Total assetsLn 16$110K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$109K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$40K$97K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$19K$12K
Total assetsLn 16$59K$110K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K$1K
Net assetsLn 32$47K$109K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$450K$450K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$170K$57K$57K$57K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$3K$3K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$1K$1K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$1K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$22K$11K$11K
TravelLn 17$13K$13K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$158$79$79
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$28K$14K$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$717K$554K$98K$64K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $780K$717K$63K$109K 990 PDF
FY2024 $653K$761K−$108K$47K 990 PDF
FY2023 $712K$761K−$49K$155K 990 PDF
FY2022 $716K$723K−$7K$203K 990 PDF
FY2021 $738K$707K$30K$210K 990 PDF
FY2020 $644K$617K$26K$180K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $779,601 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $669,505$769,581
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$16,621$10,020
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $652,884$779,601
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $437,292$449,506
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $187,242$182,146
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $136,349$85,200
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $760,883$716,852
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$107,999$62,749
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $779,601 across 3 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $10,020 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$769,581
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$769,581
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $10,020$779,601
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $716,852 across 13 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $449,506$449,506
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $56,634 · Management $56,633 · Fundraising $56,633$169,900
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,666 · Management $2,666 · Fundraising $2,666$7,998
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,416 · Management $1,416 · Fundraising $1,416$4,248
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $3,080 · Management $3,080$6,160
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,425 · Management $1,425$2,850
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $3,678$3,678
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,290 · Management $1,289$2,579
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,000 · Management $11,000$22,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $13,125$13,125
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $6,238$6,238
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $79 · Management $79$158
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $14,207 · Management $14,205$28,412
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $554,428 · Management $98,031 · Fundraising $64,393$716,852
Part X · Balance sheet $110,447 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $39,784$97,098
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $18,649$12,411
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $938$938
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $59,371$110,447
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,438$1,193
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $12,866$1,193
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $46,505$109,254
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $46,505$109,254
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $59,371$110,447
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $109,254 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$779,601
XI-2 Total expenses$716,852
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$62,749
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$46,505
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$109,254

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

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