127 Worldwide INC

Tax-deductible

Raleigh, NC501(c)(3)InternationalEIN 27-4625322Revenue $473K in FY2025

On file with the IRS127worldwide.orgPo Box 6127, 27628-6127 · Raleigh, NCTax-exempt since Dec 2011Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To connect and equip the global body of christ to restore hope to orphans, widows and vulnerable communities

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers and 8 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 surplus $13K a year · 2% 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
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$112K
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 78% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $38K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$367
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$473K
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$426K
To programs
66%
Net assets
$159K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$473K
FY2025▼ -3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$548K
FY2021$564K
FY2022$475K
FY2023$536K
FY2024$488K
FY2025$473K
Expenses
$426K
FY2025▼ -16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$521K
FY2021$526K
FY2022$488K
FY2023$537K
FY2024$509K
FY2025$426K
Net assets
$159K
FY2025▲ +41%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$111K
FY2021$149K
FY2022$135K
FY2023$134K
FY2024$113K
FY2025$159K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · 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

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $283K Management & general 14% · $60K Fundraising 20% · $83K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $112K 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 Dir.
$90,612Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$20,931Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sara B Fentress’s $91K as Executive Dir. is at the 78th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sara B Fentress$90,612$67,194$61,017———
Manny Prieto$20,931$77,194$68,868$57,159$57,159$53,290
Sara Beth Fentress———$43,800$43,800$59,600

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 15aYes

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3 programs · $283K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Partner Project Support

grants, special projects funding

$164Kprogram expense
02

Mobilization and ministry travel

$82Kprogram expense
03

Education & Awareness

equip and advocate relations

$37Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$38K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$473K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$472K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Money outPt IX
$426K
Ln 25
Programscol B$283K
Managementcol C$60K
Fundraisingcol D$83K
Owns and owesPt X
$159K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$160K
Total assetsLn 16$160K
LiabilitiesLn 26$367
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$472K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$473K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$160K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$160K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$160K
LiabilitiesLn 26$367
Net assetsLn 32$159K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$114K$160K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$114K$160K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$367
Net assetsLn 32$113K$159K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$109K$109K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$112K$51K$10K$50K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$59K$38K$21K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$15K$8K$5K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$6K$3K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$25K$11K$14K
Information technologyLn 14$15K$2K$12K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$73K$71K$807$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$426K$283K$60K$83K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $473K$426K$46K$159K 990 PDF
FY2024 $488K$509K−$21K$113K 990 PDF
FY2023 $536K$537K−$1K$134K 990 PDF
FY2022 $475K$488K−$14K$135K 990 PDF
FY2021 $564K$526K$38K$149K 990 PDF
FY2020 $548K$521K$28K$111K 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 $472,777 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $486,330$471,620
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,290$1,157
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $487,620$472,777
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $92,465$109,055
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $274,048$197,584
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $142,167$119,765
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $508,680$426,404
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$21,060$46,373
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $472,777 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$471,620
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$471,620
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,157$1,157
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,157$472,777
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $426,404 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $109,055$109,055
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $51,241 · Management $10,465 · Fundraising $49,837$111,543
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $37,689 · Management $21,199$58,888
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,591 · Management $4,559 · Fundraising $3,342$15,492
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,180 · Management $3,431 · Fundraising $2,050$11,661
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,600$6,600
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $11,009 · Fundraising $14,351$25,360
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $2,250 · Fundraising $12,259$14,509
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $70,996 · Management $807 · Fundraising $1,493$73,296
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $282,752 · Management $60,320 · Fundraising $83,332$426,404
Part X · Balance sheet $159,838 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $114,235$159,838
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $114,236$159,838
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,138$367
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,138$367
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $113,098$159,471
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $113,098$159,471
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $114,236$159,838
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $159,471 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$472,777
XI-2 Total expenses$426,404
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$46,373
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$113,098
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$159,471

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