Childrens Heritage Foundation

Tax-deductible

Phoenix, AZ501(c)(3)Since 2006InternationalEIN 30-0352399

The organization focus is transformational development through tangible acts of love. We desire to see change in both the perspective of live and the quality of life (relative to the specific context and culture) in disadvantaged children and families in areas of extreme poverty.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 8 volunteers and 1 employee.
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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% 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 · 23% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 55% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $29
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$109K
100% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 100% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$244K
Spent
$265K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$244K
FY2025
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$305K
FY2022$285K
FY2023$337K
FY2024$0
FY2025$244K
Expenses
$265K
FY2025▲ +5%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$313K
FY2022$0
FY2023$332K
FY2024$251K
FY2025$265K
Net assets
$0
FY2025
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$45K
FY2022$55K
FY2023$44K
FY2024$0
FY2025$0

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 Feb 2007.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $220K Management & general 17% · $44K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

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

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$60,000Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Steve Denney’s $60K as Executive Director is at the 55th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Steve Denney$60,000$60,000$60,000$52,500$54,673

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

Programs and updates

Transforms lives through acts of love, improving quality of life for children and families in extreme poverty.

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2 program services account for $134K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Due to civil unrest and gang activity, we did not travel to Haiti in 2025. Still, we re-opened our school, rebuilt a kitchen and housed, fed, clothed and educated over 100 children.

$72Kprogram expense
02

Two of our most notable accomplishments in 2025 in Uganda was the graduation of one of our student athletes and her subsequent full ride scholarship to a USA university. We Las broke ground on a new elementary school. We also house, fed, clothed and educated over 300 children.

$61Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$29

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$244K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$244K
Money outPt IX
$265K
Ln 25
Programscol B$220K
Managementcol C$44K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$39K
Total assetsLn 16$109K
LiabilitiesLn 26$109K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$244K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Total revenueLn 12$244K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$39K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$39K
Total assetsLn 16$109K
LiabilitiesLn 26$109K
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 68
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$39K
Total assetsLn 16$110K$109K
LiabilitiesLn 26$110K$109K
Net assetsLn 32$0$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$134K$134K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$60K$60K
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$14K
Management feesLn 11a$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$43K$43K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$836$836
Total functional expensesLn 25$265K$220K$44K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $244K$265K−$20K$0 990 PDF
FY2024 $0$251K−$251K$0 990 PDF
FY2023 $337K$332K$5K$44K 990 PDF
FY2022 $285K$0$285K$55K 990 PDF
FY2021 $305K$313K−$8K$45K 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 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $244,100 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$244,100
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$244,100
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$244,100
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $264,562 across 7 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $133,820$133,820
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $60,000$60,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,201$14,201
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $1,797$1,797
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $9,680$9,680
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $43,392$43,392
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $836 · Management $836$1,672
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $220,334 · Management $44,228 · Fundraising $0$264,562
Part X · Balance sheet $108,743 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $40,252$39,177
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $69,566$69,566
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $109,818$108,743
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $109,818$108,743
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $109,818$108,743
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $28,143$20,625
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $109,818$108,743
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$244,100
XI-2 Total expenses$264,562
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$20,462
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

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

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