In partnership with the local church, Okoa Refuge exists to glorify christ throughstabilizing the family unit and transforming entire communities through healthcare,childcare, church planting, bible training, skill training for the disabled,relationships, and humanitarian outreach.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$84K 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 $117K a year · 5% 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
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$84K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$939K
99% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 99% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$847K
Spent
$833K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$11K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$847K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$847K
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$3.1M
Expenses
$833K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$833K
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$3.0M
FY2024$3.1M
Net assets
$11K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$11K
FY2021$648K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$759K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2009.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $717K Management & general 14% · $116K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $84K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director and CEO
$50,000Pt VII · Sec A
Business Manager
$33,654Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tyler Workman’s $89K as Director & C is at the 25th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1169 $1–10M 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

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tyler Workman$88,828$75,000$50,000$50,000
Raleigh Pedro$67,317$60,000$25,385—
Amy Hardy———$33,654

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Strengthens families and communities through healthcare, childcare, and training.

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1 program · $717K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Okoa Refuge provides services to individuals through providing humanitarian care, access to healthcare, and Spiritual Training/Discipleship. Through humanitarian care it operates an orphanage while prioritizing rehoming when healthy and possible, offers assistance to those who are disabled, provides an alternative living option and…

$717Kprogram 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$25K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$847K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$847K
Money outPt IX
$833K
Ln 25
Programscol B$717K
Managementcol C$116K
Owns and owesPt X
$11K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$512K
Total assetsLn 16$950K
LiabilitiesLn 26$939K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$847K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Total revenueLn 12$847K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$512K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$512K
Other assetsLn 15$338K
Total assetsLn 16$950K
LiabilitiesLn 26$939K
Net assetsLn 32$11K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 60
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$361K$512K
Total assetsLn 16$467K$950K
LiabilitiesLn 26$470K$939K
Net assetsLn 32−$3K$11K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$112K$78K$34K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$42K$20K$22K
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$6K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$34K$1K$33K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$15K$12K$3K
TravelLn 17$16K$12K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$586K$586K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$833K$717K$116K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $3.1M$3.1M−$23K$759K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.8M$3.0M−$272K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.9M$2.6M$230K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.2M$1.5M$637K$648K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $847K$833K$14K$11K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $846,701 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $930,593$846,701
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $930,593$846,701
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $133,216$166,490
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $810,563$666,355
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $943,779$832,845
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$13,186$13,856
Part VI · Governance 8 of 10 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $846,701 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$846,701
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$846,701
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$846,701
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $832,845 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $78,329 · Management $33,654$111,983
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $19,764 · Management $22,164$41,928
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,199 · Management $6,380$12,579
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,713$5,713
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $4,341$4,341
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,105 · Management $32,778$33,883
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $2,463$2,463
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,000 · Management $3,080$15,080
IX-17 TravelPrograms $11,833 · Management $3,853$15,686
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,519$1,519
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $585,703 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$585,703
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,967$1,967
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $716,900 · Management $115,945 · Fundraising $0$832,845
Part X · Balance sheet $949,994 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $360,805$512,154
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $106,420$100,029
X-15 Other assets$337,811
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $467,225$949,994
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $470,306$939,266
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $470,306$939,266
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$3,081$10,728
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$3,081$10,728
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $467,225$949,994
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $10,728 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$846,701
XI-2 Total expenses$832,845
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$13,856
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$3,081
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$47
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$10,728

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