Support children who have been orphaned by assisting adoptive families with financial support and resources

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$575K 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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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.3M a year · 13% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$575K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
20 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 19.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
19
named funders · $3.0M
Looks good: 19 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4.8M
41% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 41% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 7 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$9.9M
Spent
$7.1M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$6.9M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$9.9M
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$9.9M
FY2022$10.1M
FY2023$9.1M
FY2024$10.1M
FY2025$10.0M
Expenses
$7.1M
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$7.1M
FY2022$7.2M
FY2023$8.7M
FY2024$9.8M
FY2025$9.9M
Net assets
$6.9M
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$6.9M
FY2022$9.9M
FY2023$10.3M
FY2024$10.6M
FY2025$11.8M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2003.

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Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $5.3M Management & general 14% · $973K Fundraising 11% · $810K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $575K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$172,887Pt VII · Sec A
SR Dir Operations
$156,809Pt VII · Sec A
Asst Exe Dircfo
$144,206Pt VII · Sec A
Dir of Advancement
$101,088Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kristin Parks’s $203K as Executive Dir. is at the 46th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M human services 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Kristin Parks$202,932$196,885$181,695$167,975$144,206
Charley Redmond$175,993$170,131$160,496$156,540$156,809
Emily Richards———$175,910$172,887
Nathan L Magness$126,529$110,091$101,615——
Emily a Schafer$105,075————
Phillip C Shay————$101,088

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps adoptive families financially and with resources for children orphaned.

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3 programs · $5.3M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Adoption Assistance- As the cornerstone of Shaohannah's Hope's work and foundational to the original mission of our founders, this organization awards Adoption Aid grants to reduce the financial barrier to adoption.

$4.1Mprogram expense
02

Orphan Care- Shaohannah's Hope is dedicated to raising awareness regarding the needs of children who have been orphaned throughout the world, with particular international efforts focused on caring for orphans in China.

$638Kprogram expense
03

Adoption Awareness- Shaohannah's Hope engages the Church and mobilizes individuals to care for orphans by making them aware of the needs of children who have been orphaned. This is accomplished by leveraging the brand of the founders and platform of the organization within the faith-based community to conduct concert tours, media…

$520Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 36 grants · $21.4M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$4,417,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$524,637
Empowered to ConnectTN · FY2024$200,000
Flagler College INCFL · FY2024$15,000
Dove Ministries InternationalFY2024$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$3,997,714
Unitemized GrantFY2023$576,526
Empowered to ConnectTN · FY2023$280,000
Tennessee Kids Belong INCTN · FY2023$45,000
A Family for Every OrphanWA · FY2023$35,000
Dove Ministries InternationalFY2023$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$3,303,500
Unitemized GrantFY2022$281,000
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$9.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$115K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$7.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.3M
Managementcol C$973K
Fundraisingcol D$810K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$11.7M
Total assetsLn 16$11.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.8M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$113K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$115K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$2K
Total revenueLn 12$9.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$11.7M
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$11.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$52K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$11.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.8M
Net assetsLn 32$6.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 523
VolunteersI 6400
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.9M$11.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$49K$52K
Total assetsLn 16$8.0M$11.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.8M$4.8M
Net assetsLn 32$4.1M$6.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$300K$300K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2.7M$2.7M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$386K$386K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$393K$160K$232K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$313K$66K$199K$47K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$747K$430K$61K$256K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$193K$103K$27K$63K
Payroll taxesLn 10$98K$45K$31K$21K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$23K$21K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$63K$63K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$250K$164K$85K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$170K$102K$68K
Office expensesLn 13$174K$5K$165K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$109K$27K$32K$50K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$120K$6K$107K$7K
TravelLn 17$61K$20K$4K$36K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$592K$570K$22K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$11K$11K$283
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$347K$198K$23K$125K
All other expensesLn 24e$30K$2K$4K$24K
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.1M$5.3M$973K$810K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $10.0M$9.9M$148K$11.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $10.1M$9.8M$333K$10.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $9.1M$8.7M$398K$10.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $10.1M$7.2M$2.9M$9.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $9.9M$7.1M$2.8M$6.9M 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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $9,886,749 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $10,326,427$9,772,369
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $111,229$114,881
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $74,126−$501
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$88,520$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $10,423,262$9,886,749
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,930,858$3,387,219
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,975,047$1,743,151
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,632,311$1,960,693
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $9,538,216$7,091,063
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $885,046$2,795,686
Part VI · Governance 5 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $9,886,749 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$9,772,369
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$113,211
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$9,772,369
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $114,881$114,881
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,211$1,211
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$1,712−$1,712
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $114,380$9,886,749
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,091,063 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $300,000$300,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $2,701,141$2,701,141
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $386,078$386,078
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $160,332 · Management $232,267$392,599
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $66,050 · Management $199,218 · Fundraising $47,244$312,512
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $429,861 · Management $60,984 · Fundraising $255,988$746,833
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $102,528 · Management $27,128 · Fundraising $63,464$193,120
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $45,394 · Management $31,431 · Fundraising $21,262$98,087
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $20,709 · Management $2,566$23,275
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $63,449$63,449
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $164,087 · Fundraising $85,433$249,520
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $102,033 · Fundraising $68,226$170,259
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,283 · Management $165,249 · Fundraising $3,794$174,326
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $26,897 · Management $31,755 · Fundraising $49,963$108,615
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,925 · Management $107,096 · Fundraising $6,875$119,896
IX-17 TravelPrograms $20,417 · Management $3,986 · Fundraising $36,116$60,519
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $570,148 · Fundraising $22,247$592,395
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $10,188$10,188
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $10,561 · Fundraising $283$10,844
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $198,396 · Management $23,346 · Fundraising $125,320$347,062
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,037 · Management $4,258 · Fundraising $24,050$30,345
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,307,316 · Management $973,482 · Fundraising $810,265$7,091,063
Part X · Balance sheet $11,743,690 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $7,900,922$11,691,960
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 chargesStart of year $5,000$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $49,365$51,730
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 assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,955,287$11,743,690
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $22,323$43,793
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $3,614,000$4,586,932
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,406$7,002
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $179,136$171,855
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,816,865$4,809,582
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,302,408$6,162,283
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $836,014$771,825
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,138,422$6,934,108
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,955,287$11,743,690
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,934,108 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$9,886,749
XI-2 Total expenses$7,091,063
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,795,686
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,138,422
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,934,108

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