World Orphans vision is to empower the church to care for Orphans and vulnerable families. We equip, inspire, and mobilize the church to care for Orphans and vulnerable children. Churches engaged. Children restored. Communities transformed by the gospel of christ.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$85K 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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FY2022 · 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 $145K a year · 5% 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
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$85K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$34K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.6M
-7% vs prior year
Spent
$2.7M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.6M
FY2022▼ -7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$3.6M
FY2025$3.3M
Expenses
$2.7M
FY2022▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.6M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$3.1M
FY2025$3.5M
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2022▼ -4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.4M

From the FY2022 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1993.

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Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $2.3M Management & general 7% · $187K Fundraising 6% · $157K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $85K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President / CEO
$85,461Pt VII · Sec A
CFO / Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Scott Vair$92,898$96,560$93,933$85,461$82,967$83,314

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

Rescues abandoned children, strengthens churches, and shares the Gospel to impact communities.

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1 program · $2.3M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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We are committed to seeing orphans and vulnerable children cared for wholistically (physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually) in families through our Home Based Care initiative. Ministry teams from local churches mentor and disciple vulnerable families and those that have taken in orphans, providing love, care, and the hope of…

$2.3Mprogram 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$8K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$112
Money outPt IX
$2.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.3M
Managementcol C$187K
Fundraisingcol D$157K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$34K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$20K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$365K
Investment incomeLn 3$112
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$2.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$23K
Other assetsLn 15$20K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$34K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 523
VolunteersI 6153
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$21K$23K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K$34K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$879K$879K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$143K$129K$7K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$922K$755K$60K$108K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$105K$91K$5K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$68K$55K$4K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$36K$36K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$88K$88K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$20K$14K$3K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$158K$83K$56K$19K
Information technologyLn 14$27K$20K$7K$551
OccupancyLn 16$16K$12K$4K$325
TravelLn 17$205K$204K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$4K$1K$104
InsuranceLn 23$17K$12K$4K$335
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.7M$2.3M$187K$157K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.3M$3.5M−$222K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.6M$3.1M$477K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.9M$2.9M−$91K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $2.6M$2.7M−$50K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.8M$2.5M$314K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.0M$2.6M$445K$1.0M 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,640,640 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,862,390$2,664,346
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $63$112
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$24,255−$23,818
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,838,198$2,640,640
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $853,949$879,195
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,227,615$1,237,525
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $442,212$574,319
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,523,776$2,691,039
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $314,422−$50,399
Part VI · Governance 7 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,640,640 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $10,250 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$364,597
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,299,749
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$20,449
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,664,346
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $112$112
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$34,068−$34,068
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $10,250 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$33,956$2,640,640
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,691,039 across 15 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $879,195$879,195
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $128,607 · Management $7,145 · Fundraising $7,145$142,897
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $754,807 · Management $59,510 · Fundraising $107,691$922,008
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $90,599 · Management $4,568 · Fundraising $9,773$104,940
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $55,363 · Management $4,376 · Fundraising $7,941$67,680
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $36,114$36,114
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $88,366$88,366
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $14,467 · Management $3,427 · Fundraising $1,883$19,777
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $82,927 · Management $55,831 · Fundraising $19,280$158,038
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $19,656 · Management $6,557 · Fundraising $551$26,764
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,844 · Management $4,056 · Fundraising $325$16,225
IX-17 TravelPrograms $203,714 · Fundraising $1,731$205,445
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,792 · Management $1,299 · Fundraising $104$5,195
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $12,224 · Management $4,186 · Fundraising $335$16,745
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,650$1,650
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,347,211 · Management $187,069 · Fundraising $156,759$2,691,039
Part X · Balance sheet $1,317,611 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,215,274$1,217,859
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $75,121$17,074
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $25,115$22,263
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $18,614$17,346
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $21,436$23,303
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$19,766
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,355,560$1,317,611
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $21,751$14,804
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$19,397
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $21,751$34,201
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $444,947$511,629
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $888,862$771,781
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,333,809$1,283,410
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,355,560$1,317,611
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,283,410 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,640,640
XI-2 Total expenses$2,691,039
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$50,399
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,333,809
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,283,410

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