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Children in Need INC

Tax-deductible

San Antonio, TX501(c)(3)Since 2002InternationalEIN 33-1027373Revenue $177K in FY2025

On file with the IRSPo Box 790331, 78279-0331 · San Antonio, TXTax-exempt since Jan 2003Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Provide funding for teacher salaries and housing, school facilities,and supplies to support several schools in remote areas of Zambia Africa

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 volunteers.
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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $54K a year · 38% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
50 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 49.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$177K
-9% vs prior year
Spent
$98K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$465K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$177K
FY2025▼ -9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$57K
FY2021$128K
FY2022$180K
FY2023$129K
FY2024$196K
FY2025$177K
Expenses
$98K
FY2025▼ -52%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$64K
FY2021$2K
FY2022$96K
FY2023$78K
FY2024$204K
FY2025$98K
Net assets
$465K
FY2025▲ +21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$172K
FY2021$259K
FY2022$343K
FY2023$394K
FY2024$385K
FY2025$465K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

990 PDF Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2003.

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

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $92K Management & general 2% · $2K Fundraising 4% · $4K

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

19 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Tina Kahlig
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Judy Rettinger
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ron Valdez
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chris Maguire
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chris Karl
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jan Davis
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
George Gisin
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kathy Gisin
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Funds teacher salaries, housing, facilities, and supplies for remote Zambian schools.

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1 program · $92K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Grants to build and support schools in remote areas of Zambia

$92Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$177K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$160K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Money outPt IX
$98K
Ln 25
Programscol B$92K
Managementcol C$2K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$465K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$403K
Total assetsLn 16$465K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$160K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Total revenueLn 12$177K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$403K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$403K
Total assetsLn 16$465K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$465K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 630
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$285K$403K
Total assetsLn 16$385K$465K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$385K$465K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$92K$92K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$0$0$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$0$2K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$98K$92K$2K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $177K$98K$80K$465K 990 PDF
FY2024 $196K$204K−$9K$385K 990 PDF
FY2023 $129K$78K$51K$394K 990 PDF
FY2022 $180K$96K$84K$343K 990 PDF
FY2021 $128K$2K$127K$259K 990 PDF
FY2020 $57K$64K−$6K$172K 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
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Part I · Summary $177,330 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $178,068$160,500
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7,451$6,130
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $10,000$10,700
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $195,519$177,330
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $201,325$92,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,072$5,649
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $204,397$97,649
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$8,878$79,681
Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
VI-1b Independent voting members19
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $177,330 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$160,500
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$160,500
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $6,130 · Excluded from tax $0$6,130
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10,700$10,700
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $6,130 · Excluded from tax $10,700$177,330
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $97,649 across 3 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $92,000$92,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $3,870$3,870
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $1,779 · Fundraising $0$1,779
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $92,000 · Management $1,779 · Fundraising $3,870$97,649
Part X · Balance sheet $464,616 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $284,935$402,616
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $100,000$62,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $384,935$464,616
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $384,935$464,616
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $384,935$464,616
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $464,616 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$177,330
XI-2 Total expenses$97,649
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$79,681
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$384,935
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$464,616

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

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