Our mission is to listen to tanzanian children and empower their communities to protect, support and care for orphaned and vulnerable children through integrated sustainable development

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Run by 64 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990-EZIndependent: 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-EZ
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $8K a year · 3% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Named funders
5
named funders · $78K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$311
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$120K
-28% vs prior year
Net assets
$87K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$120K
FY2024▼ -28%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$270K
FY2021$319K
FY2022$295K
FY2023$166K
FY2024$120K
Expenses
—
FY2024
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$288K
FY2021$316K
FY2022$256K
FY2023Not on file
FY2024Not on file
Net assets
$87K
FY2024▼ -15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$99K
FY2021$101K
FY2022$140K
FY2023$103K
FY2024$87K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 2010.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

28 people listed on the 990-EZ.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chair Emeritus
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sharon Brabenac’s $71K as Executive Dir. is at the 64th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1637 $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.

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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

Empowering Tanzanian communities to protect and care for orphaned children through sustainable development.

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1 program · $97K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Our mission is to listen to tanzanian children and empower their communities to protect, support and care for orphaned and vulnerable children through integrated sustainable development

$97Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$120K
Gifts and grants$118K
Other income$2K
Investment income$20
Owns and owes
$87K
net assets
Cash and savings$86K
Liabilities$311
People
28
listed
Paid0
Voting board14
Independent14
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Gifts and grants$118K
Investment income$20
Other income$2K
Total revenue$120K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$86K
Liabilities$311
Net assets$87K
Operations
Employees2
Volunteers64
Fiscal year endsDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyNo
Whistleblower policyYes
Records policyYes

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $120K$87K 990 PDF
FY2023 $166K$103K 990 PDF
FY2022 $295K$256K$39K$140K 990 PDF
FY2021 $319K$316K$3K$101K 990 PDF
FY2020 $270K$288K−$18K$99K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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