Strong Tower Orphanage INC

Tax-deductible

Sedalia, MO501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 36-4696307Revenue $229K in FY2025

On file with the IRSstrongtowerhaiti.comPo Box 2564, 65302-2564 · Sedalia, MOTax-exempt since Aug 2011Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Family residential home for 19 orphaned girls in Caracol Haiti. Programs to help families and vulnerable children in the village of Caracol Haiti.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 45 volunteers and 2 employees.
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
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $32K a year · 13% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
22 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 21.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $65K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$18
<0.01% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$229K
-2% vs prior year
Spent
$205K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$376K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$229K
FY2025▼ -2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$120K
FY2021$174K
FY2022$193K
FY2023$262K
FY2024$234K
FY2025$229K
Expenses
$205K
FY2025▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$227K
FY2024$196K
FY2025$205K
Net assets
$376K
FY2025▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$234K
FY2021$267K
FY2022$277K
FY2023$313K
FY2024$363K
FY2025$376K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2011.

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

Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $190K Management & general 6% · $12K Fundraising 2% · $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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurerbookkeeper
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lorena Holt’s $10K as Executive Director is at the 5th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Lorena Holt$10,250$5,000$5,250

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides a home for orphaned girls and supports families and children in Haiti.

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3 programs · $144K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Living expenses for 16 orphaned girls including housing, food, school medical, staff,utilities,clothing, house maintenance, college expenses for 1 of the girls

$77Kprogram expense
02

Provide lunches each school day for 400 children and staff at local school in Caracol, Haiti. Also provides partialfunding for salaries for school teachers at that same local school Vacation Bible School for 500 children at two separate church

$54Kprogram expense
03

Provide 1 week of Vacation Bible School for 500 Haitian children at 2 separate church locations in the village. Expenses include travel, supplies, Haitian salaries and breakfast and lunch for the children

$13Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$65K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$229K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$210K
Investment incomeLn 3$19K
Money outPt IX
$205K
Ln 25
Programscol B$190K
Managementcol C$12K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$376K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$370K
Total assetsLn 16$376K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$210K
Investment incomeLn 3$19K
Total revenueLn 12$229K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$173K
SavingsLn 2$197K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$370K
Total assetsLn 16$376K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18
Net assetsLn 32$376K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 645
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$357K$370K
Total assetsLn 16$363K$376K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18$18
Net assetsLn 32$363K$376K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Management feesLn 11a$10K$9K$1K$500
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K$200$200
Information technologyLn 14$5K$4K$875
TravelLn 17$7K$7K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$160K$160K
All other expensesLn 24e$19K$7K$8K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$205K$190K$12K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $229K$205K$24K$376K 990 PDF
FY2024 $234K$196K$38K$363K 990 PDF
FY2023 $262K$227K$35K$313K 990 PDF
FY2022 $193K$277K 990 PDF
FY2021 $174K$267K 990 PDF
FY2020 $120K$234K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $229,008 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $213,180$210,258
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $20,933$18,750
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $234,113$229,008
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $6,572$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $189,044$204,925
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $195,616$204,925
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $38,497$24,083
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $229,008 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$210,258
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$210,258
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $18,750$18,750
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $18,750 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$229,008
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $204,925 across 8 lines filed
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $8,750 · Management $1,000 · Fundraising $500$10,250
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,721 · Management $200 · Fundraising $200$2,121
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,911 · Management $875$4,786
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,914$6,914
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,161$1,161
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,252$1,252
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $159,727$159,727
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,421 · Management $8,369 · Fundraising $2,924$18,714
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $189,605 · Management $11,696 · Fundraising $3,624$204,925
Part X · Balance sheet $375,548 assets, 9 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $5,986; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $179,226$172,885
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $177,876$196,677
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $363,088$375,548
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $18$18
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $18$18
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $327,209$280,418
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $35,861$95,112
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $363,070$375,530
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $363,088$375,548
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $375,530 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$229,008
XI-2 Total expenses$204,925
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$24,083
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$363,070
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$806
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$10,817
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$375,530

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

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