To support laboratories in mission hospitals and clinics in developing countries

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
65¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
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
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 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $438 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
65%
of spending
Fine: 65% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
35 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 35.1 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
$81K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$149K
+47% vs prior year
Spent
$125K
To programs
65%
Net assets
$713K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$149K
FY2021▲ +47%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$102K
FY2021$149K
FY2022$570K
FY2023−$111K
FY2024−$33K
Expenses
$125K
FY2021▼ -23%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$163K
FY2021$125K
FY2022$136K
FY2023$127K
FY2024$127K
Net assets
$713K
FY2021▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$689K
FY2021$713K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$908K
FY2024$748K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 1995.

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

Where the money goes

65 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 65% · $82K Management & general 34% · $43K Fundraising 1% · $804

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President &
$0Pt VII · Sec A
VP & Secreta
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Edwin Bos$55,090——
Carol Bos—$50,499$50,850

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

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Equips and supports medical labs in developing countries' hospitals and clinics.

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1 program · $82K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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We served missions in various countries including on-site visits to install equipment, train, and consult. These services provided medical diagnostic capability which was either previously unavailable or necessitated sending the patient or specimen to another lab, often a long distance from the mission hospital or clinic.

$82Kprogram 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$8K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$149K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$124K
Other incomeLn 4–11$24K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$125K
Ln 25
Programscol B$82K
Managementcol C$43K
Fundraisingcol D$804
Owns and owesPt X
$713K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$367K
Total assetsLn 16$793K
LiabilitiesLn 26$81K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$124K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$24K
Total revenueLn 12$149K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$226K
SavingsLn 2$141K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$367K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$270K
Total assetsLn 16$793K
LiabilitiesLn 26$81K
Net assetsLn 32$713K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 612
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$303K$367K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$282K$270K
Total assetsLn 16$742K$793K
LiabilitiesLn 26$54K$81K
Net assetsLn 32$689K$713K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$66K$33K$33K$664
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$3K$3K$51
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$147$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$262$262
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K$210$46
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K$43
OccupancyLn 16$14K$11K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$735$735
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$15K$14K$281
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K$85
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$10K$9K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$125K$82K$43K$804

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest −$33K$127K−$160K$748K 990 PDF
FY2023 −$111K$127K−$238K$908K 990 PDF
FY2022 $570K$136K$434K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $149K$125K$24K$713K 990 PDF
FY2020 $102K$163K−$61K$689K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $149,222 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $59,372$123,845
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,884$1,404
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $40,350$23,973
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $101,606$149,222
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $104,099$71,518
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $58,814$53,721
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $162,913$125,239
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$61,307$23,983
Part VI · Governance 3 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $149,222 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $23,973 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$123,845
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$3,182
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$123,845
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,404$1,404
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $23,973 · Excluded from tax $1,404$149,222
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $125,239 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $32,948 · Management $32,824 · Fundraising $664$66,436
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,520 · Management $2,511 · Fundraising $51$5,082
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $147 · Management $2,000$2,147
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $262$262
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,917 · Management $210 · Fundraising $46$5,173
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,084 · Fundraising $43$2,127
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,344 · Management $2,713$14,057
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $735$735
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $14,379 · Management $281$14,660
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,163 · Management $85$4,248
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $8,761 · Management $1,551$10,312
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $81,525 · Management $42,910 · Fundraising $804$125,239
Part X · Balance sheet $793,359 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $148,825$225,894
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $154,523$140,857
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $26,732$53,776
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $127,418$100,907
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,408$1,922
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $282,439$270,003
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $742,345$793,359
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $27,903$8,875
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $25,776$71,835
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $53,679$80,710
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $688,166$672,165
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $500$40,484
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $688,666$712,649
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $742,345$793,359
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $712,649 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$149,222
XI-2 Total expenses$125,239
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$23,983
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$688,666
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$712,649

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