To support laboratories in mission hospitals and clinics in developing countries

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
63¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$51K 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
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
63%
of spending
Worth a look: 63% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$51K
to officers and key staff · 37% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 37% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
93 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 93.2 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
$32K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% 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
$570K
+282% vs prior year
Spent
$136K
To programs
63%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$570K
FY2022▲ +282%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$102K
FY2021$149K
FY2022$570K
FY2023−$111K
FY2024−$33K
Expenses
$136K
FY2022▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$163K
FY2021$125K
FY2022$136K
FY2023$127K
FY2024$127K
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2022▲ +61%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$689K
FY2021$713K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$908K
FY2024$748K

From the FY2022 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

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $86K Management & general 36% · $49K Fundraising 0% · $633

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; $51K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
VP & Secreta
$50,850Pt VII · Sec A
President &
$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

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  • 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 · $86K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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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.

$86Kprogram 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 FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$570K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$448K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$67K
Other incomeLn 4–11$55K
Money outPt IX
$136K
Ln 25
Programscol B$86K
Managementcol C$49K
Fundraisingcol D$633
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$32K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$67K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$200
Investment incomeLn 3$448K
Other incomeLn 4–11$55K
Gains on assetsLn 7$446K
Total revenueLn 12$570K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$267K
SavingsLn 2$790K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$32K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$367K$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$270K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$793K$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$81K$32K
Net assetsLn 32$713K$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$51K$17K$33K$508
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$1K$2K$35
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$3K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$135$135
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K$188$43
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K$47
OccupancyLn 16$47K$43K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$424$75$349
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K$84
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K$4K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$136K$86K$49K$633

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest −$33K$127K−$160K$748K 990 PDF
FY2023 −$111K$127K−$238K$908K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $570K$136K$434K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $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 FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $569,644 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $123,845$66,798
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,404$447,788
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $23,973$55,058
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $149,222$569,644
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $71,518$54,362
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $53,721$81,629
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $125,239$135,991
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $23,983$433,653
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 $569,644 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $55,043 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$66,798
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$200
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$66,798
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,545$1,545
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $446,196 · Unrelated business $47$446,243
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $15$15
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $501,254 · Unrelated business $47 · Excluded from tax $1,545$569,644
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $135,991 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $17,289 · Management $33,053 · Fundraising $508$50,850
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,194 · Management $2,283 · Fundraising $35$3,512
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,499 · Management $7,250$10,749
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $135$135
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,602 · Management $188 · Fundraising $43$4,833
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,307 · Fundraising $47$2,354
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $43,011 · Management $4,366$47,377
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $75 · Management $349$424
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,454$5,454
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,140 · Management $84$4,224
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,433 · Management $1,646$6,079
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $86,139 · Management $49,219 · Fundraising $633$135,991
Part X · Balance sheet $1,178,094 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $225,894$266,822
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $140,857$789,817
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $53,776$41,171
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $100,907$76,429
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,922$938
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $270,003$2,917
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $793,359$1,178,094
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,875$10,847
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $71,835$20,945
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $80,710$31,792
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $672,165$1,139,129
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $40,484$7,173
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $712,649$1,146,302
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $793,359$1,178,094
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,146,302 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$569,644
XI-2 Total expenses$135,991
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$433,653
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$712,649
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,146,302

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