Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2003.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
6 people listed on the 990; $67K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Young | $76,706 | $72,748 | $67,203 | $65,564 | $120,098 |
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.
See Inheritance Fire executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- 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 leaders to create lasting change for children in conflict, trafficking, and persecution.
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Providing shelter, care, protection, education, and skills opportunities for high risk children. Throughout infires programs throughout mekong basin, northern highlands, mindanao and parts of latin america, they have developed sustainable and safe home locations, capacitated local leaders, built local volunteer teams, and extended…
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2022. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 43-1712018) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2023 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY23 | End FY23 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $256K | $241K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $114K | $364K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $3K | $4K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $425K | $645K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $160K | $166K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $265K | $479K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $67K | $46K | $22K | |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $46K | $31K | $15K | |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $3K | $2K | $959 | |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $1K | $1K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $8K | $8K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $298 | $298 | ||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $8K | $8K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $1K | $1K | ||
| Information technologyLn 14 | $4K | $4K | ||
| TravelLn 17 | $14K | $14K | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $1K | $1K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $637K | $633K | $4K | |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $23K | $5K | $18K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $814K | $745K | $69K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 26, 2025 | $983K | $706K | $277K | $882K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Dec 17, 2024 | $818K | $799K | $19K | $623K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Dec 7, 2023 | $1.0M | $814K | $210K | $479K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2022 | $511K | $492K | $19K | $265K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 6, 2021 | $580K | $604K | −$23K | $248K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
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Part I · Summary $1,023,440 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,023,440 across 4 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $813,818 across 13 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $645,201 assets, 12 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $478,862 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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