Fotokids provides young people from low-income communities in Guatemala with education in photography, design, and digital media, together with scholarships and the support services needed to stay in school and enter the workforce.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 8 volunteers.
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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $4K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $50K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $84K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$358K
+0.8% vs prior year
Spent
$407K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$95K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$358K
FY2025▲ +0.8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$240K
FY2022$279K
FY2023$316K
FY2024$355K
FY2025$358K
Expenses
$407K
FY2025▲ +42%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$259K
FY2022$270K
FY2023$305K
FY2024$287K
FY2025$407K
Net assets
$95K
FY2025▼ -19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$18K
FY2022$38K
FY2023$49K
FY2024$118K
FY2025$95K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2012.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $406K Management & general 0% · $2K

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

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President/Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Former Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nancy McGirr’s $18K as Founder is at the 14th 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.

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

NameFY2023FY2022
Ann Nancy McGirr—$21,300
Nancy McGirr$17,800—

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowers youth through photography and media training, fostering creativity and providing educational scholarships.

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3 programs · $406K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Fotokids funds and oversees a second media arts and community support in Santiago Atitln, Guatemala, The program uses photography and digital design to build creative expression, technical skill, and professional experience. During FY2025, 50 students participated.

$173Kprogram expense
02

Fotokids funds full scholarships for formal education, from primary school through university, for students enrolled. A full scholarship covers required tuition and related school costs, removing the financial barrier that most often ends a students education.

$135Kprogram expense
03

Fotokids funds and oversees media arts education and vocational training for young people from low-income communities in Guatemala City, carried out by Guatemalan registered nonprofit Fundacin de Nios Artistas de Guatemala. The program combines photography, graphic design, and digital media with practical career preparation.

$97Kprogram expense

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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 FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$358K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$354K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$407K
Ln 25
Programscol B$406K
Managementcol C$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$95K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$45K
Total assetsLn 16$95K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$354K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Total revenueLn 12$358K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$45K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$45K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$50K
Total assetsLn 16$95K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$95K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 68
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$118K$45K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$50K
Total assetsLn 16$118K$95K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$118K$95K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$406K$406K
Legal feesLn 11b$165$0$165$0
Office expensesLn 13$1K$0$1K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$46$0$46$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$407K$406K$2K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $358K$407K−$49K$95K 990 PDF
FY2024 $355K$287K$69K$118K 990 PDF
FY2023 $316K$305K$11K$49K 990 PDF
FY2022 $279K$270K$9K$38K 990 PDF
FY2021 $240K$259K−$19K$18K 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 F · Foreign O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $358,197 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $316,145$354,333
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$3,864
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $316,145$358,197
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $287,191$405,595
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $17,800$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$1,681
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $304,991$407,276
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $11,154−$49,079
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $358,197 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$354,333
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$354,333
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,864$3,864
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,864$358,197
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $407,276 across 4 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $405,595$405,595
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $165 · Fundraising $0$165
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $1,470 · Fundraising $0$1,470
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $46 · Fundraising $0$46
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $405,595 · Management $1,681 · Fundraising $0$407,276
Part X · Balance sheet $95,227 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $117,549$45,227
X-11 Publicly traded securities$50,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $117,549$95,227
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $117,549$95,227
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $117,549$95,227
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $117,549$95,227
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $95,227 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$358,197
XI-2 Total expenses$407,276
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$49,079
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$117,549
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$26,757
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$95,227

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

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