An international humanitarian and development organization dedicated to caring for children orphaned by aids, civil warfare, disease or other tragedy in developing countries around the world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
12¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$139K 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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FY2020 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $44K a year · 4% 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
12%
of spending
Concern: 12% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$139K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
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
0
of 2 voting members
Concern: none of 2 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$667K
Spent
$566K
To programs
12%
Net assets
$835K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$667K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$667K
FY2021$603K
FY2022$700K
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.2M
Expenses
$566K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$566K
FY2021$722K
FY2022$699K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.6M
Net assets
$835K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$835K
FY2021$715K
FY2022$717K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.1M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2011.

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

Where the money goes

12 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 12% · $66K Management & general 88% · $500K

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

2 people listed on the 990; $139K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President, CEO
$85,000Pt VII · Sec A
$54,000Pt VII · Sec A

Jason R Sanders’s $260K as Director of Operat is at the 89th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1168 $1–10M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jason R Sanders$260,000————
Brigitte Poublon$132,500$60,000$60,000$82,500$85,000
Bobby Sherman$54,000$54,000$54,000$51,750$54,000

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Caring for children orphaned by tragedy in developing countries worldwide.

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3 programs · $44K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The foundation will build a modern school, kitchen and medical clinic to educate, feed and care. The ultilmate goal for the foundations is to assure the the children leave the musical village as healthy, informed young adults who will become leaders of their communities.

$22Kprogram expense
02

The foundation is building a musical village, school and medical clinic in ada, ghana for street children and orphans.

$22Kprogram expense
03

The foundation supports a musical workshop located in accra, the capital of GHANA.UPWARDS of 50 orphans and street children come to the workshop on a daily basis to learn the art of drum-building and tribal dance. In exchange for their participation the children are given books, food, clothing and daily mentoring.

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2020
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $64K · 2024–2024
The Illumination FoundationFY2024$25,000
Seattle UniversityWA · FY2024$17,815
Individual RecipientFY2024$15,767
Individual RecipientFY2024$5,500

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$667K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$667K
Money outPt IX
$566K
Ln 25
Programscol B$66K
Managementcol C$500K
Owns and owesPt X
$835K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$184K
Total assetsLn 16$835K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a2
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$667K
Total revenueLn 12$667K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$184K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$184K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$651K
Total assetsLn 16$835K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$835K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$50K$184K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$684K$651K
Total assetsLn 16$735K$835K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$735K$835K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$139K$139K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$50K$32K$18K
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$2K$11K
Legal feesLn 11b$225$225
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$20K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$36K$36K
OccupancyLn 16$11K$100$11K
TravelLn 17$37$37
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$33K$15K$18K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$239K$12K$227K
All other expensesLn 24e$18K$5K$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$566K$66K$500K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.2M$1.6M−$391K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.9M$1.3M$628K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $700K$699K$2K$717K 990 PDF
FY2021 $603K$722K−$120K$715K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $667K$566K$101K$835K 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $666,878 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,244,007$666,878
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $125$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,244,132$666,878
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $322,073$201,541
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $896,406$364,791
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,218,479$566,332
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $25,653$100,546
Part VI · Governance 0 of 2 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $666,878 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$666,878
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$666,878
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$666,878
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $566,332 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $139,000$139,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $31,835 · Management $17,799$49,634
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,817 · Management $11,090$12,907
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $225$225
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $19,970$19,970
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $3,100$3,100
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $36,362$36,362
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $100 · Management $11,097$11,197
IX-17 TravelManagement $37$37
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $15,209 · Management $18,020$33,229
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,427$3,427
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $12,500 · Management $226,687$239,187
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,921 · Management $13,136$18,057
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $66,382 · Management $499,950 · Fundraising $0$566,332
Part X · Balance sheet $835,151 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $50,452$184,227
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $684,153$650,924
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $734,605$835,151
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $734,605$835,151
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $734,605$835,151
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $835,151 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$666,878
XI-2 Total expenses$566,332
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$100,546
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$734,605
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$835,151

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