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Ghana Make a Difference INC

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Star, ID501(c)(3)Since 2012International EIN 45-5615778Revenue $2.0M in FY2025

On file with the IRSghanamakeadifference.org12040 W New Hope Rd, 83669-5184 · Star, IDTax-exempt since Oct 2012Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Ghana Make a Difference (GMAD) protects children and preserves families by providing a path to self-reliance through shelter, vocational training, life skills, education and medical care; provide vulnerable children (those rescued from child trafficking, abandonment or with other special needs) with a place they can call home while working to reintegrate them with their biological family or place them in a new family; provide education by operating a K-8 school and offering scholarships for secondary, post-secondary, and various vocational schools; and provide vision, dental, and surgical care.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 198 volunteers and 2 employees.
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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $198K a year · 18% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$171K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 67% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
12
named funders · $553K
Looks good: 12 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$45K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.0M
+46% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.0M
FY2025▲ +46%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$360K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$820K
FY2023$823K
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$2.0M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2025▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$336K
FY2021$579K
FY2022$903K
FY2023$777K
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.3M
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2025▲ +116%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$97K
FY2021$608K
FY2022$526K
FY2023$605K
FY2024$602K
FY2025$1.3M

From the FY2025 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2012.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $1.1M Management & general 6% · $80K Fundraising 11% · $144K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $171K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Austin Johnson
Executive Director
$171,171Pt VII · Sec A
Cornelius Hofman
Chair/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ari Aki
Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Stacey Hofman
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Reed Hansen
Asst Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Austin Johnson’s $171K as Executive Director is at the 67th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Austin Johnson$171,171$167,000$145,564$164,619$102,419

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

Provides vulnerable children with safe homes, family reunification, and support for self-reliance.

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3 programs · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Support an Ngo in Ghana (gmad Ghana)

Children's shelter caring for 50 children. Rehabilitation, care and education for children rescued from trafficking and abandonment. Children are placed in the home by the Department of Social Welfare. Employ social workers who work with other agencies and government social workers to place children in families.

$631Kprogram expense
02

Support an Ngo in Ghana (gmad Ghana)

Dental Clinic, Vision Clinic, and Surgical Center. 1,492 surgical, dental and eye procedures - helping people back on the path to employment and self-reliance. Organize and coordinate healthcare missions where healthcare professionals and other volunteers travel to Ghana. 2024 = 1 eye mission, 1 dental mission, and 2 surgical missions.

$332Kprogram expense
03

Support an Ngo in Ghana (gmad Ghana)

Physical facilities. Construction, maintenance, renovations, repairs, and expansion. Maintain and improve facilities to maximize the productivity of care and education provided to the children. Purchased additional land for additional care and education facilities.

$144Kprogram 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
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$256K
Mrcharity INCFY2024$175K
Dame Family FoundationFY2024$34K
Making Life Better FoundationFY2024$20K
Andrew and Rachel Skeen FoundationFY2024$20K
Charities Aid Foundation AmericaFY2024$15K
Marriott Daughters FoundationFY2024$15K
A Child's Hope FoundationFY2024$8K
Total grants receivedfrom 12 funders$553K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$53K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$80K
Fundraisingcol D$144K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$809K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$45K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$112K
Investment incomeLn 3$53K
Total revenueLn 12$2.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$499K
SavingsLn 2$310K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$809K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$534K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$45K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 6198
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$280K$809K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$360K$534K
Total assetsLn 16$640K$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$37K$45K
Net assetsLn 32$602K$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$1.1M$1.1M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$171K$60K$111K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$2K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$37K$22K$5K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$2K$7K
TravelLn 17$20K$20K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$12K$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$1.1M$80K$144K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.0M$1.3M$679K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.4M$1.4M$13K$602K 990 PDF
FY2023 $823K$777K$46K$605K 990 PDF
FY2022 $820K$903K−$83K$526K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$579K$511K$608K 990 PDF
FY2020 $360K$336K$24K$97K 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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,009,648 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,332,163$1,956,337
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $41,714$53,311
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $449$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,374,326$2,009,648
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,121,258$1,062,769
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $179,512$188,070
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $60,574$79,915
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,361,344$1,330,754
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $12,982$678,894
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $2,009,648 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,956,337
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$111,868
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,956,337
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $53,311$53,311
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $53,311$2,009,648
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,330,754 across 9 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $1,062,769$1,062,769
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $59,910 · Fundraising $111,261$171,171
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $3,431$3,431
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $2,484 · Fundraising $10,984$13,468
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $22,265 · Management $4,550 · Fundraising $9,989$36,804
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,759 · Management $6,735$8,494
IX-17 TravelPrograms $19,970$19,970
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,796$2,796
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Fundraising $11,851$11,851
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,106,763 · Management $79,906 · Fundraising $144,085$1,330,754
Part X · Balance sheet $1,343,074 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $158,167$499,088
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $121,608$309,897
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $359,797$534,089
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $639,572$1,343,074
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,848$2,824
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $34,570$41,800
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $37,418$44,624
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $602,154$1,298,450
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $602,154$1,298,450
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $639,572$1,343,074
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,298,450 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,009,648
XI-2 Total expenses$1,330,754
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$678,894
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$602,154
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$17,402
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,298,450

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

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