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Provides Honduran children with education, trauma healing, and a family atmosphere to foster love, safety, and hope. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $557K in revenue, $622K in expenses, and $408K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2012
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · International
Location
Chandler, AZ
Website
tchproject.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$557KFY2025
Expenses
$622K
Net assets
$408K
People
4
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  46-1065421 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Chandler, AZ Founded 2012
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Provides Honduran children with education, trauma healing, and a family atmosphere to foster love, safety, and hope.
Leadership
Jennifer Kast · Founder and Director · $28K
Money in and out
$557K revenue, $622K expenses
Bottom line
91% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$557K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$622K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$408K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$65K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.91 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.00
Program efficiency
91%
of spending reaches programs-0.3% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
2.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -29% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-12%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -258% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$557K
FY2025▼ -20%
Expenses
$622K
FY2025▼ -4%
Total assets
$410K
FY2025▼ -15%
Total liabilities
$3K
FY2025▼ -66%
Total revenue
$557K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$622K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$408K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$65K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$410K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B91%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CThe Children's Home Project
EINHdr · item D46-1065421
Principal addressHdr · item CChandler, AZ
WebsiteHdr · item Jtchproject.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2012
State of legal domicileHdr · item MAZ
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFInternational (Q20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 2013

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b3
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Founder and Director
$27,615Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Kast’s $28K as Founder and Director is at the 24th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jennifer Kast$27,615$23,250$24,600$24,600$20,600
Jennifer Kast$18,600

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $563K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Pronino is our children's home, where 26 children, teens and young adults live, learn, love, and play FULL-TIME.OUR home is run family-style, with an average of 8 children living per house and a team of 4-5 loving caretakers to raise our kids 24 hours a day, 7 days a WEEK.IN our home, we focus on healing through mental health resources…

$480Kprogram expense
02

Crecer is a day center in san pedro sula run and operated by the children's home PROJECT.WE opened crecer in 2015 after years of street outreach visits and recognizing the need for a day center to reach a population of children who have family members who love and fight for them, but live in extreme POVERTY.WE currently work with 15…

$82Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants102%$566K
Total revenueLn 12$557K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.91 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.00
Program services91%$563K
Management & general9%$58K
Fundraising$705
Total functional expensesLn 25$622K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$142K
Total assetsLn 16$410K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$3K
Total net assetsLn 32$408K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $142K · Operating expenses/yr $622K
2.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $563K · Total expenses $622K
91%
Management & General
Management & general $58K · Total expenses $622K
9%
Fundraising
Fundraising $705 · Total expenses $622K
0.1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $770 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $631K
$0.00 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $566K · Total revenue $557K
102%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $557K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $557K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $557K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $622K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $557K · Prior year $698K
-20%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $605K · FY2025 $557K
-2%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $408K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $557K · Expenses $622K
-12%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $410K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $408K · Total assets $410K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $410K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Jennifer Kast · Reported title FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $28K · Total expenses $622K
4%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $270K · Total expenses $622K
43%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 91%
Overhead ratio 9%
Fundraising cost ratio 0.1%
Revenue growth -20%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$557K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$698K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$606K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$653K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$527K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$605K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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