Thomas Charities is a Christian organization whose mission is to encourage and empower those without resources to self-sustainability in East Africa. We develop agricultural projects for women/widows, provide Primary School fees for orphans, provide literacy programs for adults, provide scholarships for school-age students to Secondary School, Vocational School/Higher Education, drill and repair community water wells, provide medical support, and teach Christian education. The majority of our work is in extreme rural areas of Uganda and Kenya to include South Sudanese refugees in Kakuma Refugee Camp.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $6K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 6 voting members
Fine: 3 of 6 voting members are independent, half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$146K
Spent
$97K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$65K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$146K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$146K
FY2021$310K
FY2022$173K
FY2023$189K
FY2024$220K
FY2025$273K
Expenses
$97K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$97K
FY2021$222K
FY2022$221K
FY2023$272K
FY2024$225K
FY2025$238K
Net assets
$65K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$65K
FY2021$152K
FY2022$103K
FY2023$20K
FY2024$15K
FY2025$50K

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2013.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $86K Management & general 11% · $10K Fundraising 1% · $521

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowers East Africans through agriculture, education, water, and healthcare for self-sufficiency.

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3 programs · $54K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

East Africa Literacy Programs and Education in Uganda and Kenya. Thomas Charities supports Adult Literacy Programs in both English and Mother Tongues through western and southwestern Kenya and for South Sudanese Refugees in the Kakuma Refugee Camp in NW Kenya.

$22Kprogram expense
02

Agricultural Projects and Microenterprises for Women. Thomas Charities-Uganda owns approx. 30 acres of land and a Piggery provided to women to farm and reap. Most are widows and former sex-slaves held by rebels in northern Uganda with no property of their own. The women keep the profits and manage their own funds.

$22Kprogram expense
03

Mobile Medical Clinics/General Medical Expenses. Thomas Charities operates Mobile Medical Clinics in rural areas in Northern Uganda where access to local medical care is difficult or nonexistent. The clinics provide basic assessment and care. Ugandan doctors and medical personnel provide prescriptions and referrals for advanced care.

$10Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$146K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$125K
Other incomeLn 4–11$21K
Investment incomeLn 3$14
Money outPt IX
$97K
Ln 25
Programscol B$86K
Managementcol C$10K
Fundraisingcol D$521
Owns and owesPt X
$65K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$63K
Total assetsLn 16$66K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$125K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$14
Other incomeLn 4–11$21K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$146K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$54K
SavingsLn 2$8K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$63K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$66K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$65K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 610
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$14K$63K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$18K$66K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$1K
Net assetsLn 32$15K$65K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$86K$86K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0$0$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0$0$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$38$0$38$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$717$0$196$521
Office expensesLn 13$6K$0$6K$0
Information technologyLn 14$890$0$890$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$2K$0$2K$0
TravelLn 17$109$0$109$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$388$0$388$0
InsuranceLn 23$0$0$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$656$0$656$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$97K$86K$10K$521

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $273K$238K$35K$50K 990 PDF
FY2024 $220K$225K−$5K$15K 990 PDF
FY2023 $189K$272K−$83K$20K 990 PDF
FY2022 $173K$221K−$48K$103K 990 PDF
FY2021 $310K$222K$88K$152K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $146K$97K$49K$65K 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 $146,421 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $97,101$125,126
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3$14
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $14,534$21,281
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $111,638$146,421
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $98,216$86,088
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $16,488$10,835
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $114,704$96,923
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$3,066$49,498
Part VI · Governance 3 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $146,421 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $21,281 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$125,126
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$125,126
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $14 · Excluded from tax $0$14
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $21,281 · Unrelated business $14 · Excluded from tax $0$146,421
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $96,923 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $86,088$86,088
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $38 · Fundraising $0$38
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $196 · Fundraising $521$717
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $6,329 · Fundraising $0$6,329
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $890 · Fundraising $0$890
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $1,708 · Fundraising $0$1,708
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $109 · Fundraising $0$109
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestManagement $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $388 · Fundraising $0$388
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $656 · Fundraising $0$656
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $86,088 · Management $10,314 · Fundraising $521$96,923
Part X · Balance sheet $66,036 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $12,694$54,340
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,534$8,376
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $269$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,708$3,320
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $18,205$66,036
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,777$1,110
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,777$1,110
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $15,428$64,926
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $15,428$64,926
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $18,205$66,036
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $64,926 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$146,421
XI-2 Total expenses$96,923
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$49,498
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$15,428
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$64,926

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