Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2014.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Who runs it and what they're paid
8 people listed on the 990-EZ; $48K paid to officers and key staff.
Shawn Johnson’s $58K as Executive Dir. is at the 60th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1171 $100K–1M food & agriculture 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
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Johnson | $58,000 | $48,000 | $48,000 | $48,000 | $48,000 |
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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Programs and updates
Provides housing, food, faith support, and financial aid to those in poverty.
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We provided roofs to 22 families with 255 lamina sheets & 225 boards. 30 wood cook stoves were installed. 20 children no longer sleep on dirt or cement floors by receiving bunk beds. With donations from a partner organization, we distributed 100 pairs of shoes, 1,000 LBS black beans and 3,500 packages of feed my starving children…
We constructed 5 two bedroom homes that include a kitchen, bathroom and covered porch area. 50 additional familes have been identified as needing homes constructed in the near future as funds become available.
Monthly supplement food packages are provided to 175 families that live in poverty in guatemala. This program cares for 655 individuals and provides 3,500 pounds of grains each month. Other items such as fresh fruits and vegetables, higiene items, school supplies, clothing, shoes and fortified rice packs were distributed as donated or…
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
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By the numbers
The FY2022 990-EZ, line by line.
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Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest | $193K | $237K | −$45K | $114K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 | $311K | $190K | $121K | $159K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $189K | $37K | 990 PDF | ||
| FY2022 Viewing | $176K | $50K | 990 PDF | ||
| FY2021 | $220K | $210K | $11K | $70K | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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