To raise awareness of the needs of orphanages and orphans. Raise funds to help support orphanages. Help support and develop the communities around the orphanages. Provide food, housing, medical care, and educational opportunities and miscellaneous other needs for the orphanages and orphan children. To provide support for families adopting children from orphanages.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$318K 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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FY2024 · 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 $90K a year · 5% 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
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$318K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $138K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.8M
-15% vs prior year
Spent
$2.0M
To programs
100%
Net assets
$530K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.8M
FY2024▼ -15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$1.8M
Expenses
$2.0M
FY2024▼ -8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.0M
Net assets
$530K
FY2024▼ -33%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$190K
FY2021$586K
FY2022$868K
FY2023$786K
FY2024$530K

From the FY2024 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 Jun 2014.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $2.0M Management & general 0% · $5K

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

18 people listed on the 990; $318K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$159,004Pt VII · Sec A
President
$159,004Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kelly Johnson’s $159K as President is at the 77th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kelly Johnson$159,004$146,899$127,604$87,157$81,667

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Supports orphanages and children with funds, essential needs, education, and adoption assistance.

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4 programs · $4.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Buy a tree. Change a life engages community and community leaders in a way not possible through typical church events to help children globally and locally.

$2.0Mprogram expense
02

Buy a tree. Change a life engages community and community leaders in a way not possible through typical church events to help children globally and locally.

$2.0Mprogram expense
03

To raise awareness of the needs of orphanages and orphans. Raise funds to help support orphanages. Help support and develop the communities around the orphanages. Provide food, housing, medical care, and educational opportunities and miscellaneous other needs for the orphanages and orphan children.

Pt IX · col B
04

To raise awareness of the needs of orphanages and orphans. Raise funds to help support orphanages. Help support and develop the communities around the orphanages. Provide food, housing, medical care, and educational opportunities and miscellaneous other needs for the orphanages and orphan children.

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$138K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $2.2M · 2020–2023
Serving Orphans Worldwide INCTN · FY2023$166,454
Serving Orphans Worldwide INCTN · FY2022$873,109
Serving Orphans Worldwide INCTN · FY2021$535,875
Serving Orphans Worldwide INCTN · FY2020$150,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$267K
Money outPt IX
$2.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.0M
Managementcol C$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$530K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$529K
Total assetsLn 16$531K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$267K
Total revenueLn 12$1.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$529K
Total assetsLn 16$531K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$530K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.8M$2.0M−$232K$530K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.2M$2.2M−$87K$786K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.5M$2.2M$282K$868K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.9M$1.5M$399K$586K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.4M$1.3M$91K$190K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part VI · Governance 9 of 10 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

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