To improve lives of young Congolese and alleviate poverty one person, one family and one region at a time

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
53¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $4K a year · under 1% 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
53%
of spending
Worth a look: 53% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$50K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $50K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$7K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% 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
$466K
-34% vs prior year
Spent
$464K
To programs
53%
Net assets
$70K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$466K
FY2025▼ -34%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$406K
FY2022$812K
FY2023$491K
FY2024$703K
FY2025$466K
Expenses
$464K
FY2025▼ -41%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$268K
FY2022$617K
FY2023$728K
FY2024$781K
FY2025$464K
Net assets
$70K
FY2025▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$187K
FY2022$382K
FY2023$145K
FY2024$67K
FY2025$70K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending January 2025) · 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 2014.

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

Where the money goes

53 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 53% · $248K Management & general 30% · $139K Fundraising 17% · $77K

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; $50K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$50,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Doug Kulungu’s $50K as Executive Director is at the 37th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Doug Kulungu$50,000$55,467$50,000$60,765$40,417

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

Empowering young Congolese to overcome poverty through individual and community support.

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3 programs · $248K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Provide fresh drinking water for people of Democratic Republic of Congo

$112Kprogram expense
02

Pastoral training, benevolence,food program, and administrative support

$96Kprogram expense
03

Provided funds for educational services in Kinwangala, Democratic Republic of Congo

$40Kprogram 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$50K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$466K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$466K
Investment incomeLn 3$3
Money outPt IX
$464K
Ln 25
Programscol B$248K
Managementcol C$139K
Fundraisingcol D$77K
Owns and owesPt X
$70K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$77K
Total assetsLn 16$77K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$466K
Investment incomeLn 3$3
Total revenueLn 12$466K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$77K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$77K
Total assetsLn 16$77K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
Net assetsLn 32$70K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderJanuary
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$75K$77K
Total assetsLn 16$75K$77K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K$7K
Net assetsLn 32$67K$70K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$247K$247K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$50K$50K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$22K$22K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$6K
Management feesLn 11a$42K$5K$37K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$11K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K
TravelLn 17$19K$19K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$48K$8K$39K
InterestLn 20$885$885
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$464K$248K$139K$77K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $466K$464K$2K$70K 990 PDF
FY2024 $703K$781K−$77K$67K 990 PDF
FY2023 $491K$728K−$238K$145K 990 PDF
FY2022 $812K$617K$195K$382K 990 PDF
FY2021 $406K$268K$138K$187K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $466,394 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $703,336$466,391
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2$3
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $703,338$466,394
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $557,680$246,740
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $70,487$78,047
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $152,461$139,627
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $780,628$464,414
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$77,290$1,980
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $466,394 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$466,391
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$466,391
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $3$3
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$466,394
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $464,414 across 13 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $246,740$246,740
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $50,000$50,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $22,068$22,068
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $5,979$5,979
IX-11a Management feesManagement $5,000 · Fundraising $37,443$42,443
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,600$9,600
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $11,209$11,209
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $4,410$4,410
IX-17 TravelManagement $19,382$19,382
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $8,320 · Fundraising $39,310$47,630
IX-20 InterestManagement $885$885
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,295$1,295
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,483 · Management $1,290$2,773
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $248,223 · Management $139,438 · Fundraising $76,753$464,414
Part X · Balance sheet $76,931 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $74,764$76,931
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $74,764$76,931
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,269$7,355
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,269$7,355
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $67,495$69,576
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $67,495$69,576
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $74,764$76,931
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $69,576 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$466,394
XI-2 Total expenses$464,414
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,980
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$67,495
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$101
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$69,576

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