The Channel INC

Tax-deductible

Newport News, VA501(c)(3)Since 1995EducationEIN 54-1726745Revenue $250K in FY2025

On file with the IRSthechannel.orgPo Box 1473, 23601-0473 · Newport News, VATax-exempt since May 1995Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide educational services and meals to children aged 7 to 18 years, living in poverty in fortaleza brazil.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 4 volunteers and 5 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $19K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$49K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 60% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $6K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$80
0.03% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$250K
-11% vs prior year
Spent
$271K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$241K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$250K
FY2025▼ -11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$223K
FY2021$284K
FY2022$222K
FY2023$280K
FY2024$282K
FY2025$250K
Expenses
$271K
FY2025▼ -0.6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$172K
FY2021$191K
FY2022$250K
FY2023$268K
FY2024$273K
FY2025$271K
Net assets
$241K
FY2025▼ -8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$107K
FY2021$200K
FY2022$172K
FY2023$232K
FY2024$262K
FY2025$241K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1995.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $216K Management & general 13% · $36K Fundraising 7% · $18K

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; $49K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Officer
$48,740Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Marcondes Marques’s $49K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 40th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Marcondes Marques$48,740$59,402$46,420$47,299$42,200$42,200

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

Feeds and educates poor children aged 7-18 in Fortaleza, Brazil.

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1 program · $216K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Funds raised to provide 6000 meals per month to children, salaries to teachers for students. Also achieved strategic financial and operational leadership during the covid pandemic in brazil.

$216Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$250K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$246K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$271K
Ln 25
Programscol B$216K
Managementcol C$36K
Fundraisingcol D$18K
Owns and owesPt X
$241K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$219K
Total assetsLn 16$241K
LiabilitiesLn 26$80
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$246K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$246K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Total revenueLn 12$250K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$114K
SavingsLn 2$106K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$219K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$21K
Total assetsLn 16$241K
LiabilitiesLn 26$80
Net assetsLn 32$241K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$254K$219K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K$21K
Total assetsLn 16$262K$241K
LiabilitiesLn 26$138$80
Net assetsLn 32$262K$241K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$109K$109K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$49K$49K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$49K$31K$14K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$19K$19K
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$6K$1K$364
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$17K$6K$11K
TravelLn 17$4K$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$212$49$163
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$1K$294$276
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$271K$216K$36K$18K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $250K$271K−$21K$241K 990 PDF
FY2024 $282K$273K$9K$262K 990 PDF
FY2023 $280K$268K$12K$232K 990 PDF
FY2022 $222K$250K−$27K$172K 990 PDF
FY2021 $284K$191K$92K$200K 990 PDF
FY2020 $223K$172K$50K$107K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $250,056 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $279,725$245,735
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,279$4,321
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $282,004$250,056
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $116,984$109,346
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $124,080$123,711
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $31,498$37,944
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $272,562$271,001
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $9,442−$20,945
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $250,056 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$245,735
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$245,735
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $4,321$4,321
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,321 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$250,056
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $271,001 across 13 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $109,346$109,346
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $48,741$48,741
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $30,603 · Management $13,542 · Fundraising $4,762$48,907
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $18,593$18,593
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,070 · Management $1,036 · Fundraising $364$7,470
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,100$1,100
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $6,221 · Fundraising $10,698$16,919
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,659 · Fundraising $2,109$3,768
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $49 · Fundraising $163$212
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $2,147$2,147
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $7,906$7,906
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,390 · Management $294 · Fundraising $276$1,960
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $3,932$3,932
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $216,402 · Management $36,227 · Fundraising $18,372$271,001
Part X · Balance sheet $240,644 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $33,139$113,722
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $220,731$105,629
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,933$21,293
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $261,803$240,644
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $138$80
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $138$80
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $261,665$240,564
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $261,803$240,644
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $240,564 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$250,056
XI-2 Total expenses$271,001
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$20,945
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$261,665
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$55
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$101
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$240,564

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