To meet the physical, intellectual, and spiritual needs of poor families and orphaned or abandoned children in Romania.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$56K 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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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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $65K a year · 21% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$56K
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $18K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$287K
Spent
$238K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$197K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$287K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$287K
FY2022$456K
FY2023$379K
FY2024$0
FY2025$399K
Expenses
$238K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$238K
FY2022$322K
FY2023$328K
FY2024$0
FY2025$309K
Net assets
$197K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$197K
FY2022$457K
FY2023$508K
FY2024$508K
FY2025$573K

From the FY2020 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 Dec 1998.

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

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $216K Management & general 8% · $19K Fundraising 2% · $4K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $56K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Essex
$46,250Pt VII · Sec A
Domenech
$4,800Pt VII · Sec A
Metzgar
$4,800Pt VII · Sec A
Carden
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mottice
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Acevedo
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lorthrop
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Domenech
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Carla Essex’s $55K as Executive Di is at the 51st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $100K–1M international 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2023FY2022FY2020
Carla Essex$55,000———
Carla—$47,250$47,250$46,250
Jayme——$4,800$4,800
Jeanne——$4,800$4,800

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides for the physical, intellectual, and spiritual needs of poor families and vulnerable children in Romania.

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1 program · $216K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Arfo is a coalition of orphan care ngos that provided support for foster and adoptive families, informs the romanian public about adoption, and advocates for better orphan care privately and in the romainian government. Hope house orphanage in oradea romania provides temporary shelter, food, and clothing to abandoned children.

$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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$18K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$287K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$287K
Investment incomeLn 3$203
Money outPt IX
$238K
Ln 25
Programscol B$216K
Managementcol C$19K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$197K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$200K
Total assetsLn 16$200K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$287K
Investment incomeLn 3$203
Total revenueLn 12$287K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$149K
SavingsLn 2$51K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$200K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$200K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$197K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 63
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$152K$200K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$152K$200K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$149K$197K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$157K$157K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$46K$32K$12K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$2K$885$177
Management feesLn 11a$14K$10K$4K$720
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K$625$125
Information technologyLn 14$5K$3K$1K$250
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9K$8K$683$137
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K$34$7
Total functional expensesLn 25$238K$216K$19K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $399K$309K$90K$573K 990 PDF
FY2024 $0$0$0$508K 990 PDF
FY2023 $379K$328K$51K$508K 990 PDF
FY2022 $456K$322K$134K$457K 990 PDF
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020 Viewing $287K$238K$49K$197K 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $286,902 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $247,487$286,699
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $135$203
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $247,622$286,902
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $169,743$156,636
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $44,375$49,789
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $31,741$31,920
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $245,859$238,345
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,763$48,557
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $286,902 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$286,699
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$286,699
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$203
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $203 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$286,902
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $238,345 across 8 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $156,636$156,636
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $32,375 · Management $11,562 · Fundraising $2,313$46,250
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,477 · Management $885 · Fundraising $177$3,539
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $10,080 · Management $3,600 · Fundraising $720$14,400
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,750 · Management $625 · Fundraising $125$2,500
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,499 · Management $1,246 · Fundraising $250$4,995
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,760 · Management $683 · Fundraising $137$8,580
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,404 · Management $34 · Fundraising $7$1,445
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $215,981 · Management $18,635 · Fundraising $3,729$238,345
Part X · Balance sheet $200,284 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $100,962$149,288
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $50,725$50,996
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $151,687$200,284
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,781$2,821
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,781$2,821
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $148,906$197,463
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $148,906$197,463
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $151,687$200,284
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $197,463 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$286,902
XI-2 Total expenses$238,345
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$48,557
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$148,906
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$197,463

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