Nurture poor or abandoned children through a family atmosphere, meeting their physical, educational, emotional and spiritual needs by partnering with local churches whenever possible.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$12K 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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FY2022 · 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
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $3K a year · 4% of revenue · last 3 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 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
$12K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
24 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 24.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% 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
$78K
-0.04% vs prior year
Spent
$85K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$170K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$78K
FY2022-0.04%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$71K
FY2021$78K
FY2022$78K
FY2023$71K
FY2024$84K
FY2025$78K
Expenses
$85K
FY2022
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$85K
FY2023$71K
FY2024Not on file
FY2025$80K
Net assets
$170K
FY2022▼ -4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$162K
FY2021$178K
FY2022$170K
FY2023$171K
FY2024$181K
FY2025$180K

From the FY2022 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 Jun 2009.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $77K Management & general 9% · $8K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $12K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$12,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Janey L Demeo’s $12K as President is at the 28th percentile of top reported officer pay among 202 <$100K 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Janey L Demeo$12,000$12,000$12,000$12,000$12,000$12,000

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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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides a loving family environment and holistic care for needy children, partnering with churches.

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1 program · $73K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Continued support of children's programs in India and Mexico including but not limited to food, clothing and medical supplies during Covid restrictions. Financial support for the Little Lights children's school in India. Financial support for the workers who facilitate the children's needs in both India and Mexico.

$73Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2021
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$78K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$78K
Investment incomeLn 3$37
Money outPt IX
$85K
Ln 25
Programscol B$77K
Managementcol C$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$170K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$170K
Total assetsLn 16$170K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$78K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$37
Total revenueLn 12$78K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$157K
SavingsLn 2$13K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$170K
Total assetsLn 16$170K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$170K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 63
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$178K$170K
Total assetsLn 16$178K$170K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$178K$170K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$12K$12K
Management feesLn 11a$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$253$253
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$67K$65K$2K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$85K$77K$8K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $78K$80K−$2K$180K 990 PDF
FY2024 $84K$181K 990 PDF
FY2023 $71K$71K$611$171K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $78K$85K−$7K$170K 990 PDF
FY2021 $78K$178K 990 PDF
FY2020 $71K$162K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $77,956 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $77,988$77,919
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$37
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $77,988$77,956
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $12,000$12,000
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $50,903$72,770
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $62,903$84,770
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $15,085−$6,814
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $77,956 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$77,919
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$77,919
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $37 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$37
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $37 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$77,956
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $84,770 across 4 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $12,000$12,000
IX-11a Management feesManagement $5,543$5,543
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $253$253
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $64,762 · Management $2,212 · Fundraising $0$66,974
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $76,762 · Management $8,008 · Fundraising $0$84,770
Part X · Balance sheet $170,243 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $177,508$156,756
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$13,487
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $177,508$170,243
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $177,508$169,448
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$795
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $177,508$170,243
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $177,508$170,243
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $170,243 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$77,956
XI-2 Total expenses$84,770
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$6,814
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$177,508
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$451
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$170,243

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