To support the physical and spiritual needs of children with limited opportunities. The Foundation encourages developing positive values, strong faith lives, and a pattern that would exemplify the belief that every child is a gift.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
54¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$126K 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
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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $126K a year · 16% 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
54%
of spending
Worth a look: 54% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$126K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $475K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 5.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$66K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$555K
Spent
$506K
To programs
54%
Net assets
$907K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$555K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$555K
FY2021$773K
FY2022$923K
FY2023$732K
FY2024$941K
Expenses
$506K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$506K
FY2021$641K
FY2022$712K
FY2023$643K
FY2024$789K
Net assets
$907K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$907K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.5M

From the FY2020 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 Aug 2003.

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Where the money goes

54 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 54% · $272K Management & general 33% · $169K Fundraising 13% · $65K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $126K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$75,000Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Di
$51,042Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Marty Burlsworth’s $84K as Chair is at the 75th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Marty Burlsworth$83,844$81,199$85,294$80,764$75,000
Vickie Burlsworth$52,408$50,750$53,855$53,855$51,042

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps children with limited opportunities by supporting their physical, spiritual, and value development.

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3 programs · $234K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Eyes of a Champion

In cooperation with wal-mart and sam's club optical, and independent optometrists, we provide eye exams and eye glasses to over 1000 children in the state of arkansas

$189Kprogram expense
02

Football Camp

Former razorback football players put on a mini-camp for roughly 500 children.

$28Kprogram expense
03

Burls Kids

We take over 500 underpriveleged children to arkansas razorback and indianapolis colts football games.

$17Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$555K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$502K
Other incomeLn 4–11$43K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Money outPt IX
$506K
Ln 25
Programscol B$272K
Managementcol C$169K
Fundraisingcol D$65K
Owns and owesPt X
$907K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$247K
Total assetsLn 16$972K
LiabilitiesLn 26$66K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$502K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$182K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$213K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$105
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Other incomeLn 4–11$43K
Gains on assetsLn 7$637
Total revenueLn 12$555K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$143K
SavingsLn 2$104K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$247K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$475K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$58K
Other assetsLn 15$124K
Total assetsLn 16$972K
LiabilitiesLn 26$66K
Net assetsLn 32$907K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 6200
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$276K$247K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$327K$475K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$67K$58K
Total assetsLn 16$907K$972K
LiabilitiesLn 26$86K$66K
Net assetsLn 32$821K$907K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$126K$56K$33K$37K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$57K$25K$15K$17K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$36K$13K$23K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$12K$7K$4K$896
Office expensesLn 13$28K$4K$23K$935
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K$79
OccupancyLn 16$30K$14K$8K$9K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K$207
InterestLn 20$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$21K$21K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$163K$143K$21K
All other expensesLn 24e$16K$4K$12K$157
Total functional expensesLn 25$506K$272K$169K$65K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $941K$789K$152K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $732K$643K$89K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $923K$712K$212K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $773K$641K$131K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $555K$506K$48K$907K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $554,510 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $844,997$501,799
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,518$105
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $21,753$10,103
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$24,280$42,503
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $847,988$554,510
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $178,541$183,066
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $582,640$322,967
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $761,181$506,033
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $86,807$48,477
Part VI · Governance 13 of 14 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $554,510 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$213,309
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$288,490
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$181,676
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$501,799
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $105$105
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $9,466$9,466
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $637$637
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$21,219
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $63,722$63,722
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $73,930$554,510
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $506,033 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $56,343 · Management $32,667 · Fundraising $37,033$126,043
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $25,490 · Management $14,779 · Fundraising $16,754$57,023
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $12,600 · Management $22,991$35,591
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,796 · Management $4,194 · Fundraising $896$11,886
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,500 · Management $23,495 · Fundraising $935$27,930
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,836 · Management $79$3,915
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $13,539 · Management $7,752 · Fundraising $9,025$30,316
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,012 · Fundraising $207$3,219
IX-20 InterestManagement $2,649$2,649
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $21,361$21,361
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $6,722$6,722
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $142,769 · Management $20,583$163,352
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,183 · Management $11,686 · Fundraising $157$16,026
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $272,068 · Management $168,958 · Fundraising $65,007$506,033
Part X · Balance sheet $972,280 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $173,557$143,294
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $102,170$104,010
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $50,870$16,001
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $53,684$52,027
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $67,296$58,142
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $327,275$474,806
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $124,000$124,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $907,203$972,280
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $32,492$17,959
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$726
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $86,499$65,741
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $795,704$906,539
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $820,704$906,539
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $907,203$972,280
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $906,539 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$554,510
XI-2 Total expenses$506,033
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$48,477
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$820,704
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$37,358
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$906,539

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