Lotus Outreach is a nonprofit organization, incorporated in California in 2002, dedicated to ensuring the education, health and safety of vulnerable women and children in the developing world. Lotus Outreachs purpose is to create a more just, peaceful world where all people--regardless of nationality, ethnicity, religion, and gender--can lead rich, meaningful lives that are free of physical and structural violence.Lotus Outreachs pursuit of this mission is manifested in the following core program areas:Improving access to quality education for marginalized youth.Economic empowerment of parents and young women.Human trafficking and gender-based violence prevention and aftercare.Improving health and sanitation for vulnerable communities.From one year to the next, Lotus Outreach programs reach over 30,000 marginalized women and children in some of the poorest regions of Asia.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 19 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $9K a year · 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
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$90K
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
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.3 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
$1K
0.6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$746K
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$809K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$237K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$746K
FY2024▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$520K
FY2021$762K
FY2022$967K
FY2023$775K
FY2024$746K
Expenses
$809K
FY2024▼ -9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$514K
FY2021$736K
FY2022$872K
FY2023$885K
FY2024$809K
Net assets
$237K
FY2024▼ -21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$289K
FY2021$316K
FY2022$410K
FY2023$300K
FY2024$237K

From the FY2024 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 Apr 2002.

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Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $661K Management & general 3% · $24K Fundraising 15% · $124K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $90K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$90,144Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Glenn Faucett’s $90K as Executive Dir. is at the 81st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1992 $100K–1M youth development 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Glenn Faucett$90,144$90,647$83,746

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

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Educates, empowers, and protects vulnerable women and children globally.

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3 programs · $355K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Blossom Bus

The Blossom Bus provides vehicles driven by trustworthy drivers to safely deliver young women to secondary school and college. We currently transport over 650 girls to secondary school and 40 young women to college.

$178Kprogram expense
02

Skills Training for Employment (step)

Skills Training for Employment seeks to reduce poverty by providing income-generating skills to those who most need them. Women learn tailoring and men are taught electrical and mechanical skills.

$89Kprogram expense
03

Catalyst

Through full scholarships (covering tuition, food, residence, utilities, class fees, and a daily allowance) of approximately $1,800 per girl, per year, the CATALYST program carries on the work of GATE by seeing through our long-term investment in girls education by helping to rebuild the intellectual class that was completely decimated…

$88Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $12K · 2023–2023
Future Ties INC NfpIL · FY2023$12,500

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$746K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$744K
Other incomeLn 4–11$743
Investment incomeLn 3$491
Money outPt IX
$809K
Ln 25
Programscol B$661K
Managementcol C$24K
Fundraisingcol D$124K
Owns and owesPt X
$237K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$223K
Total assetsLn 16$239K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$744K
Investment incomeLn 3$491
Other incomeLn 4–11$743
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$746K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$39K
SavingsLn 2$184K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$223K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$239K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$237K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 619
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$231K$223K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$301K$239K
LiabilitiesLn 26$722$1K
Net assetsLn 32$300K$237K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$555K$555K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$91K$91K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$101K$11K$5K$86K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$250$250
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$844$415$7K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$12K$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$208$208
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$34K$2K$2K$30K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$303$2K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$809K$661K$24K$124K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $746K$809K−$63K$237K 990 PDF
FY2023 $775K$885K−$110K$300K 990 PDF
FY2022 $967K$872K$95K$410K 990 PDF
FY2021 $762K$736K$27K$316K 990 PDF
FY2020 $520K$514K$6K$289K 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
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Part I · Summary $745,666 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $765,889$744,432
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,610$491
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $5,930$743
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $775,429$745,666
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $582,598$554,629
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $232,300$199,681
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $70,388$54,663
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $885,286$808,973
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$109,857−$63,307
Part VI · Governance 12 of 13 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $745,666 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $743 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$744,432
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$744,432
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $491$491
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $1,234$745,666
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $808,973 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $554,629$554,629
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $90,904$90,904
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $10,540 · Management $4,604 · Fundraising $85,597$100,741
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsFundraising $250$250
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $844 · Management $415 · Fundraising $6,527$7,786
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $12,500$12,500
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,092$2,092
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $208$208
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,930$1,930
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,145 · Management $1,953 · Fundraising $30,117$34,215
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $303 · Management $1,975 · Fundraising $1,440$3,718
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $661,457 · Management $23,585 · Fundraising $123,931$808,973
Part X · Balance sheet $238,583 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $43,438$38,627
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $188,007$183,897
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $62,446$7,500
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $7,079$8,559
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $225$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $301,195$238,583
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $722$1,417
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $722$1,417
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $70,623$140,867
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $229,850$96,299
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $300,473$237,166
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $301,195$238,583
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $237,166 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$745,666
XI-2 Total expenses$808,973
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$63,307
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$300,473
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$237,166

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