The Global Orphan Project INC FY2020 filing

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Kansas City, MO501(c)(3)Since 2003Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 81-6079539Revenue $14.0M in FY2020

On file with the IRSgoproject.org3161 Wyandotte St, 64111-1308 · Kansas City, MOTax-exempt since Oct 2004Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Global Orphan Project exists to break the Orphan cycle through the power of community, commerce, and the love of jesus.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$532K 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
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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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.6M a year · 12% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$532K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $112K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.4M
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 9 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$14.0M
Spent
$10.0M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$9.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$14.0M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$14.0M
FY2021$16.4M
FY2022$18.7M
FY2023$21.5M
FY2024$32.3M
Expenses
$10.0M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$10.0M
FY2021$14.7M
FY2022$18.9M
FY2023$20.1M
FY2024$26.4M
Net assets
$9.5M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$9.5M
FY2021$11.0M
FY2022$10.6M
FY2023$11.8M
FY2024$17.7M

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 Oct 2004.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $8.2M Management & general 16% · $1.6M Fundraising 1% · $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

14 people listed on the 990; $532K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$121,957Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Innovation Officer
$114,004Pt VII · Sec A
President and COO
$111,201Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Marketing Officer
$92,700Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director, Marketplace
$92,408Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Adrien Lewis’s $143K as President, Careportal is at the 14th percentile of top reported officer pay among 661 $10–100M philanthropy & grantmaking 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Adrien Lewis$143,353$120,999$124,492$119,704$114,004
Joe Knittig$134,309$116,881$126,000$121,957$121,957
Domingo Mota$124,571$109,423———
Daniel Leach$121,885$117,308$111,667——
Trace Thurlby——$120,994$116,404$111,201
Mark Atkinson$120,565$107,759———
Bret Pudenz——$115,833——
Benjamin Barreth$112,126$111,033$111,233——

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

Prevents family breakdown and orphanhood by providing fair-wage jobs through a global marketplace and supporting local communities with faith-based care.

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3 programs · $8.1M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Ongoing orphan care grants to field partners to support ongoing care and programs for orphan prevention initiatives and orphaned and abandoned children in partner villages, in HAITI/DR, africa (various countries), india, middle east, and domestically. Additional detail can be found at WWW.GOPROJECT.ORG.

$6.7Mprogram expense
02

Go exchange is a diverse global marketplace focused on orphan prevention by providing jobs to local workers and artisans. All profits go to help care for orphaned and abandoned children. Additional detail can be found at WWW.GOEX.ORG.

$1.0Mprogram expense
03

Orphan transition supports vocational training centers, business ventures, and agricultural ventures by providing jobs and training opportunities in the communities we serve in haiti, africa, india, and the united states. Additional information can be found at WWW.GOPROJECT.ORG.

$374Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Promise 686 INCFY2025$45K
Savannahs ReachFY2025$33K
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$112K
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Grants paid · 130 grants · $13.9M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$3,592,933
Beautiful RedemptionCO · FY2024$201,000
Promise686 INCGA · FY2024$125,328
4kids of South Florida INCFL · FY2024$58,333
111 Project INCOK · FY2024$54,750
Commission 127 INCFL · FY2024$45,833
Florida 1 27 IncorporatedFL · FY2024$37,503
Catalytic Consulting Nyc LLCFY2024$35,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$34,700
Justice for Orphans INCNY · FY2024$33,246
Every Day JesusFL · FY2024$31,723
Icare Village of Hope INCMO · FY2024$27,000
See all 130 grants →

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$14.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$833K
Other incomeLn 4–11$278K
Money outPt IX
$10.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$8.2M
Managementcol C$1.6M
Fundraisingcol D$124K
Owns and owesPt X
$9.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.4M
Total assetsLn 16$11.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$157K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$270K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$833K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$278K
Gains on assetsLn 7$970
Total revenueLn 12$14.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$7.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$7.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$201K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.9M
Other assetsLn 15$28K
Total assetsLn 16$11.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.4M
Net assetsLn 32$9.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5124
VolunteersI 635,844
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.1M$7.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$39K$201K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.4M$2.9M
Total assetsLn 16$7.9M$11.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.1M$2.4M
Net assetsLn 32$5.7M$9.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$473K$473K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$242K$242K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$3.3M$3.3M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$532K$304K$228K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.5M$1.9M$601K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$497K$332K$165K
Payroll taxesLn 10$214K$155K$59K
Accounting feesLn 11c$51K$14K$37K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$103K$103K$25
Office expensesLn 13$54K$28K$26K
Information technologyLn 14$280K$138K$111K$32K
OccupancyLn 16$54K$23K$31K
TravelLn 17$199K$174K$25K
InterestLn 20$66K$29K$37K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$610K$473K$137K
InsuranceLn 23$83K$43K$41K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$535K$402K$89K$44K
All other expensesLn 24e$158K$80K$30K$48K
Total functional expensesLn 25$10.0M$8.2M$1.6M$124K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $32.3M$26.4M$5.9M$17.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $21.5M$20.1M$1.4M$11.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $18.7M$18.9M−$185K$10.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $16.4M$14.7M$1.6M$11.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $14.0M$10.0M$4.0M$9.5M 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $13,962,464 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $10,470,870$12,844,796
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $318,622$832,719
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $121,844$7,234
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $369,744$277,715
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $11,281,080$13,962,464
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,441,718$3,984,252
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,841,017$3,790,958
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,161,771$2,193,423
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $10,444,506$9,968,633
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $836,574$3,993,831
Part VI · Governance 7 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $13,962,464 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $268,120 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$157,343
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$12,687,453
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$270,318
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$12,844,796
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $832,719$832,719
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6,264$6,264
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $970$970
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $9,595$9,595
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,110,434 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $7,234$13,962,464
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $9,968,633 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $473,286$473,286
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $241,833$241,833
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $3,269,133$3,269,133
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $304,382 · Management $227,888$532,270
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,946,361 · Management $601,324$2,547,685
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $332,239 · Management $164,962$497,201
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $154,757 · Management $59,045$213,802
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $14,291 · Management $36,700$50,991
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $102,823 · Fundraising $25$102,848
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $28,075 · Management $25,516$53,591
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $137,574 · Management $111,054 · Fundraising $31,708$280,336
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $23,022 · Management $31,389$54,411
IX-17 TravelPrograms $174,437 · Management $24,991$199,428
IX-20 InterestPrograms $28,757 · Management $37,001$65,758
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $472,872 · Management $137,196$610,068
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $42,708 · Management $40,595$83,303
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $401,762 · Management $89,100 · Fundraising $44,074$534,936
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $80,412 · Management $29,594 · Fundraising $47,747$157,753
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $8,228,724 · Management $1,616,355 · Fundraising $123,554$9,968,633
Part X · Balance sheet $11,930,938 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,062,875$7,391,588
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $135,847$15,465
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $378,169$301,838
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $722,593$950,574
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $87,258$120,699
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,422,047$2,921,278
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $38,920$201,437
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $7,083$28,059
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,854,792$11,930,938
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $268,738$305,339
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $45,505$184,909
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$602,500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,147,858$2,395,950
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,584,245$6,366,180
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,122,689$3,168,808
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,706,934$9,534,988
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,854,792$11,930,938
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $9,534,988 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$13,962,464
XI-2 Total expenses$9,968,633
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,993,831
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,706,934
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$165,777
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$9,534,988

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