Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2017.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
6 people listed on the 990; $50K paid to officers and key staff.
Darlene Draper’s $55K as Executive Director is at the 44th 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
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darlene Draper | $54,799 | $55,724 | $55,399 | $57,699 | $49,999 | $45,885 |
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
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Programs and updates
Supports orphans and aged-out orphans in Ukraine with resources and love.
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Glow Camps
We have sent teams to Ukraine three times a year to sponsor camps in an orphanage in the war region of Donetsk where refugee orphans reside. We have offered life-skills training and other programs in personal growth and development, building relationships with the childrent to give them a sense of family to depend on when they are…
Soar Program
"Students Overcoming and Rising Above" - A program for aged out orphan graduates (age 18-22) who have committed to participate, who are growing in all aspects of personal growth through life-skills classes, English classes, budge and record keeping, physical exercise, dental assistance, medical assistance, and psychological assistance. 0
Strong Start Campain
We raised money to aid orphan graduates to have dorm supplies and personal itmes to equip their dorm rooms upon their release at the orphanage. They leave with nothing, so we made sure they each had the basic supplies they need for life on their own.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
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By the numbers
The FY2021 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY21 | End FY21 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $14K | $30K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $1K | $733 |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $24K | $37K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $11K | $4K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $14K | $32K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $50K | $50K | $0 | $0 |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $9K | $0 | $9K | $0 |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $4K | $4K | $656 | $0 |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $763 | $763 | $0 | $0 |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $2K | $2K | $0 | $0 |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $1K | $1K | $0 | $0 |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $2K | $2K | $0 | $601 |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $16K | $16K | $0 | $0 |
| TravelLn 17 | $18K | $18K | $0 | $0 |
| InterestLn 20 | $220 | $220 | $0 | $0 |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $488 | $488 | $0 | $0 |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $168K | $168K | $0 | $0 |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $10K | $8K | $0 | $2K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $282K | $270K | $9K | $2K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest | $887K | $856K | $31K | $236K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 | $738K | $709K | $29K | $205K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $843K | $778K | $66K | $176K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $703K | $625K | $77K | $110K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 Viewing | $301K | $282K | $19K | $32K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $155K | $14K | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $300,731 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $300,731 across 5 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $281,958 across 13 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $36,546 assets, 8 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $32,345 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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