Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2000.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
71 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
9 people listed on the 990; $98K paid to officers and key staff.
Jackie Skinner’s $150K as CEO is at the 53rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 733 $1–10M diseases & disorders 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathy Headlee | — | $64,000 | $154,807 | $92,490 | $97,587 |
| Jackie Skinner | $150,000 | $50,000 | — | — | — |
| Tanner Crandall | — | $40,261 | $98,535 | $76,110 | — |
| Melissa Gardner | — | $6,021 | $35,750 | $11,000 | — |
| Shelly Noftle | — | — | $11,645 | $9,000 | — |
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
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Nurturing orphaned children and empowering vulnerable women in Zambia with food, housing, education, and skills.
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Education
On our lusaka property, we operate a schoolthe carol zulu primary schoolfor 528 children from the surrounding community. Our primary school is proud to have a 100% pass rate on the seventh grade national exam, where the national average is closer to 65%.
Childrens Resource Center
Zambia (CRC): the CRC is a transition center where the children live until we can find them a safe home with relatives or until they turn 18 years old. Starting as a small program with 14 children who were rescued off the streets, the CRC has since grown to support more than 319 children who have been brought in from situations of abuse…
Sustainable Agriculture Project
To meet the growing needs of our programs and ensure continued programming during natural disasters and crises (such as drought or pandemic), we started a sustainable, agricultural project during fye 2020. We launched a goat project, expanded our chicken co-op project, and began raising ducks to increase our food production.
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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 FY2020 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY20 | End FY20 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $110K | $478K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $637K | $665K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $760K | $1.1M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $79K | $127K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $681K | $1.0M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $98K | $78K | $10K | $10K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $184K | $93K | $46K | $45K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $4K | $4K | ||
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $5K | $5K | ||
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $20K | $20K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $6K | $6K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $36K | $6K | $3K | $27K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $4K | $30 | $4K | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $16K | $11K | $747 | $4K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $7K | $2K | $2K | $3K |
| TravelLn 17 | $25K | $24K | $35 | $1K |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $74 | $74 | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $29K | $29K | $385 | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $172K | $157K | $12K | $2K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $607K | $430K | $80K | $97K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest | $1.8M | $1.6M | $266K | $2.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $2.0M | $1.6M | $348K | $2.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $1.6M | $1.8M | −$263K | $1.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $1.8M | $1.2M | $584K | $1.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 Viewing | $879K | $607K | $272K | $1.0M | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $879,470 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 8 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $879,470 across 8 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $606,981 across 14 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $1,142,869 assets, 11 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,015,623 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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