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
78 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
10 people listed on the 990; $189K 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 school-the carol zulu primary school-for 571 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 65%.
Food Relief
Over the past few years, zambia has experienced severe increases in starvation and malnutrition due to the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing drought. Much of our programming this year focused on pairing education and community support with food relief to bridge this gap. In 2021, we provided more than 833,682 meals in zambia.
Children's 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 338 children over the 13 years of its operation who have been…
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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 | $686K | $1.1M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $726K | $805K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $1.4M | $2.1M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $101K | $172K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $1.3M | $1.9M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $189K | $155K | $17K | $17K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $242K | $130K | $50K | $63K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $5K | $3K | $892 | $1K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $5K | $3K | $849 | $1K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $37K | $22K | $6K | $8K |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $13K | $13K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $50K | $27K | $17K | $6K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $857 | $277 | $580 | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $59K | $47K | $2K | $10K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $18K | $3K | $9K | $6K |
| TravelLn 17 | $238K | $237K | $235 | $38 |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $490 | $490 | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $38K | $38K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $1K | $1K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $327K | $285K | $7K | $34K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $1.2M | $952K | $125K | $147K |
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 Viewing | $1.8M | $1.2M | $584K | $1.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $879K | $607K | $272K | $1.0M | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,807,262 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 6 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,807,262 across 8 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,223,038 across 15 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $2,117,609 assets, 13 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,945,474 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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