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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$64K 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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FY2023 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $24K a year · 5% 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
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$64K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $158K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$798
0.6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$488K
+27% vs prior year
Spent
$476K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$126K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$488K
FY2023▲ +27%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$215K
FY2022$384K
FY2023$488K
FY2024$587K
FY2025$506K
Expenses
$476K
FY2023▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$57K
FY2022$431K
FY2023$476K
FY2024$579K
FY2025$517K
Net assets
$126K
FY2023▲ +10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$158K
FY2022$114K
FY2023$126K
FY2024$134K
FY2025$123K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2021.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $377K Management & general 16% · $77K Fundraising 5% · $22K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $64K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$50,227Pt VII · Sec A
Dir of Operations and Board M
$13,854Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer and Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Naomi Zacharias’s $64K as Executive Dir. is at the 60th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1265 $100K–1M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Naomi Zacharias$63,667$62,000$50,227
Mallory Even$59,000$59,000$13,854

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 15aYes

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3 programs · $190K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Humanitarian Projects Supported in India Include

Agni Raksha-- surgeries, rehabilitation programs, education, and vocational training for burn victims from lower income families;Little Drops Home -- housing, food, and medical care for abandoned elderly; and Zamar -- a school located in Chennai, India.

$75Kprogram expense
02

Humanitarian Projects Supported in Sub-Saharan Africa Include

Home from Home (South Africa) -- social work services and home support for permanent foster care homes;Namelok (Kenya) -- corrective surgeries for children with physical disabilities, female genital mutilation prevention, and scholarship opportunities for girls rescued from FGM; andValley Light Home (Kenya) -- permanent housing…

$68Kprogram expense
03

Humanitarian projects supported in Europe, South America, and the Middle East include:ADPARE (Romania) -- housing, medical, counseling, social work, and job training for victims of trafficking;Project Suma (Bolivia) -- prevention, outreach, and therapeutic support services for women in prostitution and their children

$47Kprogram expense

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Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$488K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$462K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$26K
Money outPt IX
$476K
Ln 25
Programscol B$377K
Managementcol C$77K
Fundraisingcol D$22K
Owns and owesPt X
$126K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$106K
Total assetsLn 16$127K
LiabilitiesLn 26$798
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$462K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$26K
Total revenueLn 12$488K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$106K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$106K
Total assetsLn 16$127K
LiabilitiesLn 26$798
Net assetsLn 32$126K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 61
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$98K$106K
Total assetsLn 16$114K$127K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$798
Net assetsLn 32$114K$126K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$190K$190K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$64K$42K$14K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$136K$112K$24K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$18K$14K$3K$237
Payroll taxesLn 10$21K$16K$4K$697
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$15K$3K$12K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$538$538
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$30$30
Total functional expensesLn 25$476K$377K$77K$22K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $506K$517K−$11K$123K 990 PDF
FY2024 $587K$579K$8K$134K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $488K$476K$12K$126K 990 PDF
FY2022 $384K$431K−$47K$114K 990 PDF
FY2021 $215K$57K$158K$158K 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 $487,895 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $383,643$461,699
I-9 Program service revenue$26,196
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $383,643$487,895
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $258,592$190,157
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $131,835$239,258
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $40,430$46,575
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $430,857$475,990
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$47,214$11,905
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $487,895 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$461,699
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$461,699
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $26,196$26,196
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $26,196 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$487,895
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $475,990 across 14 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $190,157$190,157
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $42,086 · Management $14,461 · Fundraising $7,534$64,081
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $112,365 · Management $24,017$136,382
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $14,395 · Management $3,266 · Fundraising $237$17,898
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,729 · Management $4,471 · Fundraising $697$20,897
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $6,228$6,228
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $16,354$16,354
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $1,964$1,964
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,210 · Fundraising $11,883$15,093
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $2,378$2,378
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,412$2,412
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $538$538
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,578$1,578
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $30$30
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $377,144 · Management $76,531 · Fundraising $22,315$475,990
Part X · Balance sheet $126,866 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $97,884$105,735
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $16,279$21,131
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $114,163$126,866
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$798
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$798
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $64,163$126,068
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $114,163$126,068
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $114,163$126,866
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $126,068 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$487,895
XI-2 Total expenses$475,990
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$11,905
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$114,163
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$126,068

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