The primary purpose of the Goabroad Foundation is to connect individuals with good intentions to sustainable development initiatives around the world and to help facilitate the flow of donations to such projects. The Goabroad Foundation aims to provide support to local communities and grassroots organizations to aid developments in education, child welfare, public health, and the environment.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$2K 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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FY2025 · 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
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2K
to officers and key staff · 0.6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $98K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% 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
$285K
+170% vs prior year
Spent
$277K
To programs
99%
Net assets
$46K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$285K
FY2025▲ +170%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$78K
FY2021$89K
FY2022$113K
FY2023$73K
FY2024$105K
FY2025$285K
Net assets
$46K
FY2025▲ +19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$30K
FY2021$59K
FY2022$32K
FY2023$24K
FY2024$39K
FY2025$46K

From the FY2025 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 Jul 2003.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $275K Management & general 1% · $3K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $2K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$1,750Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Di
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rachael Vanderwerff’s $2K as Board Member is at the 1st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Rachael Vanderwerff$1,750$1,950$1,650

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

Connects people with good intentions to global sustainable development projects and facilitates donations.

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3 programs · $264K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

The organization provided support and relief in philippine communities, tacloban city and cangumbang, by assisting with the reconstruction of schools, promoting, and establishing teaching opportunities, promoting nutrition and medical health programs for the public and providing personal care for individuals and families.

$258Kprogram expense
02

The goabroad foundation supported a nurishing feeding program at hamilton buikwe kids care centre in buikwe. Funding raised also supported the building of a latrine for the hamilton school. The goabroad foundation also supported ongoing community outreach programs to serve low-income families and students in uganda.

$6Kprogram expense
03

The goabroad foundation was able to support the african education program (aep) and their project called the read for rose special education program. Read for rose is an education program for children with disabilities and special needs who live in aep's local community.

$48program expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$98K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$285K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$285K
Money outPt IX
$277K
Ln 25
Programscol B$275K
Managementcol C$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$46K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$46K
Total assetsLn 16$46K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$285K
Total revenueLn 12$285K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$46K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$46K
Total assetsLn 16$46K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$46K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$39K$46K
Total assetsLn 16$39K$46K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$39K$46K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$271K$271K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$3K$928
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$833$833
Total functional expensesLn 25$277K$275K$3K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $285K$277K$7K$46K 990 PDF
FY2024 $105K$39K 990 PDF
FY2023 $73K$24K 990 PDF
FY2022 $113K$32K 990 PDF
FY2021 $89K$59K 990 PDF
FY2020 $78K$30K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $284,558 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $105,537$284,558
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $105,537$284,558
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $84,893$270,944
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,950$1,750
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,489$4,585
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $90,332$277,279
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $15,205$7,279
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $284,558 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$284,558
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$284,558
VIII-12 Total revenue$284,558
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $277,279 across 4 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $270,944$270,944
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $1,750$1,750
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,824 · Management $928$3,752
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $833$833
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $274,601 · Management $2,678 · Fundraising $0$277,279
Part X · Balance sheet $46,008 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $38,729$46,008
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $38,729$46,008
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $38,729$46,008
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $38,729$46,008
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $38,729$46,008
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $46,008 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$284,558
XI-2 Total expenses$277,279
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$7,279
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$38,729
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$46,008

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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