Our vision is to see people around the world overcome spiritual and material poverty through jesus christ.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2024 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $87K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $13K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$413K
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.6M
+19% vs prior year
Spent
$3.5M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$1.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.6M
FY2024▲ +19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$3.1M
FY2023$3.1M
FY2024$3.6M
FY2025$3.4M
Expenses
$3.5M
FY2024▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$3.5M
FY2025$3.8M
Net assets
$1.9M
FY2024▲ +10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$1.7M

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1996.

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Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $2.9M Management & general 6% · $206K Fundraising 12% · $412K

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

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
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Board Member
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Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tim Ainley’s $56K as CEO is at the 10th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1168 $1–10M international 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

NameFY2025FY2022FY2021FY2020
Joseph Anfuso—$129,279$102,065$106,237
Tim Ainley$55,902———

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 · $1.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Forward Edge International's (FEI) programs in Oaxaca, Mexico serve more than 220 children and their families in the areas of Zaachila, Las Lomas, and Laxopa by providing them regular nutritious meals, safe drinking water, medical check-ups, tutoring support, spiritual discipleship, and in Zaachila, a private Christian education.

$1.1Mprogram expense
02

Forward Edge International (FEI) supports missionaries in Central America who are helping children overcome the cycle of material poverty. They serve thousands of children and families by offering school scholarships, school supplies, nutritious meals, safe drinking water, a pregnancy-prevention training program, and spiritual…

$524Kprogram expense
03

Forward Edge International (FEI) program in Kenya serves over 1,360 impoverished children and families, providing daily meals, safe water, education support, spiritual discipleship, medical care, home construction, business training, and community development. FEI sent 53 volunteers in 2024 to assist in the work of this program.

$344Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$13K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$339K
Investment incomeLn 3$78K
Money outPt IX
$3.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.9M
Managementcol C$206K
Fundraisingcol D$412K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$413K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$432K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$339K
Investment incomeLn 3$78K
Total revenueLn 12$3.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$505K
SavingsLn 2$1.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$648K
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$413K
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 515
VolunteersI 6176
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$665K$648K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$365K$413K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M$1.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$813K$456K$111K$246K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$136K$77K$23K$36K
Payroll taxesLn 10$54K$31K$7K$16K
Management feesLn 11a$11K$10K$791$343
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K$200$86
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$7K$553$237
Advertising and promotionLn 12$154K$44K$5K$105K
Office expensesLn 13$37K$31K$5K$987
OccupancyLn 16$108K$98K$4K$6K
TravelLn 17$8K$8K$650$254
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$16K$14K$1K$482
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$17K$17K$182$60
InsuranceLn 23$7K$6K$462$197
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.1M$2.1M$36K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$17K$5K$11K$128
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.5M$2.9M$206K$412K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.4M$3.8M−$415K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $3.6M$3.5M$169K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.1M$3.2M−$87K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.1M$2.8M$277K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.6M$2.5M$178K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.4M$2.0M$398K$1.3M 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $3,647,948 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,806,754$3,231,265
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $208,435$338,922
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $55,246$77,761
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,070,435$3,647,948
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,061,962$1,003,459
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,095,506$2,475,225
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,157,468$3,478,684
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$87,033$169,264
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $3,647,948 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,231,265
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$431,751
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,231,265
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $338,922 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$338,922
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $77,761 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$77,761
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $416,683 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,647,948
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,478,684 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $456,347 · Management $110,623 · Fundraising $246,344$813,314
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $77,401 · Management $23,214 · Fundraising $35,588$136,203
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $31,119 · Management $7,254 · Fundraising $15,569$53,942
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $10,307 · Management $791 · Fundraising $343$11,441
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,592 · Management $200 · Fundraising $86$2,878
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $7,110 · Management $553 · Fundraising $237$7,900
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $43,562 · Management $4,882 · Fundraising $105,391$153,835
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $31,137 · Management $4,597 · Fundraising $987$36,721
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $97,880 · Management $3,827 · Fundraising $6,269$107,976
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,551 · Management $650 · Fundraising $254$8,455
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $14,405 · Management $1,190 · Fundraising $482$16,077
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $17,086 · Management $182 · Fundraising $60$17,328
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,905 · Management $462 · Fundraising $197$6,564
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,053,521 · Management $36,000 · Fundraising $0$2,089,521
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,962 · Management $11,439 · Fundraising $128$16,529
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,860,885 · Management $205,864 · Fundraising $411,935$3,478,684
Part X · Balance sheet $2,266,265 assets, 14 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $27,160; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $794,510$504,572
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $540,246$1,057,105
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $10,605$28,317
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $665,240$647,911
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,038$1,200
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,049,070$2,266,265
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $63,021$69,522
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $235,815$287,245
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $66,000$56,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $364,836$412,767
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,674,764$1,852,407
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $9,470$1,091
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,684,234$1,853,498
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,049,070$2,266,265
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,853,498 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,647,948
XI-2 Total expenses$3,478,684
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$169,264
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,684,234
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,853,498

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