We provide important access to education to children who need them in kenya, vietnam, and the united states. Our programs are focused on helping children stay in school, become young global citizens, and prepare for meaningful careers.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$97K 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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FY2021 · 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $119K a year · 14% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$97K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $126K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$379K
46% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 46% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$819K
-12% vs prior year
Spent
$677K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$444K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$819K
FY2021▼ -12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$931K
FY2021$819K
FY2023$786K
FY2024$781K
FY2025$786K
Expenses
$677K
FY2021▼ -27%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$922K
FY2021$677K
FY2023$592K
FY2024$645K
FY2025$672K
Net assets
$444K
FY2021▲ +47%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$302K
FY2021$444K
FY2023$751K
FY2024$897K
FY2025$1.0M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending May 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1994.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $602K Management & general 9% · $60K Fundraising 2% · $15K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $97K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$96,961Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tad Kincaid’s $84K as Executive Director is at the 75th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Jorie Kincaid$17,958$25,000$25,000$96,961$96,961
Tad Kincaid$83,754$81,120$70,818——

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

Programs and updates

Provides educational access and support to children in Kenya, Vietnam, and the US.

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3 programs · $602K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Humanitarian

Karibu centre - this project is located in thika, kenya and focuses on the youngest of learners; babies before birth, abandoned infants, and preschoolers. This project helps children stay on target developmentally, preventing achievement gaps when parents are unable to provide necessary support.

$440Kprogram expense
02

Preschool

Our community preschool operates as a social enterprise, where we develop and teach daily curriculum based on global citizenship, inclusion, and respect. We believe every child around the world is equally valuable and competent.

$153Kprogram expense
03

Adoption

The organization maintains all necessary accreditations in order to provide adoption services to families choosing to adopt domestically and internationally, but did not complete any adoptions during the year ended may 31, 2021.

$8Kprogram 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$126K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$819K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$654K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$158K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Money outPt IX
$677K
Ln 25
Programscol B$602K
Managementcol C$60K
Fundraisingcol D$15K
Owns and owesPt X
$444K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$447K
Total assetsLn 16$823K
LiabilitiesLn 26$379K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$654K
Government grantsLn 1e$79K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$99K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$108K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$158K
Investment incomeLn 3$132
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Total revenueLn 12$819K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$447K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$447K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$369K
Total assetsLn 16$823K
LiabilitiesLn 26$379K
Net assetsLn 32$444K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 6120
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$185K$447K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$332K$369K
Total assetsLn 16$524K$823K
LiabilitiesLn 26$222K$379K
Net assetsLn 32$302K$444K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$121K$121K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$97K$82K$10K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$289K$262K$18K$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$3K$240$117
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$20K$2K$783
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$20K$20K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K$614
Office expensesLn 13$6K$5K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$24K$23K$506
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$75
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$871$871
InterestLn 20$14K$12K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$19K$17K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$11K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$46K$42K$2K$728
Total functional expensesLn 25$677K$602K$60K$15K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $786K$672K$114K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $781K$645K$136K$897K 990 PDF
FY2023 $786K$592K$193K$751K 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 Viewing $819K$677K$141K$444K 990 PDF
FY2020 $931K$922K$9K$302K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $818,606 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $697,586$654,200
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $160,116$157,934
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$132
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $73,186$6,340
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $930,888$818,606
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $242,810$120,806
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $467,890$411,112
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $210,885$145,201
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $921,585$677,119
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $9,303$141,487
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $818,606 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$108,178
VIII-1e Government grants$79,183
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$466,839
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$98,968
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$654,200
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $157,934$157,934
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $132$132
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$7,424−$7,424
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $13,764$13,764
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $171,698 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$7,292$818,606
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $677,119 across 15 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $120,806$120,806
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $82,416 · Management $9,697 · Fundraising $4,848$96,961
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $261,692 · Management $18,207 · Fundraising $8,783$288,682
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,962 · Management $240 · Fundraising $117$3,319
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,764 · Management $1,603 · Fundraising $783$22,150
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $20,066$20,066
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,700 · Management $614$2,314
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,713 · Management $1,212$5,925
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $23,350 · Management $506$23,856
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,602 · Management $75$1,677
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $871$871
IX-20 InterestPrograms $11,566 · Management $2,041$13,607
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $16,914 · Management $2,304$19,218
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,946 · Management $1,216$12,162
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $42,392 · Management $2,385 · Fundraising $728$45,505
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $601,694 · Management $60,166 · Fundraising $15,259$677,119
Part X · Balance sheet $822,707 assets, 11 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $184,775$446,673
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,993$6,993
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $332,445$369,041
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $524,213$822,707
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $21,509$39,766
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $7,113$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $221,992$378,999
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $223,155$344,580
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $79,066$99,128
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $302,221$443,708
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $524,213$822,707
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $443,708 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$818,606
XI-2 Total expenses$677,119
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$141,487
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$302,221
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$443,708

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