The organization collects donations from individuals and through Gift Markets and provides support to participating charitable organizations.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$46K 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
Surplus or deficit
0 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $30K a year · 17% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 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
Pay to officers and key staff
$46K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $315K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 8.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $200
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$214K
43% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 43% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$129K
-2% vs prior year
Spent
$186K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$279K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$129K
FY2025▼ -2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$228K
FY2021$206K
FY2022$185K
FY2023$173K
FY2024$131K
FY2025$129K
Expenses
$186K
FY2025▲ +26%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$241K
FY2021$233K
FY2022$214K
FY2023$211K
FY2024$148K
FY2025$186K
Net assets
$279K
FY2025▼ -8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$289K
FY2021$325K
FY2022$250K
FY2023$212K
FY2024$304K
FY2025$279K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1987.

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Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $152K Management & general 17% · $32K Fundraising 1% · $2K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $46K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$45,700Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Surinder Kaur’s $46K as Executive Director is at the 42nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Surinder Kaur$45,700$45,650————
Surinder Moore——$45,600$45,600$45,622$45,612

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Gathers donations and sells goods to fund other charities.

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2 programs · $152K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Contract programs there are 27 contracted partner projects categorized by hunger, education, gender equality, reducing child mortality, maternal health, medical services, environmental needs, and collaboration for progress.

$98Kprogram expense
02

Agi managed funds there are 3 agi managed funds emergency disaster relief, FOOD/SHELTER, and where needed most. Our fundraising outreach allows donors to support agis program of giving back to american communities by sharing funds that deliver disaster relief, food assistance, and shelter to communities in need.

$54Kprogram 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 1 funder$200

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$129K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$79K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$49K
Investment incomeLn 3$57
Money outPt IX
$186K
Ln 25
Programscol B$152K
Managementcol C$32K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$279K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$125K
Total assetsLn 16$492K
LiabilitiesLn 26$214K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$49K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$79K
Investment incomeLn 3$57
Total revenueLn 12$129K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$101K
SavingsLn 2$24K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$125K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$315K
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$492K
LiabilitiesLn 26$214K
Net assetsLn 32$279K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$92K$125K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$282K$315K
Total assetsLn 16$406K$492K
LiabilitiesLn 26$102K$214K
Net assetsLn 32$304K$279K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$46K$46K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$14K$8K$6K$427
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$7K$6K$804$65
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$4K$596$46
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$19K$19K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$381$381
Office expensesLn 13$23K$20K$3K$694
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$35$35
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$4K$3K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$65K$63K$1K$349
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$2K$297$22
Total functional expensesLn 25$186K$152K$32K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $129K$186K−$57K$279K 990 PDF
FY2024 $131K$148K−$16K$304K 990 PDF
FY2023 $173K$211K−$38K$212K 990 PDF
FY2022 $185K$214K−$30K$250K 990 PDF
FY2021 $206K$233K−$27K$325K 990 PDF
FY2020 $228K$241K−$12K$289K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $128,503 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $13,433$48,959
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $117,824$79,487
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $25$57
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $131,282$128,503
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $81,752$70,951
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $65,928$114,951
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $147,680$185,902
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$16,398−$57,399
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 $128,503 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$48,959
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$48,959
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $79,487$79,487
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $57$57
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $79,487 · Excluded from tax $57$128,503
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $185,902 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $45,700$45,700
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $8,165 · Management $5,553 · Fundraising $427$14,145
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,649 · Management $804 · Fundraising $65$6,518
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,946 · Management $596 · Fundraising $46$4,588
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $19,380$19,380
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $381$381
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $19,671 · Management $2,777 · Fundraising $694$23,142
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $35$35
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,633 · Management $1,684$4,317
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $63,475 · Management $1,122 · Fundraising $349$64,946
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,431 · Management $297 · Fundraising $22$2,750
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $151,705 · Management $32,213 · Fundraising $1,984$185,902
Part X · Balance sheet $492,285 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $78,958$100,819
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $12,548$24,314
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $24,158$48,591
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,303$1,400
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $282,135$315,214
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,000$1,947
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $406,102$492,285
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $38,490$143,087
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $63,770$69,457
X-25 Other liabilities$1,197
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $102,260$213,741
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $287,827$199,965
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $16,015$78,579
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $303,842$278,544
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $406,102$492,285
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $278,544 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$128,503
XI-2 Total expenses$185,902
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$57,399
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$303,842
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$32,101
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$278,544

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