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← TEARFUND USA INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by TEARFUND USA INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$680,172
Total expenses
$1,353,592
Contributions and grants received
$678,516
Grants paid
$308,928
Program service revenue
$1,097
Investment income
-$2,372
Other revenue
$2,931
Total assets, end of year
$183,946
Total liabilities, end of year
$35,521
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$148,425
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$973,177
Management and general expenses
$238,006
Fundraising expenses
$142,409
Program service expenses (Part III)
$973,177

Program services were 71.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $254,478

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $424,038

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Justice Conference

    total $1,097 · related or exempt $1,097

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    other assets $2,372

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets -$2,372

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$2,372 · excluded -$2,372

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $389

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $389 · related or exempt $389

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $2,542 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $2,542

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $2,542

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $57,073 · program services $57,073

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $251,855 · program services $251,855

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $290,757 · program services $189,390 · management and general $55,798 · fundraising $45,569

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $423,016 · program services $283,916 · management and general $76,497 · fundraising $62,603

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $14,503 · program services $9,671 · management and general $2,660 · fundraising $2,172

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $40,755 · program services $27,334 · management and general $7,388 · fundraising $6,033

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $52,180 · program services $34,442 · management and general $9,764 · fundraising $7,974

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $58,745 · management and general $58,745

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $4,119 · program services $2,683 · management and general $790 · fundraising $646

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $7,561 · program services $6,257 · management and general $978 · fundraising $326

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $20,147 · program services $6,546 · management and general $2,866 · fundraising $10,735

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $56,123 · program services $47,609 · management and general $4,367 · fundraising $4,147

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $21,134 · program services $9,564 · management and general $10,004 · fundraising $1,566

  • 17 · Travel

    total $21,881 · program services $20,569 · management and general $722 · fundraising $590

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $9,125 · program services $9,125

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $17,870 · program services $10,810 · management and general $7,060

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,588 · program services $3,173 · management and general $367 · fundraising $48

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $3,160 · program services $3,160 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $270,486 · end of year $60,320

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,300,012 · end of year $115,694

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,070 · end of year $1,926

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $4,583

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $14,519

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $93,210

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $87,204

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $22,499 · end of year $6,006

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $3,750

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $97,912 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $114,080 · end of year $35,521

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $42,214

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $100,180 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $93,175 · end of year -$157,142

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,366,182 · end of year $305,567

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Tearfund USA (the organization) is a Christian international relief and development charity working globally to end poverty and injustice, and to restore dignity and hope in the world's poorest communities.

Activities or mission (Part I)

To end poverty and injustice, and to restore dignity and hope in the world's poorest communities.

  • Mobilization and advocacy: Tearfund USA facilitated contributions to global advocacy efforts around racial justice, climate change/creation and gender issues.

    Expenses $450,875 · Grants $5,210 · Revenue $1,486

  • Church and community transformation (CCT): In partnership with Tearfund (UK) and other NGOs, the organization supported church mobilization and community transformation initiatives in Central America and Sub-Saharan Africa. Tearfund USA's grant activity supports these activities around the world.

    Expenses $285,154 · Grants $132,745

  • Conflict, Crisis and Refugees: The organization mobilized financial support in response to key global humanitarian events. This included funding for conflicts in Ukraine and Afghanistan---as well as numerous other crises such Lebanon, Syria and East Africa. Tearfund USA's grant activity supports these activities around the world.

    Expenses $109,849 · Grants $59,618

  • Gender Equality & Racial Justice: Tearfund USA's grant activity supported programs to help prevent gender-related violence in numerous countries around the world.

    Expenses $73,017 · Grants $57,073

  • Environmental and Economic Sustainability: Tearfund USA's grant activity supports programs targeting people and communities directly impacted by environmental problems around the world.

    Expenses $54,282 · Grants $54,282

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Darin Lamar Jones

    Secretary (part year)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Emily Sarmiento

    President & CEO (part year)

    Total calculated
    $132,242
    From this org
    $109,807
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,435
    Hours/week
    40

  • Jeff Galley

    Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • John Davidson

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LaTashia Satterfield

    Treasurer (part year)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Malcolm Hallam

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Randy Newcomb

    Chairman (part year)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Rachel Lamb

    Director (part year)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Daniel Valle

    Director, Strategic Partnerships/Interim Executive Officer

    Total calculated
    $124,563
    From this org
    $104,424
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,139
    Hours/week
    40

  • Dustin Bell

    COO (part year)

    Total calculated
    $97,061
    From this org
    $77,354
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,707
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • Tearfund

    501(c)(3) · Helping eradicate poverty & provide disaster relief internationally · UK

    Directly controlled by NA

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 January 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202500159349302280

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