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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by WATOTO CHILD CARE MINISTRY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$6,884,985
Total expenses
$7,461,987
Contributions and grants received
$6,733,535
Grants paid
$5,260,966
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$23,194
Other revenue
$128,256
Total assets, end of year
$3,979,599
Total liabilities, end of year
$318,100
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,661,499
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$6,733,065
Management and general expenses
$391,208
Fundraising expenses
$337,714
Program service expenses (Part III)
$6,733,065

Program services were 90.2% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $6,733,535

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $22,679 · excluded $22,679

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $515

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets $515

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $515 · excluded $515

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $218,220

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $91,019

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $127,201 · related or exempt $127,201

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $1,055 · excluded $1,055

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,055

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $5,260,966 · program services $5,260,966

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $188,820 · program services $52,870 · management and general $109,516 · fundraising $26,434

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $786,981 · program services $513,287 · management and general $113,749 · fundraising $159,945

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $103,004 · program services $69,327 · management and general $16,967 · fundraising $16,710

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $73,778 · program services $44,873 · management and general $20,036 · fundraising $8,869

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $9,250 · management and general $9,250

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $9,491 · program services $7,545 · management and general $500 · fundraising $1,446

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $139,102 · program services $105,794 · management and general $3,928 · fundraising $29,380

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $21,479 · program services $13,207 · management and general $4,568 · fundraising $3,704

  • 17 · Travel

    total $243,967 · program services $174,130 · management and general $20,254 · fundraising $49,583

  • 20 · Interest

    total $14,922 · program services $8,764 · management and general $3,401 · fundraising $2,757

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $69,968 · program services $40,409 · management and general $29,449 · fundraising $110

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $27,570 · program services $17,455 · management and general $5,586 · fundraising $4,529

  • 24a · Other expenses: EQUIP AND SOFTWARE COSTS

    total $188,924 · program services $162,442 · management and general $12,391 · fundraising $14,091

  • 24b · Other expenses: BANK AND CREDIT CARD FEES

    total $119,184 · program services $108,144 · management and general $11,040

  • 24c · Other expenses: CONTRACT SERVICES

    total $84,877 · program services $62,806 · management and general $6,664 · fundraising $15,407

  • 24d · Other expenses: REPAIRS

    total $51,209 · program services $46,311 · management and general $2,705 · fundraising $2,193

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $68,495 · program services $44,735 · management and general $21,204 · fundraising $2,556

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $516,565 · end of year $590,564

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,127,166 · end of year $1,421,059

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $110,741 · end of year $142,964

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $101,664 · end of year $70,275

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $34,186 · end of year $47,586

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

    $1,615,316

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

    $403,657

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,163,245 · end of year $1,211,659

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $463,884 · end of year $490,197

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $10,121 · end of year $5,295

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $5,276 · end of year $38,079

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $310,259 · end of year $280,021

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,062,182 · end of year $1,899,526

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,149,855 · end of year $1,761,973

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE ORGANIZATION IS ONE OF SEVEN REPRESENTATIVE SUPPORT OFFICES AROUND THE WORLD THAT SUPPORTS THE WATOTO MINISTRY (WATOTO). WATOTO IS A HOLISTIC CARE PROGRAM THAT WAS INITIATED AS A RESPONSE TO THE OVERWHELMING NUMBER OF ORPHANED CHILDREN AND VULNERABLE WOMEN IN UGANDA. WATOTO IS POSITIONED TO RESCUE INDIVIDUALS, RAISE EACH ONE AS A LEADER IN THEIR CHOSEN SPHERE OF LIFE SO THAT THEY IN TURN WILL REBUILD THEIR NATION.

  • SPONSOR A LIFE PROGRAM - THROUGH THE SPONSORSHIP OF BABIES, CHILDREN, AND VULNERABLE WOMEN, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO WATOTO. WATOTO PROVIDES HOLISTIC CARE TO THOSE IN NEED IN UGANDA. THE HOLISTIC MODEL INVOLVES PHYSICAL CARE, MEDICAL INTERVENTION INCLUDING HIV/AIDS TREATMENT, EDUCATION - BOTH FORMAL AND TECHNICAL, TRAUMA COUNSELING, AND SPIRITUAL DISCIPLESHIP. SO FAR, OVER 1,000 CHILDREN RESCUED BY THE ORGANIZATION HAVE NOW REACHED ADULTHOOD AND HAVE GRADUATED THE PROGRAM WITH THE LIFE SKILLS AND EDUCATION THEY NEED TO BE INDEPENDENT. PROGRAM GRADUATES INCLUDE PROFESSIONALS SUCH AS TEACHERS, DOCTORS, LAWYERS, FARMERS, AND ENGINEERS, AMONG OTHERS. WATOTO IS CONTINUING TO RAISE TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERS, WHO WILL POSITIVELY IMPACT EVERY SPHERE OF SOCIETY, REFORMING UGANDA AND SERVING AS A MODEL FOR THE REST OF AFRICA.

    Expenses $5,829,992 · Grants $5,007,335

  • WATOTO CHILDREN'S CHOIR - THE WATOTO CHILDREN'S CHOIR HAS TRAVELED EXTENSIVELY SINCE 1994, SHARING A MESSAGE OF HOPE FOR AFRICA'S MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND WOMEN. ON ALMOST EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR, THE CHOIR IS PERFORMING SOMEWHERE IN THE WORLD. THAT MEANS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE GET TO MEET SOME OF UGANDA'S FUTURE LEADERS. THE CHOIR SERVES MANY PURPOSES. IT RAISES AWARENESS ABOUT THE WORK OF THE WATOTO GLOBALLY. IT ALSO PROVIDES LEADERSHIP TRAINING FOR THE CHILDREN, AND PROVIDES A STRONG SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY WHILE EXPERIENCING DIFFERENT CULTURES. MOST IMPORTANTLY, IT'S A WAY THEY SHARE THEIR FAITH WITH PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD ABOUT THE PLIGHT OF AFRICAN ORPHANS.

    Expenses $413,652 · Grants $8,800

  • VISIT WATOTO - PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD VISIT WATOTO IN UGANDA. FROM CARING FOR BABIES TO WORKING WITH THE SUSTAINABILITY PROJECTS, THERE ARE A VARIETY OF MISSION TRIPS' GROUPS, AND INDIVIDUALS THAT CAN SERVE WATOTO. THE TWO MAIN TYPES OF TEAMS ARE CONSTRUCTION AND MEDICAL TEAMS. CONSTRUCTION TEAMS INCLUDE GROUPS OF PEOPLE OFTEN FROM CHURCHES, THAT TRAVEL TO AFRICA TO PROVIDE PRACTICAL HELP IN THE CHILDREN'S VILLAGES. THIS INCLUDES BUILDING HOMES, CLASSROOMS, OR OTHER VITAL STRUCTURES IN THE VILLAGES. MEDICAL TEAMS INCLUDE GROUPS OF MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS THAT GO TO AFRICA AND OFFER THEIR MEDICAL EXPERTISE TO TREAT THE BABIES, CHILDREN, AND WOMEN AND PROVIDE TRAINING TO THE MEDICAL PERSONNEL ON STAFF.

    Expenses $245,243 · Grants $244,831

  • WATOTO UGANDA PROGRAMS- CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, CLOTHING, AND OTHER MUCH NEEDED SUPPLIES ARE SENT TO UGANDA VIA SHIPPING CONTAINERS TO PROVIDE DIRECT SUPPORT TO THE PROGRAMS ON THE GROUND. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE WATOTO VILLAGE, WATOTO NEIGHBORHOOD, WATOTO SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT AND FUTURE WATOTO COMMUNICATIONS- THROUGH PRINT COMMUNICATIONS, MEDIA PRODUCTION, AND SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT, THE ORGANIZATION STRIVES TO SHARE THE STORIES OF THE ORPHANED AND THOSE AFFECTED BY THE HIV/AIDS CRISIS IN AFRICA. WITH KNOWLEDGE COMES POWER. PARTNER CHURCH- CHURCHES THAT PARTNER WITH WATOTO BECOME PART OF THE PROGRAM OF RESTORING WOMEN TO CARE FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES, ORPHANS WELCOMED INTO THEIR FAMILIES, AND PLOTS OF LAND BECOMING SUSTAINABLE FARMING COMMUNITIES.

    Expenses $244,178

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

Listed in Part VII

  • VALERIE KING

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $78,820
    From this org
    $78,820
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    35

  • BRENT SMITH

    DIR OF DEVEL

    Total calculated
    $137,686
    From this org
    $137,686
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • JULIUS RWOTLONYO

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • GARY SKINNER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • SCOTT YOUNG

    VICE PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • BEN WENDLAND

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • PHILIP WAGNER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JAMES SKINNER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • COREY WALL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • SHARON KELLY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ROLAND MITCHELL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • TREASA CONRAD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • EUGENE STUTZMAN

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $110,000
    From this org
    $110,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
20 June 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202411859349301321

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