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← BLESS THE CHILDREN MINISTRIES INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by BLESS THE CHILDREN MINISTRIES INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,430,701
Total expenses
$1,081,341
Contributions and grants received
$1,430,652
Grants paid
$672,331
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$49
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$418,201
Total liabilities, end of year
$12,153
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$406,048
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$816,250
Management and general expenses
$143,019
Fundraising expenses
$122,072
Program service expenses (Part III)
$816,250

Program services were 75.5% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $94,225

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $0

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,336,427

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $49 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $49

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

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

  • 5 · Royalties

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

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $94,225

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $672,331 · program services $672,331

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $239,781 · program services $119,891 · management and general $35,967 · fundraising $83,923

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $30,434 · program services $15,218 · management and general $4,564 · fundraising $10,652

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $17,620 · program services $8,810 · management and general $2,643 · fundraising $6,167

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $14,773 · management and general $14,773

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $31,403 · management and general $31,403

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $107 · management and general $107

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $36,382 · management and general $21,829 · fundraising $14,553

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $13,554 · management and general $6,777 · fundraising $6,777

  • 17 · Travel

    total $16,462 · management and general $16,462

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $271 · management and general $271

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,048 · management and general $2,048

  • 24a · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $6,175 · program services $0 · management and general $6,175 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $66,072 · end of year $78,828

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $260,891

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $744 · end of year $1,434

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

    $2,319

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

    $271

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    end of year $2,048

  • 15 · Other assets

    end of year $75,000

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $10,128 · end of year $12,153

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $56,688 · end of year $406,048

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO BE THE LOVE OF CHRIST TO UGANDA'S ORPHANED AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN, EQUIPPING THEM TO BECOME AUTHENTIC GODLY LEADERS THAT TRANSFORM GENERATIONS

Activities or mission (Part I)

To be the love of Christ to Uganda's orphaned and vulnerable children, equipping them to become authentic, Godly leaders that transform generations.

  • Bless the Children Ministries provides holistic orphan care from cradle through independence through four areas of care: family restoration, education, discipleship, and transition to adulthood.

    Expenses $816,250 · Grants $672,331

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Steve Griffith

    Director of People

    Total calculated
    $89,250
    From this org
    $89,250
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Taylor Cochran

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $84,731
    From this org
    $84,731
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Marsha Baker-McCoy

    Director of Child Engagement & Administration

    Total calculated
    $65,800
    From this org
    $65,800
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Greg Wright

    Board Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kristi Kline

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • James Redman

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Amy Bay

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Drew Files

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • John Hamilton

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Hannah Lapo

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Hayden Davis

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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
2024
Filed
13 May 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202521679349301192

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