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← CHRISTIAN ALLIANCE FOR ORPHANS

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CHRISTIAN ALLIANCE FOR ORPHANS.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,365,831
Total expenses
$3,923,072
Contributions and grants received
$3,068,326
Grants paid
$214,642
Program service revenue
$1,088,914
Investment income
$202,863
Other revenue
$5,728
Total assets, end of year
$5,290,217
Total liabilities, end of year
$546,825
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,743,392
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,150,777
Management and general expenses
$609,487
Fundraising expenses
$162,808
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,150,777

Program services were 80.3% 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

    $3,068,326

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Registration Revenue

    total $343,334 · related or exempt $343,334

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Sponsorship Revenue

    total $312,546 · related or exempt $312,546

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Membership Dues

    total $310,782 · related or exempt $310,782

  • 2d · Program service revenue: Other Revenue

    total $122,252 · related or exempt $122,252

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $202,863 · excluded $202,863

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $51,119

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $45,391

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $5,728 · related or exempt $5,728

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $188,850 · program services $188,850

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $25,792 · program services $25,792

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $415,760 · program services $353,141 · management and general $41,155 · fundraising $21,464

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,895,028 · program services $1,613,339 · management and general $179,601 · fundraising $102,088

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $59,976 · program services $41,528 · management and general $15,147 · fundraising $3,301

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $182,538 · program services $157,539 · management and general $21,070 · fundraising $3,929

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $163,491 · program services $132,529 · management and general $21,814 · fundraising $9,148

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $76,134 · management and general $76,134

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $227,401 · program services $147,396 · management and general $73,370 · fundraising $6,635

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $46,912 · program services $15,066 · management and general $30,346 · fundraising $1,500

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $26,066 · program services $18,756 · management and general $6,261 · fundraising $1,049

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $137,677 · program services $115,510 · management and general $21,516 · fundraising $651

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,097 · program services $969 · management and general $128

  • 17 · Travel

    total $137,536 · program services $105,297 · management and general $29,966 · fundraising $2,273

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $114,979 · program services $106,993 · management and general $6,328 · fundraising $1,658

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $13,439 · management and general $13,439

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $8,448 · program services $460 · management and general $7,988

  • 24a · Other expenses: Meals and Food

    total $65,227 · program services $58,975 · management and general $6,168 · fundraising $84

  • 24b · Other expenses: Printing and Postage

    total $54,783 · program services $38,718 · management and general $8,045 · fundraising $8,020

  • 24c · Other expenses: Benefits Paid to and fo

    total $30,009 · program services $4,780 · management and general $25,000 · fundraising $229

  • 24d · Other expenses: Telephone and Communica

    total $21,312 · program services $17,217 · management and general $3,337 · fundraising $758

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $30,617 · program services $7,922 · management and general $22,674 · fundraising $21

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,050,705 · end of year $1,346,788

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,657,127 · end of year $3,551,593

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $100,000 · end of year $325,000

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $3,400 · end of year $3,733

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

    $120,928

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

    $57,825

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $7,717 · end of year $63,103

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $147,357 · end of year $42,717

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $370,959 · end of year $504,108

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,791,324 · end of year $4,075,019

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $509,309 · end of year $668,373

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Christian Alliance for Orphans (CAFO) exists to unite an alliance in shared initiatives that inspire and equip God's people to care effectively for vulnerable children and families, rooted always in Christian discipleship and the life of the local church.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Inspire and equip God's people to care effectively for vulnerable children and families.

  • Advocacy and Education - Central to CAFO's work is to inspire and equip "champions" for well-informed, highly effective service to orphans, foster youth, and other vulnerable children and families, both across the U.S. and worldwide. These champions include adoptive and foster parents, advocates, social workers, pastors and church staff, volunteers, national leaders in developing nations, and leaders and staff of child-serving organizations. This work takes shape especially through focused initiatives that unite an expansive range of organizations, churches, and individuals in coordinated action for profound collective impact. These include CAFO Global Networks, the More than Enough initiative, the Pure Religion Project (building on the legacy of Orphan Sunday and Stand Sunday),the National Church Ministry Initiative, the Center on Applied Research for Vulnerable Children and Families, the Aging Out Initiative, the Institute for Family Centered Healing & Health, the Development and Discipleship Initiative, and other targeted programs. This work also involves a wide range of communication efforts to build awareness and effective engagement, including three podcast series, regular interviews in both Christian and mainstream media, articles and opinion editorials, speaking and teaching at conferences and other events, the CAFO blog, CAFO's monthly newsletter and other e-information, strategic use of Facebook, Twitter and other social media, videos and other visual media products, phone and in-person meetings with thought leaders, pastors, advocates and other influencers, email and phone responses to a wide range of inquiries, an expansive website, monthly training webinars, and much more. All of these efforts work towards three primary goals: 1) To see more than enough well-supported homes for every child in US foster care, including foster and kinship, adoptive, and restored biological families; and 2) To see Christians and Christian organizations known across the field of OVC care not only for great love, but also for excellence and innovation; 3) To see the local church in every nation rise as the primary answer for the orphans and vulnerable children of that place.

    Expenses $2,505,216 · Grants $188,850 · Revenue $43,601

  • Summit Conference - The annual CAFO Summit has become the hub for the field of Christian service to orphans and vulnerable children worldwide, from US foster care to programs serving children and families worldwide.At the CAFO 2023 Summit, more than 2,000 church leaders, orphan advocates, adoptive and foster parents, veterans of global ministry, and local/national leaders from around the world gathered for training, connection, and inspiration for well-informed, highly-effective ministry.

    Expenses $369,755 · Revenue $965,662

  • Global Networks - CAFO Global Networks and the Global Movements Initiative (GMI) invests in emerging leaders worldwide, providing technical support, leadership, training, and more. GMI draws from the resources of the entire CAFO community to serve the church in majority world/developing countries, working toward the day when the local church in every nation is known as the primary answer for the deep needs of orphans and vulnerable children in their midst.

    Expenses $275,806 · Grants $25,792 · Revenue $78,651

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Albert Reyes

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Beth Guckenberger

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Aixa de Lopez

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jerry Haag

    Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ray V Padron

    Vice-Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Curtis Yates

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Phil Goad

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Belay Gebru

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Gary Schneider

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jedd Medefind

    President

    Total calculated
    $269,394
    From this org
    $237,503
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,891
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $217,483
    Bonus
    $20,020
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,294
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,597
    Filer's total
    $269,394

  • Tony Mitchell

    COO

    Total calculated
    $146,366
    From this org
    $142,105
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,261
    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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · Travel for companions
  • 1a · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Part I, Line 1a
As part of corporate policy in the employee handbook, all employees receive reimbursement for gym membership dues. Airfare and lodging is covered by CAFO for all family members that volunteer with CAFO. This is not treated as taxable compensation as there is a bona fide business purpose for their presence.
Part I, Line 7
President, Jedd Medefind received a discretionary bonus that is based on performance metrics for the organization and approved by the board of directors.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
26 August 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202402399349300135

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