Believe In Tomorrow National Children's Foundation
Believe In Tomorrow National Children's Foundation reported $12.3 million in revenue and $1.8 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $92.01 went to program services, $4.68 to management and general costs and $3.31 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 93.2% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $107,899 (CEO). Revenue rose 315% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $1.8MFor context, the median across 5,669 covered health care charities: $86.19 programs, $13.81 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $12MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 92.0% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 4.7% | 13.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 3.3% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.01 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 93.2% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $107,899 | $967,624 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 5.91% | 1.35% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 150.3 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 23 of 25 | 88.9% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
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Highest reported compensation
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO Officer, 30.0 hrs/week | $99,999 | $0 | $7,900 | $107,899 |
| SECRETARY/TREASURER/CFO Director/trustee, officer, 30.0 hrs/week | $84,000 | $0 | $9,671 | $93,671 |
| PRESIDENT Director/trustee, officer, 30.0 hrs/week | $62,462 | $0 | $6,497 | $68,959 |
0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Believe In Tomorrow National Children's Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $271K (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b25 · 23 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 515
- Volunteers Part I, line 6250
Private foundation grants it received
12 private foundations reported grants to Believe In Tomorrow National Children's Foundation totaling $104K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Questions people ask
How much of Believe In Tomorrow National Children's Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Believe In Tomorrow National Children's Foundation reported that 92.0% of its $1.8 million in expenses went to program services, 4.7% to management and general and 3.3% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Believe In Tomorrow National Children's Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Believe In Tomorrow National Children's Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $107,899, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Believe In Tomorrow National Children's Foundation get its money?
Of $12.3 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 93.2% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Believe In Tomorrow National Children's Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 52-1332737 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202632379349302258 · read the filing · XML
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202532249349301428 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202412649349300916 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202332279349303858 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202232509349301573 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202142399349300509 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202032239349300728 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 52-1332737: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.