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Friends of the Orphans
Also known as Nph-Usa
Friends of the Orphans reported $20.7 million in revenue and $15.9 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $67.02 went to program services, $12.55 to management and general costs and $20.43 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.1% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $240,828 (PRESIDENT & CEO UNTIL 11/25). 8 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 9% between 2019 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $16MFor context, the median across 469 covered international, foreign affairs & national security charities: $89.04 programs, $8.28 management, $2.68 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $21MOther revenue was negative: −$213K. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 67.0% | 86.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 12.5% | 8.0% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 20.4% | 2.6% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.16 | $0.03 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 99.1% | 96.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $240,828 | $341,362 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.52% | 1.06% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 11.0 | 7.5 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 10 of 10 | 100.0% |
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
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseThe organization is dedicated to the mission of improving the lives of orphaned, abandoned and disadvantaged children in nine latin american and caribbean countries through support of nuestros pequenos hermanos international, a.c. (nphi) and increasing public awareness of their plight
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT & CEO UNTIL 11/25 Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $227,527 | $0 | $13,301 | $240,828 |
| CFO & COO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $215,787 | $0 | $22,144 | $237,931 |
| VP- DONOR RELATIONS ST. DAMIEN HAITI INITIATIVE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $163,299 | $0 | $10,566 | $173,865 |
| MIDWEST-DIRECTOR OF DONOR RELATIONS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $155,156 | $0 | $11,442 | $166,598 |
| VP-DONOR ENGAGEMENT & STRATEGY Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $145,036 | $0 | $16,551 | $161,587 |
| SENIOR DONOR RELATIONS OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $122,413 | $0 | $9,083 | $131,496 |
| DIRECTOR OF GIFT PLANNING Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $108,132 | $0 | $13,984 | $122,116 |
8 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Friends of the Orphans (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $478K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · 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–1b10 · 10 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 549
- Volunteers Part I, line 6675
Private foundation grants it received
10 private foundations reported grants to Friends of the Orphans totaling $2.7M 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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Of every $100 Friends of the Orphans spent in FY2025, $67.02 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Friends of the Orphans's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Friends of the Orphans reported that 67.0% of its $15.9 million in expenses went to program services, 12.5% to management and general and 20.4% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Friends of the Orphans pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Friends of the Orphans reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $240,828, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO UNTIL 11/25 (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Friends of the Orphans get its money?
Of $20.7 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 99.1% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Friends of the Orphans a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 65-1229309 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. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202601389349301085 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202500529349300925 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023 (amended), object 202422999349300612 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022 (amended), object 202303009349300435 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202210809349300706 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202023219349308892 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 65-1229309: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.