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Project Healthy Children reported $13.8 million in revenue and $7.4 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $87.87 went to program services, $3.14 to management and general costs and $8.99 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 104.9% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $203,136 (CEO). 5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 443% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $7.4MFor context, the median across 476 covered international, foreign affairs & national security charities: $88.98 programs, $8.29 management, $2.73 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $14MOther revenue was negative: −$778K. 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) | 87.9% | 86.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 3.1% | 8.0% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 9.0% | 2.6% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.05 | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 104.9% | 96.7% |
| 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 | $203,136 | $336,892 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.76% | 1.07% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 5 | 9 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 23.2 | 7.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 8 of 8 | 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 expense1. Provide technical support and education to governments and millers on the benefits of food fortification. 2. Design and support an effective model that will enable small and medium scale, mills to cost effectively and sustainably fortify their flour. 3. Advocate with government agencies for fortification including standards and enforcement. In fy2025, the organization reached approximately 32 million people with our services
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $104,016 | $0 | $99,120 | $203,136 |
| DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION & MANUFACTURING Key employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $158,863 | $0 | $22,442 | $181,305 |
| DIRECTOR OF IT Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $147,355 | $0 | $21,505 | $168,860 |
| DIRECTOR EAST AFRICA FINANCE Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $132,422 | $0 | $17,723 | $150,145 |
| CFO, TREASURER & SECRETARY Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $120,000 | $0 | $10,320 | $130,320 |
5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Project Healthy Children (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $561K (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–1b8 · 8 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 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 52
- Volunteers Part I, line 68
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| LEBEC CONSULTING Strategic donor consulting | $138,836 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 2 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
2 private foundations reported grants to Project Healthy Children totaling $250K 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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Every number above is copied from Project Healthy Children's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Project Healthy Children, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Project Healthy Children's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Project Healthy Children reported that 87.9% of its $7.4 million in expenses went to program services, 3.1% to management and general and 9.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Project Healthy Children pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Project Healthy Children reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $203,136, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Project Healthy Children get its money?
Of $13.8 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 104.9% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Project Healthy Children a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 83-0396815 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 September 30, 2025, object 202642159349300664 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202522279349302882 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202422259349302007 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022 (amended), object 202312279349304031 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202242239349302174 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202132289349304008 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 83-0396815: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.