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Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2025 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025amended | 990-PF | $1,424,774 | $1,386,449 | $722,376 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 14% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy and Hope InternationalCalaba Town Freetown | Medical Aid | $10,786,850 | 2017 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Lam | President | 40.00 | $162,669 |
| Stanley Chen | Treasurer | 1.00 | $0 |
| Bruce Barnes | Secretary | 1.00 | $0 |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| −$223,861 |
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $1,685,990 | $1,675,131 | $1,271,295 | $201,580 | −$262,187 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $1,371,448 | $1,379,166 | $951,397 | $257,099 | −$274,102 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $1,488,393 | $1,628,045 | $948,874 | $305,400 | −$266,384 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $11,493,456 | $11,470,861 | $11,107,909 | $272,054 | −$126,732 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $1,929,077 | $1,880,910 | $1,518,374 | $238,131 | −$149,327 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $5,488,258 | $5,388,574 | $5,031,793 | $303,079 | −$153,242 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $8,228,087 | $8,508,082 | $8,062,096 | $273,950 | −$252,926 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $12,059,202 | $12,027,523 | $11,669,242 | $383,806 | $27,069 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $6,869,684 | $6,956,258 | $858,421 | $371,554 | −$4,610 |
| MEDICAL ASSISTANCE |
| $10,175,255 |
| 2021 |
| Mercy and Hope InternationalCalaba Town Freetown | Medical Aid | $7,035,720 | 2018 |
| Mercy and Hope InternationalCalaba Town Freetown | Humanitarian assistance | $5,673,388 | 2016 |
| Mercy Hope InternationalCalaba Town, Freestone | Medical Aid | $3,917,055 | 2019 |
| BESTWAGRAND PRAIRIE, TX | MEDICAL AID | $562,716 | 2020 |
| Nora Lam MinistriesSan Jose, CA | Program support | $312,962 | 2016 |
| Nora Lam MinistriesSan Jose, CA | Unrestricted Financial Support | $268,789 | 2017 |
| Nora Lam MinistriesSan Jose, CA | Unrestricted Financial Support | $195,100 | 2019 |
| Nora Lam MinistriesSan Jose, CA | Unrestricted Financial Support | $190,003 | 2018 |
| NORA LAM MINISTRIESSAN JOSE, CA | UNRESTRICTED FINANCIAL SUPPORT | $173,547 | 2020 |
| SPIRITAGE HELP TRUST | MEDICAL AID | $168,665 | 2022 |
| PARTNERS IN HARVEST-IRIS AFRICA | humanitarian aid | $160,665 | 2024 |
| NORA LAM MINISTRIESSAN JOSE, CA | UNRESTRICTED FINANCIAL SUPPORT | $155,300 | 2021 |
| WORLD CHILDRENS FUND | UNRESTRICTED FINANCIAL SUPPORT | $140,143 | 2025 |
| World Children's Fund - ITSan Donato Milanese | Unrestricted Financial Support | $124,386 | 2019 |
| ASSOCIAZIONE UMANITARIA PER I BAMBI | UNRESTRICTED FINANCIAL SUPPORT | $122,558 | 2024 |
| WORLD CHILDRENS FUND - UK | UNRESTRICTED FINANCIAL SUPPORT | $118,928 | 2020 |
| World Children's Fund - UKBromley Kent | Unrestricted Financial Support | $118,922 | 2019 |
| WORLD CHILDRENS FUND - UK | UNRESTRICTED FINANCIAL SUPPORT | $118,800 | 2023 |
| WORLD CHILDRENS FUND - UK | UNRESTRICTED FINANCIAL SUPPORT | $118,800 | 2022 |
| WORLD CHILDRENS FUND - UK | UNRESTRICTED FINANCIAL SUPPORT | $118,800 | 2021 |
| WORLD CHILDRENS FUND - UK | UNRESTRICTED FINANCIAL SUPPORT | $117,229 | 2024 |
| NORA LAM MINISTRIESSAN JOSE, CA | UNRESTRICTED FINANCIAL SUPPORT | $112,113 | 2024 |
| World Children's Fund - UKBromley Kent | Program support | $79,743 | 2016 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending Mar 31, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202530499349100613
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Mar 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202430469349100533
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Mar 31, 2022
Filing id 202310469349100721
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Mar 31, 2021
Filing id 202200469349100235
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Mar 31, 2020
Filing id 202110219349100501
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Mar 31, 2019
Filing id 202040459349100619
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Mar 31, 2018
Filing id 201842749349100114
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Mar 31, 2017
Filing id 201713109349100516
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Mar 31, 2016
Filing id 201730419349100408
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.