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PURA VIDA FOR CHILDREN INC

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2021 · Form 990EZ · revenue $34K · expenses $37K · assets $31K

EIN
27-0100502
Address
639 SMITH RIDGE RD, NEW CANAAN, CT 06840-3224
Website
WWW.PURAVIDAFORCHILDREN.ORG
NTEE code
Q33
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2006
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Mission

TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO CHILDREN IN DIRE NEED THROUGH MISSION TRIPS TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES, AS WELL AS GRANTS TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 5 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

5 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Sharon Knechtle PRESIDENT & CEO2018-2021 30 $0 reported 1
Rocio Fields TREASURER2018-2021 12 $0 reported 1
Bruce Bottomley DIRECTOR2018-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Tiffany Begoon DIRECTOR2018-2021 2 $0 reported 1
Christina Sachs DIRECTOR2018-2021 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2021 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHARON KNECHTLE PRESIDENT & CEO30 $0-$0 $01
ROCIO FIELDS TREASURER12 $0-$0 $01
BRUCE BOTTOMLEY DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
TIFFANY BEGOON DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
CHRISTINA SACHS DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHARON KNECHTLE PRESIDENT & CEO30 $0-$0 $01
ROCIO FIELDS TREASURER12 $0-$0 $01
BRUCE BOTTOMLEY DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
TIFFANY BEGOON DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
CHRISTINA SACHS DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHARON KNECHTLE PRESIDENT & CEO30 $0-$0 $01
ROCIO FIELDS TREASURER12 $0-$0 $01
BRUCE BOTTOMLEY DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
TIFFANY BEGOON DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
CHRISTINA SACHS DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHARON KNECHTLE PRESIDENT & CEO30 $0-$0 $01
ROCIO FIELDS TREASURER12 $0-$0 $01
BRUCE BOTTOMLEY DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
TIFFANY BEGOON DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
CHRISTINA SACHS DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$33,634$36,621 $31,209$31,209 $33,600- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$38,217$24,483 $34,196$34,196 $38,194- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$96,865$139,782 $20,462$20,462 $96,824- ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$116,716$97,886 $63,379$63,379 $116,689- ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $20,500 in all, tax years 2012 to 2018. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
THE RICHARD AND BARBARA WHITCOMB FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2012, 2016 2$15,500 2016$10,500
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NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2018 1$5,000 2018$5,000
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$202,27521 122016–2024 CHRISTIAN CHILDRENS FUND; KIDS OF KADIOGNE INC; A C T - AIDING CHILDREN TOGETHER INC; CLOTHING GOD S CHILDREN CORPORATION and 8 more
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2021 · Form 990EZ · $36,621 spent · pay $0 · grants $36,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $36,000 98.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $621 1.7%
Total$36,621100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $24,483 spent · pay $0 · grants $19,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $19,500 79.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,799 11.4%
Fees to independent contractors $1,560 6.4%
Printing, publications, postage $624 2.5%
Total$24,483100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $139,782 spent · pay $0 · grants $132,738 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $132,738 95.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,814 2.0%
Fees to independent contractors $2,150 1.5%
Printing, publications, postage $2,080 1.5%
Total$139,782100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $97,886 spent · pay $0 · grants $92,264 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $92,264 94.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $4,331 4.4%
Printing, publications, postage $1,291 1.3%
Total$97,886100%

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