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BETTER FOR KIDS INC

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2023 · Form 990 · revenue $405K · expenses $317K · assets $519K

EIN
27-3699455
Address
1480 BRADLEY GIN RD, MONROE, GA 30656-4434
Website
www.betterforkids.org
NTEE code
B99
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2011
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Mission

Ministry of physical and spiritual support to vulnerable children and their families in Africa, Central America, and The Middle East and establishing small academies for pre-school age children.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Magdy Bassaly Secretary/CFO2015-2023 $0$328,540 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

4 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
Todd Harrison CEO2015-2023 5 $0 reported 1
Leo Shababy Director2015-2023 0 $0 reported 1
Russ Butcher Director2015-2023 0 $0 reported 1
Kevin Shaw Director2015-2023 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2023 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 8 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Todd Harrison CEO5 $0$0$0 $01
Magdy Bassaly Secretary/CFO1 $0$0$0 $01
Leo Shababy Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Russ Butcher Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Kevin Shaw Director0 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 8 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Todd Harrison CEO5 $0$0$0 $01
Magdy Bassaly Secretary/CFO1 $0$0$0 $01
Leo Shababy Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Russ Butcher Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Kevin Shaw Director0 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 8 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Todd Harrison CEO5 $0$0$0 $01
Magdy Bassaly Secretary/CFO1 $0$0$0 $01
Leo Shababy Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Russ Butcher Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Kevin Shaw Director0 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $56K · 0 employees · 8 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Magdy Bassaly Secretary/CFO1 $0$56,172$0 $56,1721
Todd Harrison CEO5 $0$0$0 $01
Leo Shababy Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Russ Butcher Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Kevin Shaw Director0 $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $56K · 0 employees · 8 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Magdy Bassaly Secretary/CFO1 $0$56,172$0 $56,1721
Todd Harrison CEO5 $0$0$0 $01
Leo Shababy Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Russ Butcher Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Kevin Shaw Director0 $0$0$0 $01
2018 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $56K · 0 employees · 8 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Magdy Bassaly Secretary/CFO1 $0$55,558$0 $55,5581
Todd Harrison CEO5 $0$0$0 $01
Leo Shababy Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Russ Butcher Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Kevin Shaw Director0 $0$0$0 $01
2017 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $56K · 0 employees · 8 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Magdy Bassaly Secretary/CFO1 $0$55,558$0 $55,5581
Todd Harrison CEO5 $0$0$0 $01
Leo Shababy Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Russ Butcher Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Kevin Shaw Director0 $0$0$0 $01
2016 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $53K · 0 employees · 8 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Magdy Bassaly Secretary/CFO1 $0$53,080$0 $53,0801
Todd Harrison CEO5 $0$0$0 $01
Leo Shababy Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Russ Butcher Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Kevin Shaw Director0 $0$0$0 $01
2015 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $52K · 0 employees · 8 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Magdy Bassaly Secretary/CFO1 $0$52,000$0 $52,0001
Todd Harrison CEO5 $0$0$0 $01
Leo Shababy Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Russ Butcher Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Kevin Shaw Director0 $0$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
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$404,676$317,009 $519,018$519,018 $390,876$0 $008
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$295,361$248,099 $431,352$431,351 $281,561$0 $008
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$389,465$241,329 $384,252$384,089 $375,665$0 $008
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$250,022$275,012 $235,953$235,953 $233,922$0 $008
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$336,189$319,284 $260,943$260,943 $294,789$0 $008
2018 · Form 990 period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$242,538$284,495 $244,038$244,038 $201,138$0 $008
2017 · Form 990 period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$241,968$258,159 $285,995$285,995 $197,118$0 $008
2016 · Form 990 period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$270,844$230,414 $302,186$302,186 $228,294$0 $008
2015 · Form 990 period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$229,053$258,337 $261,756$261,756 $169,253$0 $008

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $1,170,564 in all, tax years 2014 to 2024. 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
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2014-2024 11$1,170,450 2024$185,500
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BETTER FOR KIDS INC” 2020-2023 4$114 2023$43
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Who funds organizations like this

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THE@DAVID AND EUNICE BIGELOW FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$2,224,97734 12018–2025 FOUNDATION FOR EXCELLENCE IN BRIDGEPORT PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC
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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.

2023 · Form 990 · $317,009 spent · pay $0 · grants $296,910 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $296,910$296,910-- 93.7%
Travel or entertainment for public officials $13,925-$13,925- 4.4%
Fees: accounting $3,341-$3,341- 1.1%
Office expenses $1,770-$1,770- 0.6%
Other (as described)Fees $1,025-$1,025- 0.3%
Other (as described)Web and email $38-$38- 0.0%
Total$317,009100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $248,099 spent · pay $0 · grants $227,404 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $227,404$227,404-- 91.7%
Travel $18,359-$18,359- 7.4%
Other (as described)Fees $1,048-$1,048- 0.4%
Fees: accounting $693-$693- 0.3%
Office expenses $460-$460- 0.2%
Other (as described)Web and email $135-$135- 0.1%
Total$248,099100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $241,329 spent · pay $0 · grants $237,232 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $237,232$237,232-- 98.3%
Travel $1,160-$1,160- 0.5%
Office expenses $1,045-$1,045- 0.4%
Other (as described)Fees $1,031-$1,031- 0.4%
Fees: accounting $635-$635- 0.3%
Other (as described)Web and email $226-$226- 0.1%
Total$241,329100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $275,012 spent · pay $0 · grants $272,600 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $272,600$272,600-- 99.1%
Fees: other services $1,725-$1,725- 0.6%
Travel $645-$645- 0.2%
Other (as described)Web and email $42-$42- 0.0%
Total$275,012100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $319,284 spent · pay $0 · grants $303,917 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $303,917$303,917-- 95.2%
Travel $8,725-$8,725- 2.7%
Office expenses $3,164-$3,164- 1.0%
Other (as described)Telephone & internet $2,195-$2,195- 0.7%
Fees: other services $1,261-$1,261- 0.4%
Other (as described)Web and email $22-$22- 0.0%
Total$319,284100%

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2018 · Form 990 · $284,495 spent · pay $0 · grants $265,257 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $265,257$265,257-- 93.2%
Occupancy $6,000-$6,000- 2.1%
Office expenses $5,587-$5,587- 2.0%
Travel $4,267-$4,267- 1.5%
Fees: other services $1,373-$1,373- 0.5%
Other (as described)Telephone & internet $1,140-$1,140- 0.4%
Other (as described)Web and email $871-$871- 0.3%
Total$284,495100%

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2017 · Form 990 · $258,159 spent · pay $0 · grants $227,484 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $227,484$227,484-- 88.1%
Occupancy $12,000-$12,000- 4.6%
Travel $6,457-$6,457- 2.5%
Office expenses $6,265-$6,265- 2.4%
Other (as described)Telephone & internet $3,590-$3,590- 1.4%
Fees: other services $1,528-$1,528- 0.6%
Other (as described)Web and email $800-$800- 0.3%
Other (as described)Miscellaneous $35-$35- 0.0%
Total$258,159100%

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2016 · Form 990 · $230,414 spent · pay $0 · grants $196,357 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $196,357$196,357-- 85.2%
Occupancy $12,000-$12,000- 5.2%
Travel $11,045-$11,045- 4.8%
Office expenses $5,277-$5,277- 2.3%
Fees: other services $2,334-$2,334- 1.0%
Other (as described)Telephone & internet $2,306-$2,306- 1.0%
Other (as described)Computers $525-$525- 0.2%
Other (as described)Miscellaneous $433-$433- 0.2%
Other (as described)Web and email $137-$137- 0.1%
Total$230,414100%

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2015 · Form 990 · $258,337 spent · pay $0 · grants $226,852 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $226,852$226,852-- 87.8%
Travel $15,113-$15,113- 5.9%
Occupancy $12,000-$12,000- 4.6%
Fees: other services $2,262-$2,262- 0.9%
Office expenses $1,769-$1,769- 0.7%
Other (as described)Telephone & internet $212-$212- 0.1%
Other (as described)Miscellaneous $128-$128- 0.0%
Other (as described)Rounding $1-$1- 0.0%
Total$258,337100%

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