HAPPY LIFE CHILDRENS HOME INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $1.1M · expenses $1.1M · assets $577K

Also known as
HAPPY LIFE MISSION
EIN
30-0277253
Address
120 7TH AVE, HENDERSON, NC 28792-0000
Website
WWW.HAPPYLIFECHILDRENSHOME.COM
NTEE code
Q33
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
December 2004 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

PROVIDING THE ABANDONED CHILDREN OF KENYA WITH A HOME AND A HOPE FOR ADOPTION.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 12 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

12 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
Mark Dugle PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR2023-2024 15 $0 reported 1
Dorothy Dugle SECRETARY/TREASURER2023-2024 15 $0 reported 1
Rev James Powell DIRECTOR2020-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Sharon Powell DIRECTOR2020-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Randy Redcay DIRECTOR2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Winnie Macauley DIRECTOR2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Sandy Cloutier DIRECTOR2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Annie Olewere DIRECTOR2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Rev Steve Kamau DIRECTOR2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Robert Umberger DIRECTOR2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Melanie Betters DIRECTOR2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Kelly Morris DIRECTOR2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 12 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARK DUGLE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR15 $0$0$0 $01
DOROTHY DUGLE SECRETARY/TREASURER15 $0$0$0 $01
REV JAMES POWELL DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
SHARON POWELL DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
RANDY REDCAY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
WINNIE MACAULEY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
SANDY CLOUTIER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ANNIE OLEWERE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
REV STEVE KAMAU DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT UMBERGER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MELANIE BETTERS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
KELLY MORRIS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 12 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 20 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARK DUGLE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR15 $0$0$0 $01
DOROTHY DUGLE SECRETARY/TREASURER15 $0$0$0 $01
REV JAMES POWELL DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
SHARON POWELL DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
RANDY REDCAY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
WINNIE MACAULEY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
SANDY CLOUTIER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ANNIE OLEWERE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
REV STEVE KAMAU DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT UMBERGER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MELANIE BETTERS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
KELLY MORRIS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 10 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 20 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
REV JAMES POWELL PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR15 $0$0$0 $01
KELLY MORRIS SECRETARY/DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
SHARON POWELL TREASURER/DIRECTOR15 $0$0$0 $01
RANDY REDCAY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
WINNIE MACAULEY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
SANDY CLOUTIER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ANNIE OLEWERE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
REV STEVE KAMAU DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT UMBERGER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MELANIE BETTERS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 10 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 20 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
REV JAMES POWELL PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR15 $0$0$0 $01
KELLY MORRIS SECRETARY/DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
SHARON POWELL TREASURER/DIRECTOR15 $0$0$0 $01
RANDY REDCAY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
WINNIE MACAULEY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
SANDY CLOUTIER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ANNIE OLEWERE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
REV STEVE KAMAU DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT UMBERGER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MELANIE BETTERS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 10 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 20 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
REV JAMES POWELL PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR15 $0$0$0 $01
KELLY MORRIS SECRETARY/DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
RANDY REDCAY TREASURER/DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
SHARON POWELL DIRECTOR12 $0$0$0 $01
WINNIE MACAULEY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
SANDY CLOUTIER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ANNIE OLEWERE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
REV STEVE KAMAU DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT UMBERGER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MELANIE BETTERS DIRECTOR1 $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
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,102,215$1,145,236 $577,119$577,119 $1,097,941$0 $000
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,081,037$1,677,251 $620,140$620,140 $1,074,642$0 $0020
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,095,637$1,363,983 $1,216,354$1,216,354 $2,091,880$0 $0020
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,262,525$1,254,645 $484,700$484,700 $1,262,510$0 $0020
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,315,171$1,013,084 $476,820$476,820 $1,315,159$0 $0020

Funders of this organization

4 grantors reported grants to this organization, $811,785 in all, tax years 2013 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 2013-2024 12$449,100 2024$40,000
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2022-2024 3$154,185 2024$26,385
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MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC DAF sponsor Exact 2016-2017, 2021, 2024 4$140,000 2024$10,000
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THE AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2019-2020, 2022-2024 5$68,500 2024$22,000
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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.

2024 · Form 990 · $1,145,236 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,124,658 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $1,124,658$1,124,658-- 98.2%
Travel $12,781-$12,781- 1.1%
Other (as described)PAYPAL FEES $3,127-$3,127- 0.3%
Office expenses $1,937-$1,937- 0.2%
Fees: accounting $1,020-$1,020- 0.1%
Other (as described)QUICKBOOKS FEES $595-$595- 0.1%
Other (as described)BANK CHARGES $594-$594- 0.1%
Advertising and promotion $386-$386- 0.0%
All other expenses $138-$138- 0.0%
Total$1,145,236100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $1,677,251 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,663,155 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $1,663,155$1,663,155-- 99.2%
Travel $6,608-$6,608- 0.4%
Other (as described)BANK CHARGES $4,544-$4,544- 0.3%
Office expenses $2,244-$2,244- 0.1%
Fees: accounting $500-$500- 0.0%
All other expenses $200-$200- 0.0%
Total$1,677,251100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $1,363,983 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,315,713 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $1,315,713$1,315,713-- 96.5%
Other (as described)BANK CHARGES $36,150-$36,150- 2.7%
Travel $8,138-$8,138- 0.6%
Office expenses $2,263-$2,263- 0.2%
Fees: accounting $1,279-$1,279- 0.1%
Fees: professional fundraisers $336--$336 0.0%
All other expenses $104-$104- 0.0%
Total$1,363,983100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $1,254,645 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,236,938 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $1,236,938$1,236,938-- 98.6%
Travel $8,792-$8,792- 0.7%
Other (as described)BANK CHARGES $4,799-$4,799- 0.4%
Fees: professional fundraisers $2,644--$2,644 0.2%
Office expenses $1,447-$1,447- 0.1%
All other expenses $25-$25- 0.0%
Total$1,254,645100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $1,013,084 spent · pay $0 · grants $988,598 · events $139
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $988,598$988,598-- 97.6%
Fees: professional fundraisers $11,787--$11,787 1.2%
Other (as described)BANK CHARGES $6,555-$6,555- 0.6%
Office expenses $3,176-$3,176- 0.3%
Travel $2,763-$2,763- 0.3%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $139-$139- 0.0%
All other expenses $41-$41- 0.0%
Fees: legal $25-$25- 0.0%
Total$1,013,084100%

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