FRIENDS INTERNATIONAL INC

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Plain text FRIENDS INTERNATIONAL INC. furp.org, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2018–2024. https://furp.org/org/friends-international-inc-383720253. Retrieved 2026-11-09.

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $606K · expenses $259K · assets $733K

EIN
38-3720253
Address
4211 EIGEL ST, HOUSTON, TX 77007-3519
Website
https://friends-international.org
NTEE code
P30 Children's, Youth Services (Human Services) published (IRS Business Master File)
FURP topic
abuse: child · domestic violence (from its 990 text; the topic index)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
September 2012 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt: reinstated January 15, 2012 after an automatic revocation on May 15, 2010 IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity, 509(a)(2)
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Mission

FRIENDS INTERNATIONAL PROVIDES SAFETY, SHELTER, MEALS, MEDICAL CARE, AND EDUCATION FOR UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN IN LAOS, CAMBODIA, AND THAILAND.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 10 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

10 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 Turgesen PRESIDENT (Through June 1)2022-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Leonard Krause TREASURER2022-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Wes Ven Johnson PRESIDENT (From June 1)2022-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Jason Asher DIRECTOR2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Kate Bogan DIRECTOR2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
John Lovejoy DIRECTOR2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Leonard J Coster (former) PRESIDENT2018-2021 5 $0 reported 1
Laurel Coster (former) CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER2018-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Courtney Seely (former) SECRETARY2019-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Virginia A Coster (former) VICE PRESIDENT2018 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARK TURGESEN PRESIDENT (Through June 1)2 $0$0$0 $01
LEONARD KRAUSE TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
WES VEN JOHNSON PRESIDENT (From June 1)2 $0$0$0 $01
JASON ASHER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
KATE BOGAN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN LOVEJOY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARK TURGESEN PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
LEONARD KRAUSE TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
WES VEN JOHNSON SECRETARY2 $0$0$0 $01
JASON ASHER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
KATE BOGAN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN LOVEJOY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARK TURGESEN PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
LEONARD KRAUSE TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
WES VEN JOHNSON SECRETARY2 $0$0$0 $01
JASON ASHER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
KATE BOGAN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LEONARD J COSTER PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
LAUREL COSTER CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER1 $0$0$0 $01
COURTNEY SEELY SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LEONARD J COSTER PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
LAUREL COSTER CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER1 $0$0$0 $01
COURTNEY SEELY SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LEONARD J COSTER PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
LAUREL COSTER CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER1 $0$0$0 $01
COURTNEY SEELY SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
2018 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LEONARD J COSTER PRESIDENT6 $0$0$0 $01
VIRGINIA A COSTER VICE PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
LAUREL COSTER SECRETARY0 $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 ↗
$606,461$258,652 $732,650$732,650 $606,461$0 -00
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$569,508$806 $384,840$384,840 $569,508$0 -00
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$965,457$1,091,911 $14,094$14,094 $965,457$0 $000
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,086,496$1,507,143 $140,548$140,548 $1,086,496$0 $000
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,947,123$1,498,803 $561,195$561,195 $1,947,123$0 $000
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$432,443$562,980 $112,875$112,875 $432,443$0 $000
2018 · Form 990 period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$829,130$597,757 $243,412$243,412 $829,130$0 $000

Funders of this organization

9 grantors reported grants to this organization, $2,754,275 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

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
RSF SOCIAL FINANCE INC $1,580,0007 $200,0002024 2018-2024 DAF sponsor Exact
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THE SKOLL FUND $575,0002 $75,0002021 2020-2021 Public charity Exact
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TIDES FOUNDATION $250,0001 $250,0002018 2018 DAF sponsor Exact
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FORGOOD INC $185,3895 $6,2982017 2013-2017 DAF sponsor Exact
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Firetree Asia Foundation $58,0001 $58,0002017 2017 Public charity Exact
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TOGETHER WOMEN RISE $50,0001 $50,0002017 2017 Public charity Exact
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CHARITY BRIDGE FUND $26,2021 $26,2022018 2018 DAF sponsor Exact
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TOURISM CARES INC $18,2751 $18,2752014 2014 Public charity Exact
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC $11,4091 $11,4092020 2020 DAF sponsor Exact
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HAVE HAVEN INCTXP30 $833,808$998,306 PRESIDENT$119,327 Same NTEE code P30, revenue within 2x, same state
VOICES FOR CHILDREN INCTXP30 $969,456$970,448 Executive Dir.$81,990 Same NTEE code P30, revenue within 2x, same state
EARLY MATTERS INCTXP30 $656,490$438,686 DirectorPresident$180,000 Same NTEE code P30, revenue within 2x, same state
CHILDREN FIRST INCTXP30 $445,724$612,030 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code P30, revenue within 2x, same state
POP-UP BIRTHDAY FOUNDATIONTXP30 $410,277$317,766 Exec Director$81,492 Same NTEE code P30, revenue within 2x, same state
HUNGRY SOULS INCTXP30 $834,464$657,848 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code P30, revenue within 2x, same state
CHILDRENS CONNECTIONS INCTXP30 $1,176,651$1,574,622 CEO, PRESIDENT (FORMER)$318,614 Same NTEE code P30, revenue within 2x, same state
LOVE FOR KIDS INCTXP30 $381,456$404,976 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code P30, revenue within 2x, same state
CHARACTER CAMP FOUNDATIONTXP30 $409,259$82,089 Director$0 Same NTEE code P30, revenue within 2x, same state
IN HIS HANDS CHILDRENS HOMETXP30 $640,416$591,387 LICENSED ADM$72,488 Same NTEE code P30, revenue within 2x, same state
PEF-USTXP30 $431,206$396,200 President$0 Same NTEE code P30, revenue within 2x, same state
HOUSTON-TRINITY COUNTIES CHILDRENS ADVOCACY CENTER INCTXP30 $605,590$504,997 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code P30, revenue within 2x, same state
WACO GIRLS CLUB INC DBA KIDS & COMPANYTXP30 $397,224$410,715 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$36,778 Same NTEE code P30, revenue within 2x, same state
CASA FOR THE CROSS TIMBERS AREA INCTXP30 $523,281$586,211 EXECUTIVE DI$0 Same NTEE code P30, revenue within 2x, same state
REFUGE HOUSE SAN ANTONIO INCTXP30 $642,658$690,969 Board Member$272,000 Same NTEE code P30, revenue within 2x, same state
SHELBY COUNTY CHILDRENS ADVOCACY CENTER INCTXP30 $720,615$704,554 Vice President$0 Same NTEE code P30, revenue within 2x, same state
KIDS OUTDOORS ZONE INCTXP30 $865,561$652,821 Executive Dir.$94,300 Same NTEE code P30, revenue within 2x, same state
LIL PRECIOUS STEPSTXP30 $453,005$416,209 President$0 Same NTEE code P30, revenue within 2x, same state
EMBRACE WAITING CHILDREN INCTXP30 $547,286$538,460 President$0 Same NTEE code P30, revenue within 2x, same state
YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACTION INCTXP30 $451,379$402,992 EXE DIR$84,346 Same NTEE code P30, revenue within 2x, same state
COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES CASATXP30 $908,802$1,012,924 CEO/EXECUTIV$106,402 Same NTEE code P30, revenue within 2x, same state
HEART HOUSETXP30 $741,908$681,412 Executive Director$113,154 Same NTEE code P30, revenue within 2x, same state
PREGNANCY HELP CENTER OF CONCHO VALLEY INCTXP30 $923,415$605,905 EXEC DIRECTOR$61,712 Same NTEE code P30, revenue within 2x, same state
GIVEJOY FOUNDATIONTXP30 $559,502$485,742 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$130,000 Same NTEE code P30, revenue within 2x, same state
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedTypeYearsWhich ones
GREATER CINCINNATI FOUNDATION $4,786,49722 2DAF sponsor2012–2024 TEAM HILL FOUNDATION INC; GOODFELLOWS CLUB OF OWENSBORO KENTUCKY INC
JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO $3,671,77817 2DAF sponsor2010–2024 FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE SD INC; ELI-AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL ASSOCIATN FOR CHILD PROTECTION INC
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND $2,400,017116 34DAF sponsor2016–2024 ONE ACCORD INC; BLACK OUTSIDE INC; SUNDAY FRIENDS FOUNDATION; ELI-AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL ASSOCIATN FOR CHILD PROTECTION INC and 30 more
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC funds this one $1,738,80878 28DAF sponsor2019–2025 SUNDAY FRIENDS FOUNDATION; ANCOP FOUNDATION USA INC; RESET MENTORING; FILL A HEART 4 KIDS INC and 24 more
SAN ANGELO AREA FOUNDATION $1,287,79612 1DAF sponsor2013–2025 PREGNANCY HELP CENTER OF CONCHO VALLEY INC
JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ORANGE COUNTY $1,266,17214 1DAF sponsor2013–2025 THE ORANGE COUNTY FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE
TULSA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $1,158,92818 3DAF sponsor2012–2024 NATIONAL SAFE PLACE INC; GREENWOOD CULTURAL CENTER INC; ANCOP FOUNDATION USA INC
HOUSTON ENDOWMENT INC $1,085,0004 1Private foundation2018–2021 FIRST3YEARS
COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS $1,040,48664 9DAF sponsor2009–2024 HEART HOUSE; FIRST3YEARS; EMBRACE WAITING CHILDREN INC; LOVE FOR KIDS INC and 5 more
FORGOOD INC funds this one $910,81554 17DAF sponsor2010–2024 ANCOP FOUNDATION USA INC; VOICES FOR CHILDREN INC; CASA OF MCLENNAN COUNTY; COVE CENTER FOR GRIEVING CHILDREN INC and 13 more
THE DALLAS FOUNDATION $847,77521 5DAF sponsor2013–2024 FIRST3YEARS; HEART HOUSE; EMBRACE WAITING CHILDREN INC; CHILDREN FIRST INC and 1 more
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $710,18014 2DAF sponsor2010–2024 SUNDAY FRIENDS FOUNDATION; ANCOP FOUNDATION USA INC
COYOTE FOUNDATION $700,0007 1Private foundation2011–2017 SUNDAY FRIENDS FOUNDATION
WI AND INEZ DAVIS FOUNDATION $655,72515 1Private foundation2011–2025 SHELBY COUNTY CHILDRENS ADVOCACY CENTER INC
THE US CHARITABLE GIFT TRUST $635,4315 3DAF sponsor2014–2024 HUNT WITH HEART INCORPORATED; LIFE & FAMILY EDUCATIONAL TR; COVE CENTER FOR GRIEVING CHILDREN 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.

2024 · Form 990 · $258,652 spent · pay $0 · grants $258,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $258,000$258,000-- 99.7%
Fees: accounting $551$0$551$0 0.2%
Office expenses $101$0$101$0 0.0%
Total$258,652100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $806 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: accounting $800$0$800$0 99.3%
Office expenses $6$0$6$0 0.7%
Total$806100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $1,091,911 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,090,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $1,090,000$1,090,000-- 99.8%
Fees: accounting $1,780$0$1,780$0 0.2%
Advertising and promotion $131$0$0$131 0.0%
Total$1,091,911100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $1,507,143 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,505,300 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $1,505,300$1,505,300-- 99.9%
Fees: accounting $1,580-$1,580- 0.1%
Other (as described)TAXES AND LICENSES $150-$150- 0.0%
Other (as described)BANK CHARGES $113-$113- 0.0%
Total$1,507,143100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $1,498,803 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,495,581 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $1,495,581$1,495,581-- 99.8%
Fees: accounting $1,380-$1,380- 0.1%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS $1,000-$1,000- 0.1%
Other (as described)BANK CHARGES $513-$513- 0.0%
Other (as described)POSTAGE AND DELIVERY $179-$179- 0.0%
Other (as described)TAXES AND LICENSES $150-$150- 0.0%
Total$1,498,803100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $562,980 spent · pay $0 · grants $560,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $560,000$560,000-- 99.5%
Fees: accounting $1,320-$1,320- 0.2%
Other (as described)BOARD MEETING EXPENSE $1,275-$1,275- 0.2%
Other (as described)BANK CHARGES $216-$216- 0.0%
Other (as described)TAXES AND LICENSES $100-$100- 0.0%
Other (as described)POSTAGE AND DELIVERY $69-$69- 0.0%
Total$562,980100%

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2018 · Form 990 · $597,757 spent · pay $0 · grants $595,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $595,000$595,000-- 99.5%
Other (as described)BOARD MEETING EXPENSE $1,926-$1,926- 0.3%
Fees: accounting $475-$475- 0.1%
Other (as described)BANK CHARGES $326-$326- 0.1%
Other (as described)TAXES AND LICENSES $30-$30- 0.0%
Total$597,757100%

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