LET THE CHILDREN LIVE INC

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $100K · expenses $155K · assets $61K

EIN
46-1215641
Address
1305 W 11TH STREET 3090, HOUSTON, TX 77008-6501
Website
www.letthechildrenlive.us
NTEE code
P30
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
November 2014 (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))
Principal officer
Margaret Walters (its 2017 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2017 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

THE MISSION OF LET THE CHILDREN LIVE! IS TO RAISE FUNDS IN THE UNITED STATES TO SUPPORT INNOVATIVE, SMALL-SCALE, HIGH-QUALITY PROGRAMS CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHRISTIAN TEACHINS AND PRINCIPLES, TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE AND EDUCATION OF STREET CHILDREN, ADDRESS THE ISSUES OF FOOD INSECURITY, AND PROVIDE SHELTER AND SUPPORT TO YOUNG PEOPLE WHO AER IN CONDITIONS OF HARDSHIP, DANGER OR DISTRESS IN COLOMBIA, PARTICULARLY IN THE CITY OF MEDELLIN.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
Peter Walters President2018-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Margaret Pichon Secretary2018-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Lynn Forrester Pitocco Treasurer2024 0 $0 reported 1
Maria Theresa Chao (former) Treasurer2023 3 $0 reported 1
Margaret Walters (former) Treasurer2018-2022 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PETER WALTERS President1 $0-- $01
MARGARET PICHON Secretary1 $0-- $01
LYNN FORRESTER PITOCCO Treasurer0 $0-- $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PETER WALTERS President1 $0-- $01
MARGARET PICHON Secretary3 $0-- $01
MARIA THERESA CHAO Treasurer3 $0-- $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PETER WALTERS President1 $0-- $01
MARGARET PICHON Secretary1 $0-- $01
MARGARET WALTERS Treasurer1 $0-- $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PETER WALTERS President3 $0-- $01
MARGARET PICHON Secretary4 $0-- $01
MARGARET WALTERS Treasurer4 $0-- $01
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PETER WALTERS President40 $0-- $01
MARGARET PICHON Secretary10 $0-- $01
MARGARET WALTERS Treasurer10 $0-- $01
2019 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PETER WALTERS President40 $0-- $01
MARGARET PICHON Secretary10 $0-- $01
MARGARET WALTERS Treasurer10 $0-- $01
2018 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PETER WALTERS President40 $0-- $01
MARGARET PICHON Secretary10 $0-- $01
MARGARET WALTERS Treasurer10 $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 990EZ period ending 2025-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$100,094$155,391 $60,768$60,768 $100,094- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$180,368$180,612 $123,236$123,236 $180,362- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$100,699$142,763 $123,480$123,480 $100,678- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$122,282$56,773 $165,544$165,544 $122,265$15 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$74,268$57,091 $88,358$88,358 $74,266- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$167,860$114,846 $79,620$79,620 $167,857- ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$64,411$110,757 $26,606$26,606 $64,406- ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $19,400 in all, tax years 2019 to 2021. 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
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2019-2021 3$19,400 2021$5,300
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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 990EZ · $155,391 spent · pay $0 · grants $152,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $152,000 97.8%
Fees to independent contractors $1,950 1.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,434 0.9%
Printing, publications, postage $7 0.0%
Total$155,391100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $180,612 spent · pay $0 · grants $175,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $175,500 97.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,252 1.8%
Fees to independent contractors $1,785 1.0%
Printing, publications, postage $75 0.0%
Total$180,612100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $142,763 spent · pay $0 · grants $136,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $136,500 95.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $4,339 3.0%
Fees to independent contractors $1,650 1.2%
Printing, publications, postage $274 0.2%
Total$142,763100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $56,773 spent · pay $0 · grants $52,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $52,000 91.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,171 5.6%
Fees to independent contractors $1,600 2.8%
Printing, publications, postage $2 0.0%
Total$56,773100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $57,091 spent · pay $0 · grants $52,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $52,000 91.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $4,484 7.9%
Fees to independent contractors $600 1.1%
Printing, publications, postage $7 0.0%
Total$57,091100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $114,846 spent · pay $0 · grants $102,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $102,000 88.8%
Fees to independent contractors $7,500 6.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $5,323 4.6%
Printing, publications, postage $23 0.0%
Total$114,846100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $110,757 spent · pay $0 · grants $86,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $86,000 77.6%
Fees to independent contractors $17,500 15.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $7,257 6.6%
Total$110,757100%

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