NonprofitsLet Them Lol

International, Foreign Affairs & National Security

Let Them Lol

WILLIAMSVILLE, NY

Total revenue

$924K

Total expenses

$930K

Net assets

$1.2M

Grants received

$71K

13 grants

EIN

274826987

Tax year

2024

Mission

Many people in the world today experience unjust suffering only because they lack the basic resources to embrace a better future. We exist to empower communities through sustainable development. We are a grassroots organization; schools, families, churches, and individuals united together to bring hope through clean water. We look forward to bringing hope to the people of sierra leone.

Programs

3 programs

Provide care to 40+ children including a dormitory for vulnerable girls as well as education to 609 impoverished children at our school, hope rising academy. We have a well-maintenance team providing job training and empowerment as well as nutritious food for the children we care for. We have a medical facility, bakery, community center/internet cafe, and offices.

Expenses: $693KGrants: $164K

Fund building projects for children's homes and schools.

Expenses: $2K

Fund mission trips for volunteers and contributors for daily operations in sierra leone. Hope rising buffalo is a new endeavour the organization has started to renovate the kellogg silos into a community center. It will also be the international headquarters of hope rising together which sends meals to sierra leone.

Expenses: $144K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$826K
Program service revenue$39K
Investment income$238
Other revenue$59K
Total revenue$924K

Expenses

Grants paid$164K
Salaries & benefits$185K
Fundraising
Other expenses$581K
Total expenses$930K
Total assets$3.0M
Net assets$1.2M

People

5 listed

NameRoleCompensation

KATHLEEN VACANTI

PRESIDENT

Board

$70K

32 hrs/wk

JOSEPH VACANTI

TREASURER/SE

Board

2 hrs/wk

JENNA GOLDSMITH

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

DONALD ARNTS

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

ROBERT ANSTEY

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 13 of 13

FromAmountPurposeYear
$10K
CHARITABLE SUPPORT. ANY RESTRICTIONS HAVE BEEN COMMUNICATED TO THE GRANTEE.
2024
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$6K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$1K
IN HONOR OF GAYLE L. HOUCK
2020
$1K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2020
$12K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$250
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2018

Funded by

$71K from 8 funders · 13 grants · 2018–2024

William & Diane Hein Foundation

$21K · 5 grants · 2018–2023

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$19K · 2 grants · 2019–2020

The Blackbaud Giving Fund

$10K · 1 grant · 2022

The John R Oishei Foundation

$1K · 1 grant · 2020

The Thomas A And Doreen M Wendt

$1K · 1 grant · 2020

Details

EIN274826987
NTEE codeQ33
Subsection03
Ruling date2011-11
Formed2011
Employees7
Volunteers1000
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