Fathers Heart Foundation International

What it reported doing in 2024

2024-2025 program scale at a glance program / activity beneficiaries total children served annually (12 countries) 10,000+ india tuition center beneficiaries since 2004 50,000+ chennai children's home (housed & educated) 45 children school of transformation, chennai 45 students slum school, kpk nagar, chennai 38 children daycare centre (children of working parents) 30 children leprosy community families (monthly provisions) 150 families school of worship training camp 210+ children daily feeding program (andhra pradesh) 120 children / 43,000 meals/yr evening tuition centers, andhra pradesh 22 centers / 1,450 children public school support, andhra pradesh 335 students children houses of prayer, andhra pradesh 1,000 children college scholarships awarded 88 students leadership-focused scholarships 80 students elderly mathamma women supported monthly 85 women rescue home, west bengal (trafficking survivors) 35 children north india children's home (trafficking survivors) 60 children (ages 816) vocational training graduates (tailoring) 200+ women employed vocational training graduates (beautician) ~100 women employed school bags distributed (bag to school program) 3,000 bags higher education support (high school + university) 600 students key program areas 1. Education & academic support royal kids provides end-to-end educational pathways from kindergarten through university. The general education track funds tuition, uniforms, and supplies. Evening tuition centers serve marginalized communities. School dropout rates have been reduced to below 30% in 90% of adopted villages. In 2025, 600 students received direct higher education support 400 in high school and 200 at the university level. 2. Children's homes & rescue programs royal kids operates residential care homes providing safe shelter, nutritious meals, psychological support, and structured education. Key locations include: chennai children's home 45 children in holistic residential care north india children's home 60 trafficking survivors (ages 816) receiving trauma rehabilitation west bengal rescue home 35 children rescued from trafficking, focused on healing and life-skills education 3. Vocational empowerment (father's house, north india) the father's house program provides job-oriented vocational training to women and girls rescued from exploitation. Since 2023, over 200 graduates are employed in garment factories (tailoring), and approximately 100 graduates are employed in beauty parlors (beautician course launched april 2024). These outcomes represent measurable economic independence. 4. Health, nutrition & community care feeding programs serve 300+ children daily (chennai) and 120 children daily in andhra pradesh (43,000+ meals/year) rehabilitation services provided for children with physical disabilities monthly provisions distributed to 150 leprosy-affected families and 85 elderly mathamma women trauma-informed therapy for survivors of abuse and neglect 5. Leadership & scholarships royal kids operates targeted leadership formation programs alongside standard academic support. In 2025, 88 full college scholarships and 80 leadership-focused scholarships were awarded to first-generation students from dalit and other marginalized communities in andhra pradesh. Special training tracks exist in civil governance, media, and sports. 6. Spiritual formation children houses of prayer (chops) engaged 1,000 children in andhra pradesh in regular intercession, prayer walks, and character-building activities. The school of worship training camp involved over 210 children in spiritual formation programming.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
• Program expense ratio: 92.7%; rating input score 93
• Fundraising efficiency: $75.65 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
  • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
  • Requires narrative reports: Pass
  • Conducts field audits: Fail
  • May suspend future funding: Fail
  • Requires financial reports: Fail
  • Conducts site visits: Fail
  • Requires grant agreements: Fail
  • May require repayment: Fail
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -19.9%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.39; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 2.2% per year; rating input score 100; 27th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 1.5% per year; rating input score 100; 21st percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 12.7% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings