Food for His Children

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
273242500
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-N 2011
Location
Harris, MN, USA
Phone
6127150321
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
International Relief

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$434,097
Expenses
$577,095
Assets
$104,999
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Kerrie Holschbach (Board Chair/Executive Director)
  • Jeff Gebhard (Vice President)

Highest reported compensation

  • Kerrie Holschbach (Board Chair/Executive Director): $58,000 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Food for His children equips and emplowers people who are living in extreme poverty in rural Tanzania, Africa so that they can provide for their familiys basic needs including food, education, medical and a healthy home and become all Good created them to be.

What it reported doing in 2025

In 2025, Food for His Children served 708 households (5,006 individuals) across 14 project sites in Karatu, Tanzania through an integrated model of livestock development, agriculture, entrepreneurship, health, and faith-based community support. Household Stability & Case Management: FFHC conducted 6,273 home visits and facilitated 3,894 participant meetings, resulting in 880 household goals achieved. A total of 506 households progressed in meeting Healthy Home standards, Livelihoods (Livestock & Agriculture): FFHC distributed 220 goats to 87 families, with 947 goat births recorded and 162 goats sold by families, generating income for school fees, food, and medical care. Livestock care included ongoing veterinary support and household training. In agriculture, through climate-smart agriculture, FFHC conducted 1,478 farm visits, providing hands-on training and support to families. Farmer Motivators received seeds and inputs to model best practices, helping extend these techniques throughout their communities. Economic Empowerment: Through savings groups and business training, 341 participants actively saved and accessed loans, with total savings and loan circulation reaching TZS 128,854,600 (approx $50,000) creating stability and opportunity for the future. Street Business School programming resulted in 51 new businesses and ongoing coaching through 196 household visits, increasing income-generating capacity. Health & Environment: Families accessed health insurance support and participated in training on hygiene, disease prevention, and environmental practices. Environmental education initiatives engaged local schools, contributing to improved community health awareness. Faith & Community Development: FFHC provided 1,250 pastoral care visits and facilitated Bible studies, seminars, and outreach activities reaching thousands of participants. These efforts resulted in 68 baptisms, strengthened family relationships through counseling, and supported spiritual growth and community cohesion. Farm & Innovation Center: The Farm & Innovation Center advanced sustainable agriculture through 28 vertical farming structures, year-round crop production, and soil health initiatives. The center trained 66 participants, hosted 101 visitors, and generated TZS 679,000 in revenue from agricultural sales, all reinvested into program operations to support long-term sustainability. Through this integrated approach, FFHC strengthened household resilience, increased income opportunities, improved health practices, and supported spiritual and community development for families living in extreme poverty.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 82% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 90
  • Transparency & Controls: 79
  • Accountability: 83
  • Sustainability: 19
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 87.7%; rating input score 88
  • Fundraising efficiency: $13.41 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: 0 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Fail
    • Requires narrative reports: Fail
    • 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; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 87.5%; rating input score 88; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -32.9%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.18; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 3.5%; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 23.3% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 15.2% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -4.8% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 87.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 8 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $506K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $58K · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 25 of 25 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors and foreign activity
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2020 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight: 8 of 8 not reported.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 45/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 7/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 11/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 32/100.