Lost Orphans International

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
270354293
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2022–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2017, Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Rockwall, TX, USA
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International Relief

Reported finances

Revenue
$35,606
Expenses
$78,679
Assets
$16,594

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Gary Amerso (President)

People named in this filing

  • Gary Amerso (President)
  • Debra Amerson (Secretary)
  • Ryan Amerson (Director)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

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

Overview

Mission

Bring forth immediate and eternal hope to orphaned and at-risk children in locations around the world. We advocate for on-the-ground individuals and groups by connecting them with people and resources in support of a strategy of child rescue orphan prevention and community development.

What it reported doing in 2025

House of Love in Lagi Vietnam and Lighthouse Evangelical Church in Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam: Creation and support for childrens homes in Vietnam to meet immediate needs food clothing shelter health and eternal needs of children and families in these slum communities. Includes missionary support for a field worker located in Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% 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. Expenses are high relative to revenue and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 98
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 15
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 94.3%; rating input score 94

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -121%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.21; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -5% per year; rating input score 0; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -13.8% per year; rating input score 0; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -8.7% per year; rating input score 0; 19th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 94.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $74K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2022 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 6/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 19/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.