Thinksmall

What it reported doing in 2025

Our organization provides charitable and educational resources domestically and internationally. We equip and train local churches, community leaders, and volunteers to help protect vulnerable children from trafficking, abuse, exploitation, and drug involvement while promoting positive character development, healthy decision-making, and community engagement.through child protection education programs, leadership training, and community outreach initiatives, we provide age-appropriate instruction that helps children recognize risks, understand personal safety, develop healthy relationships, and build resilience against exploitation and harmful behaviors.in 2025, we conducted hundreds of child protection, (see schedule o) education, and community outreach events in partnership with local churches and community organizations throughout asia and africa. During the year, our teams trained and equipped approximately 272,607 children through child safety and empowerment programs.children trained by regionsoutheast asia: 31,648south asia: 7,337africa: 233,622program activities included: child protection education - providing information about personal safety, healthy boundaries, recognizing potential exploitation, and identifying trusted adults. Character and ethics development - teaching principles of integrity, respect, responsibility, healthy decision-making, and positive life choices. Life skills training - strengthening communication, critical thinking, problem-solving, and self-advocacy skills. Leadership and volunteer training - equipping local leaders, teachers, church workers, and volunteers to effectively deliver child protection and educational programs within their communities. Community engagement - involving parents, caregivers, churches, and community leaders in efforts to create safer environments for children.our organization works through local partnerships to ensure cultural sensitivity, community participation, and compliance with applicable local laws and regulations. Program effectiveness is evaluated through ongoing feedback, reporting, and continuous improvement processes.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 91.5%; rating input score 92
• Program expense ratio: 95%; rating input score 95
• Fundraising efficiency: $66.4 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 80; 80th 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: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
  • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
  • 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: 99.7%; rating input score 100; 53rd 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; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
  • 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: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 4.1%; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.26; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 10.6% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 12.6% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 15.9% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings