Tiny Tim and Friends Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
263545125
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2020–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2019, Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Hopkins, MN, USA
Phone
6125580597
Rating
94
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Cultural, Ethnic Awareness

Reported finances

Revenue
$48,818
Expenses
$52,162
Assets
$70,304

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

People named in this filing

  • COLLEEN MEADE-LINDER (BOARD CHAIRP)
  • BETTY MEADE (TREASURER/CO)
  • MICHELLE MEADE (SECRETARY)

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

Tiny tim & friends undertakes programs to support HIV+ children lead positive lives & eliminate HIV transmission in zambia.

What it reported doing in 2025

Since tiny tim and friends was founded in 2004 we have been working to help thousands of HIV+ children, adolescents and pregnant women in some of the most at risk communities in lusaka, zambia. Ttf clinic - we support HIV+ children, adolescents and pregnant women at the ttf clinic through providing free, first class medical care treatment and support. Outreach services - working in some of the most economically deprived compounds in lusaka offering HIV awareness, testing, & counselling, we aim to reduce HIV transmission to zero. Counselling & support - by providing both one to one and age tailored group counselling sessions we support HIV+ individuals to understand their illness and lead positive lives. Pmtct - having a healthy child is more than possible for an HIV+ women if they receive the right treatment care and support - we are on our second year of 0% transmission. Nutritional support - poor nutrition in an HIV+ child can leave them open to opportunistic infections. We provide nutritional support to the most at risk - working to ensure good health. Pallitative care - when HIV+ children are suffering with life limiting illnesses ttf offers pediatric palliative care, through our partners, to ensure their swift recovery and good health.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 99
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 38
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 98.3%; rating input score 98

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -6.8%; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.35; rating input score 55; 55th 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: 4.7% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -5.5% per year; rating input score 0; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.1% per year; rating input score 100; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 98.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $51K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2020 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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 — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 32/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 55/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.