Zimkids Orphan Foundation

What it reported doing in 2025

Primary Exempt Purpose To promote the health and well-being of AIDS orphans in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe by providing medical, educational, nutritional, vocational assistance and psychosocial support. Zimkids Orphan Foundation's, a 501c3 non-profit's primary purpose is to promote the health and well-being of AIDS orphans through Zimkids Orphan Trust (ZOT) - a registered trust under Zimbabwean law - by providing medical care, educational and nutritional support, vocational training, higher education scholarships and psychosocial assistance. Zimkids Orphan Foundation (ZOF) provided a capacity grant totaling $131,000 to Zimkids Orphan Trust (ZOT) of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. ZOT has served the orphans of Pumula North, Mazwe, Robert Sinyoka and Methodist locations for the past 18 years. During 2024, ZOF provided Zimkids Orphan Trust (ZOT) a $131,000 capacity grant. Included in the capacity grant was a grant of $22,743 to cover the costs Higher education for five orphans beyond high school at the local Polytechnic University for Electrical Engineering, Pharmacy Tech as well as scholarships for a degree in Pharmacy at Rhodes University and in Veterinary Nursing at the University of Pretoria. Also Included in the capacity grant was a grant of $24,595 to cover the costs primary and secondary school fees for 72 students and outsourced vocational training for orphans, for programs fees for training in domestic electrical wiring, Solar power, catering, masonry and cell phone repair. Twelve of those receiving scholarships or funding became fully employed. As these young people use their training to secure jobs, we expect that our funds will benefit 11 people per beneficiary. The 2024 Foundation capacity grant included $19,119 to provide over 34,000 daily meals for 220 children. The grant also pays for clinic visits, ambulance services, medication and, on occasion, hospital costs. We also provide require regular monitoring for those children who are HIV positive. Since the main hospital providing anti-retroviral drugs is far away, ZOT pays for transport and, when the hospital runs out of their medication, our grant provides the funds to keep the children on their regimens. ZOT successfully implemented and continues to operate a chicken project continues even as we move from raising layers for eggs to broilers for sale. They provide up to $350 every 6 weeks and are an extra source of food for our children. Computer training funding covered the cost of their Internet, repairs, maintenance, hardware, and software. All 250 beneficiaries from age three to twenty-one receive computer training at their tech center. The ZOF remaining capacity grant also provides for ZOT facility maintenance, staffing allowances, supplies and general expenses, vehicle maintenance, fuel, insurance, and bank charges (in Zimbabwe).

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 0.4%; rating input score 0
• Program expense ratio: 0.5%; rating input score 1

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 19%; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.4; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: -49% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 7% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 12.1% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings