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HOLISTIC MINISTRY OF CHILDREN OF THE HORN OF AFRICA

HOLISTIC MINISTRY OF CHILDREN OF THE HORN OF AFRICA (Minnesota) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $144,570 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($54,685). 5 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 99% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.

Revenue FY2024
$176k
Funders on record
5
Grants received
$145k
Net assets
$295k
5/5 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 12%
01What it does

What Holistic Ministry of Children of the Horn of Africa does

Mission

To provide for the physical and spiritual needs of children of the horn of africa (ada'a villages, ethiopia) note: our programs are carried out by and in partnership with: hmcha ethiopia, p.o. Box 1943, bishoftu, ethiopia, et

As stated on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ.

Programs

  1. Child sponsorships, 130 students are sponsored, as of 12-31-2023. This sponsorship provides a stipend for living expenses so that a child is able to attend school. In addition to the basic per child cost of 360 per year, hmcha (minnesota) provides funding for 4 persons to mentor the students and their family with the goal that the family will be able to provide adequate food, clothing and shelter for all of its members. The children are chosen by the village elders and are frequently orphans. 79,153 for sponsorships for mentors and other program expenses in ethiopia including schooling costs, housing for high school girls, summer school for entering high school students, extra medical costs, teacher training, school lighting, fees and supplies.

    $79,153 spentof which $79,153 as grants
    62% of program spending
  2. Misc. Projects in ada'a, ethiopia. These projects were funded by: annual "alternative gift fair" in dec., 2023. Those proceeds of 1980 were used in '24 to fund sheep farming and other income generating activities for villagers and students. Affects more than 1,000 people. The 1,090 raised by the december 2023 fair will be used in 2024.

    $1,980 spentof which $1,980 as grants
    2% of program spending
  3. 46,801 funding for the community center and school in keteba plus other ada'a community support projects including school lighting, teacher training etc. Affects more than 1,000 people.

    $46,801 spentof which $46,801 as grants
    37% of program spending

The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $127,934.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2020, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2020, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.

100 = 20202020 Revenue 100 ($140k) Expenses 100 ($168k) Net assets 100 ($178k)2021 Revenue 99 ($138k) Expenses 43 ($72k) Net assets 137 ($244k)2023 Revenue 104 ($145k) Expenses 83 ($140k) Net assets 151 ($269k)2024 Revenue 126 ($176k) Expenses 89 ($150k) Net assets 165 ($295k)
2020202120232024
Revenue (126)Expenses (89)Net assets (165)Peer revenue range

Balance sheet

Total assets at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $178k to $244k (+37%).

$178k
$244k
$269k
$295k
2020202120232024
Total assets

How it's funded, over time

Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.

2020
2021
2023
2024
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

98% of HOLISTIC MINISTRY OF CHILDREN OF THE HORN OF AFRICA’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (100% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 4,945 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 4 reported years ran a deficit.

−$28k
’20
$66k
’21
$6k
’23
$26k
’24
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2017 → 2023: the base held at 2 funders, grant income rose $17k → $18k.

4 of 5 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 99% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.

From the IRS filings of HOLISTIC MINISTRY OF CHILDREN OF THE HORN OF AFRICA’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

How concentrated its funding is

HOLISTIC MINISTRY OF CHILDREN OF THE HORN OF AFRICA leans on a few funders — its largest provides 38% of grant income and the top three 99%; half comes from just 2 funders.

the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left

99% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund HOLISTIC MINISTRY OF CHILDREN OF THE HORN OF AFRICA.

38%
largest funder
99%
top three
~3
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 57% · 2018 96% · 2019 50% · 2020 56% · 2021 53% · 2022 50% · 2023 100% — growing more concentrated.

“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

Where its funders are

99% of HOLISTIC MINISTRY OF CHILDREN OF THE HORN OF AFRICA's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $2k that is directly attributable, 100% of it comes from funders outside Minnesota, across 1 state.

SD

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

’18
’19
’20
’21
’22
Minnesota out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $143k arriving through sponsors registered in 4 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

HOLISTIC MINISTRY OF CHILDREN OF THE HORN OF AFRICA runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 4,524 international nonprofits its size.

Operating margin15% · above the median
Revenue growth (annualized)6% · below the median

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 4,524 international nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024

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05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Public support

95%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

MN

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Questions and answers

Who funds HOLISTIC MINISTRY OF CHILDREN OF THE HORN OF AFRICA?
HOLISTIC MINISTRY OF CHILDREN OF THE HORN OF AFRICA (Minnesota) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $144,570 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($54,685). 5 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 99% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
How many funders does HOLISTIC MINISTRY OF CHILDREN OF THE HORN OF AFRICA have?
IRS filings report 5 organizations giving $144,570 in grants to HOLISTIC MINISTRY OF CHILDREN OF THE HORN OF AFRICA, 5 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of HOLISTIC MINISTRY OF CHILDREN OF THE HORN OF AFRICA?
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND is the largest funder on record, with $54,685 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like HOLISTIC MINISTRY OF CHILDREN OF THE HORN OF AFRICA find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Minnesota. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2020–2024), and the filings of 5 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing