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A SONG IN THE NIGHT

TUCSON, AZ · EIN 813595057 · Form 990EZ · FY2022 · NTEE Q30 · International Affairs · Micro (<$100K) · www.asonginthenight.org
revenue
$53K
expenses
$81K
net assets
$3K
employees
mission · from form 990

support for children and families in crisis

profile · synthesized from sources

A Song in the Night supports children and families in Guatemala to access education, food, and shelter, with a focus on overcoming poverty-related barriers to schooling. The organization provides weekly food packages, educational support, and emergency relief, particularly after disasters like the 2018 Volcán de Fuego eruption. Programs include academic tutoring, technology access, and career advancement guidance, all integrated with spiritual and emotional support.

named programs · 5 · from sources

what they call their work

Educational Support Program
Provides academic support, tutoring, and school supplies to help children stay in school; includes special needs tutoring and parental involvement in learning
English as a Second Language
Developing an ESL program for adults and older youth to improve employment opportunities
Food and Household Assistance
Distributes weekly food packages including staples like rice, beans, and milk, along with hygiene items and clothing to families in need
Home Grown Academic Support Year-Round
Runs vacation and summer school programs led by older students, combining education with spiritual growth and community building
Volcano Relief and Long-Term Recovery
Responded to the 2018 Volcán de Fuego eruption with emergency supplies, counseling, shelter support, and long-term rebuilding assistance
activities · 9 groups

what they do

  • Mobile and Fixed Hygiene Services for Homeless Individuals 5 activities
    • Housing and Home Improvement
      Provides shelter, including group homes for children and crisis housing for women, and conducts home repairs to protect families from environmental hazards like flooding.
    • Housing and Home Improvement
      Provides shelter, including operating group homes for children and offering long-term housing for individuals with disabilities, and conducts home repairs to protect families from environmental hazards.
    • Housing and Home Improvement
      Provides shelter, including operating group homes for children and offering housing for women in crisis, and conducts home repairs to protect families from environmental hazards like flooding.
    • Providing home repairs and improvements
      Conducts home repairs to protect families from flooding, including roofing reinforcement, drainage channels, and wall repairs. The organization also provides water filtration systems to families.
    • Providing shelter and housing assistance
      Offers shelter for women in crisis and their children, operates group homes for children, and provides long-term care and housing for individuals with severe disabilities. This also includes assisting families who house disaster survivors.
  • CASA Program Support & Volunteer Engagement 4 activities
    • Capacity Building for Orphanage Staff
      Prepares orphanage staff with counseling to receive displaced or orphaned children.
    • Capacity building for orphanage staff
      Prepares orphanage staff with counseling to receive displaced or orphaned children.
    • Orphanage Staff Capacity Building
      Prepares orphanage staff with counseling to receive displaced or orphaned children.
    • Orphanage Staff Capacity Building
      Prepares orphanage staff with counseling to receive displaced or orphaned children.
  • Microloan Programs with Training 4 activities
    • Economic Empowerment and Self-Sufficiency
      Provides small investments for individuals to start home industries, and distributes resources like livestock, seeds, and tools to help families achieve self-sustainability.
    • Economic Empowerment and Self-Sustainability
      Provides small investments for individuals to start home industries, distributes water filtration systems, and offers livestock, seeds, and tools to help families achieve self-sustainability.
    • Self-Sufficiency and Livelihood Support
      Provides small investments, livestock, seeds, and tools to help individuals and families start home industries and achieve self-sustainability.
    • Supporting self-sustainability initiatives
      Provides small investments for supplies, transportation, or resources to help individuals start home industries. The organization also provides livestock, seeds, and tools to disaster survivors to help them achieve self-sustainability.
  • Child Sponsorship for Educational Support 4 activities
    • Educational Support Programs
      Supports children and adults in accessing and continuing education through school enrollment, provision of school supplies, tutoring for special needs, and running summer school and Vacation Bible School programs.
    • Educational Support Programs
      Supports children and adults in accessing and continuing education through school supplies, uniforms, tuition assistance, tutoring for special needs, and running summer school and Vacation Bible School programs.
    • Educational Support and Programs
      Supports children and adults in accessing and succeeding in education through school enrollment assistance, provision of school supplies, tutoring, and running educational programs like Vacation Bible School and Summer School.
    • Providing educational support
      Supports children and adults in accessing education by providing school supplies, uniforms, tuition assistance, individual tutoring for special needs students, and laptops. The organization also runs a school from pre-kindergarten to 9th grade and offers Vacation Bible School and Summer School programs.
  • Children's Faith Formation & Parental Equipping 4 activities
    • Providing spiritual support and discipleship
      Supports individuals and families in developing a personal relationship with Jesus Christ through regular discipleship, counseling, and spiritual support. This includes supporting children's participation in church-based spiritual events.
    • Spiritual and Counseling Support
      Offers regular discipleship, counseling, and spiritual support to mothers and children, and supports children's participation in church-based spiritual events.
    • Spiritual and Counseling Support
      Offers regular discipleship, counseling, and spiritual support to mothers and children, and facilitates participation in church-based spiritual events.
    • Spiritual and Counseling Support
      Offers regular discipleship, counseling, and spiritual support to mothers and children, and facilitates participation in church-based spiritual events.
  • Youth Medical Care Services 3 activities
    • Medical and Dental Care Assistance
      Provides assistance for critical medical and dental needs, including surgeries, medications, supplies, and long-term care for various conditions, often for children and families who cannot afford treatment.
    • Medical and Dental Care Assistance
      Provides assistance for critical medical and dental needs, including surgeries, medications, supplies, and long-term care for various conditions, often for children and families who cannot afford treatment.
    • Providing medical and dental care assistance
      Assists individuals and families with critical medical and dental needs, including funding for surgeries, medications, supplies, and ongoing treatments. This also includes providing medical care in a clinic setting and assisting with specialized therapies.
  • Basic Needs Provision for Youth and Families 3 activities
    • Providing basic needs support
      Provides basic necessities including food, clothing, shelter, hygiene products, and household essentials to families and individuals in need. This includes weekly distribution of food and household items, and providing emergency relief supplies during disasters.
    • Provision of Basic Needs and Emergency Relief
      Provides essential items such as food, clothing, shelter, hygiene products, and household essentials to families and individuals in need, including emergency relief during crises like natural disasters.
    • Provision of Basic Needs and Emergency Relief
      Provides essential items such as food, clothing, shelter, hygiene products, and household essentials to families and individuals in need, including emergency relief during crises like natural disasters.
  • Clean Water Well Development 2 activities
    • Water Filtration System Distribution
      Distributes ECOFILTRO water filtration systems to families to improve access to clean drinking water.
    • Water Filtration System Distribution
      Provides ECOFILTRO water filtration systems to families to improve access to clean drinking water.
  • Survivor Case Management & Support Groups 1 activity
    • Providing counseling and long-term follow-up
      Provides counseling services, including sending trained counselors to assist disaster survivors. The organization also engages in long-term follow-up with previously assisted women to observe positive life changes.
financials · form 990EZ · fy2022
revenue
Total revenue$53K
Contributions & grants$53K100%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$81K
Program expenses
Admin / overhead
Fundraising
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$78K
balance sheet
Total assets$3K
Cash
Investments
Liabilities
Net assets$3K
1 years on record · 2022–2022
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2022

who runs it

board members · 2
  • Donie Green de Hernandez — Director
  • Peter Hernandez — Director
relationships · 11

who they work with

  • Casa Bernabe Partner — Co-directed Casa Bernabe children's ministry from 1994 to 2007 and integrated parallel ministries under its structure.
  • Casa Bernabe Partner — Partnered to assist survivors of the Volcan de Fuego disaster, including providing supplies, counseling, and preparing to receive displaced children.
  • Donie Partner — Hosts and cares for Sarita and supports multiple families, receiving water filtration systems and other assistance from A Song in the Night.
  • Donie's home Partner — Used as a central location for discipleship, counseling, and emergency support for mothers and children.
  • FOCE Network — Donie Hernandez co-founded FOCE (Friends of Children Everywhere) in 2005 and serves on its Advisory Board.
  • FOCE Partner — Partnered to assist survivors of the Volcan de Fuego disaster.
  • FUNPRONI Partner — Donie Hernandez serves on the Board of Directors for FUNPRONI-Casa Bernabe in Guatemala.
  • Facebook Partner — Plans to connect via Facebook page to expand outreach and engagement.
  • House of Samuel Partner — Collaborated with House of Samuel in Arizona, which supported Donie Hernandez's early service and sent her to Guatemala.
  • Steve Baker Partner — Missionary and friend who prepared and taught students to use donated laptops.
  • Verbo Church Partner — Received and distributed goods collected by Casa Bernabe for disaster relief.