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AFRICAN CHILDRENS CHARITIES

Tucson, AZ · EIN 261399438 · Form 990EZ · FY2022 · NTEE Q33 · International Affairs · Micro (<$100K) · africanchildrenscharity.com
revenue
$84K
expenses
$25K
net assets
$64K
employees
mission · from form 990

PROMOTE EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN IN AFRICA

profile · synthesized from sources

African Children’s Charity of Arizona supports orphaned and abandoned children in Uganda by providing education, medical care, shelter, and long-term support through their educational programs. The organization rescued children from extreme hardship, including cases of severe illness and neglect, and sponsors their development from childhood through technical training or higher education. Based in Tucson, Arizona, it operates primarily through individual donations and fundraising efforts.

named programs · 3 · from sources

what they call their work

Education Sponsorship Program
Provides full educational support for orphaned children in Uganda, including junior high, high school, and technical or university training
Medical Rescue and Care Initiative
Identifies critically ill abandoned children, provides emergency medical treatment, and arranges complex surgeries not available locally, such as spinal surgery in the U.S.
Residential Care Program
Offers shelter, nutrition, and daily care for orphaned and abandoned children in a family-like environment in Uganda
activities · 4 clusters

what they do

  • Overseas Sponsor and Volunteer Mission Trips 3 activities
    • Conducts in-country engagement and monitoring visits
      Organizes regular team visits to Uganda to engage with students and staff, monitor program outcomes, and conduct on-site assessments, including a 2024 country visit by the ACCA team.
    • Student Engagement and Celebrations
      Organizes country visits for staff to engage with students in Uganda and holds annual celebrations for the supported children and staff.
    • Student Engagement and Support Visits
      Organizes country visits for its team to engage directly with students in Uganda, and holds annual celebrations for the children and staff.
  • Child Sponsorship for Educational Support 2 activities
    • Educational Support for Children in Uganda
      Provides educational support for children in Uganda, including funding for technical training, high school, and junior high education. This also includes supporting specific students through diploma programs.
    • Supports education for vulnerable children in Uganda
      Enrolls and supports children in formal education, including junior high, high school, and technical training programs; specifically supported students such as Nashim Namanda in completing a two-year diploma in computer science at YMCA, Wandegeya, Kampala.
  • Financial Assistance for Medical Devices 2 activities
    • Providing Specialized Medical Devices
      Addresses specific medical needs, such as providing hearing aids for children diagnosed with hearing loss.
    • Providing Specific Medical Interventions
      Addresses specific medical needs of children, such as providing hearing aids for diagnosed hearing loss.
  • Uncategorized 12 activities
    • Engagement and Celebrations with Supported Children
      Organizes country visits to engage with students and holds annual celebrations for supported children and staff.
    • Facilitating Medical Treatment in the US
      Conducts fundraising in the United States to facilitate travel and medical services for children needing specialized treatment, including monitoring their health post-surgery in Tucson, Arizona.
    • Facilitating Medical Treatment in the United States
      Conducts fundraising in the United States to facilitate travel for children from Uganda to the US for specialized surgery and medical services, and provides ongoing health monitoring post-surgery.
    • Facilitating Medical Treatment in the United States
      Conducts fundraising in the United States to facilitate travel for children from Uganda to the US for specialized surgery and medical services, and provides post-operative health monitoring.
    • Hosts annual events for children and staff
      Holds annual celebrations to support community building and recognition for ACCA-supported children and staff, such as the 2017 event.
    • Operates orphanage and residential care in Uganda
      Provides long-term residential care, food, shelter, medical care, and religious instruction for orphans and abandoned children in Uganda through an established orphanage.
    • Orphanage Operation and Child Care in Uganda
      Operates an orphanage in Uganda, providing shelter, food, medical care, and religious instruction to children. This includes supporting abandoned children, addressing specific medical needs like tuberculosis and hearing loss, and placing children in school.
    • Orphanage and Educational Programs in Uganda
      Operates an orphanage in Uganda, providing shelter, food, medical care, and religious instruction to children. The organization supports children at various educational levels, including junior high, high school, and technical training, and has facilitated specific students' education in computer science.
    • Orphanage and Educational Programs in Uganda
      Operates an orphanage in Uganda, providing shelter, food, medical care, and religious instruction to children. The organization supports children at various educational levels, including junior high, high school, and technical training, and has facilitated higher education for students in computer science.
    • Provides medical intervention and health monitoring
      Rescues and treats children with critical health conditions, including tuberculosis and hearing loss; facilitates access to medical care in Uganda and the United States, including surgeries and ongoing health monitoring post-treatment.
    • Rescue and Rehabilitation of Abandoned Children
      Rescues abandoned children in Kampala, Uganda, providing immediate nourishment, medication for illnesses like tuberculosis, and subsequent placement in educational institutions.
    • Rescue and Rehabilitation of Abandoned Children
      Rescues abandoned children in Uganda, providing immediate nourishment, medication for illnesses like tuberculosis, and placing them in educational settings.
financials · form 990EZ · fy2022

the money

revenue
Total revenue$84K
Contributions & grants$84K100%
Program service revenue
Investment income
Other revenue
expenses
Total expenses$25K
Program expenses
Admin / overhead
Fundraising
Salaries & benefits
Grants paid out
balance sheet
Total assets$64K
Cash
Investments
Liabilities
Net assets$64K
1 years on record · 2022–2022
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2022

who runs it

board members · 1
  • TOM HARRIS — DIRECTOR OF FINANCIA
relationships · 4

who they work with

  • ACCA Students Partner — Students participating in ACCA programs during a country visit.
  • University Medical Center Partner — Evaluated a child and performed surgery as a charity case.
  • YMCA, Wandegeya, Kampala Partner — Partner organization where Nashim Namanda completed her computer science education and resided for two years.
  • YMCA, Wandegeya, Kampala Partner — Provided education in computer science to a supported student.