Landmine Relief Fund
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO SUPPORT CAMBODIA LANDMINE MUSEUM, SUPPORT CAMBODIAN SELF HELP DEMIMING IN CLEARING LANDMINES, AND DEFUSING EXPLOSIVE REMNANTS OF WAR. IN ADDITION, PROVIDING FOOD TO THOSE UNEMPLOYED DUE TO COVID 19. SUPPORT THE RURAL SCHOOLS SUPPORT ORGANIZATION IN BUILDING SCHOOLS WHICH SUPPORT 3,200 CHILDREN EACH MONTH, AND SUPPORTING AN ORGANIC FARM THAT TEACHES RURAL PEOPLE HOW TO GROW ALTERNATIVE, SUSTAINABLE CROPS, AND PROVIDING EMERGENCY MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TO THOSE WITHOUT MEDICAL CARE.
- Income
- $573,685
- Spending
- $653,245
- Spent on programs
- 94%
- Reserves
- 4.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 1
- Highest pay
- $14,023, president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 69 out of 100. Higher than 36% of charities in its peer group (international, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 14% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 9% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1594% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Weak: 26 out of 100. Higher than 4% of charities in its peer group (international, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
5 of 250 of 3 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $613,291 spent. CLEARING LAND MINES AND UNEXPLODED BOMBS IN RURAL VILLAGES THUS ENABLING THE RESIDENTS TO BE ABLE TO USE THE LAND TO BUILD HOUSES AND SCHOOLS, AS WELL AS USE THE LAND FOR FARMING. WE HAVE HELPED THE CAMBODIAN SELF HELP DEMINING (CSHD) TO CLEAR OVER 177 MINEFIELDS AND 5,742,187 METERS SQUARED LAND IN CAMBODIA, AS WELL AS ASSISTED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TO LIVE A SAFER LIFE. THE CSHD ALSO GIVES MINE RISK EDUCATION CLASSES TO SCHOOLS AND VILLAGES.IN ADDITION, WE HAVE HELPED THE RURAL SCHOOL VILLAGE PROGRAM (RSVP) TO BUILD 22 SCHOOLS AS OF 2019, AS WELL AS SUPPORT 3,200 CHILDREN EVERY MONTH. WE ALSO SUPPORT THE CAMBODIA LANDMINE MUSEUM RELIEF CENTER AND ITS UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, AS WELL AS PROVIDE EMERGENCY MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TO THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD MEDICAL CARE. UNDER THE BANNER OF THE TOGETHER PROJECT, PROVIDING FOOD TO THOSE WHO ARE DISPLACED AND SUFFERING AS A RESULT OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK. IN ADDITION, WE INTRODUCED OUR SUSTAINABLE FARMING PROGRAM, AND ARE BUILDING A GARDEN WITH A HYDROPONIC GREENHOUSE, A NET GARDEN, AN AQUA POND AND A MUSHROOM GARDEN, WHICH WILL BE REPLICATED AROUND THE COUNTRY PROVIDING THOSE IN RURAL AREAS WITH ADDITIONAL INCOMES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 2007.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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