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Reaching a Generation USA Inc

EIN 20-5573610 · Raleigh, NC

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair59 out of 100GovernanceFair68 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

Reaching a Generation USA Inc . ("RaG-US") establishes relationships with Christian African ministries and missionaries who provide education, sustenance, and health care services for at-risk children, teens, and orphans in southern Africa. Working through these relationships, RaG-US provided a variety of practical supports for care-givers and the children under their care. RaG-US provided direct financial support for the care of needy children to address their immediate and long-term needs through funding to southern African organizations. RaG-US provides logistics and training to volunteers who traveled to Africa to provide life-skill seminars for southern African school teachers, provide relief workers for orphans and to provide logistics and other supports for the work among children. RaG-US raised awareness in the United States regarding the needy condition of African children by supporting volunteers to visit African children, work in feeding stations and medical clinics,

Income
$1.9 million
Spending
$2.1 million
Spent on programs
87%
Reserves
1.2 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 97%
Employees
0
Volunteers
17

Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 59 out of 100. Higher than 26% of charities in its peer group (youth development, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 1.2 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 5% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 11% of income.

  • Income trend

    10 of 15

    Income fell 1% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    87% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Fair: 68 out of 100. Higher than 21% of charities in its peer group (youth development, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    17 of 17 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Independent check of accounts

    0 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, 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)
  1. $1.8 million spent. Reaching a Generation USA Inc . ("RaG-US") establishes relationships with Christian African ministries and missionaries who provide education, sustenance, and health care services for at-risk children, teens, and orphans in southern Africa. Working through these relationships, RaG-US provided a variety of practical supports for care-givers and the children under their care. RaG-US provided direct financial support for the care of needy children to address their immediate and long-term needs through funding to southern African organizations. RaG-US provides logistics and training to volunteers who traveled to Africa to provide life-skill seminars for southern African school teachers, provide relief workers for orphans and to provide logistics and other supports for the work among children. RaG-US raised awareness in the United States regarding the needy condition of African children by supporting volunteers to visit African children, work in feeding stations and medical clinics, and to minister to emotional, physical and medical conditions. Over the course of the year, examples of our supported organizations activities include: (1) Digging of hundreds of water wells in bush communities in the Sioma District of Zambia. (2) Partnerships with other NGOs to provide medical and dental treatment and medications for thousands of villagers in western Zambia. (3) Maintained feeding programs to provide weekday meals for more than 2,000 students in small public schools in rural villages in Zambia. (4) Expanded Centreshot programs to teach character development to thousands of students in schools across eight provinces in South Africa and began the program in Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe. (5) Through a network of support centers, provided counseling and practical help for almost 150,000 clients in crisis pregnancies.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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 November 6, 2026.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending August 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since December 2006.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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 November 4, 2026.

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