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Compassion Flower

EIN 20-5673537 · San Diego, CA

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak48 out of 100GovernanceWeak48 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

We desire to bring assistance to underprivileged students, and women in remote areas of Vietnam, including benefitting impoverished people in South East Asia. We help victims of human trafficking crime, vctims of gender-based violence and international disaster relief efforts.

Income
$233,185
Spending
$232,200
Spent on programs
100%
Reserves
0.2 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%
Employees
0

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

Financial health

Weak: 48 out of 100. Higher than 19% of charities in its peer group (international, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    4 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 0.2 months of spending.

  • Debt

    2 of 20

    It owes 90% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    12 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 0% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 6% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    100% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

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

Governance

Weak: 48 out of 100. Higher than 27% of charities in its peer group (international, under $250k).

  • Independent board

    18 of 25

    4 of 4 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    0 of 15

    Reports no 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

    0 of 5

    Reports that it does not keep minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

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

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

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

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 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 (5)
  1. $92,700 spent. Education: In 2025, we granted (cash) scholarships to 1250 needy students around Thua Thien Hue province and donated blankets, raincoats, notebooks, rice, and stationery to students in mountainous villages. We also support monthly living expenses for 55 destitute students in the province.
  2. $52,100 spent. Disater Relief: The consecutive heavy rains that caused flooding in late October 2025 in Central Vietnam left widespread devastation. In November 2025, we delivered gift packages to 1,300 families in flood-affected villages in Hue, formerly Thua Thin Hue province. Each family received a gift package valued at 40 USD, including cash (20 USD).
  3. $39,500 spent. Heathcare: We served 860 patients, primarily those affected by poor nutrition and poverty, through examinations, treatments, and medication dispensing. In addition to medications, each patient received a USD 40 gift package containing cash, rice, milk, instant noodles, a blanket, soap, seasoning powder, and canned food.
  4. $47,900 spent. See Schedule O
  5. 1. Self-Empowerment Program: The Sewing program empowers many women and human trafficked survivors to achieve sustainable outcomes and improve their working-life quality, health, and quality of life. We purchased products (blankets, warm jackets, recycled rice bags) made by the people in the TCF SEP program and gave them to needy people in the remote communities in Central Vietnam. Amount paid: 12,000 2. Winter Relief/Vietnamese New Year: In February 2025, while many families were preparing food to feast on their ancestors and family members for the TET season, many still struggled to work for daily food and make ends meet. One week before TET, the TCF team members delivered support to 260 low-income families in remote villages of Thua Thien Hue province, each family received a gift pack valued at 40 USD. Amount Paid: 12,700 USD 3. Adult Literacy classes (ALC): The Adult Literacy classes are operated for women from at-risk areas of human trafficking crime, the impoverished fishing villages of Central Vietnam. The women can now read and write, and new women join the classes yearly. The ALC helps the women follow up with their childrens schoolwork and adopt more preventive health measures, like immunization, virus awareness, and human trafficking awareness, as well as become more independent and engaged within their communities. Literacy is one of the essential tools in keeping communities safe and healthy. Each class is operated for ten months in a year. Total cost = 6,500 USD 4. Orphanage centers: Support the Center for the Ailing Orphan. We provide 3 months of food (including rice and daily food) to the poor and homeless elderly in the Dieu Vien, a private Senior ailing center The Un Dam Orphanage. We donate 30 scholarships to children at the Un Dam, a private orphanage run by Buddhist nuns, in 2025. Total amount paid for the orphanage and elderly Center = 8,500 USD

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.

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

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

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since July 2008.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 October 7, 2026.

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