Saving Grace in Uganda Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO CARE FOR ORPHANED AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN NORTHERN UGANDA BY PROVIDING A HOME, FOOD, MEDICAL CARE, AND AN EDUCATION TO THEM.
- Income
- $565,420
- Spending
- $466,886
- Spent on programs
- 100%
- Reserves
- 5.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 10
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
Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 62% of charities in its peer group (international, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 5.5 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 17% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 20% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15100% 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
Strong: 91 out of 100. Higher than 79% of charities in its peer group (international, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 257 of 7 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
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 (2)
- $341,352 spent. UNCLE FRED'S HOUSE CARING FOR STREET CHILDREN -SERVED 2,750 MEALS TO CHILDREN LIVING ON THE STREETS. -PROVIDED MEDICAL CARE TO APPROXIMATELY 1,700 STREET CHILDREN. -PROVIDED TRAUMA COUNSELING FOR 150 STREET CHILDREN. -REUNITED 32 STREET CHILDREN WITH FAMILIES AND PROVIDED A RESETTLEMENT PACKAGE FOR EACH CHILD, INCLUDING NEW CLOTHING, BEDDING, RICE, SEEDS, AND FARM TOOLS. -RESCUED 9 NEW CHILDREN FROM THE STREETS AND BEGAN CARING FOR THEM FULL- TIME AT SAVING GRACE VILLAGE. SUPPORTING RESCUED CHILDREN -CARED FOR 40 RESCUED CHILDREN FULL-TIME AT SAVING GRACE VILLAGE. -RENOVATED CHILDREN'S HOMES IN THE VILLAGE WITH PAINT, RE-PLASTERING, AND FLOOR REPAIR. -GAVE 14 GOATS TO CHILDREN GRADUATING FROM SAVING GRACE IN UGANDA. EDUCATION -PROVIDED 39 RESCUED OLDER CHILDREN (IN ADDITION TO THOSE LIVING AT THE VILLAGE) WITH A HIGH SCHOOL, VOCATIONAL SCHOOL, OR COLLEGE EDUCATION. -ENROLLED 30 OLDER STREET KIDS IN VOCATIONAL SCHOOL THROUGH THE HANDS UP PROGRAM AND EQUIPPED THEM WITH TRADE TOOLS TO SECURE JOBS OR START BUSINESSES. GRANTS FOR THIS PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT WERE UTILIZED AS FOLLOWS: MEDICAL 9,131 STREET CHILDREN EVENTS 60,250 TRANSPORTATION 46,379 RESETTLEMENT/HANDS UP 8,069 UNCLE FRED'S HOUSE CARING FOR STREET CHILDREN -SERVED 2,750 MEALS TO CHILDREN LIVING ON THE STREETS. -PROVIDED MEDICAL CARE TO APPROXIMATELY 1,700 STREET CHILDREN. -PROVIDED TRAUMA COUNSELING FOR 150 STREET CHILDREN. -REUNITED 32 STREET CHILDREN WITH FAMILIES AND PROVIDED A RESETTLEMENT PACKAGE FOR EACH CHILD, INCLUDING NEW CLOTHING, BEDDING, RICE, SEEDS, AND FARM TOOLS. -RESCUED 9 NEW CHILDREN FROM THE STREETS AND BEGAN CARING FOR THEM FULL- TIME AT SAVING GRACE VILLAGE. SUPPORTING RESCUED CHILDREN -CARED FOR 40 RESCUED CHILDREN FULL-TIME AT SAVING GRACE VILLAGE. -RENOVATED CHILDREN'S HOMES IN THE VILLAGE WITH PAINT, RE-PLASTERING, AND FLOOR REPAIR. -GAVE 14 GOATS TO CHILDREN GRADUATING FROM SAVING GRACE IN UGANDA. EDUCATION -PROVIDED 39 RESCUED OLDER CHILDREN (IN ADDITION TO THOSE LIVING AT THE VILLAGE) WITH A HIGH SCHOOL, VOCATIONAL SCHOOL, OR COLLEGE EDUCATION. -ENROLLED 30 OLDER STREET KIDS IN VOCATIONAL SCHOOL THROUGH THE HANDS UP PROGRAM AND EQUIPPED THEM WITH TRADE TOOLS TO SECURE JOBS OR START BUSINESSES. GRANTS FOR THIS PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT WERE UTILIZED AS FOLLOWS: MEDICAL 9,131 STREET CHILDREN EVENTS 60,250 TRANSPORTATION 46,379 RESETTLEMENT/HANDS UP 8,069
- $123,829 spent. SAVING GRACE CHILDREN'S VILLAGE -PROVIDED A PRESTIGIOUS EDUCATION, THREE NUTRITIOUS MEALS A DAY FOR 965 COMMUNITY STUDENTS ENROLLED IN SAVING GRACE PRIMARY SCHOOL. -PROVIDED 88 STUDENTS WITH SCHOLARSHIPS TO ATTEND SAVING GRACE PRIMARY SCHOOL. -FARMING AND SUSTAINABILITY -TRANSITIONED FROM RAISING PIGS TO RAISING GOATS AND SHEEP, REDUCING FARM COSTS. -OUR DAIRY FARM PROVIDED MILK FOR ALL SCHOOL AND VILLAGE MEALS, WITH SURPLUS SOLD TO SUSTAIN THE MINISTRY. -GREW AND SOLD BANANAS, CORN, AND VEGETABLES. -STAFF AND RESOURCES: --PURCHASED TWO MOTORCYCLES FOR STAFF FIELD MINISTRY. --PURCHASED A VAN TO TRANSPORT CHILDREN AND STAFF. --SUPPORTED 105 DEDICATED SGU STAFF MEMBERS. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT -CONDUCTED A COMMUNITY MEDICAL CAMP, TREATING 100 PEOPLE FOR UTIS, OPEN WOUNDS, AND BACTERIAL, FUNGAL, AND VIRAL INFECTIONS. -BUILT FOUR DEEP BOREHOLE WELLS, SUPPLYING CLEAN DRINKING WATER TO OVER 4,000 PEOPLE WHO HAD BEEN SHARING A WATER DITCH WITH ANIMALS -PROVIDED 4,356 POUNDS OF SEEDS AND FARMING INSTRUCTION TO VILLAGERS FACING FOOD INSECURITY. -DISTRIBUTED 2,456 FARM TOOLS TO VILLAGERS, HELPING 988 FAMILIES GROW CROPS FOR FOOD AND PROFIT. -DISTRIBUTED FOOD AND RELIEF ITEMS (BEANS, POSHO, SOAP, SUGAR, AND SALT) TO OVER 1,000 PEOPLE IN DESPERATE NEED. -PROVIDED BUSINESS START-UP TRAINING AND MATERIALS TO 110 WOMEN IN EXTREME POVERTY, ENABLING THEM TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES AND REDUCE THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN FORCED TO LIVE ON THE STREETS. -PROVIDED MEDICAL SUPPORT BY FACILITATING ACCESS TO HEALTH FACILITIES GRANTS FOR THIS PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT WERE UTILIZED AS FOLLOWS: SCHOOL FEES, SUPPLIES, VISITS 106,384 UGANDAN ADMIN EXPENSES (INCL. VEHICLES) 94,993 UGANDAN SALARIES 58,013 VILLAGE FOOD 22,097 VILLAGE SUPPLIES & HOUSING 26,909 FARMING/WELLS/SEEDS 29,795 SAVING GRACE CHILDREN'S VILLAGE -PROVIDED A PRESTIGIOUS EDUCATION, THREE NUTRITIOUS MEALS A DAY FOR 965 COMMUNITY STUDENTS ENROLLED IN SAVING GRACE PRIMARY SCHOOL. -PROVIDED 88 STUDENTS WITH SCHOLARSHIPS TO ATTEND SAVING GRACE PRIMARY SCHOOL. -FARMING AND SUSTAINABILITY -TRANSITIONED FROM RAISING PIGS TO RAISING GOATS AND SHEEP, REDUCING FARM COSTS. -OUR DAIRY FARM PROVIDED MILK FOR ALL SCHOOL AND VILLAGE MEALS, WITH SURPLUS SOLD TO SUSTAIN THE MINISTRY. -GREW AND SOLD BANANAS, CORN, AND VEGETABLES. -STAFF AND RESOURCES: --PURCHASED TWO MOTORCYCLES FOR STAFF FIELD MINISTRY. --PURCHASED A VAN TO TRANSPORT CHILDREN AND STAFF. --SUPPORTED 105 DEDICATED SGU STAFF MEMBERS. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT -CONDUCTED A COMMUNITY MEDICAL CAMP, TREATING 100 PEOPLE FOR UTIS, OPEN WOUNDS, AND BACTERIAL, FUNGAL, AND VIRAL INFECTIONS. -BUILT FOUR DEEP BOREHOLE WELLS, SUPPLYING CLEAN DRINKING WATER TO OVER 4,000 PEOPLE WHO HAD BEEN SHARING A WATER DITCH WITH ANIMALS -PROVIDED 4,356 POUNDS OF SEEDS AND FARMING INSTRUCTION TO VILLAGERS FACING FOOD INSECURITY. -DISTRIBUTED 2,456 FARM TOOLS TO VILLAGERS, HELPING 988 FAMILIES GROW CROPS FOR FOOD AND PROFIT. -DISTRIBUTED FOOD AND RELIEF ITEMS (BEANS, POSHO, SOAP, SUGAR, AND SALT) TO OVER 1,000 PEOPLE IN DESPERATE NEED. -PROVIDED BUSINESS START-UP TRAINING AND MATERIALS TO 110 WOMEN IN EXTREME POVERTY, ENABLING THEM TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES AND REDUCE THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN FORCED TO LIVE ON THE STREETS. -PROVIDED MEDICAL SUPPORT BY FACILITATING ACCESS TO HEALTH FACILITIES GRANTS FOR THIS PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT WERE UTILIZED AS FOLLOWS: SCHOOL FEES, SUPPLIES, VISITS 106,384 UGANDAN ADMIN EXPENSES (INCL. VEHICLES) 94,993 UGANDAN SALARIES 58,013 VILLAGE FOOD 22,097 VILLAGE SUPPLIES & HOUSING 26,909 FARMING/WELLS/SEEDS 29,795
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 November 6, 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 July 2008.
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 November 4, 2026.
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