Tiny Tim and Friends
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TINY TIM & FRIENDS UNDERTAKES PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT HIV+ CHILDREN LEAD POSITIVE LIVES & ELIMINATE HIV TRANSMISSION IN ZAMBIA.
- Income
- $48,818
- Spending
- $52,162
- Reserves
- 16.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 (1)
- $51,286 spent. SINCE TINY TIM AND FRIENDS WAS FOUNDED IN 2004 WE HAVE BEEN WORKING TO HELP THOUSANDS OF HIV+ CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS AND PREGNANT WOMEN IN SOME OF THE MOST AT RISK COMMUNITIES IN LUSAKA, ZAMBIA. TTF CLINIC - WE SUPPORT HIV+ CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS AND PREGNANT WOMEN AT THE TTF CLINIC THROUGH PROVIDING FREE, FIRST CLASS MEDICAL CARE TREATMENT AND SUPPORT. OUTREACH SERVICES - WORKING IN SOME OF THE MOST ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMPOUNDS IN LUSAKA OFFERING HIV AWARENESS, TESTING, & COUNSELLING, WE AIM TO REDUCE HIV TRANSMISSION TO ZERO. COUNSELLING & SUPPORT - BY PROVIDING BOTH ONE TO ONE AND AGE TAILORED GROUP COUNSELLING SESSIONS WE SUPPORT HIV+ INDIVIDUALS TO UNDERSTAND THEIR ILLNESS AND LEAD POSITIVE LIVES. PMTCT - HAVING A HEALTHY CHILD IS MORE THAN POSSIBLE FOR AN HIV+ WOMEN IF THEY RECEIVE THE RIGHT TREATMENT CARE AND SUPPORT - WE ARE ON OUR SECOND YEAR OF 0% TRANSMISSION. NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT - POOR NUTRITION IN AN HIV+ CHILD CAN LEAVE THEM OPEN TO OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS. WE PROVIDE NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT TO THE MOST AT RISK - WORKING TO ENSURE GOOD HEALTH. PALLITATIVE CARE - WHEN HIV+ CHILDREN ARE SUFFERING WITH LIFE LIMITING ILLNESSES TTF OFFERS PEDIATRIC PALLIATIVE CARE, THROUGH OUR PARTNERS, TO ENSURE THEIR SWIFT RECOVERY AND GOOD HEALTH.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 2025.
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 February 2009.
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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