Children for Tomorrow
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
NONE
- Income
- $171,079
- Spending
- $201,000
- Spent on programs
- 100%
- Reserves
- Over 10 years of spending
- Largest source of income
- investment income, 100%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 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
Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 55% of charities in its peer group (human services, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover more than ten years of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 17% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 21% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15100% of spending went to programs.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 54 out of 100. Higher than 36% of charities in its peer group (human services, under $250k).
Independent board
18 of 253 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
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
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, 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)
- $201,000 spent. CHILDREN FOR TOMORROW FINANCED AMBULANT PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC AND PSYCHIATRIC THERAPIES FOR YOUNG REFUGESS IN COOPERATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF HAMBURG-EPPENDORF. ALL OF OUR PATIENTS IN OUR AMBULANCE IN HAMBURG WERE TRAUMATIZED DUE TO THEIR EXPERIENCES IN THEIR HOME-COUNTRY AND ON THEIR FLIGHTS TO GERMANY AND THEREFORE SUFFERED FROM DIFFERENT PSYCHOLOGICAL ILLNESSES. DUE TO THE MEDICAL SYSTEM IN GERMANY, REFUGEES WHO DON'T SPEAK GERMAN CAN'T GET THE SUITABLE THERAPY THEY SO DESPERATLY NEED TO GET HEALED, BECAUSE HEALTH INSURANCES DON'T PAY FOR TRANSLATORS. CHILDREN FOR TOMORROW ALSO FILLED THIS IMPORTANT GAP BY FINANCING TRANSLATORS WHO ARE THE BASIS FOR A SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT. ALL TREATMENTS STARTED WITH A PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC, AN INDIVIDUAL THERAPEUTIC PLAN FOLLOWED BY SINGLE AND GROUP SESSIONS. THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS RISED CONSTANTLY DURING THE LAST FOUR YEARS, AS DID THE NUMBER OF HIRED THERAPISTS AND TRANSLATORS. OVER 200 PATIENTS WERE TREATED IN OUR CLINIC.IN ADDITION TO PSYCHOTHERAPY AND TRANSLATORS, CHILDREN FOR TOMORROW ALSO FINANCED ART THERAPY SESSIONS. ART THERAPY GIVES YOUNG REFUGEES WHO DON'T SPEAK GERMAN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP THEIR NONVERBAL EXPRESSIONS BY USING ARTISTIC METHODS. ART THERAPY USES CLASSICAL CREATIVE METHODS SUCH AS PAINTING, BUT ALSO VERY SPECIFIC TECHNIQUES ADAPTED FOR YOUNG REFUGEES SUCH AS COLLAGES, POTTERY, FILM AND PHOTOGRAPHY.CHILDREN FOR TOMORROW ALSO OFFERED A VARIETY OF PSYCHOSOCIAL PROGRAMS IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS THAT SERVE AS A SUITABLE SUPPLEMENT TO THE TREATMENT FORMS MENTIONED ABOVE. SINCE THE YOUNG REFUGEES DON'T HAVE A DAILY SCHEDULE AND USUALLY DON'T HAVE A SOCIAL NET THAT GIVES THEM SECURITY, CHILDREN FOR TOMORROW FINANCED PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE THEIR BACKGROUNDS AND TO GIVE THEM ADDITIONAL STABILITY IN A SOCIAL SETTING WITH OTHER CHILDREN. CHILDREN FOR TOMORROW ACCOMPANIED REFUGEES WHO JUST ARRIVED IN GERMANY TO THEIR SCHOOLS AND WORKED OUT INDIVIDUAL PLANS TO SUPPORT THEIR EDUCATION. WE FINANCED LANGUAGE COURSES, ADVISED TEACHERS HOW TO DEAL WITH THE SYMPTOMS REFUGEES SHOW DUE TO THEIR TRAUMAS AND WE MEDIATED BETWEEN TEACHERS, REFUGEES, GUARDIANS AND THE FOREIGNERS REGISTRATION OFFICE. CHILDREN FOR TOMORROW'S MISSION IS TO HEAL THE INNER WOUNDS OF THESE YOUNG REFUGEES BY GIVING THEM THE BEST INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT AND TREATMENT THEY NEED TO HAVE A HEALTHY FUTURE.
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
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? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on May 15, 2012 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on May 15, 2012.
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 December 2022.
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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