Pasture Valley Children Missions
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It reported loans to or from officers, directors or other insiders.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
Support orphans, orphanages, vulnerable families, preschool programs, agriculture programs, training programs, and community improvement projects in all regions of Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) Africa.
- Income
- $198,602
- Spending
- $155,969
- Reserves
- 8.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 84 out of 100. Higher than 70% of charities in its peer group (international, under $250k).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 8.6 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 20% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 21% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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, 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 (3)
- $122,499 spent. Orphanage Support. Provided for the care of orphans located at Pasture Valley Children's Home in Nhlangano, Eswatini and Ekuthuleni Mission Station in Ekuthuleni, Eswatini and children who needed help but could not get into an orphanage. We provided ongoing secular and Christian education, clothing, food, transportation, daily tutoring, etc. We also provided food parcels to over 400 children living without parental supervision due to death from HIV/AIDS and paid school fees for them as well.
- $27,533 spent. Vulnerable Family Support. Provided assistance with food, school uniforms, school fees, access to medical care, clothing, and plowing crops for homestead villages in Mhlosheni, Eswatini, and provided seed, fertilizer, and garden tools. We also rebuilt a village after a storm destroyed the family buildings, community kitchen, and outhouse.
- $5,937 spent. Job training and entrepreneurship including the Bambanani Project. Provide hands-on skill training to women and unemployed, unskilled youth so that they can make a living.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 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 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 May 2013.
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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