Godparents for Tanzania
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Godparents for Tanzania (G4TZ) offers hope to young Tanzania by sending them to primary and secondary school, vocational training, and college. In 2025, G4TZ provided scholarships to 48 primary, secondary, vocational, and college students in Tanzania. G4TZ also provided grants to five education projects in 2025.
- Income
- $137,058
- Spending
- $156,673
- Reserves
- 1.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $27,000, executive director
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
Weak: 49 out of 100. Higher than 14% of charities in its peer group (education, under $250k).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 14% of income.
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 (2)
- $8,742 spent. In 2025, Godparents for Tanzania provided partial and full scholarships totaling $48,935 to 49 Tanzanian students who would not otherwise be able to continue their education. These students come from the Kilimanjaro and Arusha regions of northern Tanzania and study at schools in Tanzania. Scholarship funds are administered by Tanzanian volunteers, who also monitor students' progress. American staff and volunteers also visit Tanzania annually to interview each student.
- $12,073 spent. In 2025, Godparents for Tanzania provided grants totaling $66,813 to 5 education projects in Tanzania. The grants were awarded to 1) Hai Institute of Technology, a vocational training center; 2) Door of Hope Maasai Ministry, a residential home for Maasai girls from rural villages who attend primary school in an urban setting; 3) a preschool owned and operated by Kisereny Lutheran Parish; 4) Trinity Academy, an English medium secondary school; and 5) Tanzania Women Research Foundation, a Moshi-based NGO that provides school fees for orphans and vulnerable children. Project funds are administered by Tanzanian volunteers, who also monitor project progress. American staff and volunteers travel to Tanzania annually to visit project sites and meet with local project coordinators.
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 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 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 September 2004.
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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