Otem Collective Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Otem Collective Inc. strengthens families and communities to care for vulnerable children. In East Africa, we work to combat family separation. We have family strengthening initiatives that work to holistically support and strengthen families so they can care for their children. We also provide technical support and coaching to orphanages and residential care organizations as they transition their models of care to family-based care and work to get children safely back into families.
- Income
- $131,874
- Spending
- $130,184
- Reserves
- 2.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $74,607, 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
Fair: 60 out of 100. Higher than 34% of charities in its peer group (human services, under $250k).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 10% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 1% 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 (3)
- $9,394 spent. Orphanage Coaching: We provide individualized coaching and technical support to orphanages looking to move towards family-based care. We also help lead workshops on this topic at conferences and collaborate with other organizations to collectively push care reform forward.
- $79,852 spent. Family Strengthening: We support 190 families in Northern Uganda through holistic family strengthening programs that include weekly Parent Support Groups, savings groups, and an agriculture initiative. These programs help caregivers build stronger relationships and attachment with their children, earn income, learn effective parenting skills, and ultimately help to prevent family separation.
- $2,995 spent. Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI): We provide TBRI Caregiver Training to parents and caregivers of children who have experienced trauma, abuse, and/or neglect. 160 caregivers were trained in TBRI. We also had 501 participants in a TBRI Children's Camp.
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 April 2020.
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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