Hugs for Tomorrow Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
HUGS FOR TOMORROW INC. HFT A NON-PROFIT CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION UNDER THE LAWS OF TEXAS IS A CHARITY FORMED AND OPERATED FOR THE EXCLUSIVE PURPOSE OF RAISING UP UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN IN MALAWI AFRICA TO BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT ADULTS WHO CAN PROVIDE FOR THEMSELVES AND THOSE AROUND THEM. THE SCOPE OF CARE INCLUDES NUTRITION MEDICAL CARE CLOTHING AND EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN LIVING IN POVERTY. IT ALSO INCLUDES MEETING THE IMMEDIATE NEEDS OF THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS. WE BELIEVE ALL OF THESE ELEMENTS OF CARE ARE NECESSARY TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY AND WE TRUST THAT IMPLEMENTING THEM WILL BRING ABOUT AN EFFECTIVE RESULT WITHIN THE NEXT TWENTY YEARS AT WHICH POINT WE WILL PASS THE BATON TO THE CHILDREN WE HAVE RAISED TRUSTING THAT THEY WILL BE EQUIPPED TO BRING UP FUTURE GENERATIONS WITHOUT DEPENDING ON OUR INVOLVEMENT.
- Income
- $105,179
- Spending
- $82,600
- Reserves
- 8.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $40,500, president
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 (2)
- BASIC NEEDS: PROVIDED 2 MEALS A DAY 6 DAYS A WEEK TO 209 CHILDREN TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE RECEIVING ADEQUATE NUTRITION NEEDED TO DEVELOP APPROPRIATELY BUILT A CHICKEN COOP TO CARE FOR THE ANIMALS PROVIDING NUTRITION FOR MEALS PURCHASED CLOTHING AND SCHOOL UNIFORMS ON AN AS-NEEDED BASIS FOR PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS.
- POVERTY MITIGATION AND COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT: BUILT 2 BUILDINGS FOR CLASSROOMS TO SUPPORT THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN PRE-K THROUGH 6TH GRADE IN THE TAMBALALE VILLAGE.
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 January 2024.
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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