Friends of Chervonohrad Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Friends of Chervonohrad (FoC) is an organization with a mission to provide direct support to the community in Chervonohrad, Ukraine, 30 miles from the Polish border, which has seen a large influx of refugees from more dire parts of Ukraine impacted by war and a large number of its own people drawn to the front lines of the war. It operates as 501c3 organization with all of its donations being tax deductible under ID 92-0832920. Its co-founders are siblings Roman Malantchouk and Natalia Sawka, both of whom have been born and raised in Chervonohrad, still have much of their family residing there and therefore have close ties to the community.
- Income
- $11,516
- Spending
- $16,345
- Reserves
- 0.8 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
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, 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)
- A week-long training session on intensive group therapy was held for military psychologists: "You Are Not Alone.From May 13 to May 18, 2024, a training on intensive group therapy, "You Are Not Alone. Support is Nearby," was held for military psychologists in Velyatyno (Zakarpattia region). The training was organized by the NGO "Community Self-Help" with financial support from the Ukrainian diaspora organization "Friends of Chervonohrad and in partnership with the Military Institute of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (MIKNU) and the NGO Rotary Club "Kyiv Pectoral."Under the memorandum signed between the Military Institute of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (MIKNU) and the NGO "Community Self-Help," a training program for military psychologists was developed. The "Intensive Group Therapy" program provides the necessary training to address mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, and other emotional states resulting from the war."Intensive group therapy focuses on overcoming trauma, finding hope, and love to move forward. When I heard these words from the trainers, I realized that this is the program Ukrainian psychologists need to be effective in situations of distress," said Vitaliy Kharechko, chairman of the board of the NGO "Community Self-Help. And although the preparation and organization of the training required significant efforts from both our organization and our partners, today we can confidently say that the military psychologists have restored their resources, gained new knowledge and skills, and joined the best global psychotherapeutic practices."
- The NGO Community Self-Help is a vital implementing partner in Ukraine of the project 'Supporting Child Mental Health in De-Occupied Territories of Ukraine', jointly implemented by the Margaret C. Ryan Global Health Program at Boston Children's Hospital (USA) and the NGO Community Self-Help (Ukraine). The initiative provides mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) for children and their families in the de-occupied territories of Ukraine by training civil-military cooperation officers, police, SES, and mobile teams to deliver effective psychosocial support in the de-occupied regions, thereby laying the foundation for long-term mental health support in the area.Our goal is to create a system that will provide access to psychosocial support for children in the de-occupied and frontline areas - from the first meeting with the relevant services to professional therapeutic support, reduce the negative impact of war on children, and promote their gradual emotional and social recovery.Relevance.Children's psyche is particularly vulnerable to the effects of war, violence and separation from loved ones. The project takes into account the need to work not only with children, but also with parents, guardians and communities.Training courseThe Global MHPSS Training Course aims to provide trauma-informed MHPSS skills to children and their families in the de-occupied territories for psychologists from the police, SES, civil-military cooperation, and mobile brigades through five trainings in five de-occupied regions, thereby laying the foundation for long-term mental health support in the region.
- Providing medical and humanitarian support for hospitals and Defenders of Ukraine. Ukraine is now facing an extreme deficit of medical supplies and drugs for hospitals, which save the lives of the civilian population. Through its networks of longtime trusted contacts in health care, NGOs, Ukrainian diaspora, and other communities, CSH is organizing the purchase of much-needed medical supplies in Ukraine and abroad and delivering them directly to the places and people who need them most. This includes hospitals in Lviv, Mykolayiv, Kharkiv, Dnipro, and Kyiv oblast (Bucha, Borodyanka)
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 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 October 21, 2026.
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