EIN 26-1492375

Christian Alliance for Orphans (CAFO)

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
34
City
Year formed
2007
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
The Christian Alliance for Orphans exists to motivate and unify the body of Christ to live out God's mandate to care for the orphan with the vision to have every orphan experience God's unfailing love and know Jesus as Savior.
Total revenues
$3,549,604
2022
Total expenses
$3,291,246
2022
Total assets
$4,818,949
2022
Num. employees
34
2022

Program areas at CAFO

Advocacy and Education - Central to CAFO's work is to inspire and equip "champions" for well-informed, highly effective service to orphans, foster youth, and other vulnerable children and families, both across the U.S. and worldwide. These champions include adoptive and foster parents, advocates, social workers, pastors and church staff,volunteers, national leaders in developing nations, and leaders and staff of child-serving organizations. This work takes shape especially through focused initiatives that unite an expansive range of organizations, churches, and individuals in coordinated action for profound collective impact. These include CAFO Global Networks, the More than Enough initiative, the Pure Religion Project (buiding on the legacy of Orphan Sunday and Stand Sunday),the National Church Ministry Initiative, the Center on Applied Research for Vulnerable Children and Families, the Aging Out Initiative, the Institute for Family Centered Healing & Health, and other targeted programs. This work also involves a wide range of communication efforts to build awareness and effective engagement, including three podcast series, regular interviews in both Christian and mainstream media, articles and opinion editorials, speaking and teaching at conferences and other events, the CAFO blog, CAFO's monthly newsletter and other e-information, strategic use of Facebook, Twitter and other social media, videos and other visual media products, phone and in-person meetings with thought leaders, pastors, advocates and other influencers, email and phone responses to a wide range of inquiries, an expansive website, monthly training webinars, and much more. All of these efforts work towards three primary goals: 1) To see more than enough well-supported homes for every child in US foster care, including foster and kinship, adoptive, and restored biological families; and 2) To see Christians and Christian organizations known across the field of OVC care not only for great love, but also for excellence and innovation; 3) To see the local church in every nation rise as the primary answer for the orphans and vulnerable children of that place.
Global Networks - CAFO Global Networks and the Global Movements Initiative (GMI) invests in emerging leaders worldwide,providing technical support, leadership, training, and more. GMI draws from the resources of the entire CAFO community to serve the church in majority world/developing countries, working toward the day when the local church in every nation is known as the primary answer for the deep needs of orphans and vulnerable children in their midst.
Summit Conference - The annual CAFO Summit has become the hub for the field of Christian service to orphans and vulnerable children worldwide, from US foster care to programs serving children and families worldwide.At the CAFO2022 Summit, more than 2,000 church leaders, orphan advocates, adoptive and foster parents, veterans of global ministry, and local/national leaders from around the world gathered for training, connection, and inspiration for well-informed, highly-effective ministry.

Grants made by CAFO

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania Retiree Medical and Death Benefits TrustResearch Affiliates Grant$10,000

Who funds Christian Alliance for Orphans (CAFO)

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
National Christian Foundation / Natl Christian Charitable FDN IncGrowth$770,075
Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFor Recipient's Exempt Purpose$460,000
GHR FoundationCafo Research Center Core Operations$150,000
...and 16 more grants received

Personnel at CAFO

NameTitleCompensation
Tony MitchellBoard Member$136,097
Jedd MedefindPresident$207,409
Mike DourisBoard Member$0
Beth GuckenbergerSecretary$0
Dr. Albert ReyesTreasurer$0
...and 4 more key personnel

Financials for CAFO

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$2,449,404
Program services$1,012,861
Investment income and dividends$53,304
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$34,035
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$3,549,604

Form 990s for CAFO

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-08-08990View PDF
2021-122022-10-03990View PDF
2020-122021-08-31990View PDF
2019-122020-11-19990View PDF
2018-122019-12-11990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s
Data update history
December 25, 2023
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $770,075 from National Christian Foundation / Natl Christian Charitable FDN Inc
October 10, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
October 9, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
September 28, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
September 26, 2023
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $20,000 from Adoption Is An Option
Nonprofit Types
International-focused organizationsCharities
Issues
ReligionForeign affairsInternational development
Characteristics
ReligiousChristianMembershipsOperates internationallyNational levelCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donations
General information
Address
6723 Whittier Ave 202
Mclean, VA 22101
Metro area
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Website URL
cafo.org/ 
Facebook page
ChristianAllianceforOrphans 
Twitter profile
@orphanalliance 
IRS details
EIN
26-1492375
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2007
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
Q33: International Relief
NAICS code, primary
813110: Religious Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
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