2024-05-03T08:54:00-07:00 2023-12-31 990EZ 2023-01-01 261677479 FIELDS OF THE FATHERLESS FIEL 5409235042 5164 N Blue Ridge Turnpike Madison VA 227273903 Edward Lyons Vice-President, Treasurer/Director 5409235042 2024-05-03 Edward Lyons 999009999 1 1 11 0 AAL2 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X X X 109126 X 109126 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 109126 98414 0 0 960 6000 151 402 105927 3199 46570 0 49769 46570 49769 0 0 0 0 46570 49769 0 0 46570 49769 To support, train, equip, and care for orphans and impoverished children. Grants given to Soweto Academy in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya to pay for teachers' salaries, food and medical care for the students, and other expenses related to the operation of the school, medical clinic and supporting water bottling facility, including electricity, fencing, office supplies, uniforms, books, sports, and travel costs associated with the school administration. In 2023, Fields of the Fatherless also provided funds to Soweto Academy for the fencing of additional property that may be used to expand the school's outreach or ability to grow food to provide meals for students. 81000 X 81000 Grants given to Bread of Life Ministries in Kisumu County, Kenya, helped purchase school books and supplies, food and uniforms for the students. These grants also paid teacher/worker salaries, purchased playground equipment, repaired a school vehicle, and reinforced the fencing of the property. 15800 X 15800 A grant was given to Grace Gardens in Nigeria, Africa to purchase items for their compound. These items included school books, room furnishings, and educational supplies that would benefit orphaned and at-risk children. 1114 X 1114 A grant was provided to Persecution Project Foundation to help evacuate at-risk children from out of harm's way in Khartoum, Sudan. With war and fighting raging throughout Sudan, Fields of the Fatherless helped relocate children (among others) to the relative safety of the Nuba mountains in Southern Kordofan State by bus. 500 X 500 98414 Lisa N Lyons President and Director 10 0 0 0 Edward W Lyons Vice-President, Treasurer and Director 5 0 0 0 Gilbert O Lane Secretary and Director 0 0 0 0 Michael C Price Director 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 VA Lisa N Lyons 5164 N Blue Ridge Turnpike Madison VA 227273903 5409235042 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 28852 54164 117828 73388 109126 383358 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28852 54164 117828 73388 109126 383358 82865 300493 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 383358 0 0.78384 0.67849 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10 Fields of the Fatherless provided grants for the care and well-being of orphaned and impoverished children. These grants provided children with education, medical care, clothing, food, school books and materials, housing, and other basic necessities of life in order that the children may be safe and better equipped to excel in life. Grants were provided to Soweto Academy in the amount of $81,000; to Bread of Life Ministries in the amount of $15,800; to Grace Gardens in the amount of $1,114; and to Persecution Project Foundation in the amount of $500. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Other expenses incurred throughout 2023 included domain e-mail renewal fees, annual state registration fee, hosting of Fields of the Fatherless board meetings, costs associated with submitting the annual report, and travel expenses.