2025-07-17T14:45:16+00:00 2024-12-31 440160260 Forvis Mazars LLP 500 Ridgefield Court Asheville NC 28806 990 2024-01-01 592672303 LOVE A CHILD INC LOVE 2392106107 12411 Commerce Lakes Drive Fort Myers FL 33913 SHARYN BURNETTE President 2392106107 2025-07-17 true true Amy Bibby P00445891 8282542254 2025-07-14 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Sharyn Burnette 12411 Commerce Lakes Drive Fort Myers FL 33913 44487340 false X www.loveachild.com X 1985 FL LOVE A CHILD IS A CHRISTIAN ORGANIZATION, ESTABLISHED IN 1985 TO CARRY OUT CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY WORK IN HAITI AND OTHER THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES. LOVE A CHILD DEMONSTRATES THE LOVE OF CHRIST BY MEETING THE PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF THE POOR IN HAITI AND BEYOND, WHILE EMPOWERING FAMILIES TO HELP THEMSELVES. 11 7 40 8 0 40707636 43354506 0 0 560681 1114434 45723 18400 41314040 44487340 24587722 30770690 0 0 4738762 4565826 0 0 2478019 5639098 6086108 34965582 41422624 6348458 3064716 38945184 42604969 253297 388122 38691887 42216847 X LOVE A CHILD IS A CHRISTIAN ORGANIZATION, ESTABLISHED IN 1985 TO CARRY OUT CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY WORK IN HAITI AND OTHER THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES. LOVE A CHILD DEMONSTRATES THE LOVE OF CHRIST BY MEETING THE PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF THE POOR IN HAITI AND BEYOND, WHILE EMPOWERING FAMILIES TO HELP THEMSELVES. false false 26238581 26238581 18400 COMMUNITY MEDICAL Outreach: THE MEDICAL PROGRAMS INCLUDE OUR PRIMARY REGIONAL MEDICAL CLINIC; CONDUCTING OCCASIONAL REMOTE MEDICAL CLINICS; OPERATING A MALNUTRITION CENTER AND A BIRTHING CENTER. ALL CLINICS COLLECTIVELY SERVED MORE THAN25,000 PATIENTS DURNG 2024. DIAGNOSTIC LAB SERVICES PROVIDED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA'S EMERGING PATHOLOGIES INSTITUE TO DETECT STRAINS OF TUBERCULOSIS AND OTHER DISEASES AS A PART OF A COUNTRY-WIDE DETECTION, PREVENTION, AND EDUCATION EFFORT. 3648385 3648385 LOVE A CHILD (LAC) CONDUCTED HUMANITARIAN OUTREACHES IN THE AREAS OF DISASTER AND HUNGER RELIEF AND HEALTH CARE, INCLUDING CHILDREN'S DEVELOPMENT OUTREACH, COMMUNITY MEDICAL OUTREACH, FOOD DISTRIBUTION TO THE HUNGRY, AND DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAMS IN HAITI AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. FOOD DISTRIBUTION: LAC CONDUCTED COMMUNITY FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS WHERE WE COOKED HOT MEALS FOR VILLAGES AND DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 6.6 MILLION FORTIFIED RICE MEAL PACKAGES IN BULK. 462843 462843 CHILDREN'S DEVELOPMENT: ORPHANGE: LAC CONTINUED TO OPERATE A 21,500 SQUARE FOOT ORPHANAGE HOUSING 86 CHILDREN IN FOND PARISIEN, HAITI. EDUCATION: 1,700 CHILDREN RECEIVED EDUCATION IN OUR 5 SCHOOLS. 6920032 420881 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: IN OUR "DEVELOPMENT FOR SUSTAINABILITY" OUTREACH, LAC OPERATED A MARKETPLACE, BUTCHER SHOP, TILAPIA FARM, CHICKEN FARM, AGRICULTURE TRAINING CENTER, AND DEMONSTRATION GARDENS. LAC CONDUCTED SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE TRAINING COURSES, WITHA FOCUS ON SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE. LAC ALSO EMPHASIZED JOB CREATION BY HELPING SET UP SMALL BUSINESSES. 6920032 420881 37269841 true true false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true false false true true true true false false false false true false true false false false false false false false false true false true false false false true false false false false false true X 5 0 true 40 true false true HA DR false false false false false false false false false false X 11 7 true false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true true true true true false false CA FL GA AL HI IL KS KY MD MA MI MN MS NH NJ NM NY NC ND OR PA RI SC TN UT VT VA AR WV WI X X Jennifer Lynn 2392106107 12411 Commerce Lakes Drive Fort Myers FL 33913 Evie Ostrander Secretary 1.0 X X 0 0 0 Lorie Mark Ostrander Treasurer 50.0 X X 60000 0 0 Robert Burnette Vice President 70.0 X X 171591 0 11526 Sharyn Burnette President 70.0 X X 171591 0 9286 Dan Tyler Board Member 1.0 X 0 0 0 David George Board Member 1.0 X 0 0 0 Donna Bryce Board Member 1.0 X 0 0 0 Gordon Douglas Board Member 1.0 X 0 0 0 Joe Ronsisvalle Jr Board Member 1.0 X 0 0 0 Lonnie Langston Board Member 1.0 X 0 0 0 Norm Trebilcock Board Member 1.0 X 0 0 0 Sandra Hazelip Executive Director 70.0 X 194190 0 20490 Silvina Santos Chief Operating Executive 40.0 X 101776 0 10817 699148 0 52119 4 false true false LightQuest Media Inc 2526-A East 71st Street Tulsa OK 74136 TV Broadcasting 1556738 Forsvar Concepts 100 E Pine St Suite 110 Orlando FL 32801 Security 200000 Intech Printing 4408 Corporate Square Naples FL 34104 Printing & Mailing 139204 3 5379 43349127 28109237 43354506 0 0 0 0 0 1113834 1113834 0 0 600 0 600 600 600 0 Medical Research Income 541700 18400 18400 0 0 0 0 18400 44487340 18400 0 1114434 200000 200000 30570690 30570690 638674 513134 107340 18200 152231 126062 26169 3378377 2569894 654711 153772 33022 16494 15648 880 130229 70826 54024 5379 233293 160385 59518 13390 35038 12000 23038 99987 4178 95809 55040 55040 275931 261058 7633 7240 2523 2523 2062058 1126903 424663 510492 78022 57123 19506 1393 237576 220295 16870 411 144790 118944 24007 1839 1630 860 770 860066 842207 16668 1191 82839 59312 22217 1310 TV Ministry 1756671 1756671 Maintenance and Repairs 392962 339476 50158 3328 Miscellaneous Expenses 975 975 0 0 0 0 41422624 37269841 1674764 2478019 X 855338 357530 28385659 11996400 0 0 0 0 90370 179961 18728737 10282329 8857670 8446408 732131 21608669 0 0 24016 16001 38945184 42604969 231363 374590 0 0 21934 13532 253297 388122 X 38466298 42197612 225589 19235 38691887 42216847 38945184 42604969 X 3064716 453212 7032 X X false true true false X 39350249 47110984 35019598 40707636 43354506 205542973 0 0 39350249 47110984 35019598 40707636 43354506 205542973 0 205542973 10474 10920 32511 560681 1113834 1728420 0 133136 41058 434 123 0 174751 207446144 131756 0.99083 0.99630 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 Other Income DESCRIPTION - MISCELLANEOUS, COLUMN A - 133136.0, COLUMN B - 41058.0, COLUMN C - 434.0, COLUMN D - 123.0, COLUMN E - , COLUMN F - 174751.0; RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 21608669 21608669 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 false false 2293171 2293171 8008623 5852004 2156619 4313523 1568798 2744725 2766150 2233862 532288 1347270 627665 719605 8446408 Federal Income Taxes Lease Liability 13532 13532 X 44892544 453212 7032 460244 44432300 55040 0 55040 44487340 41367584 0 0 41367584 55040 0 55040 41422624 Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 Intended uses of endowment funds The board has designated that the Organization maintain a Quasi Endowment unrestricted fund consisting of investments to be managed in perpetuity to provide long-term funding for general operations, consistent with the vision and mission of the Organization. Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 FIN 48 (ASC 740) footnote THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND STATUTES OF FLORIDA, AND IS CLASSIFIED AS OTHER THAN A PRIVATE FOUNDATION WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 509(A) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE; ACCORDINGLY, THE ACCOMPANYING CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DO NOT REFLECT A PROVISION OR LIABILITY FOR FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES. THE ORGANIZATION HAS DETERMINED THAT IT DOES NOT HAVE ANY MATERIAL UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS OR OBLIGATIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024. Schedule D, Part XI, Line 2(d) Other revenues in audited financial statements not in form 990 Foreign Exchange Gain - 7632 Gain on Disposal of Asset - -600 false Central America and the Caribbean 1 568 Program Services PROVISION OF FOOD, MEDICAL SUPPLIES, MEDICAL CARE, AND OTHER CHARITABLE FUNCTIONS 37269841 1 568 0 0 1 568 37269841 0 37269841 Central America and the Caribbean To provide medical services to the fond parisien region 0 n/a 11388801 Medical Supplies FMV Central America and the Caribbean Orphanage Operations 102540 By cash payment and electronic funds 0 n/a FMV Central America and the Caribbean To provide medical services to the Fond Parisien Region 0 n/a 628163 Medical Supplies FMV Central America and the Caribbean To provide medical services to the Fond Parisien Region 0 n/a 2215155 Medical Supplies FMV Central America and the Caribbean To provide medical services to the Fond Parisien Region 0 n/a 2063834 Medical Supplies FMV Central America and the Caribbean To provide jobs as well as a clean, spacious environment in which Haitians can sell poultry, fish, produce and other goods. 33400 n/a 0 n/a FMV 6 0 Food Distribution Central America and the Caribbean 6649488 1610728 By cash payment and electronic funds 2037657 Food FMV Operation of an Orphanage and Educating the Children Central America and the Caribbean 1676 360303 By cash payment and electronic funds 0 n/a fmv Medical Services Central America and the Caribbean 28292 298040 By cash payment and electronic funds 9347588 Medical Supplies FMV Construction Programs and Sustainability Development in Farming Central America and the Caribbean 498 460876 By cash payment and electronic funds 29146 House supplies and farm supplies FMV false false false false false false Schedule F, Part I, Line 3 Method used to account for expenditures on org's financial statements CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN-Accrual Schedule F, Part II, Line 1 Method used to account for expenditures on org's financial statements CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN-Accrual Schedule F, Part III Method used to account for expenditures on org's financial statements CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN -Accrual Friends of Haiti Air Ambulance Service Inc 6 Corporate Center Dr Melville NY 11747 923455350 501(c)(3) 200000 Humanitarian Relief 1 0 X true false X X X false false false false false false false false false Sharyn Burnette President 161591 0 10000 0 0 0 5148 0 4138 0 180877 0 0 0 Robert Burnette Vice President 161591 0 10000 0 0 0 5148 0 6378 0 183117 0 0 0 Sandra Hazelip Executive Director 176980 0 7000 0 10210 0 5826 0 14664 0 214680 0 0 0 Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a First-class or charter travel The Organization occasionally provides first-class travel to the officers of the Organization for transportation to and from Haiti. It is a more cost-effective approach for the Organization to transport its supplies and personnel to the region. First-class travel provides baggage privileges to facilitate the transportation of medical and food supplies for the Organization's program activities. Thomas Rad Hazelip Family Relationship 87231 Compensation false Jesse Ostrander Family Relationship 65000 Compensation false Schedule L, Part IV Business transactions involving interested persons (A) Name of Person: Thomas "Rad" Hazelip (B) Relationship between interested person and organization: Family relationship with Sandra Hazelip (D) Description of Transaction: Compensation for Services Provided Schedule L, Part IV Business transactions involving interested persons (A) Name of Person: Jesse Ostrander (B) Relationship between interested person and organization: Family relationship with Mark Ostrander and Evie Ostrander (D) Description of Transaction: Compensation for Services Provided X 17100 Other 9 101893 Other - Fair Market Value 25 2037657 Other - Fair Market Value 12 25940541 Other - Fair Market Value X Agricultural Supplies 1 12046 Other - Fair Market Value 0 false true false Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services (Expenses $ 6,920,032 including grants of $ 420,881) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: IN OUR "DEVELOPMENT FOR SUSTAINABILITY" OUTREACH, LAC OPERATED A MARKETPLACE, BUTCHER SHOP, TILAPIA FARM, CHICKEN FARM, AGRICULTURE TRAINING CENTER, AND DEMONSTRATION GARDENS. LAC CONDUCTED SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE TRAINING COURSES, WITHA FOCUS ON SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE. LAC ALSO EMPHASIZED JOB CREATION BY HELPING SET UP SMALL BUSINESSES. Form 990, Part VI, Line 1a Delegate broad authority to a committee THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, BY RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY A MAJORITY OF THE ENTIRE BOARD, MAY DESIGNATE FROM AMONG ITS MEMBERS AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND OTHER STANDING COMMITTEES, CONSISTING OF THREE OR MORE OF THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE ALL AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD, EXCEPT THAT NO SUCH COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE AUTHORITY AS TO THE FOLLOWING MATTERS: - THE FILING OF VACANCIES IN THE BOARD OR IN ANY COMMITTEE. - THE FIXING OF COMPENSATION OF THE DIRECTORS FOR SERVING ON THE BOARD OR ON ANY COMMITTEE. - THE AMENDMENT OR REPEAL OF THE BY-LAWS, OR THE ADOPTION OF NEW BY-LAWS. - THE AMENDMENT OR REPEAL OF ANY RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD, WHICH BY ITS TERMS SHALL NOT BE SO AMENDABLE OR REPEALABLE. ANY REFERENCE IN THE BY-LAWS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL INCLUDE THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. Form 990, Part VI, Line 2 Family/business relationships amongst interested persons Robert Burnette and Sharyn Burnette - Family relationship, Mark Ostrander and Evelyn Ostrander - Family relationship Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body Members of the board receive a prepared copy of the Form 990 prior to filing via email. The board members must respond to the email acknowledging they have received and reviewed the form 990 and note their acceptance or rejection before filing. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy Annually, board members and officers are required to fill out a Conflict of Interest questionnaire. The form asks for disclosure of any conflicts. The forms are collected, reviewed and filed with the Secretary. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management official As per adopted Compensation Policy, the Compensation Committee reviews comparative compensation data, then recommends actions to the full board. The full board discusses and votes on the compensation package. This years comparative data came from the Guidestar, ECFA Salary Survey & The Non-Profit Times. Comparisons were reviewed on the basis of similar organizations. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b Process to establish compensation of other employees As per adopted Compensation Policy, the Compensation Committee reviews comparative compensation data, then recommends actions to the full board. The full board discusses and votes on the compensation package. This years comparative data came from the Guidestar, ECFA Salary Survey & The Non-Profit Times. Comparisons were reviewed on the basis of similar organizations. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AS WELL AS OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION, IS POSTED ON THE LOVE A CHILD WEBSITE (ABOUT US/FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY). THE INFORMATION IS ALSO STATED TO BE "AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST TO OUR OFFICES" ON DONOR GIFT RECEIPT CORRESPONDENCE. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Other changes in net assets or fund balances Foreign Exchange Gain - 7632; Gain on Disposal of Assets - -600; Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c Change of oversight process or selection process The process has not changed since the prior year. LOVE A CHILD HOLDING LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 12411 COMMERCE LAKES DRIVE FORT MYERS FL 33913 452179537 REAL ESTATE HOLDING FL 0 2038076 LOVE A CHILD INC