2026-03-03T13:41:27-07:00 2025-12-31 990 2025-01-01 471453039 CHILDREN OF THE HILLS CHIL 3605405411 14603 180th PL SE Snohomish WA 982906607 Vernon Miller Executive Director 3605405411 2026-03-03 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Vernon Miller 14603 180th PL SE Snohomish WA 982906607 239389 0 X www.childrenofthehills.org X 2014 WA Children of the Hills primary purpose is bring education to the tribal community living in the Hills of Bangladesh and to provide life improvements that will ultimately enable this community to become self-supporting. There are thousands of tribal children living in the Hills who have no educational opportunity and families live in abject poverty. Children of the Hills is working in partnership with the Bangladesh Tribal Association of Baptist Churches (BTABC) to establish primary schools in villages where churches have been established but no schools exist. These schools are community supported and they are open to every child living within the area. Children of the Hills is also supporting agricultural projects such as tree farms and vegetable gardens with the goal of providing future educational funding sources and it is providing micro-loans to tribal women for the purpose of increasing family income 3 0 0 7 0 0 170462 239323 0 0 47 66 0 0 170509 239389 177875 188448 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6381 7848 184256 196296 -13747 43093 25579 68672 0 0 25579 68672 Children of the Hills (CoH) is bringing life transforming changes to the tribal community living in the Hills of Bangladesh. Most of these people are illiterate and ill equipped to adapt to the rapidly changing world, so CoH has been supporting the education program of the Bangladesh Tribal Association of Baptist Churches (BTABC). The majority of 2025 CoH grants were focused on the operation and maintenance of the BTABC education program for 2400 children. CoH supported an education program that is offering schools for children in grades 1 to 10, we supported student hostels that enabled children to live near to a school, and we supported Primer schools to teach adults to read in their mother tongue. In addition, CoH supported youth camps, a women's micro loan program and tree farms that will provide future financial support for tribal education. 0 0 63483 63483 0 Primary School Grant - This program provided 75% of the funding for operation of 76 primary schools for approximately 1,576 children. These schools provide a kindergarden through grade three education. This grant provided 100% of the salary for 57 teachers, teacher training for 78 teachers ($2,279), a staff Christmas gift ($2,954), school material for 1,576 students and teacher supplies for 76 primary schools ($3,209). This grant also funded two-day children camps for approximately 1,485 students ($5,276) and the grant supplied the funds to install tin roofing on six school buildings ($936). 59383 59383 0 Student Lodging Grant - This grant provided 100% of the staff salary funding for 12 student lodgings (hostels) that provide living quarters for approximately 572 students. The grant supported six 2-day camps for 550 students. The grant also covered the following significant items: Study hall repair ($1756), Hebron Hostel new toilet facility ($1,913), Khagrachori ceiling repair ($1,304), new Khagrachori kitchen ($2,174), Gojolea Hostel extension ($4,348), Staff quarter construction ($3,044), Hebron Hostel veranda construction ($1,913), Marma Hostel kitchen rebuild ($2,174), Christmas gift ($1591), and annual training for the caregivers at each of the hostels. 25390 25390 0 Hebron School Grant- Hebron School is the largest of our schools with 229 children in grades Kg - 10th. This is our only school with a sizable infrastructure (multiple buildings). This grant covered teacher salaries, teacher training ($456), school materials and maintenance of the facilities. The grant also supplied two desktop computers and one laptop computer ($957), government school (land) registration ($2,889) and a Christmas gift ($682). 14788 14788 0 Invest in Community Life Grant - This program provided salary for three women supervisors who are part of the women's ministry and micro-loan program and it supported Primer reading classes in 59 villages ($9,540). The Primer classes was the single largest portion of this expenditure with illiterate adults in 59 villages being taught how to read in their mother tongue. All regular schools supported by this organization must teach in the language of the land which is Bangla. The primer schools are different from the regular village primary schools in that they teach in one of the tribal languages. 12422 12422 0 BTABC Education Administration Grant - Children of the Hills is providing 95% of the support for the administration of the Bangladesh Tribal Association of Baptist Churches educational program. CoH provided staff salary, training, office supplies for four people in this administration office. This office manages the educational program for approximately 2,400 students in the primer schools, the Hebron school and the student hostels. 10265 10265 0 Sponsor a Student Grant - Children of the Hills established a sponsorship program in 2019 for at-risk students. Many of the tribal students who live in the Hostels and attend a local government school come from families who spend 90% of their family income on food for the family. These families have little funds for the education of their children and cannot afford to keep their children in the BTABC's heavily subsidized Hostels. The sponsorship program is providing a small amount of money to keep the poorest of the student in school. This program was established with the understanding that Children of the Hills is working in partnership with parents of the students. Both parties pay a portion of the student's educational and living expenses. In 2025, this grant enabled 52 students to remain in school. 2717 2717 0 Trees-For-Education Grant - Children of the Hills is investing in the future of education for tribal children in the Hills of Bangladesh. We are supporting a program run by the Bangladesh Tribal Association of Baptist Churches (BTABC) to purchase low-cost degraded land and plant fast growing Acacia trees which will be harvested on a 7-year rotational time scale. Children of the Hills is working towards the day when the BTABC educational program becomes more self-supporting through sale of trees. In 2025 we planted approximately 500 more trees and maintained the trees that were planted in previous years. We now have approximately 102,500 trees in the tree gardens. 40192 40192 0 188448 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 X X Vernon W Miller 3605405411 14603 180th PL SE Snohomish WA 982906607 X VERNON W MILLER PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR 16 0 X 0 0 0 ARNOLD I MILLER SECRETARY 0.5 0 X 0 0 0 TOMAS ACOSTA TREASURER 0.50 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 239323 0 239323 0 66 0 0 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 239389 0 0 66 0 0 0 0 188448 188448 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 0 70 0 210 0 210 0 1927 0 1927 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 982 0 982 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Credit Card Transaction Fees 1389 0 1389 0 Bank Wire Fees 1650 0 1650 0 Accounting Software 1285 0 1285 0 Misc Expenses (PO Box rental & Fees and Permits) 335 0 335 0 0 0 0 0 196296 188448 7848 0 24616 67709 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 963 963 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25579 68672 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 25579 68672 25579 68672 25579 68672 43093 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 160771 169449 174730 170462 239323 914735 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 160771 169449 174730 170462 239323 914735 318154 596581 62 1114 59 47 66 1348 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 916083 0 0.65123 0.62389 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED South Asia Staff Support - This grant covered 75% of the salary for the teachers at 76 schools and 100% of the salary for the staff at 12 hostels and 100% of the salary for 17 teachers and staff at the Hebron school. These funds also covered 100% of the salary for four people who are part of the educational administration plus five people who are part of the tribal outreach and micro-loan program. All portions of this grant went to the education arm of the Bangladesh Tribal Association of Baptist Churches. 108992 Business Wire 0 None South Asia New Construction - A new 5 room toilet facility was built at the Hebron hostel, a new kitchen at the Rajostholi hostel, security lighting at the Leuling hostel, an building extension at the Gojolea girls hostel and staff quarters at the Rowangchori hostel. A new veranda was built at the Hebron girls hostel and the roof was finished at the girls Rajostholi hostel. All portions of this grant went to the education arm of the Bangladesh Tribal Association of Baptist Churches. 16580 Business wire 0 None South Asia Student Camps - Three day, two night camps were run at 16 locations for approximately 2,035 children. These camps are a unique event for most tribal children as they allow the children to leave their villages and meet other kids. Most of these children will have only rarely seen folks from outside of their own village. The camps consist of games, sports, contests and teaching times. All portions of this grant went to the education arm of the Bangladesh Tribal Association of Baptist Churches. 10904 Business wire 0 None South Asia Primer classes - This grant provided for teachers salary at 59 primer schools. These schools are teaching illiterate moms and dads and older children how to read in their mother tongue. The standard language in Bangladesh is Bangla and our primary schools must teach in Bangla which is not the language of the tribes. This restriction means that the tribal community is usually unable to read in their own language. All portions of this grant went to the education arm of the Bangladesh Tribal Association of Baptist Churches. 9540 Business wire 0 None South Asia Facility Repair - This grant covered the repair of schools and hostels at seven locations. The repairs ranged from study hall repairs, door repair, kitchen refurbishment, new toilet installations and replacement of power poles. All portions of this grant went to the education arm of the Bangladesh Tribal Association of Baptist Churches. 8608 Business wire 0 None South Asia Staff Training - This grant covered the annual teacher training for 82 teachers and the primer school training for 59 additional teachers. All portions of this grant went to the education arm of the Bangladesh Tribal Association of Baptist Churches. 6730 Business Wire 0 None South Asia School Supplies - School materials were provided to 76 primers schools. These supplies consist of paper, pencils, pens and notebooks for 2400 students. Additional supplies were provided in the form of sleeping beds for the hostels, books for the hostels, cooking utensils for the hostel kitchens, water storage tanks for two hostels and two cell phones. All portions of this grant went to the education arm of the Bangladesh Tribal Association of Baptist Churches. 6044 Business wire 0 None South Asia Christmas Gift - A Christmas gift was given to 82 teachers, 44 hostel program caregivers, 17 Hebron school teachers and staff, 5 education administration personal and 5 ministry outreach personal. The gift came out to be about $36 per person. All portions of this grant went to the education arm of the Bangladesh Tribal Association of Baptist Churches. 5606 Business wire 0 None 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schedule F, Part II, Line 1 Accounting Method: Children of the Hills (CoH) uses a Cash system for its financial accounts and records. All donations to CoH are made by personal checks payable to CoH or by credit card at the CoH website childrenofthehills.org. Actual cash is not collected or handled by CoH. CoH uses the online accounting software APLOS for tracking grants and other expenses as well as income. The grants to the Bangladesh Tribal Association of Baptist Churches (BTABC) are sent using business-to-business international wire to the BTABC's bank account in Bangladesh. CoH requires a budget proposal for every grant. Each budget proposal must demonstrate a need that aligns with the goals of CoH (provide a future for the tribes through education and improve the quality of life within the tribal villages) and the amount of the grant proposal must align with anticipated costs for labor and materials within the area where CoH is assisting the BTABC. The financial records of CoH grants are also recorded within a combination of accounting and funds disbursal spreadsheets to provide additional financial record redundancy and clarity and a notification of the proposed grant is sent to the CoH officers for their approval, before the grant award is executed. After the grant has been wired, a grant notification and a funds disbursal document are sent to the BTABC and to American personal who work in Bangladesh but have no association with CoH or the BTABC. Subsequent tracking of the grant expenditure is conducted through conversations with BTABC personal in Bangladesh as well as photographs and written reports. On a periodic basis CoH personal travel to Bangladesh to meet with the BTABC education staff and students as well as visits to the BTABC education facilities to ascertain that the awarded grants have been used per CoH requirements. Form 990, Part IV, Line 15 Schedule F, Part II, Column d, Stmt 1: Staff Support - This grant covered 75% of the salary for the teachers at 76 schools and 100% of the salary for the staff at 12 hostels and 100% of the salary for 17 teachers and staff at the Hebron school. These funds also covered 100% of the salary for four people who are part of the educational administration plus five people who are part of the tribal outreach and micro-loan program. All portions of this grant went to the education arm of the Bangladesh Tribal Association of Baptist Churches. Schedule F, Part II, Column d, Stmt 2: New Construction - A new 5 room toilet facility was built at the Hebron hostel, a new kitchen at the Rajostholi hostel, security lighting at the Leuling hostel, an building extension at the Gojolea girls hostel and staff quarters at the Rowangchori hostel. A new veranda was built at the Hebron girls hostel and the roof was finished at the girls Rajostholi hostel. All portions of this grant went to the education arm of the Bangladesh Tribal Association of Baptist Churches. Schedule F, Part II, Column d, Stmt 3: Student Camps - Three day, two night camps were run at 16 locations for approximately 2,035 children. These camps are a unique event for most tribal children as they allow the children to leave their villages and meet other kids. Most of these children will have only rarely seen folks from outside of their own village. The camps consist of games, sports, contests and teaching times. All portions of this grant went to the education arm of the Bangladesh Tribal Association of Baptist Churches. Schedule F, Part II, Column d, Stmt 4: Primer classes - This grant provided for teachers salary at 59 primer schools. These schools are teaching illiterate moms and dads and older children how to read in their mother tongue. The primary language in Bangladesh is Bangla and our primary schools must teach in Bangla which is not the language of the tribes. This restriction means that the tribal community is usually unable to read in their own language. All portions of this grant went to the education arm of the Bangladesh Tribal Association of Baptist Churches. Schedule F, Part II, Column d, Stmt 5: Facility Repair - This grant covered the repair of schools and hostels at seven locations. The repairs ranged from study hall repairs, door repair, kitchen refurbishment, new toilet installations and replacement of power poles. All portions of this grant went to the education arm of the Bangladesh Tribal Association of Baptist Churches. Schedule F, Part II, Column d, Stmt 6: Staff Training - This grant covered the annual teacher training for 82 teachers and the primer school training for 59 additional teachers. All portions of this grant went to the education arm of the Bangladesh Tribal Association of Baptist Churches. Schedule F, Part II, Column d, Stmt 7: School Supplies - School materials were provided to 76 primers schools. These supplies consist of paper, pencils, pens and notebooks for 2400 students. Additional supplies were provided in the form of sleeping beds for the hostels, books for the hostels, cooking utensils for the hostel kitchens, water storage tanks for two hostels and two cell phones. All portions of this grant went to the education arm of the Bangladesh Tribal Association of Baptist Churches. Schedule F, Part II, Column d, Stmt 8: Christmas Gift - A Christmas gift was given to 82 teachers, 44 hostel program caregivers, 17 Hebron school teachers and staff, 5 education administration personal and 5 ministry outreach personal. The gift came out to be about $36 per person. All portions of this grant went to the education arm of the Bangladesh Tribal Association of Baptist Churches. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 The Executive Director of Children of the Hills is Vernon Miller. The Secretary of the Children of the Hills is Arnold Miller who is the brother of the executive director. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b A copy of the 990 is provided to each board member with the request for each person to review the 990 prior to submission and comments on the completed 990 are requested. No formal board member review process of the 990 is taken. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The Children of the Hills Form 990 is posted on the Children of the Hills website and a response is made to any donor who require additional details on the organization and how it operates.