Nonprofit · EIN 20-5573610
REACHING A GENERATION USA INC
Tax-exempt · RALEIGH, NC 27606
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,861,932 | $2,059,548 | -$197,616 | $217,193 | $11,039 | $206,154 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,873,950 | $1,534,951 | $338,999 | $407,804 | $4,034 | $403,770 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,338,010 | $1,407,521 | -$69,511 | $64,771 | $0 | $64,771 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,797,355
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $64,577
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,607,708
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $8,795
- Accounting fees
- $2,572
- Travel
- $138,971
- Program services (functional)
- $1,786,465
- Management and general (functional)
- $261,591
- Fundraising (functional)
- $11,492
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $407,804
- Total assets, end of year
- $217,193
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $11,039
- Net assets, end of year
- $206,154
- Gross receipts
- $1,861,932
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 17
- Year formed
- 2006
- State of legal domicile
- NC
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vergil Kjerstad | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Vivian R Edwards | Secretary-Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Paul Ivaska | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| John McMains | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Rev David Crabtree | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Rev Gary Brothers | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Rev Alan Neel | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Carrie Nichols | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Chad Perkins | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Jacques van Bommel | President Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| Chuck Furr | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Debra Sowers | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| Rev Jay Bailey | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Kevin Currie | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Patrick Sowers | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| William A DeVore | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Matt Rand | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Bredbenner | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Vergil Kjerstad | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Vivian R Edwards | Secretary-Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Paul Ivaska | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| John McMains | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Rev David Crabtree | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Rev Gary Brothers | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Rev Alan Neel | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Carrie Nichols | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Chad Perkins | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Jacques van Bommel | President Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| Chuck Furr | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Debra Sowers | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| Rev Jay Bailey | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Kevin Currie | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Patrick Sowers | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Bredbenner | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| Vergil Kjerstad | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Vivian R Edwards | Secretary-Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Paul Ivaska | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| John McMains | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Rev David Crabtree | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Rev Gary Brothers | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Rev Alan Neel | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Carrie Nichols | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Chad Perkins | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Jacques van Bommel | President Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| Chuck Furr | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 8513 SOUTHBRIAR DR, RALEIGH, NC 27606-9120
- In care of
- % MICHAEL J BORKA
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Vivian R Edwards, 3717 S Smithfield Rd, Knightdale, NC 27545
- Signed the 990
- Vivian R Edwards, Secretary/Treasurer
- Phone
- (919) 539-2634
- Website
- http://rag-us.org
- Return prepared by
- WillowTrust Accounting LLC
Mission
Reaching a Generation USA Inc . ("RaG-US") establishes relationships with Christian African ministries and missionaries who provide education, sustenance, and health care services for at-risk children, teens, and orphans in southern Africa. Working through these relationships, RaG-US provided a variety of practical supports for care-givers and the children under their care. RaG-US provided direct financial support for the care of needy children to address their immediate and long-term needs through funding to southern African organizations. RaG-US provides logistics and training to volunteers who traveled to Africa to provide life-skill seminars for southern African school teachers, provide relief workers for orphans and to provide logistics and other supports for the work among children. RaG-US raised awareness in the United States regarding the needy condition of African children by supporting volunteers to visit African children, work in feeding stations and medical clinics,
Program accomplishments
- Reaching a Generation USA Inc . ("RaG-US") establishes relationships with Christian African ministries and missionaries who provide education, sustenance, and health care services for at-risk children, teens, and orphans in southern Africa. Working through these relationships, RaG-US provided a variety of practical supports for care-givers and the children under their care. RaG-US provided direct financial support for the care of needy children to address their immediate and long-term needs through funding to southern African organizations. RaG-US provides logistics and training to volunteers who traveled to Africa to provide life-skill seminars for southern African school teachers, provide relief workers for orphans and to provide logistics and other supports for the work among children. RaG-US raised awareness in the United States regarding the needy condition of African children by supporting volunteers to visit African children, work in feeding stations and medical clinics, and to minister to emotional, physical and medical conditions. Over the course of the year, examples of our supported organizations activities include: (1) Digging of hundreds of water wells in bush communities in the Sioma District of Zambia. (2) Partnerships with other NGOs to provide medical and dental treatment and medications for thousands of villagers in western Zambia. (3) Maintained feeding programs to provide weekday meals for more than 2,000 students in small public schools in rural villages in Zambia. (4) Expanded Centreshot programs to teach character development to thousands of students in schools across eight provinces in South Africa and began the program in Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe. (5) Through a network of support centers, provided counseling and practical help for almost 150,000 clients in crisis pregnancies.Expenses $1,786,465 · grants $1,562,284 · revenue $1,861,931
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | August 31, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | August 31, 2025 | January 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | August 31, 2024 | January 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-5573610
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2006
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Youth development (O50)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $217,193
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,861,932
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $1,861,932 | $2,059,548 | $217,193 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $1,873,950 | $1,534,951 | $407,804 | XML |
| 990 | August 2023 | $1,338,010 | $1,407,521 | $64,771 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $1,370,678 | $1,334,750 | $134,282 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 20-5573610).
Questions about REACHING A GENERATION USA INC
- What is the EIN of REACHING A GENERATION USA INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of REACHING A GENERATION USA INC is 20-5573610.
- Is REACHING A GENERATION USA INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2006.
- Are donations to REACHING A GENERATION USA INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does REACHING A GENERATION USA INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of REACHING A GENERATION USA INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did REACHING A GENERATION USA INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of REACHING A GENERATION USA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names Vivian R Edwards.
- Who are the officers and directors of REACHING A GENERATION USA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 17 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does REACHING A GENERATION USA INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,861,932, expenses of $2,059,548 and total assets of $217,193 at year end.
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