Nonprofit · EIN 59-2672303
LOVE A CHILD INC
Tax-exempt · FORT MYERS, FL 33913
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $26,501,079 | $24,704,790 | $1,796,289 | $47,390,216 | $1,227,986 | $46,162,230 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $44,487,340 | $41,422,624 | $3,064,716 | $42,604,969 | $388,122 | $42,216,847 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $41,314,040 | $34,965,582 | $6,348,458 | $38,945,184 | $253,297 | $38,691,887 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $25,870,530
- Program service revenue
- $19,500
- Investment income
- $608,871
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$12,245
- Other revenue
- $2,178
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $13,440,904
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $683,906
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,664,479
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,935,107
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $41,936
- Accounting fees
- $88,296
- Occupancy
- $321,662
- Travel
- $146,027
- Depreciation
- $798,926
- Program services (functional)
- $20,805,078
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,555,534
- Fundraising (functional)
- $2,344,178
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $42,604,969
- Total assets, end of year
- $47,390,216
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,227,986
- Net assets, end of year
- $46,162,230
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $8,678,890
- Publicly traded securities
- $22,934,425
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $46,136,881
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $25,349
- Gross receipts
- $26,513,324
- Employees
- 31
- Volunteers
- 10
- Year formed
- 1985
- State of legal domicile
- FL
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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SANDRA HAZELIP | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Key employee | 70 | $208,826 | $20,266 |
| ROBERT BURNETTE | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 70 | $181,099 | $16,365 |
| SHARYN BURNETTE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 70 | $181,099 | $16,251 |
| MARK OSTRANDER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $60,000 | $0 |
| EVIE OSTRANDER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN TYLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID GEORGE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GORDON DOUGLAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF ADAMS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE RONSISVALLE JR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LONNIE LANGSTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NORM TREBILCOCK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TAMMIE ANDERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandra Hazelip | Executive Director Key employee | 70 | $194,190 | $20,490 |
| Robert Burnette | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 70 | $171,591 | $11,526 |
| Sharyn Burnette | President Trustee or director, Officer | 70 | $171,591 | $9,286 |
| Silvina Santos | Chief Operating Executive Highest-paid employee | 40 | $101,776 | $10,817 |
| Lorie Mark Ostrander | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $60,000 | $0 |
| Evie Ostrander | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Dan Tyler | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| David George | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Donna Bryce | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Gordon Douglas | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Joe Ronsisvalle Jr | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Lonnie Langston | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Norm Trebilcock | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandra Hazelip | Executive Director Key employee | 70 | $182,311 | $19,749 |
| Robert Burnette | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 70 | $162,445 | $12,187 |
| Sharyn Burnette | President Trustee or director, Officer | 70 | $162,445 | $7,277 |
| Lorie Mark Ostrander | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $60,000 | $0 |
| Evie Ostrander | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Dan Tyler | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| David George | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Donna Bryce | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Gordon Douglas | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Joe Ronsisvalle Jr | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| John Boldt | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Norm Trebilcock | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 12411 COMMERCE LAKES DR, FORT MYERS, FL 33913-8663
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- SHARYN BURNETTE, 12411 COMMERCE LAKES DRIVE, FORT MYERS, FL 33913
- Signed the 990
- SHARYN BURNETTE, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (239) 210-6107
- Website
- WWW.LOVEACHILD.COM
- Return prepared by
- CRI CAPIN CROUSE ADVISORS LLC
Mission
PROVIDING HEALTH, CHRISTIAN EDUCATION, FOOD AND DEVELOPMENT OUTREACHES TO THE POOR IN HAITI.
Program accomplishments
- LOVE A CHILD (LAC) CONDUCTED HUMANITARIAN OUTREACHES IN DISASTER AND HUNGER RELIEF AND HEALTH CARE, INCLUDING CHILDREN'S DEVELOPMENT OUTREACH, COMMUNITY MEDICAL OUTREACH, FOOD DISTRIBUTION TO THE HUNGRY, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAMS IN HAITI AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.COMMUNITY MEDICAL OUTREACH: THE MEDICAL PROGRAMS INCLUDE OUR PRIMARY REGIONAL MEDICAL CLINIC, OCCASIONAL REMOTE MEDICAL CLINICS, A MALNUTRITION CENTER, AND A BIRTHING CENTER. COLLECTIVELY, THESE CLINICS SERVED MORE THAN 27,000 PATIENTS DURING 2025. DIAGNOSTIC LAB SERVICES WERE PROVIDED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA'S EMERGING PATHOLOGIES INSTITUTE TO DETECT STRAINS OF TUBERCULOSIS AND OTHER DISEASES AS PART OF A COUNTRYWIDE DETECTION, PREVENTION, AND EDUCATION EFFORT.Expenses $9,490,480 · grants $8,935,356 · revenue $19,500
- HUNGER AND DISASTER RELIEF: LAC CONDUCTED COMMUNITY FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS, COOKING HOT MEALS FOR VILLAGES AND DISTRIBUTING MORE THAN 12 MILLION FORTIFIED RICE MEAL PACKAGES IN BULK. FOLLOWING HURRICANE MELISSA, LAC WAS ON THE GROUND PROVIDING DISASTER RELIEF AND EMERGENCY FEEDING PROGRAMS TO AFFECTED COMMUNITIES. A GRANT WAS AWARDED TO BUILD A NEW FOOD DISTRIBUTION CENTER IN SOUTHERN HAITI, WHICH FACILITATES FEEDING NEARLY 900 PRISONERS DAILY. IN DECEMBER 2025, LAC ALSO LAUNCHED A CAMPAIGN TO CONSTRUCT GABION HOUSES TO PROVIDE SAFER, MORE RESILIENT HOUSING FOR VULNERABLE FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY.Expenses $5,786,552 · grants $4,377,806
- COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: IN OUR "DEVELOPMENT FOR SUSTAINABILITY" OUTREACH, LAC OPERATED AN AGRICULTURE TRAINING CENTER WITH DEMONSTRATION GARDENS AND A TILAPIA FARM. WE CONDUCTED SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE TRAINING COURSES WITH A FOCUS ON LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY. LAC ALSO EMPHASIZED JOB CREATION BY HELPING ESTABLISH SMALL BUSINESSES. WATER WELLS WERE BUILT FOR COMMUNITIES IN SOUTHERN HAITI THAT LAC BEGAN SUPPORTING AFTER HURRICANE DISASTER RELIEF EFFORTS.Expenses $4,807,310 · grants $127,742
- CHILDREN'S DEVELOPMENT: ORPHANAGE: CONTINUED TO OPERATE A 21,500 SQUARE FOOT ORPHANAGE HOUSING 86 CHILDREN IN FOND PARISIEN, HAITI.EDUCATION: 1,600 CHILDREN RECEIVED A CHRISTIAN EDUCATION IN OUR 3 SCHOOLS.Expenses $720,736
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 59-2672303
- 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
- 1986
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- International, foreign affairs and national security (Q330)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $47,390,216
- Income (IRS master file)
- $26,513,324
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $26,501,079 | $24,704,790 | $47,390,216 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $44,487,340 | $41,422,624 | $42,604,969 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $41,314,040 | $34,965,582 | $38,945,184 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $35,107,324 | $31,186,580 | $32,402,985 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 59-2672303).
Questions about LOVE A CHILD INC
- What is the EIN of LOVE A CHILD INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LOVE A CHILD INC is 59-2672303.
- Is LOVE A CHILD INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1986.
- Are donations to LOVE A CHILD INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LOVE A CHILD 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 LOVE A CHILD INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did LOVE A CHILD INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of LOVE A CHILD INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names SHARYN BURNETTE.
- Who are the officers and directors of LOVE A CHILD INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 13 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $208,826 (SANDRA HAZELIP, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does LOVE A CHILD INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $26,501,079, expenses of $24,704,790 and total assets of $47,390,216 at year end.
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