2024-01-30T12:22:25-08:00 2022-07-31 871757413 Abacus Hive 8913 Town and Country Circle 1048 Knoxville TN 37923 990 2021-08-01 452466306 The Small Things Inc SMAL 4753310505 14D Stonegate Circle Branford CT 06405 John Richard Furter Chairman 2023-06-15 true John Richard Furter 999009999 Bobby Arthur P02460599 8653169548 3 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2021 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X 14D Stonegate Circle Branford CT 06405 486676 false X www.thesmallthings.org X 2011 CT Support for the orphans and children of Nkoaranga village and surrounding areas in Tanzania. 10 12 1 5 0 407182 486440 0 43 2 -7483 7 399742 486449 372000 399275 0 53796 54331 0 15504 83121 89731 508917 543337 -109175 -56888 93706 71142 165488 199900 -71782 -128758 TST has a mission of working with the community and empowering our clients and bringing together small acts from around the world to create big change for orphaned and vulnerable children in Tanzania. false false 466983 399275 The Small Things, Inc. supported over 1,300 children and 600 adults during the fiscal year 2022-2023. We cared for 50 children through full-time residential care at Happy Family Children's Village, reunified 6 children with their families, provided intensive support at home for 120 children, provided preschool and daycare for 63 children, and provided tutoring and adult education for over 200 community members. In addition, 838 children in 482 families were supported via microfinance access. The Small Things founded The Families and Futures Coalition of Tanzania to transform the alternative care system. Through FFCT, we provided intensive support and supervision to five local orphanages to aid their transition to more ethical models of care. We also hosted training sessions for more than 30 local organizations and signed MOUs with 40 organizations dedicated to promoting family-first models of care. 466983 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 1 0 true 1 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 10 12 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false CT X X Rebecca Ross-Russell 4753310505 1204 Main St 787 Branford CT 06405 Rebecca Ross Russell Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 50002 0 0 Jason Smith Vice President 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 John Richard Furter Chairman 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Wendy Bond Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Dorothy Goldberg Former Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Michelle Russell Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Delphine Mendez de Leon Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Poloumi Battachayra Former Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Liz Jones Former Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lisa Nkonoki Former Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 50002 0 false false false 0 13021 473419 486440 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 211 227 -16 0 0 Cash Back Income 23 23 23 486449 25 0 0 399275 399275 0 50002 25001 12501 12500 0 0 0 507 507 3822 1912 955 955 0 0 13740 13740 0 0 0 14147 2000 12147 1964 567 1397 1088 96 992 3232 95 2629 508 0 0 42391 34617 7774 0 0 0 0 0 0 CC Processing Fees 6055 5911 144 Printing and Publications 3422 2152 1270 Postage and Shipping 2548 1818 730 Bank Fees 1040 17 1023 104 104 543337 466983 60850 15504 86177 68611 7529 2530 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 93706 71142 2567 50000 13021 149900 149900 165488 199900 X -71782 -128758 -71782 -128758 93706 71142 -56888 -88 X false false false X 642161 321935 451885 407182 507440 2330603 0 0 642161 321935 451885 407182 507440 2330603 595250 1735353 546 1189 326 43 2 2106 0 1000 132 7 1139 2333848 0.74360 0.76170 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED true Nkoaranga Village 1 1 Organization support Childrens NGO 399275 1 1 1 1 399275 399275 Tanzania Operating Expenses 399275 ACH/Check Book 1 false false false false false false Part I, Line 2 - Grantmakers Explanation For Monitoring Use of Funds Outside US There is full transparency between the operations of the Small Things TZ and The Small Things Inc with a common Executive Director hired by TST Inc, and full access to the accounts and Board activities of TST TZ. TST TZ is registered in Tanzania and recognized as a charitable operation in that country. There is an annua audit process of funds that are provided to TST TZ and the findings of that audit are available to and reviewed by TST Inc. Programmatic activity of TZ operations are reported on a periodic basis to The Small Things Inc, to monitor use of grants. Part I, Line 3f - Method of Accounting Accrual basis Part I, Line 3f - Investments and Expenditures Support of ELECT Nkoaranga orphanage, Nkoaranga Hospital, and Happy Families Childrens Village Form 990, Part VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, Et Rebecca Ross-Russell is the daughter of Dorothy Goldberg. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process The governing board receives a draft of the Form 990, and any changes required are made before the return is signed and filed. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts The Organization's Board of Directors meets at least four times per year. During those meetings, and on an as needed basis, Board policies are reviewed and updated. At the annual Board retreat the full organizational policy, employee handbook, and committee descriptions are fully reviewed, updated, and voted upon for renewal. If at any time there appears to be a conflict of interest with a Board member or staff, it is reviewed immediately by the Organization's Executive Committee and the appropriate committee chairpersons. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management The Board periodically reviews and approves the compensation of the Executive Director to ensure it is in line with market amounts and job responsibilities. Dorothy Goldberg recuses herself from any votes related to the compensation of the Executive Director. The Board also meets once per year without Dorothy present to ensure that the Board still wants them to continue to serve on the Board. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available No documents available to the public. Form 990, Part III, Line 1 - Organization Mission Working with the community we aim to empower our clients and bringing together small acts from around the world to create big change.