2025-06-23T13:34:43-04:00 2024-12-31 203700655 SAUNDERS MATTHEWS & PFITZNER PLLC 327 WEST 21ST STREET SUITE 203 NORFOLK VA 23517 990 2024-01-01 474993846 TREE OF LIVES TREE 7576257849 PO BOX 11390 NORFOLK VA 23517 STEPHEN E STORY DIRECTOR 7576243257 2025-06-17 true true CHARLES T SAUNDERS CPA P00486920 7576257849 2025-06-17 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JAMES WOOD PO BOX 11390 NORFOLK VA 23517 431653 false X HTTPS://WWW.TREEOFLIVES.ORG/ X 2016 VA STRENGTHENING THE AFRICAN FAMILY IN OUR SHARED BATTLE AGAINST HIV/AIDS AND POVERTY 9 9 0 0 342587 431653 0 0 -2280 -2127 340307 429526 387840 349635 0 0 0 0 17112 36553 404952 386188 -64645 43338 232152 275490 0 232152 275490 X STRENGTHENING THE AFRICAN FAMILY IN OUR SHARED BATTLE AGAINST HIV/AIDS AND POVERTY false false 349635 349635 JOY CHILDREN'S VILLAGE ORPHANAGE WE CURRENTLY HAVE 55 CHILDREN UNDER CARE AT JOY CHILDREN'S VILLAGE. WE WELCOMED TWO NEW CHILDREN THIS YEAR, BOTH BOYS. ABOUT HALF OF THE JOY VILLAGE CHILDREN LIVE ON COMPOUND, WHILE OTHERS ATTEND AND LIVE AT QUALITY BOARDING SCHOOLS IN THE AREA. THERE ARE 10 STAFF MEMBERS AT JOY VILLAGE, INCLUDING 6 MAMAS , 3 AUNTIES, AND ONE GROUNDS SUPERVISOR. AS OF 2024, SEVEN OF OUR KIDS ARE ENROLLED IN POST-SECONDARY PROGRAMS. THESE CHILDREN WILL RECEIVE CERTIFICATION IN THE FIELDS OF AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR, HVAC INSTALLATION AND REPAIR, CLOTHING DESIGN AND SEWING, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, AND HOSPITALITY AND CULINARY ARTS. ALSO THIS YEAR, THE FIRST OF OUR GIRLS GRADUATED FROM KIMLEA GIRLS TRAINING CENTER. SHE SECURED A JOB IN A GOOD HOTEL CALLED THE FAHARI PLACE AND HAS ALSO ENROLLED IN AN ONLINE COURSE ON INTERIOR DESIGN. EIGHTEEN OTHER GIRLS ALSO ATTEND LIFE SKILLS MENTORSHIP LESSONS AT KIMLEA TWICE A MONTH. ONE OF THE YOUNG MEN FROM JOY VILLAGE NOW HAS A FULL-TIME JOB AS A BOILER OPERATOR AT A LOCAL MILK PROCESSING PLANT. HE RECEIVED THE JOB AFTER FIRST WORKING AS AN INTERN. MANAGEMENT WAS SO IMPRESSED BY HIS HARD WORK AND DEDICATION THAT THEY OFFERED TO TAKE HIM ON PERMANENTLY. ADDITIONAL SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS WERE MADE TO THE COMPOUND IN 2024, INCLUDING ADDING MOTION SENSORS AND LIGHTING AND LASER WIRE AROUND THE PERIMETER WALL. NAZARETH HOSPITAL THE PASTORAL COUNSELING TEAM OF TWO SUPPORTED OVER 450 PATIENTS AS PART OF THE PATIENT CHARITY PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES RESOURCES FOR SOCIAL SUPPORT, OUTPATIENT SERVICES AND IN-PATIENT'S SERVICES. THE PATIENT CHARITY PROGRAM COVERED MEDICAL EXPENSES FOR OVER 200 PATIENTS, BOTH IN- AND OUT-PATIENT MEDICAL PROCEDURES, THESE PATIENTS ALSO BENEFITED FROM MEDICATION, DOCTORS' CONSULTATIONS, DIAGNOSIS TESTS, AND MEDICATIONS. THIS ACCOUNT ENABLES THE POOREST OF THE POOR TO OBTAIN TREATMENT FOR LIFE- THREATENING ILLNESSES. HOLY FAMILY CENTER THE PROGRAM PUT ON BY THE YOUTH MENTORS FOR WORLD AIDS DAY ON DEC. 1, 2025 REACHED OVER 14,000 PEOPLE. TWENTY-TWO CHURCHES PARTICIPATED IN THE EVENT, WHICH WAS ORGANIZED BY 15 YOUTH MENTORS. THIS YEAR'S THEME WAS EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY, SPECIFICALLY PROMOTION THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF MEN AND BOYS. THE CENTRAL EVENT WAS A FOOTBALL MATCH, WHERE EVENT ORGANIZERS TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT THE ROLE THAT COMMUNITIES PLAY IN PROVIDING TREATMENT, PREVENTION, AND SUPPORT TO HIV+ YOUNG PEOPLE. DURING THE WORLD AIDS DAY EVENT, THEY TESTED 307 PEOPLE FOR THE HIV VIRUS AND HELPED THOSE WHO TESTED POSITIVE TO GET CONNECTED WITH TREATMENT PROGRAMS AND SUPPORT. FOR OVER A DECADE, HFC'S MOTHER TO MOTHER PROGRAM, DESIGNED TO PREVENT THE TRANSMISSION OF HIV FROM HIV+ PREGNANT WOMEN TO THEIR CHILDREN, HAD A 100% SUCCESS RATE. THE PROGRAM USES COUNSELING, NUTRITION, AND MENTORSHIP TO PREVENT TRANSMISSION. IN 2024, 53 NEW MOTHERS ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM, 60 BABIES WERE BORN HIV NEGATIVE TO HIV+ MOTHERS, AND 45 CHILDREN EXITED THE PROGRAM AT 2 YEARS OF AGE, HIV NEGATIVE AND HEALTHY. THE PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDED COUNSELING FOR 81 COUPLES. THIS IS SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE MEN ARE OFTEN NOT INVOLVED IN THESE TYPES OF PROGRAM, BUT MOTHER 2 MOTHER HAS FOUND A WAY TO INCLUDE AND ENCOURAGE FATHER PARTICIPATION, IMPROVING FAMILY HEALTH AND WELLNESS. HFC DISTRIBUTED 3,100 FOOD PACKS TO FAMILIES IN NEED, INCLUDING ELDERLY PATIENTS, CHILDREN-LED HOUSEHOLDS, AND OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES. THE FOOD PACKS INCLUDE PORRIDGE FLOUR, MAIZE FLOUR, AND BEANS. THESE ARE ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT FOR HIV+ PATIENTS WHOSE MEDICATION MUST BE TAKEN WITH FOOD. THEY ALSO PROVIDED FORMULA TO NURSING MOTHERS WHO ARE HIV POSITIVE AND CANNOT THEREFORE NURSE THEIR CHILDREN THEMSELVES. THROUGH OUR BOXES OF LOVE FUNDRAISER, 340 FAMILIES WERE GIVEN RICE, FLOUR, SOAP, OIL, SUGAR AND SHOES FOR 8 WEEKS OVER THE HOLIDAY SEASON. HFC CURRENTLY SERVES OVER 6,000 PATIENTS ON ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY (ART). ALLAMANO SCHOOL AND SCHOLARS PROGRAM OUR SCHOLAR PROGRAM HAS GROWN TO 145 STUDENTS, THREE OF WHOM ARE ENROLLED IN UNIVERSITY. OF THE OTHER 142, THREE SAT THEIR FORM FOUR EXAMS THIS YEAR AND SIX SAT FOR THEIR GRADE EIGHT NATIONAL EXAM. SOME OF THESE STUDENTS ARE FROM OUR JOY VILLAGE AND THE OTHERS HAVE GRADUATED FROM THE ALLAMANO SCHOOL. TEACHER GEORGE CONTINUES TO MENTOR AND GUIDE THESE STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM THAT REQUIRES PARTICIPATION, RESPONSIBILITY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY. HE HAS STUDENT-PARENT MEETINGS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND A CODE OF BEHAVIOR AND ETHICS THAT MUST BE ADHERED TO. HE REVIEWS GRADES WITH EACH STUDENT AFTER THE TERM IS OVER AND EVALUATES THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM. ALL STUDENTS UNDERSTAND THAT INCLUSION IN THE PROGRAM IS A PRIVILEGE THEY MUST CONTINUE TO EARN. 349635 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true true false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 9 9 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false false false false X STEPHEN E STORY 7576257849 PO BOX 11390 NORFOLK VA 23517 X KELLY ALCORN DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 SANDEE FEREBEE DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 MEGAN FOARD DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 JANE B FRIDDELL TREASURER X X 0 0 0 HUNTER JOHNSTON DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 STEPHEN E STORY DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 ERIK VAN STRIEN DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 JAMES WOOD PRESIDENT X X 0 0 0 SHERYL S WOOD SECRETARY X X 0 0 0 false false false 18185 413468 431653 18185 2127 -2127 -2127 429526 -2127 349635 349635 230 230 11058 11058 10921 10921 6434 6434 BANK FEES 4624 4624 SOFTWARE 3211 3211 BANK FEES - STRIPE 75 75 386188 349635 36553 0 232152 275490 232152 275490 0 0 X 232152 275490 232152 275490 232152 275490 43338 X false false false X 333381 361403 387731 342587 431653 1856755 333381 361403 387731 342587 431653 1856755 214173 1642582 4637 4637 1861392 0.88240 0.90070 X PART II, LINE 10 OTHER INCOME 4,637 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED true SUB-SAHARA AFRICA 1 GRANTS N/A 349635 1 1 349635 349635 EDUCATION & FOOD 13538 WIRE TRANSFER MOTHERS PROGRAM 6030 WIRE TRANSFER ORPHANAGE 113232 WIRE TRANSFER COUNSELING 14781 WIRE TRANSFER CHARITY PATIENTS 48324 WIRE TRANSFER HF CTR PROGRAMS 41075 WIRE TRANSFER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 13714 WIRE TRANSFER HIV CARE 20000 WIRE TRANSFER EDUCATION & FOOD 6000 WIRE TRANSFER MENTORSHIP PROG. 13040 WIRE TRANSFER SCHOLARHIP PROGRAM 59901 WIRE TRANSFER false false false false false false SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS DETAILED RECORDS OF EACH GRANT MADE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE AGREEMENT GOVERNING THE GRANT, REPORTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PROVIDED BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION, AND INFORMATION CONCERNING THE STATUS OF THE GRANT. 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REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ORGANIZATION WILL MAKE PERIODIC SITE VISITS TO EACH RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION TO VERIFY THAT GRANTS ARE USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GOVERNING GRANT AGREEMENT. IN ADVANCE OF MAKING A GRANT TO ANY FOREIGN ORGANIZATION, THE ORGANIZATION WILL MAKE A PRE-GRANT INQUIRY THAT WILL INCLUDE SITE VISITS, INTERVIEWS WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ORGANIZATION, AND A REVIEW OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION. SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 3 SUB-SAHARA AFRICA 349,635 0 BOXES OF LOVE 18185 18185 2127 18185 18185 2127 2127 -2127 FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A JOY CHILDREN'S VILLAGE ORPHANAGE WE CURRENTLY HAVE 55 CHILDREN UNDER CARE AT JOY CHILDREN'S VILLAGE. WE WELCOMED TWO NEW CHILDREN THIS YEAR, BOTH BOYS. ABOUT HALF OF THE JOY VILLAGE CHILDREN LIVE ON COMPOUND, WHILE OTHERS ATTEND AND LIVE AT QUALITY BOARDING SCHOOLS IN THE AREA. THERE ARE 10 STAFF MEMBERS AT JOY VILLAGE, INCLUDING 6 MAMAS , 3 AUNTIES, AND ONE GROUNDS SUPERVISOR. AS OF 2024, SEVEN OF OUR KIDS ARE ENROLLED IN POST-SECONDARY PROGRAMS. THESE CHILDREN WILL RECEIVE CERTIFICATION IN THE FIELDS OF AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR, HVAC INSTALLATION AND REPAIR, CLOTHING DESIGN AND SEWING, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, AND HOSPITALITY AND CULINARY ARTS. ALSO THIS YEAR, THE FIRST OF OUR GIRLS GRADUATED FROM KIMLEA GIRLS TRAINING CENTER. SHE SECURED A JOB IN A GOOD HOTEL CALLED THE FAHARI PLACE AND HAS ALSO ENROLLED IN AN ONLINE COURSE ON INTERIOR DESIGN. EIGHTEEN OTHER GIRLS ALSO ATTEND LIFE SKILLS MENTORSHIP LESSONS AT KIMLEA TWICE A MONTH. ONE OF THE YOUNG MEN FROM JOY VILLAGE NOW HAS A FULL-TIME JOB AS A BOILER OPERATOR AT A LOCAL MILK PROCESSING PLANT. HE RECEIVED THE JOB AFTER FIRST WORKING AS AN INTERN. MANAGEMENT WAS SO IMPRESSED BY HIS HARD WORK AND DEDICATION THAT THEY OFFERED TO TAKE HIM ON PERMANENTLY. ADDITIONAL SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS WERE MADE TO THE COMPOUND IN 2024, INCLUDING ADDING MOTION SENSORS AND LIGHTING AND LASER WIRE AROUND THE PERIMETER WALL. NAZARETH HOSPITAL THE PASTORAL COUNSELING TEAM OF TWO SUPPORTED OVER 450 PATIENTS AS PART OF THE PATIENT CHARITY PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES RESOURCES FOR SOCIAL SUPPORT, OUTPATIENT SERVICES AND IN-PATIENT'S SERVICES. THE PATIENT CHARITY PROGRAM COVERED MEDICAL EXPENSES FOR OVER 200 PATIENTS, BOTH IN- AND OUT-PATIENT MEDICAL PROCEDURES, THESE PATIENTS ALSO BENEFITED FROM MEDICATION, DOCTORS' CONSULTATIONS, DIAGNOSIS TESTS, AND MEDICATIONS. THIS ACCOUNT ENABLES THE POOREST OF THE POOR TO OBTAIN TREATMENT FOR LIFE- THREATENING ILLNESSES. HOLY FAMILY CENTER THE PROGRAM PUT ON BY THE YOUTH MENTORS FOR WORLD AIDS DAY ON DEC. 1, 2025 REACHED OVER 14,000 PEOPLE. TWENTY-TWO CHURCHES PARTICIPATED IN THE EVENT, WHICH WAS ORGANIZED BY 15 YOUTH MENTORS. THIS YEAR'S THEME WAS EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY, SPECIFICALLY PROMOTION THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF MEN AND BOYS. THE CENTRAL EVENT WAS A FOOTBALL MATCH, WHERE EVENT ORGANIZERS TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT THE ROLE THAT COMMUNITIES PLAY IN PROVIDING TREATMENT, PREVENTION, AND SUPPORT TO HIV+ YOUNG PEOPLE. DURING THE WORLD AIDS DAY EVENT, THEY TESTED 307 PEOPLE FOR THE HIV VIRUS AND HELPED THOSE WHO TESTED POSITIVE TO GET CONNECTED WITH TREATMENT PROGRAMS AND SUPPORT. FOR OVER A DECADE, HFC'S MOTHER TO MOTHER PROGRAM, DESIGNED TO PREVENT THE TRANSMISSION OF HIV FROM HIV+ PREGNANT WOMEN TO THEIR CHILDREN, HAD A 100% SUCCESS RATE. THE PROGRAM USES COUNSELING, NUTRITION, AND MENTORSHIP TO PREVENT TRANSMISSION. IN 2024, 53 NEW MOTHERS ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM, 60 BABIES WERE BORN HIV NEGATIVE TO HIV+ MOTHERS, AND 45 CHILDREN EXITED THE PROGRAM AT 2 YEARS OF AGE, HIV NEGATIVE AND HEALTHY. THE PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDED COUNSELING FOR 81 COUPLES. THIS IS SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE MEN ARE OFTEN NOT INVOLVED IN THESE TYPES OF PROGRAM, BUT MOTHER 2 MOTHER HAS FOUND A WAY TO INCLUDE AND ENCOURAGE FATHER PARTICIPATION, IMPROVING FAMILY HEALTH AND WELLNESS. HFC DISTRIBUTED 3,100 FOOD PACKS TO FAMILIES IN NEED, INCLUDING ELDERLY PATIENTS, CHILDREN-LED HOUSEHOLDS, AND OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES. THE FOOD PACKS INCLUDE PORRIDGE FLOUR, MAIZE FLOUR, AND BEANS. THESE ARE ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT FOR HIV+ PATIENTS WHOSE MEDICATION MUST BE TAKEN WITH FOOD. THEY ALSO PROVIDED FORMULA TO NURSING MOTHERS WHO ARE HIV POSITIVE AND CANNOT THEREFORE NURSE THEIR CHILDREN THEMSELVES. THROUGH OUR BOXES OF LOVE FUNDRAISER, 340 FAMILIES WERE GIVEN RICE, FLOUR, SOAP, OIL, SUGAR AND SHOES FOR 8 WEEKS OVER THE HOLIDAY SEASON. HFC CURRENTLY SERVES OVER 6,000 PATIENTS ON ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY (ART). ALLAMANO SCHOOL AND SCHOLARS PROGRAM OUR SCHOLAR PROGRAM HAS GROWN TO 145 STUDENTS, THREE OF WHOM ARE ENROLLED IN UNIVERSITY. OF THE OTHER 142, THREE SAT THEIR FORM FOUR EXAMS THIS YEAR AND SIX SAT FOR THEIR GRADE EIGHT NATIONAL EXAM. SOME OF THESE STUDENTS ARE FROM OUR JOY VILLAGE AND THE OTHERS HAVE GRADUATED FROM THE ALLAMANO SCHOOL. TEACHER GEORGE CONTINUES TO MENTOR AND GUIDE THESE STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM THAT REQUIRES PARTICIPATION, RESPONSIBILITY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY. HE HAS STUDENT-PARENT MEETINGS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND A CODE OF BEHAVIOR AND ETHICS THAT MUST BE ADHERED TO. HE REVIEWS GRADES WITH EACH STUDENT AFTER THE TERM IS OVER AND EVALUATES THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM. ALL STUDENTS UNDERSTAND THAT INCLUSION IN THE PROGRAM IS A PRIVILEGE THEY MUST CONTINUE TO EARN. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 JIM WOOD SHERYL WOOD PRESIDENT SECRETARY MARRIED ERIK VAN STRIEN SANDEE FEREBEE DIRECTOR DIRECTOR MARRIED FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER OF THE ORGANIZATION PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THE RETURN. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C FAILURE TO PROPERLY DISCLOSE AND RECUSE FROM ACTION MAY RESULT IN TERMINATION FROM BOARD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST.