2025-06-04T14:05:53-07:00 2024-07-31 871757413 Abacus Hive 8913 Town and Country Circle 1048 Knoxville TN 37923 990 2023-08-01 452466306 The Small Things Inc SMAL 4753310505 14D Stonegate Circle Branford CT 06405 John Richard Furter Chairman 2025-06-01 true true Bobby Arthur P02460599 8653169548 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z 14D Stonegate Circle Branford CT 06405 383229 false X www.thesmallthings.org X 2011 CT Support for the orphans and children of Nkoaranga village and surrounding areas in Tanzania. 8 8 1 8 0 487609 383229 0 0 0 487609 383229 400250 245500 0 53824 38755 0 14580 86687 48490 540761 332745 -53152 50484 32854 5152 214764 136577 -181910 -131425 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 268811 245500 The Small Things supported 1070 children and 583 adults during the fiscal year 2023-24. We cared for 39 children through full-time residential care at Happy Family Children's Village, provided intensive support at home for 66 families including those formerly in care, provided preschool and daycare for 57 children, and provided tutoring and adult education for 138 community members. In addition, 790 children in 517 families were supported through microfinance. 268811 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 0 0 false 1 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 8 8 false 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 14D Stonegate Circle Branford CT 06405 Rebecca Ross-Russell Executive Dir. 10.00 0.00 X 36000 0 0 Jason Smith Director 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 John Richard Furter Chairman 6.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Wendy Bond 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 Lisa Nkonoki Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kristina Alexander Secretary 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Henry Barda Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 36000 0 false false false 0 383229 383229 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 383229 0 0 245500 245500 0 36000 18000 9000 9000 0 0 0 0 2755 1377 689 689 0 0 11310 11310 0 0 0 121 121 3631 202 3429 46 46 2377 915 1462 0 0 18070 1606 16464 0 0 0 0 0 0 CC Processing Fees 7365 7365 Postage and Shipping 2535 1885 650 Miscellaneous 1485 1485 Bank Fees 982 982 568 443 125 332745 268811 49354 14580 32823 5121 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32854 5152 70000 144764 136577 214764 136577 X -181910 -131425 -181910 -131425 32854 5152 50484 1 X false false false X 451885 407182 486651 487609 383229 2216556 0 0 451885 407182 486651 487609 383229 2216556 594196 1622360 326 43 2 371 0 1000 132 7 1139 2218066 0.73140 0.75840 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED true Nkoaranga Village 1 1 Organization support Childrens NGO 245500 1 1 1 1 245500 245500 Tanzania Operating Expenses 245500 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 annual 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, Section B, Line 11b 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, Section B, Line 12c 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, Section B, Line 15a The Board periodically reviews and approves the compensation of the Executive Director to ensure it is in line with market amounts and job responsibilities. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 No documents available to the public.