Ghana Make a Difference

EIN: 455615778 501(c)(3) International Affairs

Star, ID

Total Revenue
$2,009,648
Total Expenses
$1,330,754
Total Assets
$1,343,074
Net Assets
$1,298,450
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Organization Details

Formation Year
2012
Legal Domicile
ID
Principal Officer
Cornelius Hofman
Phone
3128986209
Tax Period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31

Ghana Make a Difference, founded in 2012, is a community nonprofit in the International Affairs sector that reported $2.0M in total revenue in fiscal year 2025. Revenue surged 46% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum. The organization ran a surplus of $679K, a strong 34% operating margin.

Mission

Ghana Make a Difference (GMAD) protects children and preserves families by providing a path to self-reliance through shelter, vocational training, life skills, education and medical care; provide vulnerable children (those rescued from child trafficking, abandonment or with other special needs) with a place they can call home while working to reintegrate them with their biological family or place them in a new family; provide education by operating a K-8 school and offering scholarships for secondary, post-secondary, and various vocational schools; and provide vision, dental, and surgical care.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1
Expenses: $630,855

Support an NGO in Ghana (GMAD Ghana): Children's shelter caring for 50 children. Rehabilitation, care and education for children rescued from trafficking and abandonment. Children are placed in the...

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Support an NGO in Ghana (GMAD Ghana): Children's shelter caring for 50 children. Rehabilitation, care and education for children rescued from trafficking and abandonment. Children are placed in the home by the Department of Social Welfare. Employ social workers who work with other agencies and government social workers to place children in families. Reunified 33 children with families. Care for children with special needs via a model of inclusion. A school for elementary and JHS, using technology to teach via a special catch-up curriculum (most children rescued from trafficking have never attended school). Older children attend a UK high school or a vocational school via scholarships. Support deaf children at a deaf boarding school. Grant and oversee 40-50 scholarships for former shelter children who have been reunited with families or who have transitioned into society as adults. 54 full-time employees: social workers, nannies, cooks, facilities, teachers, security, seamstress, bookkeeper, management, nurse, drivers. The staff is a mix of Ghanaians and refugees from Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Nigeria.

Program 2
Expenses: $332,029

Support an NGO in Ghana (GMAD Ghana): Dental Clinic, Vision Clinic, and Surgical Center. 1,492 surgical, dental and eye procedures - helping people back on the path to employment and self-reliance...

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Support an NGO in Ghana (GMAD Ghana): Dental Clinic, Vision Clinic, and Surgical Center. 1,492 surgical, dental and eye procedures - helping people back on the path to employment and self-reliance. Organize and coordinate healthcare missions where healthcare professionals and other volunteers travel to Ghana. 2024 = 1 eye mission, 1 dental mission, and 2 surgical missions. International and domestic volunteers provided 62,376 hours of volunteer service. Collaborate with independent Ghanaian physicians, clinics and hospitals to provide care during, after, and in between volunteer missions.

Program 3
Expenses: $143,879

Support an NGO in Ghana (GMAD Ghana): Physical facilities. Construction, maintenance, renovations, repairs, and expansion. Maintain and improve facilities to maximize the productivity of care and...

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Support an NGO in Ghana (GMAD Ghana): Physical facilities. Construction, maintenance, renovations, repairs, and expansion. Maintain and improve facilities to maximize the productivity of care and education provided to the children. Purchased additional land for additional care and education facilities.

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

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Financial Overview (2025)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $1,956,337
Program Service Revenue $0
Investment Income $53,311
Other Revenue $0
TOTAL REVENUE $2,009,648

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $1,062,769
Salaries & Benefits $188,070
Fundraising Expenses $144,085
Program Expenses $1,106,763
Other Expenses $79,915
TOTAL EXPENSES $1,330,754

Year-over-Year Comparison

2025 2024 Change
Revenue $2,009,648 $1,374,326 +0.5%
Expenses $1,330,754 $1,361,344 0.0%
Net Income $678,894 $12,982 +51.3%
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Grants to Organizations Grants to Individuals Lobbying Political Activity Foreign Activities Donor Advised Fund Schedule B Required
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Governance

Voting Members
9
Independent Members
9
Employees
2
Volunteers
198

Governance Policies

Conflict of Interest Policy
Whistleblower Policy
Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

Operated a School
Operated a Hospital
Provided First Class Travel
Reported Conflict of Interest
Reported Asset Diversion
Excess Benefit Transaction
Made Political Expenditures
Engaged in Lobbying
Operated Donor Advised Fund
Maintained Art Collections
Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers
5
$174,602
Total Directors
9
$0
Key Employees
0
$0
Highest Compensated
0
reported
Name Title Hours/Week Role Reportable Comp Other Comp Total
Stacey Hofman President 35.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Cornelius Hofman Chair/Treasurer 25.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Ari Aki Member 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Michael Sloyer Member 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Dayne Jensen Member 6.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Glen Stephenson Member 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Aaron Warner Member 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Reed Hansen Asst Treasurer 2.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Andy Crossman Member 6.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Deb Winward Secretary 1.00
Officer
$0 $0 $0
Austin Johnson Executive Director 40.00
Officer
$171,171 $3,431 $174,602
Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year Revenue Expenses Assets Net Income
2025 $2,009,648 $1,330,754 $1,343,074 $678,894
2024 $1,374,326 $1,361,344 $639,572 $12,982
2023 $823,149 $776,926 $608,033 $46,223
2022 $819,747 $902,699 $528,131 $-82,952
2021 $1,090,860 $579,419 $608,496 $511,441
2020 $360,389 $336,211 $115,713 $24,178
2019 $592,103 $610,359 $90,830 $-18,256
2018 $619,719 $608,407 $92,111 $11,312
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