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Tearfund USA Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Clarksburg, MD EIN: 83-1116586 Website

Tearfund USA (the organization) is a christian international relief and development charity working globally to end poverty and injustice, and to restore dignity and hope in the world's poorest communities.

Tearfund USA Inc at a glance

In short: Tearfund USA Inc reported $199K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Grants paid (2025)
$199,465 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
+249.5% vs 2024
Total assets
$188,268
+2.3% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$481,512
-29.2% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$479,025
-64.6% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Tearfund USA Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 2 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

BrooklynSecane

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5MTotal only2020 Total only2021 Total only2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 Total only2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2023) to $1.1M (2022). In 2025 it reported $199K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Alliance Secane, PAMinistry support$57,073
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$188,268$481,512$479,025$199,465Total only—
2024$183,946$680,172$1,353,592$57,0731$-2,372
2023$1,715,831$3,855,189$2,679,517$10,0001$714
2022$366,125$2,424,892$2,516,070$1,057,355Total only$336
2021$691,750$1,983,173$1,926,280$736,295Total only$877
2020$313,558$1,151,097$1,470,919$362,583Total only$4,191

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Tearfund USA Inc

Based on IRS filings

Tearfund USA Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Clarksburg, MD. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $188K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $199K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Tearfund USA Inc is led by Jeff Galley, Chairman since 2024 (on filings since 2020); 1 of 5 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jeff Galley

    Chairman

    Treasurer & Director → Director, 2023

    Director → Chairman, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jason Fileta

    Member - at - Large

    Interim CEO & Vice President → Vice President, 2022

    Vice President → Member - at - Large, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    $89K (2020) → $0 (2025)

  • Daniel Valle

    Executive Officer

    Director, Strategic Partnerships & Interim Executive Officer → Executive Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $104K (2024) → $98K (2025)

  • John Davidson

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Malcolm Hallam

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (14)
  • Former: Emily Sarmiento (2021–2024) — President & CEO
  • Former: Darin Lamar Jones (2022–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: LaTashia Satterfield (2022–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Rachel Lamb (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Randy Newcomb (2022–2024) — Chairman
  • Former: Dustin Bell (2023–2024) — COO
  • Former: Laura Yoder (2020–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Diego Forero (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Mae Elise Cannon (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Amisho Baraka (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Clive Mather (2020–2022) — Chairman
  • Former: Bryan Braswell (2021–2022) — Director of Operations
  • Former: Lowell Pritchard (2020–2021) — Vice President
  • Former: Sonia H Patterson (2020) — President & CEO

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Daniel Valle — Executive Officer: $98KDaniel ValleExecutive Officer$98K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $98K, to Daniel Valle (Executive Officer).

Frequently asked questions about Tearfund USA Inc

How much does Tearfund USA Inc give each year?

Tearfund USA Inc reported $199K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $57K across 1 grant.

How large is Tearfund USA Inc?

Tearfund USA Inc reported $188K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $482K.

What is Tearfund USA Inc?

Tearfund USA Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Clarksburg, MD. It holds $188K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Tearfund USA Inc operate?

Tearfund USA Inc has awarded grants in New York, Pennsylvania.

What is Tearfund USA Inc's EIN?

Tearfund USA Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-1116586. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 20, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 23, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 3, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 29, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 15, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 25, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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