Open books
Where the money goes
A bookkeeper keeps LYF's yearly statements; they are not audited. The founder works without pay. The full statements, with their notes, are available to anyone who asks. Read the 2025-26 annual report (PDF). $50 a month covers one girl in the study program: about three-quarters for what she receives, about a quarter for the staff who teach and mentor her. Both are part of the 95 cents.
95 cents of every dollar to the program in Cebu
95¢
- 95¢ to the program in Cebu: what the girls and their families receive (food, medicine, school costs, the study allowance) and the people who teach and mentor them
- 5¢ to bookkeeping, filings and bank fees
The split was the same last year and so far this year.
Check LYF yourself
- Legal nameLoving Yourself Forward Inc.
- US status501(c)(3) public charity, effective March 30, 2024. EIN 99-2398558. Gifts are tax-deductible.
- IncorporatedDelaware nonprofit corporation, March 2024. Fiscal year ends March 31.
- IRS filingIts annual return (Form 990-N) has been filed every year.
- PhilippinesPhilippine operation registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, September 23, 2024 (Company Reg. No. 2024090169682-31).
Look it up: the IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search (search EIN 99-2398558), or LYF on Every.org.
The papers
Give $50 a month for a girl in Cebu.
$50 a month covers one girl: her study allowance, food for her family, school costs, health care when she needs it, and the staff in Cebu who teach and mentor her.