2025-04-30T20:50:15-04:00 2024-12-31 932632299 SEWARD & COMPANY PA 511 W BAY STREET SUITE 361 TAMPA FL 33606 990 2024-01-01 593445250 WATOTO CHILD CARE MINISTRY INC WATO 8139484343 13617 NORTH FLORIDA AVENUE TAMPA FL 33613 VALERIE KING CFO 8139484343 2025-04-26 true true JOHN D SEWARD P00632835 8134370030 2025-04-29 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z VALERIE KING 13617 NORTH FLORIDA AVENUE TAMPA FL 33613 7687653 false X WWW.WATOTO.COM X 1997 FL THE ORGANIZATION IS ONE OF SEVEN REPRESENTATIVE SUPPORT OFFICES AROUND THE WORLD THAT SUPPORTS THE WATOTO MINISTRY (WATOTO). WATOTO IS A HOLISTIC CARE PROGRAM THAT WAS INITIATED AS A RESPONSE TO THE OVERWHELMING NUMBER OF ORPHANED CHILDREN AND VULNERABLE WOMEN IN UGANDA. WATOTO IS POSITIONED TO RESCUE INDIVIDUALS, RAISE EACH ONE AS A LEADER IN THEIR CHOSEN SPHERE OF LIFE SO THAT THEY IN TURN WILL REBUILD THEIR NATION. 10 6 22 240 0 6733535 7375941 0 23194 38244 128256 159973 6884985 7574158 5260966 5604415 0 1152583 1397581 0 367493 1048438 1121548 7461987 8123544 -577002 -549386 3979599 3484283 318100 363679 3661499 3120604 X THE ORGANIZATION IS ONE OF SEVEN REPRESENTATIVE SUPPORT OFFICES AROUND THE WORLD THAT SUPPORTS THE WATOTO MINISTRY (WATOTO). WATOTO IS A HOLISTIC CARE PROGRAM THAT WAS INITIATED AS A RESPONSE TO THE OVERWHELMING NUMBER OF ORPHANED CHILDREN AND VULNERABLE WOMEN IN UGANDA. WATOTO IS POSITIONED TO RESCUE INDIVIDUALS, RAISE EACH ONE AS A LEADER IN THEIR CHOSEN SPHERE OF LIFE SO THAT THEY IN TURN WILL REBUILD THEIR NATION. false false 4157615 3753939 SPONSOR A LIFE PROGRAM - THROUGH THE SPONSORSHIP OF BABIES, CHILDREN, AND VULNERABLE WOMEN, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO WATOTO. WATOTO PROVIDES HOLISTIC CARE TO THOSE IN NEED IN UGANDA. THE HOLISTIC MODEL INVOLVES PHYSICAL CARE, MEDICAL INTERVENTION INCLUDING HIV/AIDS TREATMENT, EDUCATION - BOTH FORMAL AND TECHNICAL, TRAUMA COUNSELING, AND SPIRITUAL DISCIPLESHIP. SO FAR, OVER 1,000 CHILDREN RESCUED BY THE ORGANIZATION HAVE NOW REACHED ADULTHOOD AND HAVE GRADUATED THE PROGRAM WITH THE LIFE SKILLS AND EDUCATION THEY NEED TO BE INDEPENDENT. PROGRAM GRADUATES INCLUDE PROFESSIONALS SUCH AS TEACHERS, DOCTORS, LAWYERS, FARMERS, AND ENGINEERS, AMONG OTHERS. WATOTO IS CONTINUING TO RAISE TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERS, WHO WILL POSITIVELY IMPACT EVERY SPHERE OF SOCIETY, REFORMING UGANDA AND SERVING AS A MODEL FOR THE REST OF AFRICA. 542226 12438 WATOTO CHILDREN'S CHOIR - THE WATOTO CHILDREN'S CHOIR HAS TRAVELED EXTENSIVELY SINCE 1994, SHARING A MESSAGE OF HOPE FOR AFRICA'S MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND WOMEN. ON ALMOST EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR, THE CHOIR IS PERFORMING SOMEWHERE IN THE WORLD. THAT MEANS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE GET TO MEET SOME OF UGANDA'S FUTURE LEADERS. THE CHOIR SERVES MANY PURPOSES. IT RAISES AWARENESS ABOUT THE WORK OF THE WATOTO GLOBALLY. IT ALSO PROVIDES LEADERSHIP TRAINING FOR THE CHILDREN, AND PROVIDES A STRONG SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY WHILE EXPERIENCING DIFFERENT CULTURES. MOST IMPORTANTLY, IT'S A WAY THEY SHARE THEIR FAITH WITH PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD ABOUT THE PLIGHT OF AFRICAN ORPHANS. 169179 166685 VISIT WATOTO - PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD VISIT WATOTO IN UGANDA. FROM CARING FOR BABIES TO WORKING WITH THE SUSTAINABILITY PROJECTS, THERE ARE A VARIETY OF MISSION TRIPS' GROUPS, AND INDIVIDUALS THAT CAN SERVE WATOTO. THE TWO MAIN TYPES OF TEAMS ARE CONSTRUCTION AND MEDICAL TEAMS. CONSTRUCTION TEAMS INCLUDE GROUPS OF PEOPLE OFTEN FROM CHURCHES, THAT TRAVEL TO AFRICA TO PROVIDE PRACTICAL HELP IN THE CHILDREN'S VILLAGES. THIS INCLUDES BUILDING HOMES, CLASSROOMS, OR OTHER VITAL STRUCTURES IN THE VILLAGES. MEDICAL TEAMS INCLUDE GROUPS OF MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS THAT GO TO AFRICA AND OFFER THEIR MEDICAL EXPERTISE TO TREAT THE BABIES, CHILDREN, AND WOMEN AND PROVIDE TRAINING TO THE MEDICAL PERSONNEL ON STAFF. 2475006 1671353 WATOTO UGANDA PROGRAMS- CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, CLOTHING, AND OTHER MUCH NEEDED SUPPLIES ARE SENT TO UGANDA VIA SHIPPING CONTAINERS TO PROVIDE DIRECT SUPPORT TO THE PROGRAMS ON THE GROUND. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE WATOTO VILLAGE, WATOTO NEIGHBORHOOD, WATOTO SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT AND FUTURE WATOTO COMMUNICATIONS- THROUGH PRINT COMMUNICATIONS, MEDIA PRODUCTION, AND SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT, THE ORGANIZATION STRIVES TO SHARE THE STORIES OF THE ORPHANED AND THOSE AFFECTED BY THE HIV/AIDS CRISIS IN AFRICA. WITH KNOWLEDGE COMES POWER. PARTNER CHURCH- CHURCHES THAT PARTNER WITH WATOTO BECOME PART OF THE PROGRAM OF RESTORING WOMEN TO CARE FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES, ORPHANS WELCOMED INTO THEIR FAMILIES, AND PLOTS OF LAND BECOMING SUSTAINABLE FARMING COMMUNITIES. 2475006 1671353 7344026 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false true false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false true 11 0 22 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 10 6 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false X X VALERIE KING 8139484343 13617 NORTH FLORIDA AVENUE TAMPA FL 33613 VALERIE KING CFO 40.00 X 82146 0 0 BRENT SMITH DIR OF DEVEL 40.00 X 137812 0 0 JULIUS RWOTLONYO PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 GARY SKINNER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT YOUNG VICE PRESIDE 2.00 X X 0 0 0 BEN WENDLAND SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 PHILIP WAGNER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES SKINNER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 COREY WALL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SHARON KELLY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROLAND MITCHELL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TREASA CONRAD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 EUGENE STUTZMAN CEO 40.00 X 113923 0 0 333881 2 false false false 7375941 7375941 38244 38244 262067 113495 148572 148572 OTHER INCOME 900099 11401 11401 11401 7574158 148572 49645 5604415 5604415 196069 54901 113719 27449 976460 673671 121357 181432 138406 101231 19310 17865 86646 55768 21663 9215 11000 11000 8404 3787 4617 95312 66284 7776 21252 24345 16921 4293 3131 264417 180220 16956 67241 13616 8918 2716 1982 89976 59567 30172 237 37569 28889 4985 3695 BANK AND CREDIT CARD FEES 151741 139873 11868 CONTRACT SERVICES 101508 81296 8648 11564 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 99619 86939 12288 392 EQUIP AND SOFTWARE COSTS 67783 41995 10510 15278 156258 139351 14764 2143 8123544 7344026 412025 367493 590564 510359 1421059 983145 142964 197067 70275 72106 47586 55967 1658632 493633 1211659 1164999 490197 498689 5295 1951 3979599 3484283 38079 115670 280021 248009 318100 363679 X 1899526 1890801 1761973 1229803 3661499 3120604 3979599 3484283 -549386 8491 X false true X true false X 7043456 8115123 7063296 6733535 7375941 36331351 7043456 8115123 7063296 6733535 7375941 36331351 36331351 7903 930 1235 22679 38244 70991 1055 11401 12456 36414798 480287 0.99770 0.99890 X PART II, LINE 10 OTHER INCOME 1,055 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 279675 279675 649218 198967 450251 142409 71306 71103 587330 223360 363970 1164999 7582649 8491 8491 7574158 7574158 8123544 8123544 8123544 true SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 5 PROGRAM SERVICES SEE SCH O 5604415 5 5 5604415 5604415 UGANDA CHILDREN 3753939 WIRE UGANDA CHILDREN 12438 WIRE UGANDA CHILDREN 166685 WIRE UGANDA CHILDREN 1671353 WIRE false false false false false false SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 3 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 5,604,415 0 SCHEDULE F, PAGE 5, PART V THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES FUNDS TO THE WATOTO CHILDREN'S VILLAGE IN UGANDA, AFRICA TO HELP RAISE THE NEXT GENERATION OF UGANDA LEADERS. GARY SKINNER WATOTO UGANDA 5604415 PROGRAM SUPPORT false JULIUS RWOTLONYO WATOTO UGANDA 5604415 PROGRAM SUPPORT false FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE ORGANIZATION IS ONE OF SEVEN REPRESENTATIVE SUPPORT OFFICES AROUND THE WORLD THAT SUPPORTS THE WATOTO MINISTRY (WATOTO). WATOTO IS A HOLISTIC CARE PROGRAM THAT WAS INITIATED AS A RESPONSE TO THE OVERWHELMING NUMBER OF ORPHANED CHILDREN AND VULNERABLE WOMEN IN UGANDA. WATOTO IS POSITIONED TO RESCUE INDIVIDUALS, RAISE EACH ONE AS A LEADER IN THEIR CHOSEN SPHERE OF LIFE SO THAT THEY IN TURN WILL REBUILD THEIR NATION. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A SPONSOR A LIFE PROGRAM - THROUGH THE SPONSORSHIP OF BABIES, CHILDREN, AND VULNERABLE WOMEN, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO WATOTO. WATOTO PROVIDES HOLISTIC CARE TO THOSE IN NEED IN UGANDA. THE HOLISTIC MODEL INVOLVES PHYSICAL CARE, MEDICAL INTERVENTION INCLUDING HIV/AIDS TREATMENT, EDUCATION - BOTH FORMAL AND TECHNICAL, TRAUMA COUNSELING, AND SPIRITUAL DISCIPLESHIP. SO FAR, OVER 1,000 CHILDREN RESCUED BY THE ORGANIZATION HAVE NOW REACHED ADULTHOOD AND HAVE GRADUATED THE PROGRAM WITH THE LIFE SKILLS AND EDUCATION THEY NEED TO BE INDEPENDENT. PROGRAM GRADUATES INCLUDE PROFESSIONALS SUCH AS TEACHERS, DOCTORS, LAWYERS, FARMERS, AND ENGINEERS, AMONG OTHERS. WATOTO IS CONTINUING TO RAISE TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERS, WHO WILL POSITIVELY IMPACT EVERY SPHERE OF SOCIETY, REFORMING UGANDA AND SERVING AS A MODEL FOR THE REST OF AFRICA. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D WATOTO UGANDA PROGRAMS- CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, CLOTHING, AND OTHER MUCH NEEDED SUPPLIES ARE SENT TO UGANDA VIA SHIPPING CONTAINERS TO PROVIDE DIRECT SUPPORT TO THE PROGRAMS ON THE GROUND. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE WATOTO VILLAGE, WATOTO NEIGHBORHOOD, WATOTO SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT AND FUTURE WATOTO COMMUNICATIONS- THROUGH PRINT COMMUNICATIONS, MEDIA PRODUCTION, AND SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT, THE ORGANIZATION STRIVES TO SHARE THE STORIES OF THE ORPHANED AND THOSE AFFECTED BY THE HIV/AIDS CRISIS IN AFRICA. WITH KNOWLEDGE COMES POWER. PARTNER CHURCH- CHURCHES THAT PARTNER WITH WATOTO BECOME PART OF THE PROGRAM OF RESTORING WOMEN TO CARE FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES, ORPHANS WELCOMED INTO THEIR FAMILIES, AND PLOTS OF LAND BECOMING SUSTAINABLE FARMING COMMUNITIES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 GARY SKINNER BOARD MEMBER RELATED TO JAMES SKINNER JULIUS RWOTLONYO WATOTO UGANDA FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY. THE ORGANIZATION HAS A WHISTLE BLOWERS POLICY AND DOCUMENT RETENTION AND DESTRUCTION POLICY THAT HAVE BEEN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY IS SET BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ALL RAISES FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COME AS A DIRECTIVE FROM THE BOARD AFTER AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF HIS PERFORMANCE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HAS THE AUTHORITY TO SET OTHER SALARIES AS HE DEEMS APPROPRIATE WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE BOARD APPROVED ANNUAL BUDGET. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES THESE DOCUMENTS UPON REQUEST AND ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE.