Public Charity

ORCHARD AFRICA

ORCHARD AFRICA is a Public Charity headquartered in Gilbert, AZ. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $1.3M revenue, $1.4M expenses, $153K total assets. 25 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $607K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 161731124 Gilbert, AZ Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$1.3M
Total Expenses$1.4M
Total Assets$153K
Grant Records25
Funding Total$607K
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

Orchard: Africa equips the local church to care for the vulnerable. The organization develops programs that include meeting daily needs of food security, sustainable small scale agriculture, health & hygiene, educational, life skills, entrepreneurial and other sustainable and on-going projects with community involvement. Church leaders and churches in the developing world are empowered to implement these programs in order to respond to poverty and injustice and their outworking in local communities.

Officers & Directors

Executive Pastor - Orchard Africa Brian La Mew
Owner - Heritage Tractor Diane Wagner
Owner - MGI Services Herbert Fluharty
Senior Pastor & Co-Founder - Orchard: Africa Michael Tessendorf
CEO & Co-Founder Orchard: Africa Michelle Tessendorf
Owner - Awake Window & Door Company Scott Gates

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Top Grant Purposes

POVERTY
$186,850 7 grants
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$113,300 4 grants
To Support
$83,500 1 grant
To support organization
$60,000 1 grant
INTERNATIONAL, FOREIGN AFFAIRS
$51,050 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $1.3M $1.4M $153K
2023 $1.5M $1.5M $541K
2022 $1.4M $1.3M $492K
2021 $993K $935K $440K
2020 $1.2M $884K $412K

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $1.2M to $1.3M (+6%), with total assets most recently reported at $153K.

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