Mission
Friend Ships provides humanitarian aid, medical services and disaster relief to victims of natural disaster, war and poverty.
Public Charity
FRIEND SHIPS
Based in Lake Charles, LA, FRIEND SHIPS operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $1.6M in revenue, $930K in expenses, $4.0M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 30 reported grants from this foundation totaling approximately $65K.
EIN: 462878325
Lake Charles, LA
Philanthropy, Charity & Voluntarism Promotion
NTEE: T50
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.6M
Total Expenses$930K
Total Assets$4.0M
Grants Given30
Grant Total$65K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Friend Ships
How Friend Ships divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 5 years.
$97
Programs
the work itself
$3
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $97 for programs
$63
Domestic
$34
International
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Given
Support ongoing expenditures for food distribution and international programs including fuel, supplies, utilities, communications, etc
$64,860
Showing up to 5 of 30 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Executive Director, President
Donald H Tipton
Director
Raymond George
Director, Secretary
Sandra Tipton
Director, Treasurer
Teresa Shields
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.6M | $930K | $4.0M |
| 2024 | $1.2M | $415K | $3.3M |
| 2023 | $196K | $326K | $2.6M |
| 2022 | $1.6M | $1.7M | $2.7M |
| 2021 | $1.4M | $1.4M | $2.7M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.4M to $1.6M (+18%), with total assets most recently reported at $4.0M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.
Grant Geography
Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in KS, LA, TX.
KSLATX
Full geographic grant map with state-by-state breakdown available with membership.