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US nonprofit · EIN 264015124 · Seattle, WAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 264015124) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 September 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2009.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.State registers Colorado Secretary of State (17 October 2026).Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

A Family for Every Orphan

Donations deductible
Revenue
$782k
year to 30 September 2025
Expenses
$788k
year to 30 September 2025
Total assets
$861k
$74k liabilities
Net assets
$787k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
6
6.9y av
Staff
7
6 volunteers
Chair observed
≥7 yrs
David Melilli
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
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A Family for Every Orphan's network

6 peoplei6 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (6). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

6 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 6 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
David Melilli ChairChairman2018
8 yrs
Anita DeynekaDirector2018
8 yrs
Anthony RitchieDirector2018
8 yrs
Dr Richard Scheuerman (also filed as Dr Richard Scheuerman)Director2021
5 yrs
Melinda MandellVice Chair2018
8 yrs
Taylor BrudosDirector2024
2 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

5 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Heather DyerPresidentsince 2021
Micala SilerExecutive Directorsince 2018
Sarah WolfeExecutive Directorsince 2018
Stefanie ThornbergDirector of Operationssince 2020
Stephanie ThornbergDirector of Operations2021

Pay and hours

year to 30 September 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Stefanie ThornbergDirector of Ops40$74k
Heather DyerPresident10$12k
Taylor BrudosDirector3$0
Melinda MandellVice Chair3$0
Dr Richard ScheuermanDirector3$0
Anita DeynekaDirector3$0
Anthony RitchieDirector3$0
David MelilliChairman3$0

Colorado roster

10 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263010018). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.
NameTitle as filed
David MelilliChair
Taylor BrudosDirector
David MelilliChairman
Anita DeynekaVoting Member of Board
Stefanie Thornberg
Anthony RitchieVoting Member
Melinda MandellVice-Chair
Stefanie ThornbergDirector of Operations
Richard ScheuermanVoting Member
Heather DyerExecutive Director

About

Legal name
A Family for Every Orphan
EIN
264015124
Address
113 Cherry St 37939, Seattle, WA, 98104-2205
State
Washington
Mission
A FAMILY FOR EVERY ORPHAN'S mission is to create paths to help orphans and vulnerable children find care in safe and loving families in their home country. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
Q33 International, foreign affairs and national security
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
Size band
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2008
Principal officer
Heather Dyer (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 July 2010
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
8, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsDavid Melilli
≥8years on the filingsAnita Deyneka
≥8years on the filingsAnthony Ritchie
≥8years on the filingsMelinda Mandell

Latest return

year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$861k
Total liabilities
$74k
Net assets or fund balances
$787k
Contributions and grants received
$760k
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$480k
Employees
7
Volunteers
6

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$915k$856k$59k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.