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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: June 2026 Expires: June 2028

Matsiko Children International

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
(253) 632-8181
Post Office Box 7695
Covington, WA, 98042
https://matsiko.org
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Matsiko Children International meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Child Sponsorship

MCI reports that its sponsorship program costs $40 per month, with funds covering school fees, books, and supplies for sponsored children. In addition, an advocate will be provided for a sponsored child who ensures that the child is receiving education, food, and medical care. Sponsorship funds are also used for personalized lessons, tutoring, art classes, leadership training, and choir programs. MCI states that sponsors will receive a packet of information about the organization, as well as a biography and picture of the sponsored child. Sponsors may correspond with their sponsored child and may choose to go on a service trip to visit their sponsored child in the child's home country (sponsorship fees do not cover travel expenses).

Stated Purpose:
"to transform the lives of our world’s most vulnerable children through a complete education which helps them grow in wisdom, character, and opportunity."

Year, State Incorporated:
2004, WA

Also Known As:
International Children's Network

Matsiko Children International (MCI) reports that it provides financial scholarships through university or vocational schooling for children in need so that they may be on equal footing with other children within their countries. The organization states that it also assists with medical, food, and clothing needs. MCI's choir program, Matsiko World Orphan Choir, is made up of sponsored children from Liberia, Peru, India, and Nepal, and perform for audiences annually.

For the year ended December 31, 2025, Matsiko Children International's program expenses were:

Program services $942,157
Total Program Expenses $942,157

Chief Executive
Donald Windham, President

Compensation*
$64,000

Chair of the Board
Kurt Satherlie

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Pastor

Board Size
6

Paid Staff Size
9

*2025 compensation, as reported by the organization, includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Invitations to fund raising events, Internet, Planned giving arrangements, Membership appeals

Fundraising costs were 10% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $1,236,988, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Matsiko Children International's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2025.

Source of Funds
Contributions $718,125
Special events, net $518,863
Investment income $6
Total Income $1,236,994

Programs: 84% Fundraising: 11% Administrative: 5%

Total Income $1,236,994
Total expenses: $1,127,044
  Program expenses $942,157
  Fundraising expenses $124,527
  Administrative expenses $60,360
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $109,950
Beginning Net Assets $535,510
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $645,460
Total Liabilities $34,570
Total Assets $680,030

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance