Kentwood, MI

AFRICAN WIDOW AND ORPHAN SUPPORT

EIN 46-2160253

International Development & Humanitarian Aid Child Sponsorship & Orphan Care Children & youth Women & girls

Mission

Provide loving assistance, Christian counsel and humanitarian support to widows and orphaned children who have lost fathers to religious and tribal violence, helping them recover physically, emotionally, spiritually, and economically.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About AFRICAN WIDOW AND ORPHAN SUPPORT

African Widow & Orphan Support (AWOS) is a U.S.-based 501(c)(3) volunteer ministry focused on relief and long-term assistance for widows and orphans affected primarily by religious and tribal conflicts in Nigeria and other countries. The organization delivers trauma-healing, caregiver training, economic empowerment, small-scale banking/money-management, academic scholarships, and nutrition programs through local field partners and mission homes. AWOS is affiliated with TEKAN (an alliance of Nigerian evangelical denominations) and maintains public Form 990 filings; the EIN 46-2160253 is registered for the organization. In recent years AWOS has scaled programmatic support (nutrition, home-based care, and education scholarships) across multiple countries using donations directed to field partners and mission homes.

Notable achievements

Nutrition Initiative (2023)

Provided an estimated 450,730 meals in 2023 to children through schools, extended families, and widow-led households, reaching as many as 2,052 orphan children during the year.

Education Scholarships Expanded

Partnered with 15 local schools in Kenya and Zambia and supported 499 orphaned children with scholarships in 2023, increasing the number of scholarships awarded year-over-year.

Home-Based Care Growth

Operated home-based care and mission homes serving 90 orphan children in 2023 (including the House of Faith, House of Hope and Kalomo Home) and supported additional children through foster and extended-family placements.

At a glance

Total assets: $370K
Annual revenue: $315K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 46-2160253
Location: Kentwood, MI
Website: awosministry.org
On Mahalo since: May 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit with public Form 990 filings (tax-exempt since 2015).

Listed on major nonprofit databases (e.g., Charity Navigator and ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer) as an active international relief organization (status: present on the platform; donor opt-in/status varies).

Affiliated with TEKAN, an alliance of Nigerian evangelical denominations, for in-country partnerships and program delivery.

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