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PILGRIMAGE FOR OUR CHILDRENS FUTURE INC
Riverdale, NY · EIN 743156538 · Form 990EZ · FY2025 · NTEE Q30 · International Affairs · Micro (<$100K) · pocf.org
revenue
$24K
expenses
$50K
net assets
$271K
employees
—
mission · from form 990

To fund education, healthcare, and other social services programs and projects that support impoverished children and families; we typically work in collaboration with other established 501c3 charitable institutions.

profile · synthesized from sources

Pilgrimage for Our Children’s Future funds education and healthcare programs for impoverished children and families in the developing world. The organization partners with U.S.-based groups and religious orders to administer donations, focusing on regions including Africa, Latin America, and India. Founded in 2006, it operates with a volunteer leadership team, ensuring all donor dollars support mission beneficiaries.

named programs · 8 · from sources

What they call their work

Carmel Secondary School Support
Funds tuition and boarding for children attending Carmel Secondary School in Malolo, Tanzania.
Casa Corazon de la Misericordia
Supports a home for children with HIV/AIDS in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, providing healthcare, education, and social services so they can lead dignified lives.
Dental Care Project
Supported dental care services in the Andean region of Peru.
Language and Literacy Training
Provided language and literacy training for refugees returning to Angola.
Loyola High School Support (Wau, South Sudan)
Funds education at Loyola High School to help prepare a new generation of leaders in one of the world’s newest and poorest nations recovering from decades of civil war.
North Bengal St. Xavier’s College Scholarship Program
Provides scholarships for children of tea plantation workers in North Bengal, India, enabling first-generation access to higher education.
St. Aloysius Gonzaga High School
Funds education for AIDS orphans in Nairobi’s Kibera slum, Kenya.
St. Paul Institute of Education Support
Provides funding for teacher training at the Jesuit-run St. Paul’s in Kohima, Nagaland, India, to address chronic shortages of qualified educators in remote areas.
activities · 2 groups

What they do

  • Individual Child Education Sponsorship 1 activity
    • Direct implementation of education and healthcare initiatives in underserved regions
      Directly supports specific education and healthcare projects, including scholarship funds for children of tea plantation workers in North Bengal, India; teacher training at St. Paul Institute of Education in Nagaland; support for Loyola High School in South Sudan; healthcare and educational services for children with HIV/AIDS in Honduras; and various projects in Kenya, Peru, Angola, and Tanzania. Operates with a volunteer staff to ensure 100% of donor dollars go to beneficiaries.
  • Charitable Grantmaking to Specific Causes 1 activity
    • Funding education and healthcare for impoverished children and families
      Funds education and healthcare programs for impoverished children and families, primarily in the developing world, with a focus on regions in Africa, Latin America, and India. This includes support for schools, teacher training, and healthcare access through grantmaking.
financials · form 990EZ · fy2025
revenue
Total revenue$24K
Contributions & grants$15K63%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$9K37%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$50K
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$50K
balance sheet
Total assets$271K
Cash—
Investments—
Liabilities—
Net assets$271K
5 years on record · 2021–2025 · YoY revenue -37.4%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2025

Who runs it

board members · 3
  • Angelika Mendes-Lowney — Vice President, Trustee
  • Christopher Lowney — President, Secretary, and Trustee
  • Maureen Thoman — Treasurer, Trustee
relationships · 14

Who they work with

  • Carmel Secondary School (Malolo, Tanzania) Partner — School in Tanzania receiving tuition and boarding support from POCF for students.
  • Casa Corazon de la Misericordia Partner — Home for children with HIV/AIDS in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, supported by POCF through the Sisters of Mercy.
  • JP Morgan & Co. Government — Chris Lowney, founder and volunteer president, previously served as a managing director at JP Morgan & Co., bringing international managerial experience to POCF.
  • JP Morgan & Co. Partner — Chris Lowney, founder and volunteer president, was formerly a managing director at JP Morgan & Co.
  • Jesuits Partner — Catholic religious order partnered with to implement education and healthcare programs.
  • Jesuits Partner — Catholic religious order through which POCF supports education programs, including at St. Paul Institute of Education in Nagaland.
  • Loyola High School (Wau, South Sudan) Partner — School in South Sudan supported by POCF to prepare future community leaders in a post-conflict region.
  • North Bengal St. Xavier’s College Partner — Institution in India receiving scholarship funding from POCF for children of tea plantation workers.
  • Sisters of Mercy Partner — Catholic religious order implementing Casa Corazon de la Misericordia, a home for children with HIV/AIDS in Honduras, supported by POCF.
  • Sisters of Mercy Partner — Catholic religious order partnered with to implement education and healthcare programs.
  • St. Aloysius Gonzaga H.S. Partner — High school in Nairobi’s Kibera slum supported by POCF for AIDS orphans.
  • St. Paul Institute of Education (Nagaland) Partner — Jesuit-run institution in Kohima, India, supported by POCF to train teachers in a region with chronic educator shortages.
  • church or religious organizations Partner — Administer schools and service agencies through which POCF delivers support
  • other established 501c3 charitable institutions Partner — Collaborates with established 501(c)(3) organizations to support programs for impoverished children and families.
strategies · 5

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Faith-Based Partnership Model
    methodology: faith-based_partnership_model
    By partnering with established U.S.-based organizations and Catholic religious orders, we deliver services through trusted, on-the-ground networks because these faith-based institutions provide proven infrastructure, local credibility, and operational capacity in hard-to-reach regions.
  • Full Donor Dollar Deployment Model
    methodology: full donor dollar deployment
    By operating with a volunteer-led, low-overhead structure, we ensure 100% of donor funds reach beneficiaries because eliminating administrative costs maximizes the direct impact of every contribution and strengthens donor trust in our efficiency.
  • Geographic Prioritization for Maximum Impact
    methodology: geographic prioritization
    By directing all resources to Africa, Latin America, and India, we achieve transformative impact because these regions present the highest concentration of need and opportunity for effective intervention through our established partnerships.
  • Sector-Specific Investment in Education and Healthcare
    methodology: sector-specific investment
    By concentrating funding on education and healthcare—particularly teacher training—we produce long-term development outcomes because these sectors are foundational to breaking cycles of poverty and enabling sustainable community growth.
  • Targeting the Neediest Populations
    methodology: targeting the neediest
    By focusing support exclusively on severely impoverished children and families, we maximize impact because directing resources to those with the greatest need yields the highest marginal benefit and aligns with our mission of transformative change in the most vulnerable communities.