A Beacon of Hope and Charity
Connecting American generosity to empower international programs dedicated to children with severe disabilities.
Our mission
Friends of Baby Jesus, Inc. is a U.S. nonprofit organization recognized under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Founded in 2021, our mission is to provide an easy, reliable, and cost-effective way for American individuals, families, corporations, and foundations to support charitable initiatives that restore the dignity, health, and family life of individuals with severe disabilities. Friends of Baby Jesus, Inc. maintains strict independent oversight, discretion, and governance over all charitable expenditures, allocating grants to board-approved programs that are fully consistent with our tax-exempt purposes.
Celebrating our mission with friends and supporters, Stamford, CT
Members of the Jesus Child Community with Pope Benedict
The founder of Jesus Child at Mantena Global Care in Newark 2025
With the Sisters of Life in New York, celebrating faith and the defense of life
With Nestor Forster Former Embassador of Brazil to US
With our dearest friend Fr. Stephen Toth, Archidiocese of Newark
With POPE Francis
With Rev. Michael Rafferty OAR, in Suffern NY
With Fr. Roger J. Landry, at the New York Encouter 2025
Leadership & Board
A New York resident, married, and mother of three daughters, Lilian Lombardo found her life's true mission in serving the underprivileged. At the helm of Friends of Baby Jesus, she leads our organization with tireless dedication, deep commitment, and love for her neighbor.
- Antônio Carlos Tavares de Mello – Vice President & Mission Advisor
- [Deixar espaço para o nome do Tesoureiro] – Treasurer
- Júlio Egrejas – Development Director
International programs we support
The Jesus Child Community in Brazil
A very special family united in love.
Fatherhood to the most vulnerable
A family of love and care in Brazil
The Jesus Child Community, founded by Antônio Carlos Tavares de Mello
in 1990 in Petrópolis, Brazil, is an association of the faithful dedicated to
welcoming, adopting and protecting men and women, children and adults,
with disabilities.
Currently, the community headquarters houses 46 children with disabilities,
providing them with education, assistance and an environment of faith and
love, reaffirming their dignity as loved and welcomed human beings.The
community is located on a donated farm in Petrópolis. It is composed of committed lay people who seek
to live the evangelical counsels of poverty, obedience, chastity, and married
members. The community is dedicated to restoring the value of life and
family.
Transparency & Public Documents
Transparency:
Friends of Baby Jesus Inc. is a U.S. 501(c)(3) organization that independently funds and oversees approved international programs for individuals with severe disabilities. In accordance with our Bylaws, we maintain strict fiduciary control over all allocated grants to ensure tax-exempt compliance.
Your donation will be processed by DONORBOX, and you will receive a receipt. Friends of Baby Jesus Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization according to the IRS, and all contributions are tax deductible. In accordance with our Bylaws, the Corporation retains independent oversight and discretion over all expenditures to ensure they advance our approved charitable mission.
Testimonials
Donors, collaborators and volunteers
Friends of Baby Jesus stands as a powerful testimony to the value of life, bridging American generosity with life-affirming international projects. It is a profound joy to serve an organization that channels resources with deep transparency, bringing true love, care, and dignity to children and individuals with severe disabilities.
Júlio Egrejas
Development Director
Supporting Friends of Baby Jesus is a beautiful blessing and a meaningful call to action. Knowing that our contributions are managed with strict oversight and directly empower specialized care for vulnerable children with disabilities gives us absolute confidence as donors. It is faith and solidarity in action.
Andrea Drewanz
Collaborator and Donor
In the era of artificial intelligence, where many tasks and roles are being replaced, this organization stands as a testimony to the value of being beyond the value of doing.
Encountering this organization is a powerful reminder of what humanity is and why it is worth it. It is an opportunity to give and share the most important and irreplaceable human value: love
Karen Vega
Collaborator
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William "Bill" Toth
Collaborator and Friend of Friends of Baby Jesus
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- 321 Spook Rock Rd, Suite A109 - Suffern , New York – 10901
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