Happiness Centre
Residential care home for disabled children in Melaka
Happiness Centre For The Mentally Disabled Children
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Happiness Centre for the Mentally Disabled Children is a residential home in Melaka, founded in 2000 by Roy Collar, providing care for intellectually and physically disabled children who are abandoned or come from extremely poor or single-parent families. The centre accepts children whose families cannot afford fees at other institutions, offering them shelter and care at no cost.
Mission
To provide a safe and caring home for intellectually and physically disabled children in Melaka who have no other means of support.
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Based on the records currently verified by GiveRadar, Happiness Centre has a partial profile.
- GiveRadar has verified more about this organization than about 89% of the 485 social services charities in Malaysia it tracks, because GiveRadar has verified its governance and its contact details. Most of those have little verified data on record yet. View this cohort
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- GiveRadar has not yet verified financial records for this organization, nor for any social services charities in Malaysia - a gap in GiveRadar's dataset for the region, not a feature of this charity. Explore Malaysia data
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- a donation page
- financial records
- third-party accreditation
- an owner-submitted profile claim
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Common questions
· Auto-generated from filings + methodologyHappiness Centre is a social services nonprofit based in Melaka, Malaysia, Malacca, Malaysia. GiveRadar lists it from public charity directories and does not hold an official government registration record for it. It was founded in 2000 and has been operating for 26 years. Its registration number is M/PJB OKU 032 / 2016. GiveRadar's Integrity Assessment for the organization is 44/100, which reflects how much public information is available, not whether the charity is legitimate.
Happiness Centre has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 44/100. This score combines five components: Registration (20 pts), Financial Transparency (30 pts), Governance (20 pts), Contact Availability (10 pts), and Data Recency (20 pts), with negative adjustments for any red flags. A score of 44 ('Partial transparency') means some public data is on file but key signals are missing - worth a closer look before donating. For comparison, the average integrity assessment for social services charities in Malaysia is 47/100.
Happiness Centre is located in Melaka, Malaysia, Malacca, Malaysia. The organization was established in 2000 and has been active for 26 years.
Happiness Centre is classified as a Social Services organization, based in Malaysia.
Happiness Centre is listed in GiveRadar's directory of Malaysia nonprofits, compiled from public charity directories. GiveRadar does not hold an official government registration record for it, so confirm its registration status directly before giving. You can donate directly through their official donation page linked on their GiveRadar profile. GiveRadar provides data for research and does not endorse any organization. A GiveRadar Integrity Assessment reflects how much public data is available, not whether an organization is safe to donate to, so it is always smart to do your own research before giving.
Happiness Centre for the Mentally Disabled Children is a residential home in Melaka, founded in 2000 by Roy Collar, providing care for intellectually and physically disabled children who are abandoned or come from extremely poor or single-parent families. The centre accepts children whose families cannot afford fees at other institutions, offering them shelter and care at no cost. Happiness Centre is a social services organization based in Malaysia. The organization was founded in 2000.
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Donations may be tax-deductible for residents of Malaysia under local rules. Confirm with the charity directly.
Happiness Centre For The Mentally Disabled Children is listed in Malaysia. Donations from the Netherlands to charities outside the EU/EEA are generally not tax-deductible for Dutch donors unless the charity is listed on the Dutch ANBI register with foreign-recognized status.
Happiness Centre For The Mentally Disabled Children is listed in Malaysia. US donors generally cannot deduct gifts to non-US charities directly. To claim a deduction, route the gift through a US 'Friends of' fiscal sponsor or a donor-advised fund that performs equivalency determination (IRS Rev. Proc. 92-94).
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Leadership
Officers & trustees (2)
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2 officers and trustees on file - free with a GiveRadar account.
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Named leadership · 2 officers on file
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Government registration · Registered with an official registry
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Mission statement · Published
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Official website · On record
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Headquarters address · On file
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Direct contact · Email or phone published
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Founding date · 2000
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Financial dataNo annual financial filings on file
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Executive payTop-officer pay not disclosed
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Programs & activitiesNo named programs listed by the charity
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Tax-deductibilityNot verified
Methodology
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Quick facts about Happiness Centre
- What is Happiness Centre?
- Happiness Centre is a social services nonprofit organization based in Melaka, Malaysia, Malaysia. Happiness Centre for the Mentally Disabled Children is a residential home in Melaka, founded in 2000 by Roy Collar, providing care for intellectually and physically disabled children who are abandoned or come from extremely poor or single-parent families. The centre accepts children whose families cannot afford fees at other institutions, offering them shelter and care at no cost.
- When was Happiness Centre founded?
- Happiness Centre was founded in 2000.
- Where is Happiness Centre located?
- Headquartered in Melaka, Malaysia, Malacca, Malaysia.
- Is Happiness Centre trustworthy?
- Happiness Centre has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 44 out of 100 (Partial transparency). The score reflects public-data transparency: registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and how recently data was refreshed. It does not measure program impact.
- What is Happiness Centre's registration number?
- Registration: M/PJB OKU 032 / 2016 (Malaysia).
- What is Happiness Centre's website?
- https://www.happinesscentre.org.my
- Are donations to Happiness Centre tax-deductible?
- Donations may be tax-deductible for residents of Malaysia under local rules. US donors should check whether the charity has an equivalency-determination letter or a US-based fiscal sponsor before claiming a deduction.