The Rwanda School Project EIN 20-3545455

The Rwanda School Project

EIN  20-3545455 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Santa Rosa, CA Founded 2005
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Educate vulnerable youth in Rwanda, fostering leaders for environmental and social change.
Leadership
Moses Ssenyonjo · School Director · $35K
Money in and out
$547K revenue, $532K expenses
Bottom line
70% program efficiency

Educate vulnerable youth in Rwanda, fostering leaders for environmental and social change. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $547K in revenue, $532K in expenses, and $1.4M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$547K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$532K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.4M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $15K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.70 Management & general $0.30 Fundraising $0.00
Program efficiency
70%
of spending reaches programs▼ -17% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
10.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -5% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+3%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -70% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$547K
FY2025▲ +2%
Expenses
$532K
FY2025▲ +9%
Total assets
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +1%
Total liabilities
$12K
FY2025▲ +96%
Total revenue
$547K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$532K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.4M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$15K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.4M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B70%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 315
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 415
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $371K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

On-going operations and expanding construction of a secondary school campus in Rwanda that will meet the educational needs of the Rwandan government to build better economic and governing infrastructure.

$371Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CThe Rwanda School Project
EINHdr · item D20-3545455
Principal addressHdr · item CSanta Rosa, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jrwandaschoolproject.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2005
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B25)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2007

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a15
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b15
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
School Director
$35,103Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$12,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Foun. President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Fin Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Moses Ssenyonjo’s $35K as School Director is at the 27th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1615 $100K–1M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Moses Ssenyonjo$35,103
Moses Ssenyonjo$34,768$32,923$31,517$29,534
Joy Petty$12,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$302K · 55%
Program service revenue$233K · 43%
Investment income$11K · 2%
Contributions & grants55%$302K
Program service revenue43%$233K
Investment income2%$11K
Other revenue$1K
Total revenueLn 12$547K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.70 Management & general $0.30 Fundraising $0.00
Program services70%$371K
Management & general30%$160K
Fundraising$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$532K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$425K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$12K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.4M
Months of cash on handcomputed9.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $454K · Operating expenses/yr $532K
10.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $371K · Total expenses $532K
70%
Management & General
Management & general $160K · Total expenses $532K
30%
Fundraising
Fundraising $1K · Total expenses $532K
0.2%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $4K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $313K
$0.01 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $302K · Total revenue $547K
55%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $547K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $233K · Total revenue $547K
43%
Investment reliance
Investment income $11K · Total revenue $547K
+2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $233K · Total expenses $532K
44%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $547K · Prior year $535K
+2%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $371K · FY2025 $547K
+8%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.4M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $547K · Expenses $532K
+3%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.4M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.4M · Total assets $1.4M
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $29K · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.4M
2%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Moses Ssenyonjo · Reported title School Director · Highest reported compensation $35K · Total expenses $532K
7%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $225K · Total expenses $532K
42%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 70%
Overhead ratio 30%
Fundraising cost ratio 0.3%
Revenue growth 2%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$116K
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$547K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$535K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$499K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$465K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$407K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$371K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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