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The Rwanda School Project FY2020 filing

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Educate vulnerable youth in Rwanda, fostering leaders for environmental and social change. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $371K in revenue, $327K in expenses, and $1.2M in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2005
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
Santa Rosa, CA
Website
rwandaschoolproject.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2020)
Revenue
$371KFY2020
Expenses
$327K
Net assets
$1.2M
People
14
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  20-3545455 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Santa Rosa, CA Founded 2005
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Educate vulnerable youth in Rwanda, fostering leaders for environmental and social change.
Leadership
Libby Bullock · Secretary
Money in and out
$371K revenue, $327K expenses
Bottom line
90% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$371K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$327K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $44K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.90 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.02
Program efficiency
90%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
14.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+12%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$371K
FY2020
Expenses
$327K
FY2020
Total assets
$1.3M
FY2020
Total liabilities
$5K
FY2020
Total revenue
$371K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$327K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$44K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.3M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B90%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 314
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 414
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $295K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
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.

$295Kprogram 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 1a14
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b14
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 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Financial Sec
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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$311K · 84%
Program service revenue$59K · 16%
Contributions & grants84%$311K
Program service revenue16%$59K
Investment income$493
Total revenueLn 12$371K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.90 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.02
Program services90%$295K
Management & general8%$26K
Fundraising2%$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$327K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$393K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$5K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.2M
Months of cash on handcomputed14.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $393K · Operating expenses/yr $327K
14.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $295K · Total expenses $327K
90%
Management & General
Management & general $26K · Total expenses $327K
8%
Fundraising
Fundraising $6K · Total expenses $327K
2%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $6K · Solicited contributions $311K
$0.02 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $311K · Total revenue $371K
84%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $371K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $59K · Total revenue $371K
16%
Investment reliance
Investment income $493 · Total revenue $371K
+0.1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $59K · Total expenses $327K
18%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $371K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.2M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $371K · Expenses $327K
+12%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.3M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.2M · Total assets $1.3M
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.3M
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Libby Bullock · Reported title Secretary · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $327K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $143K · Total expenses $327K
44%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 90%
Overhead ratio 8%
Fundraising cost ratio 2%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

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 · ⤓ 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 · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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