RefuSHE identifies, protects and provides resources for refugee children and youth in Kenya.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 11 volunteers and 11 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $199K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$141K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $145K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$173K
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
-42% vs prior year
Spent
$2.0M
To programs
67%
Net assets
$789K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2024▼ -42%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.9M
FY2021$2.7M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$1.2M
Expenses
$2.0M
FY2024▼ -7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.6M
FY2021$2.9M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.0M
Net assets
$789K
FY2024▼ -41%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$789K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2007.

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Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $1.3M Management & general 24% · $472K Fundraising 9% · $181K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990; $141K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Officer (part Year)
$140,926Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chair, Kenya
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Helen Altshul’s $141K as Chief Executive Officer (part Year) is at the 53rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1168 $1–10M international 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jailan Adly———$38,396$147,666
Helen Altshul$140,926$115,043———
Adele Nandan————$120,423
Dina Dukhquan——$108,670——
Dina Dukhqan—$104,989———
Doris Nelina——$65,235$72,564—
Geoffrey Thige———$57,791—
Helen Ashtul——$22,253——

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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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Protects and provides resources for refugee children and youth in Kenya.

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3 programs · $1.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Girls Empowerment Program (gep)

Multi-phase accelerated education and empowerment program that allows participants to access basic education and vocational opportunities, learn about their human rights, and cultivate their leadership skills.

$621Kprogram expense
02

Safe House (sh)

Provides protection and transitional shelter for unaccompanied and separated refugee girls under 18 years old and their children who lack adequate or safe living conditions. On occasion, we also shelter refugee women over 18 and young refugee boys under the age of 9 on a short-term basis with extremely vulnerable security cases.

$242Kprogram expense
03

Case Management Program (cm)

RefuSHE's Case Management Program provides girls with access to psychosocial counselling, medical care, legal aid, and resettlement assistance. The program is designed to build girls' capacity to access services independently so that they know how to access them in the future, understand what to expect, and know how they should be…

$148Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$145K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Money outPt IX
$2.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Managementcol C$472K
Fundraisingcol D$181K
Owns and owesPt X
$789K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$593K
Total assetsLn 16$962K
LiabilitiesLn 26$173K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$15K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$535K
SavingsLn 2$59K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$593K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$126K
Other assetsLn 15$17K
Total assetsLn 16$962K
LiabilitiesLn 26$173K
Net assetsLn 32$789K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 611
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M$593K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$122K$126K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M$962K
LiabilitiesLn 26$343K$173K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$789K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$159K$99K$41K$20K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$964K$597K$248K$119K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$45K$28K$11K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$88K$54K$22K$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$33K$21K$9K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$30K$30K
Accounting feesLn 11c$32K$32K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$70K$57K$6K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$15K$4K$9K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$55K$37K$17K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$226K$214K$11K$471
TravelLn 17$19K$8K$11K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$30K$30K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$761$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$214K$214K$5
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.0M$1.3M$472K$181K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.2M$2.0M−$815K$789K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.0M$2.1M−$132K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.7M$2.9M−$210K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.7M$2.9M−$143K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.9M$2.6M$304K$1.6M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,171,296 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,965,183$1,158,118
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $11,472$7,917
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $31,825$5,261
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,008,480$1,171,296
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,305,706$1,289,252
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $834,462$697,398
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,140,168$1,986,650
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$131,688−$815,354
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,171,296 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $5,261 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$14,786
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,143,332
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,969
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,158,118
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $7,917$7,917
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,261 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $7,917$1,171,296
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,986,650 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $98,650 · Management $40,873 · Fundraising $19,729$159,252
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $597,367 · Management $247,502 · Fundraising $119,470$964,339
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $27,717 · Management $11,483 · Fundraising $5,543$44,743
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $54,297 · Management $22,496 · Fundraising $10,860$87,653
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,606 · Management $8,538 · Fundraising $4,121$33,265
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $29,727$29,727
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $31,584$31,584
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $57,346 · Management $5,519 · Fundraising $6,764$69,629
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,675 · Management $9,280 · Fundraising $1,874$14,829
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $36,848 · Management $17,123 · Fundraising $1,133$55,104
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $213,936 · Management $11,412 · Fundraising $471$225,819
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,216 · Fundraising $11,031$19,247
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $30,086$30,086
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $761 · Management $6,796$7,557
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $213,811 · Fundraising $5$213,816
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,333,230 · Management $472,419 · Fundraising $181,001$1,986,650
Part X · Balance sheet $962,130 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,051,113$534,557
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $153,520$58,879
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $200,000$136,667
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $17,288$10,081
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $57,549$48,654
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $31,850$30,509
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $121,815$125,939
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $57,009$16,844
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,690,144$962,130
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $286,194$155,970
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $57,009$16,844
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $343,203$172,814
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,095,411$377,236
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $251,530$412,080
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,346,941$789,316
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,690,144$962,130
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $789,316 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,171,296
XI-2 Total expenses$1,986,650
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$815,354
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,346,941
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$242,229
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$15,500
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$789,316

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