Ndoto

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Ndoto works to give at-risk youth and adults in Kenya hope for a brighter future through education, discipleship, and development. Our mission is to educate, disciple, and develop people and their communities to make their dreams a reality, glorify God, and use their gifts to transform their community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 22 volunteers and 4 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $39K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
79% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$149K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
6.6 mo
of spending, in cash
6.6 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $26K
4 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$576
0.1% of total assets
Liabilities are 0.1% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
6 of 6 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$757K
+64% vs prior year
Spent
$732K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$581K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$757K
FY2025▲ +64%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$426K
FY2021$385K
FY2022$444K
FY2023$582K
FY2024$462K
FY2025$757K
Expenses
$732K
FY2025▲ +40%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$261K
FY2021$389K
FY2022$454K
FY2023$464K
FY2024$523K
FY2025$732K
Net assets
$581K
FY2025▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$566K
FY2021$563K
FY2022$553K
FY2023$671K
FY2024$556K
FY2025$581K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2010.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $577K Management & general 14% · $106K Fundraising 7% · $49K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $149K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$88,562Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Operations
$60,481Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair and Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Allison Schlack’s $89K as Executive Director is at the 77th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Allison Schlack$88,562$65,523$63,449$53,684$51,712$51,757
John Seale$60,481$64,266$58,605$55,046$53,069$53,238

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Empowers at-risk youth and adults in Kenya with education, discipleship, and development for a brighter future.

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3 programs · $544K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Student Sponsorship. Ndoto's student sponsorship program supports education and discipleship in Kenya. Through Ndoto's grants to Ndoto Kenya, 312 students were sponsored in 2025. These students were enrolled in schools from kindergarten through university. They received basic school supplies, medical care, and tuition and fees.

$254Kprogram expense
02

Ndoto Academy. In 2022, after years of dreaming and a year of planning, Ndoto Academy opened on the organization's campus in Obunga. Ndoto Academy is a private Christian school that began with 3 early childhood grades and intends to add one grade per year until it covers through grade 9.

$237Kprogram expense
03

Visiting Missionary. Visiting missionaries are an important part of Ndoto's work in the US and in Kenya. Travelers from the US serve several important functions. They are valuable volunteers on the ground in Kenya. They help to transport supplies across continents.

$53Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$26K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$757K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$733K
Investment incomeLn 3$19K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6K
Money outPt IX
$732K
Ln 25
Programscol B$577K
Managementcol C$106K
Fundraisingcol D$49K
Owns and owesPt X
$581K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$403K
Total assetsLn 16$581K
LiabilitiesLn 26$576
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$733K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$875
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6K
Investment incomeLn 3$19K
Other incomeLn 4–11$115
Total revenueLn 12$757K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$109K
SavingsLn 2$295K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$403K
Accounts receivableLn 4$68K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$7K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$101K
Total assetsLn 16$581K
LiabilitiesLn 26$576
Net assetsLn 32$581K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 622
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Grants to other countriesSch F Pt II–III$517K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$417K$403K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$127K$101K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$557K$581K
LiabilitiesLn 26$996$576
Net assetsLn 32$556K$581K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$460K$460K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$157K$64K$61K$32K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$38K$18K$14K$6K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$6K$6K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$0$5K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$102$0$2K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$21$10K$73
Information technologyLn 14$6K$1K$2K$2K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$35K$27K$6K$2K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$0$1K$85
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$593$148$2K
InsuranceLn 23$0$0$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1K$96$1K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$732K$577K$106K$49K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 4, 2026 $757K$732K$25K$581K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Oct 22, 2025 $462K$523K−$61K$556K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 17, 2024 $582K$464K$118K$671K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2023 $444K$454K−$9K$553K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2022 $385K$389K−$3K$563K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 5, 2021 $426K$261K$165K$566K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support B · Donors D · Assets and endowments F · Foreign O · Explanations R · Related orgs
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $757,187 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $438,777$732,559
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$5,830
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $26,459$18,683
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$3,352$115
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $461,884$757,187
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $319,898$460,374
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $156,292$209,119
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $46,645$62,940
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $522,835$732,433
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$60,951$24,754
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $757,187 across 13 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$732,559
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$875
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$732,559
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $5,830 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$5,830
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $18,683$18,683
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $115$115
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,830 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $18,798$757,187
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $732,433 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $460,374$460,374
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $64,274 · Management $60,618 · Fundraising $32,028$156,920
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $17,500 · Management $13,781 · Fundraising $6,344$37,625
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,544 · Management $6,162 · Fundraising $2,868$14,574
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $5,375 · Fundraising $0$5,375
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $102 · Management $0 · Fundraising $1,576$1,678
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $21 · Management $10,136 · Fundraising $73$10,230
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,209 · Management $2,019 · Fundraising $2,388$5,616
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $27,408 · Management $5,641 · Fundraising $1,632$34,681
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $1,066 · Fundraising $85$1,151
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $593 · Management $148 · Fundraising $2,222$2,963
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $96 · Management $1,150 · Fundraising $0$1,246
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $577,121 · Management $106,096 · Fundraising $49,216$732,433
Part X · Balance sheet $581,103 assets, 29 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $15,310$108,546
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $402,063$294,953
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $7,820$67,839
X-5 Loans to officers and key peopleStart of year $0$0
X-6 Loans to other insidersStart of year $0$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $197$7,031
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,691$1,728
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $126,688$101,006
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $556,769$581,103
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $996$576
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-21 Escrow or custodial accountsStart of year $0$0
X-22 Loans from officers and insidersStart of year $0$0
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $996$576
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $209,288$162,125
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $346,485$418,402
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $555,773$580,527
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $556,769$581,103
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $580,527 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$757,187
XI-2 Total expenses$732,433
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$24,754
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$555,773
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$580,527

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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