Establishment of Schools for children and employment for adults in small businesses. These schools and businesses are operated for the exclusive benefit of those we serve,primarily in Kenya.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$3K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $2K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$3K
to officers and key staff · 0.5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 0% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $23K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$57K
58% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 58% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$519K
Spent
$562K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$42K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$519K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$519K
FY2021$590K
FY2022$561K
FY2023$420K
FY2024$419K
Expenses
$562K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$562K
FY2021$572K
FY2022$503K
FY2023$438K
FY2024$443K
Net assets
$42K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$42K
FY2021$70K
FY2022$129K
FY2023$111K
FY2024$88K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2010.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $476K Management & general 15% · $84K Fundraising 0% · $2K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $3K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$3,000Pt 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
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Builds schools for children and creates jobs in small businesses, mainly in Kenya.

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1 program · $476K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Operated various agricultural operations to provide employment for Kenyans. Also operated and funded a high school in Kibera, Kenya. Plan to begin many micro-enterprises in Kenya that are self-sustaining. Any profits will be used to fund the schools and to expand more business opportunities for the under-resourced in Kenya.

$476Kprogram 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 1 funder$23K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$519K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$453K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$64K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Money outPt IX
$562K
Ln 25
Programscol B$476K
Managementcol C$84K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$42K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$84K
Total assetsLn 16$99K
LiabilitiesLn 26$57K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$453K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$64K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Total revenueLn 12$519K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$84K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$84K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12K
Total assetsLn 16$99K
LiabilitiesLn 26$57K
Net assetsLn 32$42K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 68
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$127K$84K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13K$12K
Total assetsLn 16$143K$99K
LiabilitiesLn 26$54K$57K
Net assetsLn 32$89K$42K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$3K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$107K$107K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$2K$794
TravelLn 17$8K$8K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$186$186
InterestLn 20$840$840
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$46K$46K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$367K$309K$59K
All other expensesLn 24e$612$612
Total functional expensesLn 25$562K$476K$84K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $419K$443K−$23K$88K 990 PDF
FY2023 $420K$438K−$18K$111K 990 PDF
FY2022 $561K$503K$58K$129K 990 PDF
FY2021 $590K$572K$18K$70K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $519K$562K−$43K$42K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $519,243 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $524,549$452,896
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $78,107$63,547
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$2,800
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $602,656$519,243
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $59,794$118,120
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $494,298$443,774
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $554,092$561,894
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $48,564−$42,651
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $519,243 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$452,896
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$452,896
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $63,547$63,547
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,800$2,800
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $66,347 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$519,243
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $561,894 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $3,000$3,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $107,479$107,479
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,641$7,641
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,180$9,180
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $1,517$1,517
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,004$1,004
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $2,359 · Fundraising $794$3,153
IX-17 TravelManagement $8,376$8,376
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $186$186
IX-20 InterestManagement $840$840
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,891$5,891
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $45,680$45,680
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $308,598 · Management $58,737$367,335
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $612$612
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $475,901 · Management $83,682 · Fundraising $2,311$561,894
Part X · Balance sheet $99,248 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $126,595$83,709
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,590$2,210
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,000$1,019
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $12,801$12,310
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $142,986$99,248
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $31,076$36,025
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $22,634$21,404
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $53,710$57,429
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $89,276$41,819
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $89,276$41,819
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $142,986$99,248
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $41,819 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$519,243
XI-2 Total expenses$561,894
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$42,651
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$89,276
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$4,806
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$41,819

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