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The Kilgoris Project FY2022 filing

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Los Altos, CA501(c)(3)Since 2010InternationalEIN 27-2021983Revenue $1.1M in FY2022

On file with the IRSkilgoris.org4546 El Camino Real Ste B10 1019, 94022-1069 · Los Altos, CATax-exempt since May 2010Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Kilgoris Project educates and cares for school-aged children in rural kenya, partnering with the community to build rising futures.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
48¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2022 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $81K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
48%
of spending
Concern: 48% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $318K
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$16K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% 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
$1.1M
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
48%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2022▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$925K
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2022▲ +42%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$824K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2022▼ -5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$844K
FY2024$509K
FY2025$470K

From the FY2022 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2010.

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Where the money goes

48 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 48% · $564K Management & general 52% · $605K

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

14 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mark Koskei
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Katie Macc
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Caren McCormack
Executive Di
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John McNelly
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Zach Carpenter’s $108K as President is at the 36th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Greg Baird—$136,166
Zach Carpenter$107,819—

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates and cares for Kenyan children, partnering with communities to build brighter futures.

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3 programs · $564K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Kenyan Operational Expenses

The kilgoris project funded a range of expenses needed to carry out the work of the kenyan national staff. Expenses included: staff salaries and benefits, student feeding, classroom supplies, education and enrichment programs, student and community health programs, and community economic development efforts.

$564Kprogram expense
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Kenyan Operational Expenses

The kilgoris project funded a range of expenses needed to carry out the work of the kenyan national staff. Expenses included: staff salaries and benefits, student feeding, classroom supplies, education and enrichment programs, student and community health programs, and community economic development efforts.

Pt IX · col B
03

Construction & Support in Kenya

The kilgoris project funded new capital projects including school buildings, latrines, kitchens and office space. The buildings facilitate student learning, as does an investment in kindle e-readers,which provide a library for the students. The kilgoris project continued its investment in agriculture in the kilgoris region.

Pt IX · col B

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
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$83K
Mightycause Charitable FoundationFY2024$75K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$48K
Flora Family FoundationFY2024$38K
American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$34K
Segal Family Foundation INCFY2024$31K
Olander Family Foundation INCFY2024$4K
J Michael Bodnar Foundation INCFY2024$3K
Total grants receivedfrom 11 funders$318K
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$781
Investment incomeLn 3$100
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$564K
Managementcol C$605K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$100
Other incomeLn 4–11$781
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$889K
SavingsLn 2$140K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Other assetsLn 15$52K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M$1.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K$16K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$340K$340K
Payroll taxesLn 10$26K$26K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$46K$46K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K
TravelLn 17$91K$91K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$600K$564K$36K
All other expensesLn 24e$42K$42K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$564K$605K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.2M$1.2M−$38K$470K 990 PDF
FY2024 $925K$1.3M−$336K$509K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.4M−$209K$844K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $1.1M$1.2M−$56K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$824K$235K$1.1M 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 $1,113,396 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,012,795$1,112,515
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $961$100
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $45,063$781
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,058,819$1,113,396
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $209,901$365,710
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $613,618$803,478
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $823,519$1,169,188
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $235,300−$55,792
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,113,396 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $716 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,112,515
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,112,515
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $100$100
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $65$65
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $65 · Excluded from tax $816$1,113,396
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,169,188 across 9 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $340,163$340,163
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $25,547$25,547
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,298$10,298
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $46,365$46,365
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $6,920$6,920
IX-17 TravelManagement $91,114$91,114
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $6,693$6,693
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $564,245 · Management $36,146$600,391
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $41,697$41,697
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $564,245 · Management $604,943 · Fundraising $0$1,169,188
Part X · Balance sheet $1,084,415 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $878,736$888,530
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $162,287$139,643
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $8,400$174
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,522$3,671
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $85,127$52,397
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,136,072$1,084,415
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $625$669
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $11,215$15,306
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,840$15,975
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,124,232$1,068,440
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,124,232$1,068,440
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,136,072$1,084,415
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,068,440 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,113,396
XI-2 Total expenses$1,169,188
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$55,792
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,124,232
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,068,440

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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