Neema provides housing, skills training, counseling, and discipleship to vulnerable young women from kitale, kenya and surrounding villages.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$44K 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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FY2021 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $44K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$44K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $71K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$399K
+63% vs prior year
Spent
$312K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$284K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$399K
FY2021▲ +63%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$246K
FY2021$399K
FY2022$543K
FY2023$669K
FY2024$619K
Expenses
$312K
FY2021▲ +62%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$193K
FY2021$312K
FY2022$570K
FY2023$736K
FY2024$444K
Net assets
$284K
FY2021▲ +42%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$200K
FY2021$284K
FY2022$256K
FY2023$183K
FY2024$369K

From the FY2021 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 Jul 2014.

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Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $214K Management & general 8% · $24K Fundraising 24% · $75K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $44K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$44,231Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gaelle Beltran-Gremaud’s $85K as Executive Director is at the 76th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Gaelle Beltran-Gremaud$85,000$80,500$50,000——
Gaelle Beltran-Gremaud Began Jan 20———$44,231—
Faith Wise Left April 2020————$16,625

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers housing, job skills, counseling, and spiritual guidance to vulnerable young women.

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1 program · $214K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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In our mission of providing skills training, counseling, and discipleship to vulnerable young women from kitale kenya and surrounding villages, our students are trained to become certified dressmakers and tailors through a rigorous educational and national certification process.

$214Kprogram expense

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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
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$399K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$398K
Other incomeLn 4–11$849
Investment incomeLn 3$457
Money outPt IX
$312K
Ln 25
Programscol B$214K
Managementcol C$24K
Fundraisingcol D$75K
Owns and owesPt X
$284K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$284K
Total assetsLn 16$284K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$398K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$17K
Investment incomeLn 3$457
Other incomeLn 4–11$849
Total revenueLn 12$399K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$284K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$284K
Total assetsLn 16$284K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$284K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 626
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$200K$284K
Total assetsLn 16$200K$284K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$200K$284K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$44K$44K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$97K$56K$10K$32K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$3K$1$1K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$5K$3K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9K$7K$584$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$960$960
Office expensesLn 13$11K$3K$833$7K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$8K$8K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$110K$77K$33K
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$3K$4K$455
Total functional expensesLn 25$312K$214K$24K$75K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $619K$444K$175K$369K 990 PDF
FY2023 $669K$736K−$67K$183K 990 PDF
FY2022 $543K$570K−$26K$256K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $399K$312K$87K$284K 990 PDF
FY2020 $246K$193K$52K$200K 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
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $399,268 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $244,477$397,962
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $132$457
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,083$849
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $245,692$399,268
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $93,182$146,698
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $100,084$165,539
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $193,266$312,237
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $52,426$87,031
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $399,268 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $849 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$397,962
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$16,590
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$397,962
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $457$457
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $457$399,268
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $312,237 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $44,231$44,231
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $55,677 · Management $9,938 · Fundraising $31,513$97,128
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $1,360$1,360
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,828 · Management $1 · Fundraising $1,150$3,979
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,447 · Management $1,000$2,447
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $5,133 · Management $3,150$8,283
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $7,055 · Management $584 · Fundraising $1,474$9,113
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $960$960
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,946 · Management $833 · Fundraising $6,886$10,665
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,482$8,482
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,463$5,463
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,896$2,896
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $77,141 · Fundraising $32,521$109,662
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,113 · Management $4,000 · Fundraising $455$7,568
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $213,516 · Management $23,762 · Fundraising $74,959$312,237
Part X · Balance sheet $283,898 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $200,167$283,898
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $200,167$283,898
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $198,234$283,738
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,933$160
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $200,167$283,898
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $200,167$283,898
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $283,898 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$399,268
XI-2 Total expenses$312,237
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$87,031
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$200,167
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$3,300
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$283,898

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