Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2018.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
10 people listed on the 990; $270K paid to officers and key staff.
Kelly Shaughnessy’s $145K as President and CEO is at the 61st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1690 $1–10M philanthropy & grantmaking 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
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Shaughnessy | $145,000 | $142,667 | $89,000 | $70,115 | $27,378 | $8,652 |
| Diana Mays | — | — | $73,000 | $64,959 | $31,825 | — |
| Kelsey Otim | $55,000 | $21,894 | — | — | — | — |
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
Provides care and financial support for orphans and impoverished people in Kenya.
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High School Program
Our high school sponsorship is comprised of high performing girls from the most under resourced backgrounds and additional special circumstance sponsorships for students who have special need for sponsporship but are not high performing AND/OR are not female.
Woven
This program is designed to provide access to higher education for students from low-income and underrepresented communities, as well as to provide the life skills and mental health counseling needed to succeed as they transition into the job market.
Other Program Expenses
Covering administrative costs such as salaries, office rent, etc.
Josephs House Program
To support the emotional, spiritual, physical and educational care for orphans and impoverished persons in the nation of kenya. This is an adult transitional program for higher education in trade school or university. All school fees, supplies, and room and board each month are covered.
By the numbers
The FY2022 990, line by line.
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Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest | $3.2M | $2.8M | $365K | $1.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 | $3.2M | $2.8M | $393K | $802K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $2.4M | $2.3M | $114K | $409K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 Viewing | $882K | $802K | $80K | $601K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $780K | $709K | $71K | $521K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $61K | $440K | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2022 990 (1 part)
Part VI · Governance 3 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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