Carolina for Kibera INC

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Chapel Hill, NC501(c)(3)InternationalEIN 56-2248495Revenue $1.8M in FY2025

On file with the IRScarolinaforkibera.org1700 Mlk JR Blvd Cb 3277, 27514-0000 · Chapel Hill, NCTax-exempt since Jul 2001Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To offer primary healthcare, education and livelihoods, and girls empowerment programs, in Kibera, an informal settlement in nairobi, kenya.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 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
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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $409K a year · 24% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$150K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 57% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $60K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$470K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.8M
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$1.6M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$6.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.8M
FY2025▼ -5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$1.8M
Expenses
$1.6M
FY2025▼ -9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$1.6M
Net assets
$6.7M
FY2025▲ +15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.3M
FY2021$5.6M
FY2022$5.3M
FY2023$5.4M
FY2024$5.8M
FY2025$6.7M

From the FY2025 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 Jul 2001.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $1.5M Management & general 7% · $115K Fundraising 3% · $48K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $150K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$149,509Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Founder a
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Beth-Ann Kutchma’s $150K as Executive Di is at the 57th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Beth-Ann Kutchma$149,509$135,463$141,192$121,192$108,164—
Andrew Sullivan-Jul 2019-Feb 2020—————$90,355
Beth-Ann Kutchma Mar-June 2020—————$7,470

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 healthcare, education, jobs, and empowerment for girls in Nairobi's Kibera.

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3 programs · $1.5M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Youth leadership & education CFK africa supports the next generation of young leaders from slums by providing opportunities for academic and economic success and development. CFK africa empowers youth with work readiness and job placement, champions girls' empowerment, provides scholarships and mentorship, identifies cost- effective best…

$692Kprogram expense
02

Research & other CFK africa generates data and insights applicable to informal settlements worldwide through community-based research collaborations with universities and research institutions.

$395Kprogram expense
03

Public health CFK africa operates three healthcare facilities in kibera (tabitha medical clinic, youth friendly services centre, and tabitha maternity home) and a community health outreach program to meet the diverse needs of kenyan slum communities.

$383Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$60K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $30K · 2019–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$6,000
Unitemized GrantFY2025$6,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,000
Unitemized GrantFY2019$7,500

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$237K
Money outPt IX
$1.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.5M
Managementcol C$115K
Fundraisingcol D$48K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$930K
Total assetsLn 16$7.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$470K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$237K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$516
Total revenueLn 12$1.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$711K
SavingsLn 2$219K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$930K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Total assetsLn 16$7.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$470K
Net assetsLn 32$6.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$567K$930K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.1M$5.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$6.3M$7.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$527K$470K
Net assetsLn 32$5.8M$6.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$12K$12K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$1.0M$1.0M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$166K$83K$42K$42K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$232K$221K$11K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$9K$9K$345
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$30K$23K$4K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$21K$21K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$33K$33K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$7K$1K$819
Information technologyLn 14$8K$6K$1K$779
OccupancyLn 16$811$624$106$81
TravelLn 17$59K$56K$2K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$174$174
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$3K$571$439
InsuranceLn 23$5K$4K$661$509
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$34K$2K$32K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M$1.5M$115K$48K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.8M$1.6M$187K$6.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.9M$1.8M$109K$5.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$1.0M$42K$5.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.4M$1.4M$8K$5.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.8M$1.1M$1.7M$5.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.5M$1.1M$417K$3.3M 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
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Part I · Summary $1,820,664 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,687,337$1,583,649
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $221,653$237,015
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,908,990$1,820,664
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,298,171$1,014,378
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $322,685$444,400
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $179,217$174,518
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,800,073$1,633,296
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $108,917$187,368
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $1,820,664 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,583,649
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,583,649
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $237,531$237,531
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$516−$516
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$516 · Excluded from tax $237,531$1,820,664
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,633,296 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $12,000$12,000
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $1,002,378$1,002,378
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $83,165 · Management $41,583 · Fundraising $41,583$166,331
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $221,251 · Management $10,545$231,796
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $8,600 · Management $345$8,945
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,652$7,652
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $22,897 · Management $3,793 · Fundraising $2,986$29,676
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $20,520$20,520
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $33,350$33,350
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,301 · Management $1,374 · Fundraising $819$9,494
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,998 · Management $1,012 · Fundraising $779$7,789
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $624 · Management $106 · Fundraising $81$811
IX-17 TravelPrograms $55,965 · Management $1,768 · Fundraising $1,178$58,911
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $174$174
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,381 · Management $571 · Fundraising $439$4,391
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,916 · Management $661 · Fundraising $509$5,086
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,660 · Management $32,332$33,992
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,470,138 · Management $114,784 · Fundraising $48,374$1,633,296
Part X · Balance sheet $7,143,566 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $275,855$711,373
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $291,248$218,743
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $213,500$1,000
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $3,329$1,582
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $454,077$436,011
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,539$2,732
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $5,104,317$5,772,125
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,348,865$7,143,566
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $26,867$27,162
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $500,000$442,654
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $526,867$469,816
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $957,040$1,122,843
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,864,958$5,550,907
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,821,998$6,673,750
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,348,865$7,143,566
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,673,750 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,820,664
XI-2 Total expenses$1,633,296
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$187,368
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,821,998
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$685,332
XI-7 Investment expenses−$20,948
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,673,750

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

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