To partner with Maasai leaders to meet physical and spiritual needs in african communities through helping with food, healthcare, infrastructure, and education needs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ 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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FY2020 · 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $11K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $16K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$15K
24% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 24% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$330K
Spent
$321K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$47K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$330K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$330K
FY2021$285K
FY2022$403K
FY2023$416K
FY2024$538K
Expenses
$321K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$321K
FY2021$299K
FY2022$392K
FY2023$391K
FY2024$515K
Net assets
$47K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$47K
FY2021$33K
FY2022$44K
FY2023$69K
FY2024$92K

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 Apr 2017.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $254K Management & general 2% · $6K Fundraising 19% · $61K

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
At Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Tr
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Partnering with Maasai leaders to provide food, healthcare, infrastructure, and education in African communities.

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1 program · $254K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Feed 600 children daily school lunch for entire school year, provided clean water to the village empukani through maintenance of our water well wanter water distribution system, built a church that provides for religious and spiritual needs of the community, provided for a health clinic stocked with medicide and staffed with a doctor…

$254Kprogram 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 2 funders$16K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$330K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$331K
Money outPt IX
$321K
Ln 25
Programscol B$254K
Managementcol C$6K
Fundraisingcol D$61K
Owns and owesPt X
$47K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$62K
Total assetsLn 16$62K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$331K
Total revenueLn 12$330K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$62K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$62K
Total assetsLn 16$62K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
Net assetsLn 32$47K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 650
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$43K$62K
Total assetsLn 16$43K$62K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K$15K
Net assetsLn 32$38K$47K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$45K$45K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$224K$224K
All other expensesLn 24e$38K$26K$469$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$321K$254K$6K$61K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $538K$515K$23K$92K 990 PDF
FY2023 $416K$391K$25K$69K 990 PDF
FY2022 $403K$392K$11K$44K 990 PDF
FY2021 $285K$299K−$14K$33K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $330K$321K$9K$47K 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 $329,787 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $303,047$330,887
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,983−$1,100
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $305,030$329,787
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $43,240$49,681
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $281,560$271,042
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $324,800$320,723
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$19,770$9,064
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $329,787 across 3 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$1,100 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$330,887
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$330,887
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax −$1,100$329,787
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $320,723 across 6 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesFundraising $45,157$45,157
IX-10 Payroll taxesFundraising $4,524$4,524
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $5,577$5,577
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,360$3,360
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $224,482$224,482
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $25,766 · Management $469 · Fundraising $11,388$37,623
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $253,608 · Management $6,046 · Fundraising $61,069$320,723
Part X · Balance sheet $61,986 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $42,834$61,986
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $42,834$61,986
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,670$6,458
X-25 Other liabilities$8,300
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,670$14,758
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $38,164$47,228
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $38,164$47,228
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $42,834$61,986
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $47,228 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$329,787
XI-2 Total expenses$320,723
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$9,064
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$38,164
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$47,228

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