Maasai Association

Tax-deductible

Medina, WA501(c)(3)EducationEIN 91-2118319Revenue $82K in FY2025

On file with the IRSmaasai-association.orgPo Box 868, 98039-0868 · Medina, WATax-exempt since Aug 2002Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Support for an Indigenous Maasai community in Southeast Kenya including education health care economic development clean water and conservation.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
50¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 4 volunteers and 1 employee.
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
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $128K a year · 48% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
50%
of spending
Worth a look: 50% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$36K
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 79% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
2
named funders · $60K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$82K
+79% vs prior year
Spent
$136K
To programs
50%
Net assets
$106K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$82K
FY2025▲ +79%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$454K
FY2021$156K
FY2022$94K
FY2023$155K
FY2024$46K
FY2025$82K
Expenses
$136K
FY2025▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$144K
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024Not on file
FY2025$136K
Net assets
$106K
FY2025▼ -34%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$448K
FY2021$426K
FY2022$346K
FY2023$306K
FY2024$160K
FY2025$106K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2002.

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

Where the money goes

50 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 50% · $68K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990; $36K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President and Managing Directo
$34,500Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$1,099Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kakuta Ole Maimai Hamisi’s $34K as President and Managing Directo is at the 79th percentile of top reported officer pay among 146 <$100K education 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kakuta Ole Maimai Hamisi$34,500$36,000$36,000$36,000$36,000$36,000
Karrin Dobbe$1,099$1,807$4,306$3,234$4,258$4,074

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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Programs and updates

Provides education, healthcare, economic development, clean water, and conservation for an Indigenous Maasai community.

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3 programs · $84K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Murrueshi Village Clinic provides basic health care to approximately 5,000 residents of Merrueshi and surrounding communities. 2020 programs included salaries for medical and support staff and operating expenses. Also included is in-country administrative salaries purchased medical equipment vehicle maintenance accounting and NGO fees.

$42Kprogram expense
02

Education Murrueshi Primary School Maasai High School Computer Learning Center: Our schools provide educational opportunities for over 600 students. Programs include teacher salaries school fees for needy primary and secondary school students and college tuition for several students. Also there is now a high school dormitory for girls.

$40Kprogram expense
03

Goats and Cows for milk. There is a milk co-op in which families can give milk from their animals and needy families can come and receive milk to feed their children.

$2Kprogram 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$60K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$82K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$82K
Other incomeLn 4–11$35
Money outPt IX
$136K
Ln 25
Programscol B$68K
Owns and owesPt X
$106K
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$111K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$82K
Other incomeLn 4–11$35
Total revenueLn 12$82K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$111K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$106K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $82K$136K−$54K$106K 990 PDF
FY2024 $46K$160K 990 PDF
FY2023 $155K$306K 990 PDF
FY2022 $94K$346K 990 PDF
FY2021 $156K$426K 990 PDF
FY2020 $454K$144K$310K$448K 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

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

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