Ndoto
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Ndoto works to give at-risk youth and adults in Kenya hope for a brighter future through education, discipleship, and development. Our mission is to educate, disciple, and develop people and their communities to make their dreams a reality, glorify God, and use their gifts to transform their community.
- Income
- $757,187
- Spending
- $732,433
- Spent on programs
- 79%
- Reserves
- 2.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 97%
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 22
- Highest pay
- $90,728, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 45% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 3% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 64% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1579% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 7 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 97 out of 100. Higher than 93% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 256 of 6 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
12 of 15Its accounts were reviewed or compiled by an independent accountant, but not audited.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (5)
- $253,884 spent. Student Sponsorship. Ndoto's student sponsorship program supports education and discipleship in Kenya. Through Ndoto's grants to Ndoto Kenya, 312 students were sponsored in 2025. These students were enrolled in schools from kindergarten through university. They received basic school supplies, medical care, and tuition and fees. Ndoto Kenya employs full-time staff to care for the students' spiritual, emotional, social, and physical needs. Ndoto Kenya hosts student retreats, service days, Bible studies, and more for sponsored students. The Ndoto Community Church, and all of its programs, is supported through the Sponsorship program, though it is open to the entire community. The church has hundreds of members in adult worship and children's Sunday School programs. Donations to the student sponsorship fund, through sponsorships in honor of specific students, go to support the entire operations of Ndoto in Kenya. 100% of sponsorship fund donations go to Kenya.
- $237,040 spent. Ndoto Academy. In 2022, after years of dreaming and a year of planning, Ndoto Academy opened on the organization's campus in Obunga. Ndoto Academy is a private Christian school that began with 3 early childhood grades and intends to add one grade per year until it covers through grade 9. Ndoto Academy features small class sizes, creative and passionate teachers, a computer lab, the best playground in town, and an intentional pastoral program of age-appropriate discipleship. 125 students were enrolled in 2025 in three preschool grades and grades 1-3. A majority of Ndoto Academy expenses are covered by tuition revenue, and Ndoto has the school on a path to complete, un-subsidized financial sustainability by 2029. The majority of US-side expenses toward Ndoto Academy were toward Campus Dream, the project to build the Ndoto campus that will support the entire operation into the future. In 2025, the majority of construction was completed for a 3-story, 12,000sqft building, and a parcel of land was purchased.
- $53,060 spent. Visiting Missionary. Visiting missionaries are an important part of Ndoto's work in the US and in Kenya. Travelers from the US serve several important functions. They are valuable volunteers on the ground in Kenya. They help to transport supplies across continents. They encourage Ndoto's students, particularly when sponsors get to meet the students they are matched with. Visiting missionaries is also an important part of Ndoto's development work, as travelers who aren't already Ndoto supporters often return home as new supporters. They become ambassadors for Ndoto, sharing the word about the good work being done. In 2025, Ndoto hosted 37 visiting missionaries in Kenya. This included family of the executive director, a mission team from a partner church, a vision trip made up of donors, a spiritual care ministry seminar, a boxing group, and a family trip. These visiting missionaries performed many very valuable tasks on the ground in Kenya and returned blessed by what they had seen and done.
- $25,573 spent. Ndoto Sports. Ndoto Sports replaces the Development program service for now, as it is the primary means of community development at present outside of Ndoto's other programs. The heart of community development is building assets that the community didn't have before, and Ndoto Sports has been a tremendous benefit to the community. Ndoto Sports encompasses Ndoto Soccer Academy, which is multiple youth and adult soccer teams of both genders, some of which play competitively in the official league. It also includes Ndoto Boxing, which is the premier boxing club in our area of the country. It also includes Ndoto Gym, which has become a strong pillar of our community with weightlifting, cardio, and boxing. All of these programs provide an opportunity to reach young men and women who cannot be reached by Ndoto's other programs. They are exposed to discipleship opportunities, mentorship, coaching, and receive a "home away from home" where they finally fit in. Ndoto Sports further provides some youth the avenue to pursue a career in athletics, which would not have been possible before.
- $7,564 spent. Emergency Relief. This program service replaces Student Emergencies, as it serves the community more widely. Ndoto is prepared to provide above-and-beyond support of any kind to sponsored students, athletes, Academy students, church members, and more who face emergencies in their lives. Meeting immediate and critical needs is a necessary part of working in a slum, where our Kenyan staff can quickly identify emergencies that we should step into as opposed to challenges that the community can meet on its own. In addition to regular small cases, Ndoto helped to provide for a student surgery and care for three individuals who had major deaths in the family.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 2010.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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