Edukenya
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It reported loans to or from officers, directors or other insiders.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
eduKenya provides high quality transformational educational opportunities to children and families living in abject poverty in the Mathare slum of Nairobi Kenya. These programs currently exist in the form of schools skills training and community support ministry.
- Income
- $928,800
- Spending
- $1.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 69%
- Reserves
- 0.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 96%
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $90,000, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 50 out of 100. Higher than 12% of charities in its peer group (international, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.5 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 20% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 21% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 17% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1569% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 19 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 78% of charities in its peer group (international, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 259 of 11 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
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
0 of 10Reports at least one of: diversion of assets, excess benefits, loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 (2)
- $731,553 spent. Mawewa and Chelezo Schools: In 2024 331 students were educated in our schools ranging from Pre-School through Grade 12. Students participated in music and drama festivals went on field trips and continued to be challenged academically in the classroom while being encouraged emotionally and spiritually. The year culminated with the graduation of the 30 Seniors eduKenyas sixth graduating class. Additionally the future site of the Chelezo High School continued to be developed with the addition of a borehole for water sourcing.
- $42,169 spent. Community Sustainability Program: eduKenya students and their families continued to face challenges in 2024 as Kenya experienced excessive rainfalls leading to devastating flooding. Many of the eduKenya students were impacted by these floods and lost their homes and belongings. The eduKenya team responded by supplying needed clothing and food to these families as well as financial resources to help rebuild. eduKenya also continued its focus on training the community members and equipping them with practical skills; in particular textile development training. This training leads to both self-employment as well as employment by the organization. This helps to provide skills and income to families which in turn provides stability to the students lives and the community as a whole. In 2024 the textile products that were focused on were uniforms pencil pouches and pad pouches.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 2010.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 October 7, 2026.
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