Friends of Kapsowar
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Friends of Kapsowar provides financial and in-kind support to Kapsowar Mission Hospital in Kenya a rural hospital serving over 40,000 patients annually. In 2025 the organization funded patient care medical supplies and hospital infrastructure including the purchase of essential equipment and support for vulnerable patients unable to pay for care. Funds were used to strengthen maternal and child health services improve access to treatment and ensure continuity of care in a resource-limited setting.
- Income
- $131,185
- Spending
- $20,636
- Reserves
- 64.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 (3)
- $7,600 spent. Friends of Kapsowar reimbursed Kapsowar Mission Hospital for the cost of cesarean sections provided to mothers who were unable to pay for care. In 2025 this support ensured that women experiencing complications during childbirth received timely life-saving surgical intervention regardless of financial means.
- $5,449 spent. Friends of Kapsowar supported the purchase and delivery of essential medical supplies and equipment for Kapsowar Mission Hospital in Kenya. In 2025 this included patient monitoring equipment oxygen concentrators and suction machines. These resources strengthened the hospitals ability to provide safe effective care in a resource-limited setting and improved outcomes for patients across multiple departments.
- $3,092 spent. Friends of Kapsowar provided therapeutic nutrition support for malnourished children through Kapsowar Mission Hospital. In 2025 funding was used to purchase ready-to-use therapeutic food for children diagnosed with severe acute malnutrition. This program ensured consistent access to life-saving nutrition supporting recovery growth and improved health outcomes for vulnerable children in the community.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 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 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Worth knowing.
Recognized by the IRS in January 2026. It is too new to have a track record.
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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