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Giving Back to Kenya Inc

EIN 47-2344716 · Duluth, GA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak34 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE ORGANIZATION AIMS TO CHANGE COMMUNITIES BY ENCOURAGING THE SUPPORT OF KENYAN IMMIGRANTS AND OTHER FRIENDS OF KENYA. OUR GOAL IS TO ENCOURAGE THE SUPPORT OF CURRENT PROJECTS OR THE IDENTIFICATION AND SUPPORT OF PROJECTS THAT ADVANCE OUR MISSION. OUR TARGET SUPPORT PROJECTS GEARED TO IMPROVE EDUCATION AVAILABILITY, AND HEALTHCARE DELIVERY IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES.

Income
$71,972
Spending
$90,387
Reserves
0.1 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

Weak: 34 out of 100. Higher than 7% of charities in its peer group (international, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    4 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 0.1 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 26% of income.

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 (1)
  1. $90,387 spent. THE ORGANIZATION AIMS TO CHANGE COMMUNITIES BY ENCOURAGING THE SUPPORT OF KENYAN IMMIGRANTS AND OTHER FRIENDS OF KENYA. OUR GOAL IS TO ENCOURAGE THE SUPPORT OF CURRENT PROJECTS OR THE IDENTIFICATION AND SUPPORT OF PROJECTS THAT ADVANCE OUR MISSION. OUR TARGET SUPPORT PROJECTS GEARED TO IMPROVE EDUCATION AVAILABILITY, AND HEALTHCARE DELIVERY IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES.THIS INCLUDES THE PAYMENT OF SCHOOL FEES, THE PURCHASE OF TEXTBOOKS AND SCHOOL UNIFORMS, AS WELL AS TRANSPORTATION COSTS FOR THE STUDENTS TO ATTEND SCHOOL. ALL OF THESE EXPENDITURES ARE SPECIFICALLY ALLOCATED TO OUR ACTIVITIES WITHIN KENYA.DURING THE 2025 YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION HAD TWO MEDICAL MISSION TRIPS TO KENYA, IN WHICH SEVENTY-FOUR (74) FREE NEUROSURGERIES WERE PERFORMED AT TENWEK AND KISUMU HOSPITALS.ALSO DURING 2025, THE ORGANIZATION FULLY SUPPORTED TWENTY-THREE (23) KENYAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH FULL TUITION AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT. THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION'S EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES, THERE WERE SEVEN (7) STUDENTS THAT GRADUATED IN 2025. SINCE INCEPTION, THE ORGANIZATION HAS SUPPORTED NINETY-FOUR (94) GRATEFUL STUDENTS.

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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since May 2016.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. 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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