Living Water for Kenya
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Living Water for Kenya, Inc.'s primary purpose is to provide people of Western Kenya (East Africa), with humanitarian, educational, spiritual, and leadership assistance.
- Income
- $150,414
- Spending
- $133,500
- Reserves
- 3.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 79 out of 100. Higher than 58% of charities in its peer group (human services, under $250k).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 11% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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, 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 (8)
- $22,163 spent. Through its CHILDREN'S PRESCHOOL PROGRAM, in 2024 LWFK (Living Water For Kenya, Inc) funded the operation of six preschools that served over 300 severely impoverished children. For some of these children, the only food and clothing that they had was provided at school by LWFK. The free education that they received has given them a head start on learning skills that will serve them for life. In 2024, LWFK reconstructed two preschool classroom buildings, two preschool toilet buildings, one preschool kitchen, and one caretaker's house that had seriously deteriorated from termite and storm damage. No funding other than that provided by LWFK is available. for these needs. The Kenyan government has no assistance available.
- $37,712 spent. The BLESSED TO BLESS ACADEMY is a grade 1 through 9 School for approximately 275 youth that was built by LWFK. In 2024 LWFK started the construction of a new classroom, funded repairs to, and maintenance of several buildings, and replaced a severely storm damaged water tank and tower. We also provided bussing for the school children. LWFK's donor sponsors fully covered the educational costs of 66 of the Academy's students. No funding other than that provided by LWFK is available for these needs. The Kenyan government has no assistance available.
- $20,283 spent. Continued SCHOOLING OF THE ACADEMY GRADUATES ... even though these students are no longer in the Academy, most of our sponsors have loyally supported their students (49) that have graduated the Academy's 9th grade and are now attending local high schools. Furthermore, 20 of our donors continue to fund one year of Trade School after high school. Other than from LWFK, there are no assistance programs for these children in Kenya to cover their high school costs.
- $9,641 spent. Through its CHURCH SUPPORT PROGRAM LWFK worked in 2024 with five local churches to establish good and secure facilities, training, and pastor housing. LWFK has provided most of these churches with water wells, the water is provided free to the community. Two of the churches are used for the adult Literacy/Bible Programs and one that is used for sewing classes on weekdays is also used by the government for a medical clinic on Saturdays. These churches often provide seminars for Christian training of church leaders throughout the region. No funding other than that provided by LWFK is available for these needs. The Kenyan government has no assistance available.
- $13,972 spent. Through LWFK's unique ADULT BIBLE STUDY AND LITERACY PROGRAMS in two of the churches, illiterate people are having their lives changed. One of these programs serves 120 Senior Adults while the other serves 57. These classes teach them how to read and how to handle money. In addition, 15 adult "SEEKERs" are learning about Jesus. These two churches are in extremely remote, rural areas where most of the adults have no such knowledge. LWFK provides eyeglasses and shoes through the Literacy/Bible Program. In 2021 one of the women graduates won an election for a community leader position. In winning, she beat five men because she had these skills, and they did not. This program, which welcomes anyone, is changing lives. No funding other than that provided by LWFK is available for these needs. The Kenyan government has no assistance available.
- $14,636 spent. The WIDOW PROGRAM reaches out to older widows and some widowers and provides them both with fellowship and with a means of raising food for themselves to eat and to sell. Over 180 elderly currently participate in the program which provides them with corn seeds and fertilizer for the two growing seasons. One of the benefits of this program is that each participant brings in 10% of their harvest which they distribute among the less fortunate and the more infirm of the community. Under this program LWFK also has an element which using treadle sewing machines teaches widows and young women at two locations how to sew (make) clothing which they sell. Graduates of this program receive sewing machines of their own to help them earn a living. In 2024 LWFK rebuilt one of the sewing classrooms. No funding other than that provided by LWFK is available for these needs. The Kenyan government has no assistance available.
- $8,561 spent. WATER WELL DRILING PROGRAM. In 2024 LWFK drilled a water well that serves approximately 700 people in a very rural and impoverished community. Their current supply was a muddy stream that animals regularly came to cool off in, to bathe in and to drink out of. It was filthy and unreliable.
- $980 spent. KENYAN LEADERSHIP LOCAL TRAVEL FOR TRAINING - Some of our Kenyan Associates are regionally known teachers and leaders. Occasionally their attendance or leadership at a seminar or program is of benefit to our work or the works of others. These people are unable to cover the costs themselves, therefore LWFK covers those costs that it deems important to our work.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 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 2024.
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 April 2018.
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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