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Tumaini Childrens Home

EIN 84-1828327 · Elk City, KS

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair54 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

Tumaini Childrens Homes DBA: Be Their Hope Ministry primary exempt purpose is to raise funds and awareness in support of the children & staff at Tumaini Childrens Home TCH in Kenya Africa. Our organizations mission statement is to rescue orphans and equip them with the necessary skills to thrive while teaching them about the love of God. Program activities that uphold our tax-exempt status include providing daily food basic necessities and a safe place to live for TCH children and staff. We also provide an education for each of the children as well as ensure that each child and staff members health and medical needs are met.

Income
$105,731
Spending
$107,505
Reserves
2.4 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 96%

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

Fair: 54 out of 100.

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 2.4 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    8 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 2% 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 (3)
  1. $64,146 spent. Program Service #1: General Day-to-Day Needs This program allows us to provide food basic necessities a safe home with water and electricity and access to medical care to the children and volunteer staff living at Tumaini Childrens Home. This program benefits over 90 people.
  2. $26,365 spent. Program Service #2: Education This program allows us to provide primary junior high high school and university tuition for the children at Tumaini Childrens Home. It also covered the cost of school uniforms supplies examination fees etc. as needed. This program benefits 90 children.
  3. $9,488 spent. Program Service #3: Building Project This program enabled us to complete various projects before the children and staff at TCH moved into the new childrens home. Projects include installing solar panels and a solar converter installing indoor bathrooms flushable toilet sink shower plumbing lines etc. fabricating a metal stand for the water tank testing the water purity of the new fresh water well fencing the perimeter of the property for additional security fabricating and installing clotheslines installing an industrial-sized sink for the kitchen and purchasing lightbulbs and other welding materials.

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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Worth knowing.

    Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for churches. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Worth knowing.

    The IRS does not require this organization to file annual returns.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since December 1991.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.

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