Mekuno Project Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Eliminate root causes of child marriage globally
- Income
- $75,235
- Spending
- $79,042
- Reserves
- 0.4 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 (2)
- $19,729 spent. Keeping Girls in School. Full or partial secondary school tuition and boarding fees paid for 10 girls at St. Elizabeth Girls Secondary School in Ortum, West Pokot, Kenya. College tuition and boarding fees paid for 10 girls at various colleges and universities in Kenya. When girls are in school, the likelihood of child marriage drops significantly. When girls are empowered with tertiary education, the likelihood of employment increases significantly and the likelihood their business will thrive also increases significantly. Girls making money eliminate the need for the family to sell their girl as a child into a forced marriage in exchange for a bride price.
- $58,725 spent. Ensuring girls graduate secondary school with Kenya KCSE credentials . These credentials are required for students to pursue tertiary education which leads to employment. Construction of a twin science laboratory at Cheptiangwa Secondary School, Chepkobegh West Pokot, Kenya. This science lab teaches biology, chemistry and physics with practical experiences, as required by the Kenyan Department of Education. When girls are empowered with STEM skills, their ability to secure employment or create a future business rises significantly, allowing her to be a financially contributing member of society vs. being 'sold off' as a child bride for financial gain for the family.
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 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 2025.
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 June 2021.
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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