Kkumi Project
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
KKUMI PROJECT IS COMMITTED TO TRANSFORMING THE LIVES OF BOYS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN UGANDA. THROUGH A CHILD-CENTERED AND FAMILY-FOCUSED APPROACH, BY PROVIDING EDUCATION, ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT, AND DISCIPLESHIP ALONGSIDE A LOCAL CHURCH, WE ASPIRE TO EMPOWER FAMILIES TO EMBRACE THEIR GOD-GIVEN RESPONSIBILITIES AND BUILD A FUTURE FILLED WITH LOVE, DIGNITY, AND PURPOSE.
- Income
- $65,141
- Spending
- $90,407
- Reserves
- 5.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $3,735, president, e
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
Fair: 57 out of 100. Higher than 28% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, under $250k).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 5.8 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 7% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 39% 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 (4)
- $17,990 spent. DISCIPLESHIP AT THE KKUMI PROJECT, OUR APPROACH TO THE DISCIPLESHIP PILLAR IS ABOUT NURTURING CHRIST-CENTERED LEADERS. WE RECOGNIZE THAT GENUINE TRANSFORMATION INVOLVES MORE THAN PRACTICAL SKILLS; IT'S ABOUT SHAPING CHARACTER AND BUILDING A FOUNDATION OF FAITH THAT GUIDES EVERY ASPECT OF LIFE. OUR APPROACH TO DISCIPLESHIP IS ROOTED IN THE BELIEF THAT THROUGH CHRIST, BOYS CAN BECOME LEADERS OF UNWAVERING CHARACTER WHO EMBODY EMPATHY, INTEGRITY, AND A DEDICATION TO POSITIVE CHANGE. OUR DISCIPLESHIP APPROACH GOES BEYOND THE INDIVIDUAL BOYS; IT REACHES OUT TO EMBRACE THEIR FAMILIES AS WELL. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE JOURNEY OF FAITH AND GROWTH IS INTERCONNECTED, ENCOMPASSING BOTH THE BOYS AND THEIR GUARDIANS. THROUGH THIS PILLAR, WE AIM TO CREATE A SPACE FOR SPIRITUAL GROWTH AND AUTHENTIC RELATIONSHIP-BUILDING FOR KKUMI PROJECT FAMILIES AS WELL. THROUGH THIS PILLAR, WE HOPE TO BUILD A FOUNDATION OF FAITH THAT FOCUSES ON EQUIPPING THE BOYS AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH THE TOOLS TO EMBRACE A FAITH THAT IS ALIVE, ACTIONABLE, AND TRANSFORMATIVE.
- $14,616 spent. ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT AT THE KKUMI PROJECT, WE RECOGNIZE THAT SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION INVOLVES NOT ONLY NURTURING HEARTS AND MINDS BUT ALSO EMPOWERING FAMILIES ECONOMICALLY. WELCOME TO OUR ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PILLARA COMMITMENT TO EQUIPPING FAMILIES WITH THE TOOLS AND OPPORTUNITIES THEY NEED TO BREAK FREE FROM THE CHAINS OF POVERTY AND CREATE A BETTER FUTURE. ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT IS MORE THAN JUST PROVIDING FINANCIAL RESOURCES; IT'S ABOUT OFFERING FAMILIES THE MEANS TO SECURE THEIR OWN FUTURE. THROUGH SKILL-BUILDING, TRAINING, AND ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITIES, WE'RE EMPOWERING FAMILIES TO PAVE THEIR OWN PATHWAYS TO FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE. IN UGANDA, POVERTY OFTEN BECOMES A CYCLE THAT'S HARD TO BREAK. THROUGH OUR UPCOMING ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS, WE'LL BE ADDRESSING THIS CHALLENGE HEAD-ON. BY PROVIDING FAMILIES WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND RESOURCES TO GENERATE SUSTAINABLE INCOME, WE'LL BE DISRUPTING THE CYCLE OF POVERTY AND OFFERING A CHANCE FOR A BRIGHTER TOMORROW.
- $14,663 spent. FAMILY ENGAGEMENT THE JOURNEY OF TRANSFORMATION OFTEN LEADS US TO REEVALUATE OUR METHODS AND EMBRACE NEW PATHS. AT THE KKUMI PROJECT, THIS REALIZATION CAME THROUGH AN EVOLVING UNDERSTANDING OF THE CRITICAL ROLE THAT FAMILIES PLAY IN NURTURING A CHILD'S GROWTH AND POTENTIAL. WE'VE REALIZED THAT CHILDREN DESERVE TO GROW UP IN THE LOVING EMBRACE OF A FAMILY, RATHER THAN INSTITUTIONS. SHOCKINGLY, MOST CHILDREN IN INSTITUTIONALIZED CARE HAVE FAMILIES, OFTEN SEPARATED DUE TO FINANCIAL POVERTY. OUR FOCUS HAS THUS SHIFTED TOWARDS EMPOWERING FAMILIES, PROMOTING THEIR DIGNITY, AND IGNITING HOPE FOR A FUTURE BEYOND POVERTY'S GRASP. DID YOU KNOW THAT 80% OF CHILDREN IN ORPHANAGES HAVE FAMILIES? OFTEN, SEPARATION IS A RESULT OF FINANCIAL STRUGGLES, NOT A LACK OF LOVE. OUR FOCUS IS ON IDENTIFYING AND ADDRESSING THESE CHALLENGES, WITH THE GOAL OF KEEPING FAMILIES TOGETHER. WE FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT NOTHING IS MORE SIGNIFICANT TO A CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT THAN THE LOVE OF A FAMILYA SENSE OF BELONGING THAT PROVIDES LIFELONG HOPE AND A ROOTED IDENTITY.
- $26,677 spent. PERSONALIZED EDUCATION KKUMI PROJECT BELIEVES THAT EDUCATION IS THE KEY THAT HAS THE POWER TO UNLOCK A CHILD'S FUTURE POTENTIAL. WE RECOGNIZE THAT EDUCATION NOT ONLY TRANSFORMS THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUAL BOYS BUT ALSO HOLDS THE POTENTIAL TO UPLIFT ENTIRE COMMUNITIES. OUR APPROACH IS ROOTED IN THE UNDERSTANDING THAT EACH BOY POSSESSES UNIQUE STRENGTHS, CHALLENGES, AND ASPIRATIONS. WE ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING EACH BOY UNDER OUR CARE WITH A TAILORED EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY THAT EMPOWERS THEM TO EXCEL AND REALIZE THEIR FULLEST CAPABILITIES. FROM PRIMARY EDUCATION TO COLLEGE OR VOCATIONAL TRAINING, WE GUIDE THESE BOYS ALONG A CONTINUUM OF LEARNING THAT NOT ONLY IMPARTS ACADEMIC KNOWLEDGE BUT ALSO INSTILLS VALUES, BELIEFS, AND A CHRIST-CENTERED CULTURE, SETTING THE STAGE FOR A PURPOSE-FILLED FUTURE.
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 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 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 2023.
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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