KWO MINISTRIES: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
KWO MINISTRIES (EIN 45-2628602)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-11-17
IRS object ID
202503219349322540
Schema version
2024v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2025-11-17T17:42:17-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN452628602EIN

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Phone4327701254PhoneNum

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CityMidlandCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
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PersonTim NealePersonNm
Person TitleExecutive DirectorPersonTitleTxt
Phone4327701254PhoneNum
Signature2025-11-17SignatureDt
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IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

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Principal OfficerTim NealePrincipalOfficerNm

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State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
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Gross Receipts$1,209,008GrossReceiptsAmt
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Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
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Formation2011FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateTXLegalDomicileStateCd
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Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

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Prissy Chambers
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Susie Neale
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Pam Hicks
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Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$740,099CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,196,686CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,727,126TotalAmt
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Substantial Contributors Tot$1,900,260SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
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Total Support$4,853,230TotalSupportAmt
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Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

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Form And Line ReferenceSchedule A, Part II, Line 10FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOther income is made up of gross income from fundraising events such as Kick4Kenya less the direct expenses of the events.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

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CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

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RegionSub-Saharan AfricaRegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedGrantmakingTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedOrphan CareSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
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Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

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RegionSub-Saharan AfricaRegionTxt
Purpose Of GrantFunding orphan care.PurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant$935,500CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementWire TransferMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule F, Part I, Line 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationKWO's procedures for monitoring the use of its grants includes a mechanism of an oversight committee which meets periodically to review the purposing of the resources. The committee is comprised of one US citizen who was the original creator of the orphanage work in Kenya and KWO board members. Procedures include period visits to the orphanages through use of group mission trips and continuing communication between the President of KWO Ministries and the Kenyan NGO managers of the sites in Kenya.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2Family Relationship - Susie (Director) and Tim Neale (Executive Director). Rick Bartholomee (Director) and John Bartholomee (Director).
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 4KWO's bylaws went under a comprehensive review in late 2021 and early 2022. An organization called the Nonprofit Management Center was contracted to advise the KWO board on recommended changes. The updated bylaws were officially approved by the Board of Directors on 3/16/2022.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bCopy of the Form 990 is provided to board members for review before filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19KWO Ministries' governing documents, financial statements, and Form 990 are made available to the public upon request.

Reasonable Cause Explanation ReasonableCauseExplanation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ExplanationForm 8868 (6-month extension) for 2024 was filed electronically on 4/29/2025 and was accepted by the IRS on 4/30/2025.ExplanationTxt

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