2017-10-17T07:55:44-07:00 2016-12-31 NANETTE K MILLER CPA PC 2450 VIRGINIA AVE NW E309 WASHINGTON DC 20037 990 2016-01-01 263658409 KAKENYA CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE KAKE 7037616717 8300 BOONE BOULEVARD VIENNA VA 22182 KAKENYA NTAIYA PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER 7037616717 2017-05-25 true NAN MILLER CPA 2024637600 2017-10-17 X 98.204.94.102 2017-10-17 07:55:36 PD P 752F02D24917FFAB8CE2A74FD61676CD3750E747 752F02D24917FFAB8CE2A74FD61676CD3750E747 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z X KAKENYA NTAIYA 8300 BOONE BLVD 500 VIENNA VA 22182 953586 false X WWW.KAKENYASDREAM.ORG X 2008 VA THE KAKENYA CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE'S MISSION IS TO ADVANCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFRICA BY CREATING TRANSFORMATIONAL, EDUCATION, HEALTH AND LEADERSHIP INITIATIVES DESIGNED TO EQUIP RURAL GIRLS IN EXPANDING THEIR HORIZONS AND REALIZING THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. WE ENVISION A FUTURE (CONTINUED - ATTACHMENT 1) 13 12 6 20 0 457565 953586 0 0 0 457565 953586 233840 357275 0 197677 234943 66927 105756 36303 62471 467820 721616 -10255 231970 385882 653607 3069 38824 382813 614783 THE KAKENYA CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE'S MISSION IS TO ADVANCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFRICA BY false false 383441 357275 67167 BOARDING SCHOOL PROGRAM: LOCATED IN ENOOSAEN, A RURAL VILLAGE IN SOUTHWESTERN KENYA, AND SERVES THE REGION'S MOST VULNERABLE AND UNDERPRIVILEGED GIRLS. THE PROGRAM LAUNCHED IN 2009 WITH 30 STUDENTS AND JUST ONE BUILDING ON SITE FOR GIRLS TO LEARN AND SLEEP IN. SINCE THEN, KCE'S BOARDING SCHOOL PROGRAM HAS GROWN INTO A TRANSFORMATIVE MODEL THAT SERVES MORE THAN 180 FOURTH THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS EACH YEAR. 100% OF OUR CURRENT STUDENTS AND ALUMNAE ARE CONTINUING THEIR EDUCATION, FREE FROM FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION (FGM) AND EARLY MARRIAGE KCE IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING OUR STUDENTS WITH ALL THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO EXCEL, ADDRESSING THE GIRLS' PHYSICAL, SOCIAL, AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS. AT KCE, WE BELIEVE EDUCATION IS THE KEY TO UNLOCKING EACH GIRL'S UNIQUE POTENTIAL. FOR THIS REASON, WE HOLD OURSELVES TO THE HIGHEST ACADEMIC STANDARDS.THE SCHOOL OFFERS A VARIETY OF SUBJECTS NEEDED FOR A GIRL TO SUCCEED IN HIGH SCHOOL AND BEYOND, INCLUDING ENGLISH, SWAHILI, MATHEMATICS, AND SCIENCE. OUR GIRLS REGULARLY SCORE IN THE TOP 2% NATIONALLY AND IN 2016 OUR AVERAGE NATIONAL EXAM SCORE WAS OVER 50 POINTS HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.OUR SCHOOL IS STAFFED WITH WELL-TRAINED TEACHERS AND(CONTINUED - ATTACHMENT 2). 64700 30000 HEALTH AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM: IN 2011, KCE LAUNCHED THE HEALTH AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM TO GIVE AT-RISK GIRLS VITAL HEALTH INFORMATION, SAFETY SKILLS, AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING. IN 2016 ALONE, 1,638 YOUNG GIRLS AND BOYS FROM 42 DIFFERENT SCHOOLS ATTENDED THE TRAININGS, AND SINCE 2011 MORE THAN 8,000 BOYS AND GIRLS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN OUR WEEKEND AND WEEKLONG CAMPS.IN ADDITION, IN 2016 WE ORGANIZED MONTHLY TRAININGS AT 14 DIFFERENT SCHOOLS, AND WE ARE EXPANDING OUR REACH BY TRAINI 123746 120674 NETWORK FOR EXCELLENCE PROGRAM: KCE'S NETWORK FOR EXCELLENCE WAS DEVELOPED IN 2013 AS A WAY TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR GRADUATES AS THEY TRANSITION FROM PRIMARY EDUCATION AT OUR BOARDING SCHOOL PROGRAM TO SECONDARY EDUCATION IN DIFFERENT HIGH SCHOOLS AROUND THE COUNTRY. IN 2016, ALL 95 OF OUR BOARDING SCHOOL PROGRAM ALUMNAE PARTICIPATED IN OUR NETWORK FOR EXCELLENCE. OUR FIRST CLASS OF KCE GIRLS WHO ENTERED OUR BOARDING SCHOOL PROGRAM IN 2009 WILL COMPLETE SECONDARY SCHOOL IN 2017, AND THE NETWO 571887 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 2 0 6 true false true KE false false false false false false false false X 13 12 false false false false false false false true false false false true true true true true true true true false IN NY MD OH OR VA X THE ORGANIZATION 7032289952 8300 BOONE BLVD 500 VIENNA VA 22181 KAKENYA NTAIYA FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 81646 0 0 LEE CRANE WOOD CHAIRPERSON 3.00 X X 0 0 0 MARLENE JOHNSON VICE CHAIRPERSON 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KATHY BONK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH CRAVEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH MAFFEY SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JUDITH FISKE MOAK DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 VICTORIA SANT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANNETTE SCARPITTA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH HUDSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH TYSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SAM MARTINEZ TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 PAMELA REEVES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 81646 false false false 0 953586 953586 953586 357275 357275 81646 67400 8965 5281 131071 111409 12307 7355 4880 4880 0 0 17346 15847 899 600 12190 0 12190 0 66927 66927 8980 3945 5035 0 10939 3080 1731 6128 4680 3978 468 234 10637 4073 1751 4813 4032 0 171 3861 0 0 0 0 POSTAGE AND DELIVERY 11013 0 456 10557 721616 571887 43973 105756 385882 653607 385882 653607 3069 38824 3069 38824 X 315406 562708 67407 52075 382813 614783 385882 653607 231970 X false true X true false X 151862 335959 499600 457565 953586 2398572 151862 335959 499600 457565 953586 2398572 241211 2157361 0 2398572 0.89940 0.71100 X 0 0 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X 963003 9417 9417 953586 953586 731033 9417 9417 721616 721616 Pt X, Line 2 KCE IS NOT AWARE OF ANY ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD JEOPARDIZE ITS TAX EXEMPT STATUS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PURSUANT TO ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION (ASC) FOR INCOME TAXES. GENERALLY, TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES FOR UP TO THREE YEARS FROM THE DATE A COMPLETED RETURN IS FILED. THE OPEN TAX YEARS ARE DECEMBER 31, 2014, 2015, AND 2016. IF THERE ARE MATERIAL OMISSIONS OF INCOME, TAX RETURNS MAY BE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION FOR UP TO SIX YEARS. IT IS KCE'S POLICY TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, IF ANY, IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015, KCE HAD NO ACCRUALS FOR INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES AS THERE WERE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. false Sub-Saharan Africa 1 16 PROGRAM SERVICES EDUCATION FOR GIRLS 357275 1 16 1 16 357275 357275 Sub-Saharan Africa EDUCATION 357275 WIRE 0 FMV 1 false false false false false false Pt I Line 2 PURPOSE OF GRANT: THE GRANT WAS USED TO SUPPORT THE EDUCATION OF APPROXIMATELY 300 GIRLS IN OUR BOARDING SCHOOL PROGRAM AND NETWORK FOR EXCELLENCE. PART OF THE GRANT ALSO WENT TO TRAINING OVER 3,000 ADOLESCENT BOYS AND GIRLS IN RURAL KENYA THROUGH OUR HEALTH AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING. Pt VI, Line 8b THERE ARE NO COMMITTEES THAT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. Pt VI, Line 11b THE FEDERAL FORM 990 WAS PREPARED IN A DRAFT FORMAT. THIS DRAFT FORMAT WAS PRESENTED AT A MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AT THIS MEETING THE DRAFT FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED IN DEPTH BY THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. QUESTIONS ON THE RETURN WERE DISCUSSED AT THIS TIME. THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THEN HAD ADDITIONAL TIME AFTER THAT MEETING TO REVIEW THE DRAFT FORM 990 AND TO SUGGEST CHANGES.AFTER INCORPORATION OF INPUT FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE FORM 990 WAS FINALIZED AND FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. Pt VI, Line 12c DURING 2011 KCE ADOPTED A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THIS POLICY WAS REVIEWED AND SIGNED BY ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THIS POLICY IS REVIEWED AND SIGNED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS BY ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Pt VI, Line 15b COMPENSATION OF THE FOUNDER AND ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF MANAGEMENT IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BASED UPON THE ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED DURING THE YEAR UNDER REVIEW. Pt VI, Line 19 KCE WILL PROVIDE COPIES OF ITS FEDERAL FORM 990 TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE FEDERAL FORM 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON GUIDESTAR AND ON THE KCE WEBSITE. Pt VI, Line 15a COMPENSATION OF THE FOUNDER AND ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF MANAGEMENT IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BASED UPON THE ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED DURING THE YEAR UNDER REVIEW.