THE SAMBURU PROJECT INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization: THE SAMBURU PROJECT INC (EIN 20-3541982)
Tax period: 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed: 2025-10-30
IRS object ID: 202523039349302827
Schema version: 2024v5.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule G
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-10-30T17:29:10-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	941254756	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HOOD & STRONG LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2580 N 1ST ST STE 460	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAN JOSE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	95131	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2024-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	203541982	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE SAMBURU PROJECT INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	SAMB	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3108817265	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	8800 VENICE BLVD 208	AddressLine1Txt
City	LOS ANGELES	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	90034	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	LINDA HOOPER	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3108817265	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-10-14	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	0	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JACOB YAU	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01560332	PTIN
Phone	4089988400	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	LINDA HOOPER	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	8800 VENICE BLVD 208	AddressLine1Txt
City	LOS ANGELES	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	90034	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,041,689	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.THESAMBURUPROJECT.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2005	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER AND TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT WELL COMMUNITIES.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	8	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	7	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	4	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	24	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$601,435	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$831,714	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$374	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$2,311	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$668	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	-$10,467	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$602,477	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$823,558	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$7,867	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$9,717	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$265,983	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$289,403	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$79,251	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$369,256	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$334,692	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$643,106	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$633,812	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$40,629	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$189,746	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$356,433	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$530,514	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$172,668	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$163,099	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$183,765	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$367,415	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER AND TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT WELL COMMUNITIES WITH INITIATIVES THAT PROMOTE HEALTH, EDUCATION, WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT AND GENERAL WELL-BEING. WE COLLABORATE WITH COMMUNITIES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES TO ENHANCE MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN'S DAILY LIVES BY PROVIDING RESOURCES THAT ADDRESS IMMEDIATE NEEDS WHILE PROMOTING LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY ALONG WITH CULTURAL INTEGRITY. THE PROJECT IS A COMMUNITY-BASED, GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATION WORKING WITH THE PEOPLE OF THE SAMBURU TRIBE IN KENYA'S SAMBURU EAST DISTRICT, 425 KILOMETERS NORTH OF NAIROBI. THE PROJECT'S PRIMARY FOCUS IS TO PROVIDE CLEAN, SAFE DRINKING WATER TO COMMUNITIES AS A FOUNDATION FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2005, THE PROJECT HAS DRILLED 165 WELLS, BRINGING CLEAN, SAFE DRINKING WATER TO OVER 100,000 PEOPLE.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$361,855	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	WELL DRILLING - DRILLING OF NINE HANDPUMP WATER WELLS AND A SOLARIZATION OF ONE COMMUNITY BOREHOLE AND COMMUNITY KIOSK, IN ADDITION TO MAJOR REPAIRS MADE TO 51 WELLS AND MONITORING OF 165 EXISTING WELLS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$65,110	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	MENSTRUAL HYGIENE PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES: INSTRUCTIONAL WORKSHOPS, DISTRIBUTION OF REUSABLE PRODUCTS, SOAP AND UNDERWEAR TO 2,056 GIRLS AND 171 WOMEN LIVING IN REMOTE VILLAGES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$59,692	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$9,717	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE SUPPORT TO SAMBURU CHILDREN, INCLUDING: SCHOOL FEES FOR FIVE SAMBURU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, MENTORSHIP AND COMPUTER ASSISTANCE TO SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS SEEKING COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$14,044	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	AN AGRICULTURAL PROGRAM FOR TSP WELL PARTNER SCHOOLS, INCLUDING CONSTRUCTION OF ONE SCHOOL GARDEN AND PLANNING OF 2 MORE.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$14,044	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$500,701	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	Yes (1)	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	Yes (1)	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	2	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	4	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	Yes (1)	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Country	KE	ForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	8	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	7	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	0	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LINDA HOOPER	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	3108817265	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	8800 VENICE BLVD SUITE 208	AddressLine1Txt
City	LOS ANGELES	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	90034	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
LINDA HOOPER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	60.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$114,000	$0	$15,304
DOUGLAS SMITH
BOARD CHAIR	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DORETTA BONNER
VICE CHAIR	10.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
HAROLD ZAGUNIS
TREASURER	4.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CYNTHIA CAMPOY-BROPHY
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DIANE PERLOV
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRITTANY VAUGHAN
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBERT FALKENBERG
BOARD MEMBER	3.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SIMON WASSERBERGER
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MAMEN SAURA
BOARD MEMBER (THRU 4/3/24)	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
VICTORIA PACOS
CORPORATE SECRETARY	40.00		Yes (X)	$71,100	$0	$6,310

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$185,100	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$21,614	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	OSB AFRICA LTD	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

Foreign Address ForeignAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 23001 - 00505 ATHIRIVER ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	NAIROBI	CityNm
Country	KE	CountryCd
Foreign Postal	00100	ForeignPostalCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	ENGINEERING SERVICES	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$127,578	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$167,648	FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions	$664,066	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$87,134	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$831,714	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,311	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$2,311	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$199,813	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$167,648	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$199,813	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$6,837	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$18,318	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$11,481	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	-$11,481	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER INCOME	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$1,014	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,014	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$1,014	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$823,558	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	-$11,481	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$3,325	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,717	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,717	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$185,100	TotalAmt
Program Services	$138,825	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$18,510	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$27,765	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$43,081	TotalAmt
Program Services	$28,885	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$14,196	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$39,445	TotalAmt
Program Services	$27,717	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,411	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,317	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,777	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,910	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,473	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,394	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,205	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,333	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$15,872	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$188,349	TotalAmt
Program Services	$172,388	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$972	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$14,989	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,145	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,126	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$19	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,502	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,076	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,403	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,023	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,548	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,870	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,160	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,518	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,889	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,707	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,073	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,109	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,629	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,270	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$528	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$831	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,617	TotalAmt
Program Services	$301	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,316	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,366	TotalAmt
Program Services	$21,366	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,777	TotalAmt
Program Services	$545	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,123	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$109	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt
PROGRAM EXPENSES	$29,226	$29,226
GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS	$9,439	$9,439

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$633,812	TotalAmt
Program Services	$500,701	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$53,860	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$79,251	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$222,466	BOYAmt
EOY	$436,156	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$50,323	BOYAmt
EOY	$32,650	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$44,149	BOYAmt
EOY	$43,549	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$68,785	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$68,785	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$21,336	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$18,159	BOYAmt
EOY	$18,159	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$356,433	BOYAmt
EOY	$530,514	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$172,668	BOYAmt
EOY	$163,099	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$172,668	BOYAmt
EOY	$163,099	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$149,170	BOYAmt
EOY	$130,612	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$34,595	BOYAmt
EOY	$236,803	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$183,765	BOYAmt
EOY	$367,415	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$356,433	BOYAmt
EOY	$530,514	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$189,746	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$32	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	-$6,128	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	0	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$358,439	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$570,259	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$625,049	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$601,435	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$831,714	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,986,896	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$358,439	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$570,259	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$625,049	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$601,435	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$831,714	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,986,896	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$287,115	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$2,699,781	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$15	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$407	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,311	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,733	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$60,813	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$34,392	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$47,805	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total	$143,010	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$9,610	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$9,072	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$74	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,854	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,014	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$21,624	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$3,154,263	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$20,740	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.85590	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.81970	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	OTHER INCOME - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 9,610. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 9,072. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 74. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 1,854. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 1,014.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$68,785	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$68,785	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$0	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	OfficesOfficesCnt	EmployeeEmployeeCnt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,	1	11	PROGRAM SERVICES	DRILLING WATER WELLS AND PROVIDING COMMUNITY PROGRAMS	$444,465
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	0	0	GRANTS		$9,717

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	1	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	11	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office	0	ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee	0	ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	1	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	11	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$454,182	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$454,182	TotalSpentAmt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Type Of Assistance	SCHOLARSHIPS	TypeOfAssistanceTxt
Region	SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,	RegionTxt
Recipient	5	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$9,717	CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash Disbursement	CASH PAYMENT	MannerOfCashDisbursementTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp	0	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	0	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE SAMBURU PROJECT INVOICES AND RECEIPTS FOR ALL PAYMENTS. THE SAMBURU PROJECT KENYA HAS A TREASURER TO OVERSEE EXPENSES AND CONDUCTS AN ANNUAL AUDIT BY A KENYAN ACCOUNTING FIRM TO COMPLY WITH THE KENYAN NGO BOARD.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	SPLASH BASH	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$345,230	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$148,687	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$196,543	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1	$130,642	NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$18,205	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$25,388	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1	$12,140	EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$10,168	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	RUNNYMEDE	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$22,231	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2	$18,961	CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$3,270	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2	$1,500	FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$1,770	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$367,461	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$167,648	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$199,813	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events	$130,642	NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$18,205	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$26,888	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$12,140	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$11,938	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$199,813	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	$0	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Works Of Art WorksOfArtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	11	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$9,690	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Books And Publications BooksAndPublicationsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$155	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Clothing And Household Goods ClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$6,017	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Collectibles CollectiblesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	1	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$50	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (6 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxInd	DescDesc	ContributionContributionCnt	Noncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt	Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)	VACATION STAY	8	$51,550	FMV
Yes (X)	FOOD/WINE	43	$7,808	FMV
Yes (X)	TICKETS	5	$5,918	FMV
Yes (X)	GIFT CERTIFICATES/GIFT CARDS	31	$4,041	FMV
Yes (X)	OTHER	2	$985	FMV
Yes (X)	JEWELRY	3	$920	FMV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received	0	Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	0	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, COLUMN (B):	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	DONATIONS ARE REPORTED BY THE NUMBER OF DONORS THAT CONTRIBUTED.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B	THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT HAVE A SEPARATE COMMITTEE IN 2024.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND TREASURER. A COMPLETE COPY WAS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. ALL NUMBERS FROM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE REVIEWED AND CONFIRMED BY THE OUTSIDE BOOKKEEPER. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND TREASURER REVIEW EVERY PAGE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	ONCE A YEAR, AND UPON THE INDUCTION OF ANY NEW BOARD MEMBER, THE POLICY IS REVIEWED, PRACTICES ARE MONITORED, AND CONFIRMED THROUGH WRITTEN CONSENT OF EACH BOARD MEMBER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	DETERMINED BETWEEN THE BOARD CHAIR AND THE TREASURER AND DISCUSSED AT LARGE WITH THE BOARD. COMPARABILITY DATA WAS BASED ON COMPENSATION OF PREVIOUS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND EXISTING BUDGET. ALL WAS DOCUMENTED IN THE MEETING MINUTES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST; FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH COMPANY WEBSITE.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	DRILLING CONTRACTORS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 135,598. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 135,598. PROGRAM CONTRACTORS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 17,351. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 17,351. OTHER: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 19,439. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 972. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 14,989. TOTAL EXPENSES 35,400.