PROJECT KESHO

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2014 · Form 990EZ · revenue $49K · expenses $51K · assets $4K

EIN
20-5484545
Address
PO BOAX 677, BELLEVUE, WA 98008-0000
Website
www.projectkesho.org
NTEE code
Q33
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
March 2007 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Elliot J Barnes (its 2025 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2025 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

Project Kesho is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the tomorrows of East African communities through the education of today's children. We work to improve access and the quality of education supporting East Africans in achieving their future goals.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Elliot Barnes Executive Director2013-2014 $4,638$4,638 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

5 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Ian Barnes President2013-2014 1 $0 reported 1
Amie Ptak Vice President2013-2014 1 $0 reported 1
Tim Nygard Treasurer2013-2014 1 $0 reported 1
Penny Carothers Secretary2013-2014 1 $0 reported 1
Peter Buck Board Member2013-2014 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2014 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $5K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Elliot Barnes Executive Director8 $4,638-$0 $4,6381
Ian Barnes President1 $0-$0 $01
Amie Ptak Vice President1 $0-$0 $01
Tim Nygard Treasurer1 $0-$0 $01
Penny Carothers Secretary1 $0-$0 $01
Peter Buck Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
2013 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ian Barnes President1 $0-$0 $01
Amie Ptak Vice President1 $0-$0 $01
Tim Nygard Treasurer1 $0-$0 $01
Penny Carothers Secretary1 $0-$0 $01
Peter Buck Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Elliot Barnes Executive Director8 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$48,791$51,373 $4,475$4,475 $48,791- ---
2013 · Form 990EZ period ending 2013-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$49,123$49,217 $7,057$7,057 $49,122- ---

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $14,137 in all, tax years 2017 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor Exact 2020 1$10,000 2020$10,000
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ZUFALL FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “PROJECT KESHO” 2017-2020 4$4,000 2020$1,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “PROJECT KESHO” 2020-2023 4$137 2023$29
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Where the money went

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2014 · Form 990EZ · $51,373 spent · pay $4,638 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $25,835 50.3%
Fees to independent contractors $12,425 24.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $8,475 16.5%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $4,638 9.0%
Total$51,373100%

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2013 · Form 990EZ · $49,217 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $31,582 64.2%
Fees to independent contractors $15,450 31.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $2,107 4.3%
Printing, publications, postage $78 0.2%
Total$49,217100%

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