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 ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliot Barnes | Executive Director | 2013-2014 | $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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Barnes | President | 2013-2014 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Amie Ptak | Vice President | 2013-2014 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Tim Nygard | Treasurer | 2013-2014 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Penny Carothers | Secretary | 2013-2014 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Peter Buck | Board Member | 2013-2014 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2014 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $5K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliot Barnes | Executive Director | 8 | $4,638 | - | $0 | $4,638 | 1 |
| Ian Barnes | President | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Amie Ptak | Vice President | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Tim Nygard | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Penny Carothers | Secretary | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Peter Buck | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2013 · 6 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Barnes | President | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Amie Ptak | Vice President | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Tim Nygard | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Penny Carothers | Secretary | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Peter Buck | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Elliot Barnes | Executive Director | 8 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $48,791 | $51,373 | $4,475 | $4,475 | $48,791 | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2020 | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 | $10,000 | show |
| ZUFALL FAMILY FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “PROJECT KESHO” | 2017-2020 | 4 | $4,000 | 2020 | $1,000 | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “PROJECT KESHO” | 2020-2023 | 4 | $137 | 2023 | $29 | show |
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Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2014 · Form 990EZ · $51,373 spent · pay $4,638 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $51,373 | 100% |
2013 · Form 990EZ · $49,217 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $49,217 | 100% |
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