Kenya Christian Education Partnership

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
273761200
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2013–2017
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2017, Form 990-N 2012
Location
Ambridge, PA, USA
Phone
4127792900
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Christianity
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$144,702
Expenses
$134,928
Assets
$93,710
Liabilities
$53,647

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2017. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

People named in this filing

  • JANE RICE (BOARD MEMBER)
  • JANET HELMS (CHAIR)
  • JOHN MACDONALD (VICE-CHAIR)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2017. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Mission: kenya christian education partnership partners to build, operate, and sustain exemplary private schools in northern kenya that support a christian worldview with a commitment to generational betterment. Vision: to create an unprecedented environment of hope, opportunity, and advancement.

What it reported doing in 2017

To build schools and provide support for its students and staff in northern kenya. This is accomplished through raising funds to build classrooms and supporting buildings and to fill these buildings with the necessary furnishings. The student sponsorship program pays for sponsored students' tuition, uniforms, books, and lunch. The teacher sponsorship program underwrites annual teachers' salaries.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 87% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 85
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 49
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 82.7%; rating input score 83
  • Program expense ratio: 88.7%; rating input score 89

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 6.8%; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.69; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.57; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 11.7% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 8.2% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 9.2% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 82.7% of revenue deployed · 88.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $120K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2013 to 2017
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 54/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 50/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 12/100.