Kenya Village Connection

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
273626192
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2011–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Charleston, SC, USA
Phone
8436964645
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International Development
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$8,153
Expenses
$8,145
Assets
$68
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Jane E Howerth (President)

People named in this filing

  • Jane E Howerth (President)
  • Luann Jordan (Tresurer)
  • Ellyn McKenna (Secretary)

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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Our mission is to help communities improve their quality of life through charitable activities. We provide relief to and share the Christian gospel with poor and underprivileged communities.

What it reported doing in 2025

Funds were primarily used to improve quality of living standards through the spreading of the gospel message of Jesus Christ. This includes, and not limited to, the purchase of bibles, purchase of building materials for church buildings, and the monetary support of pastors. Funds may further be utilized, but not necessarily limited to, the purchase of food, medical supplies, and transportation as approved by the board of directors. Good news program provides spiritual education and support through conferences, bible distribution and fellowship.

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 100% 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. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 98
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 37
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 97.6%; rating input score 98
  • Program expense ratio: 97.7%; rating input score 98

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 0.1%; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.01; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -12.7% per year; rating input score 0; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -13.1% per year; rating input score 0; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -18.1% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 97.6% of revenue deployed · 97.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $8K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2011 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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.

  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 7/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 44/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.