Kenyan Urithi Education Fund
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 263357739
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2020–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2009
- Location
- Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Phone
- 7348081285
- Rating
- 95
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Scholarships, Student Financial Aid Services, Awards
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $110,905
- Expenses
- $110,389
- Assets
- $76,378
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
6 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Helen Beth Miller (Executive Director)
- John Kline (President)
People named in this filing
- Helen Beth Miller (Executive Director)
- John Kline (President)
- Alan Metz (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
Partner with local Kenyan communities to educate children and youth living in acute poverty and overcoming barriers to education. Key partners include school and community leaders, secondary schools, primary schools, children's home, and community cultural centers.
What it reported doing in 2025
GIRLS EDUCATION PERIOD PROGRAM: Removed barriers to education for young women in rural Kenya. The program supports female students by creating girl-friendly school environments by providing sanitary pads, underwear, tuition support, female health education, and adequate toilets. The program currently supports over 645 female students at 5 schools in Kithoka, a small village in Meru, Kenya. Total GIRLS EDUCATION GRANTS: $ 9,572 ...... SERVICE PROGRAM: Seven (7) US volunteers, based out of the Tiriji Eco Center (Kithoka), taught 15 classes in five different schools, hosted a gathering of Girls for participants of the KUEF Girls Education Program, interviewed principals at three schools, engaged with 23 children living at Kithika Amani Children's Home (KACH), transported 13 large suitcases of school, athletic, enrichment supplies and one band musical instrument from Utah distributed to schools and KACH, and engaged with a local community church. Local leaders and educators identified three top issues of concern: (1) food insecurity, (2) inflation and (3) teacher funding. The primary goal of community building was accomplished with many community relationships built and strengthen overall. There is much opportunity for collaborative partnership in the future. TOTAL SERVICE PROGRAM EXPENSES: $16,651 ....... COMMUNITY SUPPORT: Provided Training Grant to Aaka Kenya Partners CBO to develop non-profit procedures and policies compliant with government regulations. ($1,625)...... TOTAL OTHER GRANTS: $27,848 .......NOTE: ALL ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS WERE COVERED BY PERSONAL CONTRIBUTIONS FROM KUEF BOARD MEMBERS.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 98% 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. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 96
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 45
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 95.9%; rating input score 96
- Program expense ratio: 96.2%; rating input score 96
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 0.5%; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.69; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 2.6% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 8.9% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 4.1% per year; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 95.9% of revenue deployed · 96.2% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $106K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
- Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 6 filing years from 2020 to 2025
- 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.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 32/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 47/100.