Kids First Uganda
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 471586808
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2018–2023
- Forms available
- Form 990 2020, Form 990-EZ 2023, Form 990-N 2017
- Location
- Lake Leelanau, MI, USA
- Phone
- 2312188844
- Rating
- 89
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution
- Affiliation
- Christianity
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $80,076
- Expenses
- $85,734
- Assets
- $57,676
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
10 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- MARY TAYLOR (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- MARY TAYLOR (PRESIDENT)
- JUDY YODER (VICE PRESIDE)
- ROSEMARY JACKSON (TREASURER)
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 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
We are a christian organization that aims to empower and benefit women and children to build a strong community. We encourage, uplift, and create an environment where women, children, and youth can, through education, skills development, employment opportunities, and development of talents and freedom of expression, reach their individual potential. We stand by god's promise that he has "plans to give hope and a future" jeremiah 19:11 our non-profit work extends to all people, regardless of their religious beliefs, gender, age, race, or ethnic background.
What it reported doing in 2023
Kids first uganda property renovation- in 2020, kfu purchased property for our programs and office. In 2021, monies were allocated for the renovation of the property and on-site buildings. Included in the main building is now an office, media center, and library. An outbuilding was renovated for a safe house. In addition, rest rooms were built as well as a green house. Renovation cost also included installation of electricity and water, a water tank, landscaping, fencing, and a gate.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
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: 99
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 34
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 97.2%; rating input score 97
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -7.1%; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.67; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 17.9% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 0.3% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 1.9% per year; rating input score 100; 46th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 97.2% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $83K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
- Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 3 filing years from 2018 to 2023
- 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 35/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 36/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.