Nakalanda Project

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
834526771
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Darby, MT, USA
Phone
4068213086
Rating
88
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Primary, Elementary Schools

Reported finances

Revenue
$118,306
Expenses
$120,277
Assets
$251,991

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DOUGLAS BANKS (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • DOUGLAS BANKS (PRESIDENT)
  • STEVEN BREDESEN (VICE PRESIDE)
  • DAN SAVIOLA (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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Nakalanda project's mission is to provide a faith-based approach to our school, medical clinic, and outreach ministries in nakalanda, uganda and surrounding communities.

What it reported doing in 2024

Eaglets primary school: we completed the 2024 school as usual with 3 month long terms with one month break between each term. The school year began the beginning of february. Our school has 10 different levels or grades. There are 3 preschool/kindergarten classes, and 7 primary levels which loosely corresponds with the us 1st grade through 7th grade. We again achieved the highest test scores in our area. Testing is state run, with every grade taking the same test in every school in uganda. No exceptions. We are currently certified with state, meeting all specifications required. We have been working diligently to become a registered facility, which allows us to administer the state tests at our own school. Currently we must transfer our children to the closest registered faciality to be tested. It will be a major accomplishment to see fulfilled. We fully expect to see it in 2025. We continue to feed our children daily for free with approximately 72,000 meals prepared, and given out this year alone. It has been a challenge because food prices continue to go up as africa continues to have drought conditions. We also continue to operate our sponsorship program which either pays fully, or assist families in school fees. We currently have 118 students enrolled in this program. Our enrollment remains at 400.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 82
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 45
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 82.4%; rating input score 82
  • Program expense ratio: 81%; rating input score 81

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: -1.7%; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.1; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 13.7% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.4% per year; rating input score 100; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 23.7% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 82.4% of revenue deployed · 81% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $97K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2020 to 2024
  • 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.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 29/100.