Sambaza Group Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
992001304
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2024–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
San Dimas, CA, USA
Phone
6264364457
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Public Foundations

Reported finances

Revenue
$192,228
Expenses
$189,822
Assets
$2,406
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JAVIER OGEMBO (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • PATRICK OMINDI (COUNTY DIRECTOR)
  • GORDON OLUOCH (SECURITY PERSONNEL)
  • RESELYN AWOUR (PROGRAM OFFICERS)

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

Sambaza Group Foundation primarily operates in Kenya, focusing on healthcare, education, and environmental sustainability. In Homa Bay County, we conduct cervical cancer screening and healthcare interventions at Matata Nursing Hospital. Nairobi County hosts medical access, digital literacy, and vocational training programs. Kisumu County supports healthcare outreach and ICT integration in schools, while Mombasa County leads environmental conservation and digital inclusion efforts. Across rural and underserved areas, we expand health education, vaccination campaigns, and economic development. Our work includes cancer screening, healthcare equipment distribution, maternal health programs, vocational training, and ICT access in schools. We also engage in limited collaborations in the United States (City of Hope, UMass) for research and advocacy.

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 97% 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. Assets have declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 99
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 28
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 98.7%; rating input score 99
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 1.3%; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.01; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 28.7%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 34.7% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -117.5% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 98.7% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $190K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2024 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 5 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 35/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 4/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 13/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: California registration: this organization is recorded as not currently operating in California.