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KAYONGOS HOPE

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $127K · expenses $110K · assets $116K

EIN
26-4164100
Address
PO BOX 888700, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49588-8700
Website
WWW.K-HOPE.ORG
NTEE code
Q33
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2013
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Mission

THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH KAYONGO'S HOPE IS ORGANIZED IS TO ESTABLISH A MISSION-BASED CHARITY IN ORDER TO PROMOTE AND ENHANCE THE HEALTH, EDUCATION AND WELLBEING OF CHILDREN AND ORPHANS WHO ARE DEEPLY ENTRENCHED IN A CONTINUOUS CYCLE OF POVERTY IN KAMPALA, UGANDA. THIS WILL BE ACHIEVED THROUGH CHARITABLE DONATIONS TO BUILD AND OPERATE A CHRIST-CENTERED SCHOOL AND ORPHANAGE, RISING STAR JUNIOR SCHOOL, FOR THESE POVERTY STRICKEN CHILDREN AND ORPHANS.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Ryan Kaminski DIRECTOR2017-2024 $14,760$48,254 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

12 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Joel Dunn PRESIDENT/TR2015-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Bruce Hertel (former) DIRECTOR2019-2022 5 $0 reported 1
Stefani Dunn (former) DIRECTOR2019 0 $0 reported 1
Farrah Schumacher (former) SECRETARY2016-2018 5 $0 reported 1
James Henderson (former) PRESIDENT2015 5 $0 reported 1
Terry Smit (former) VICE PRESIDENT2015 5 $0 reported 1
Jack Whitcomb-Resigned 103115 (former) SECRETARY/TRESAURER2015 15 $0 reported 1
Mary Barnes Redding (former) DIRECTOR (RESIGNED 10/14/15)2015 5 $0 reported 1
Raymond Brown (former) DIRECTOR (RESIGNED 9/1/15)2015 5 $0 reported 1
Melissa Brunan (former) DIRECTOR2015 5 $0 reported 1
David Dunn (former) DIRECTOR2015 5 $0 reported 1
Bobbi Jo Norris (former) DIRECTOR2015 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 2 people listed · 1 paid, $15K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RYAN KAMINSKI DIRECTOR20 $14,760-- $14,7601
JOEL DUNN PRESIDENT/TR10 $0-- $01
2023 · 2 people listed · 1 paid, $15K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RYAN KAMINSKI DIRECTOR20 $14,760-- $14,7601
JOEL DUNN PRESIDENT/TR10 $0-- $01
2022 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $15K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RYAN KAMINSKI DIRECTOR20 $14,760-- $14,7601
JOEL DUNN PRESIDENT/TR10 $0-- $01
BRUCE HERTEL DIRECTOR5 $0-- $01
2021 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $4K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RYAN KAMINSKI DIRECTOR20 $3,974-- $3,9741
JOEL DUNN PRESIDENT/TR10 $0-- $01
BRUCE HERTEL DIRECTOR5 $0-- $01
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOEL DUNN PRESIDENT/TR10 $0-- $01
RYAN KAMINSKI DIRECTOR20 $0-- $01
BRUCE HERTEL DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
2019 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOEL DUNN PRESIDENT/TR10 $0-- $01
STEFANI DUNN DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
BRUCE HERTEL DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
2018 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOEL DUNN PRESIDENT/TREASURER10 $0-$0 $01
FARRAH SCHUMACHER SECRETARY5 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOEL DUNN PRESIDENT/TREASURER10 $0-$0 $01
FARRAH SCHUMACHER SECRETARY5 $0-$0 $01
RYAN KAMINSKI DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOEL DUNN PRESIDENT/TREASURER10 $0-$0 $01
FARRAH SCHUMACHER SECRETARY5 $0-$0 $01
2015 · 9 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 6 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES HENDERSON PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
TERRY SMIT VICE PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
JACK WHITCOMB-RESIGNED 103115 SECRETARY/TRESAURER15 $0$0$0 $01
MARY BARNES REDDING DIRECTOR (RESIGNED 10/14/15)5 $0$0$0 $01
RAYMOND BROWN DIRECTOR (RESIGNED 9/1/15)5 $0$0$0 $01
MELISSA BRUNAN DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
DAVID DUNN DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
JOEL DUNN DIRECTOR/SECRETARY/TRESAURER5 $0$0$0 $01
BOBBI JO NORRIS DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$127,360$109,681 $116,190$116,190 $127,352- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$121,312$125,920 $98,511$98,511 $121,304- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$137,824$121,431 $103,119$102,518 $137,818- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$133,763$111,455 $86,525$86,126 $133,755- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$159,641$129,943 $63,818$63,818 $158,236- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$139,503$129,406 $34,120$34,120 $139,022- ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$143,723$134,265 $24,023$24,023 $143,722- ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$124,108$130,907 $14,565$14,565 $124,108- ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$120,359$130,136 $21,364$21,364 $120,359- ---
2015 · Form 990 period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$250,381$233,223 $31,141$31,141 $250,381$0 $006

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $615 in all, tax years 2020 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “KAYONGOS HOPE” 2020-2023 4$615 2023$123
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HUMAN DIGNITY FOUNDATIONMIQ33 $154,052$139,787 PRES/TREASUR$0 Same NTEE code Q33, revenue within 2x, same state
REFUGE OF HOPE PERUTXQ33 $145,115$147,855 Executive Dir.$30,330 Same NTEE code Q33, revenue within 2x
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PHOENIX HOPE INTERNATIONALCAQ33 $106,921$64,243 Legal Counsel$1,000 Same NTEE code Q33, revenue within 2x
TI KAY INCWAQ33 $115,821$134,662 President and Treasurer$0 Same NTEE code Q33, revenue within 2x

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NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor$3,337,9639 42020–2024 NORTH SOUND FOUNDATION; HOPE FOR EVERY HEART FOUNDATION; KYLES KIDZ; MICROLOAN FOUNDATION USA INC
PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND DAF sponsor$1,956,73424 72018–2024 MEKEDONIA CHARITY HOMES; CLIMB FOR A CHILD; STEPS OF HOPE-GUATEMALA INC; WORLD HEALTH EDUCATION NETWORK INC and 3 more
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$1,842,40061 192014–2024 GOLDEN COURAGE INTERNATIONAL INC RESEARCH AND SERVICE FOR; NEW HOPE CENTRE INC; PACE UNIVERSAL; SISTER PARISH MINISTRY INC and 15 more
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$1,168,00868 302016–2024 EIGHT 4 THIRD WORLD HOPE INC; MICROLOAN FOUNDATION USA INC; KNOWING HOPE INC; NORTH SOUND FOUNDATION and 26 more
FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor$447,67029 172012–2024 MERCY MISSION HOPE; HOPE FOR EVERY HEART FOUNDATION; STEPS OF HOPE-GUATEMALA INC; THE LIGER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION and 13 more
EDELFOOS FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$388,4573 12023–2025 LOVE TO LANGA
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$334,89025 122019–2024 INDO AMERICAN SEVAKS FOUNDATION; AMBEDKAR ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA; KNOWING HOPE INC; CLIMB FOR A CHILD and 8 more
CHANDLER FOUNDATION Private foundation$287,13510 12016–2025 HOPE HERE INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $109,681 spent · pay $16,022 · grants $68,460 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $68,460 62.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $17,244 15.7%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $16,022 14.6%
Fees to independent contractors $7,591 6.9%
Printing, publications, postage $364 0.3%
Total$109,681100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $125,920 spent · pay $16,079 · grants $84,923 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $84,923 67.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $17,111 13.6%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $16,079 12.8%
Fees to independent contractors $7,453 5.9%
Printing, publications, postage $354 0.3%
Total$125,920100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $121,431 spent · pay $16,274 · grants $76,983 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $76,983 63.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $21,008 17.3%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $16,274 13.4%
Fees to independent contractors $6,834 5.6%
Printing, publications, postage $332 0.3%
Total$121,431100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $111,455 spent · pay $7,240 · grants $89,117 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $89,117 80.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $9,237 8.3%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $7,240 6.5%
Fees to independent contractors $5,539 5.0%
Printing, publications, postage $322 0.3%
Total$111,455100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $129,943 spent · pay $0 · grants $113,436 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $113,436 87.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $11,563 8.9%
Fees to independent contractors $4,690 3.6%
Printing, publications, postage $254 0.2%
Total$129,943100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $129,406 spent · pay $0 · grants $115,250 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $115,250 89.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $10,247 7.9%
Fees to independent contractors $3,675 2.8%
Printing, publications, postage $234 0.2%
Total$129,406100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $134,265 spent · pay $0 · grants $115,400 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $115,400 85.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $14,500 10.8%
Fees to independent contractors $4,151 3.1%
Printing, publications, postage $214 0.2%
Total$134,265100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $130,907 spent · pay $0 · grants $112,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $112,000 85.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $14,672 11.2%
Fees to independent contractors $3,623 2.8%
Printing, publications, postage $612 0.5%
Total$130,907100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $130,136 spent · pay $0 · grants $113,100 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $113,100 86.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $8,946 6.9%
Fees to independent contractors $7,918 6.1%
Printing, publications, postage $172 0.1%
Total$130,136100%

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2015 · Form 990 · $233,223 spent · pay $0 · grants $219,713 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $219,713$219,713-- 94.2%
Other (as described)DONOR WEBSITE SERVICE F $4,095$4,095-- 1.8%
Travel $3,831$1,277$1,277$1,277 1.6%
Office expenses $3,641$3,641-- 1.6%
Fees: accounting $1,127-$1,127- 0.5%
Other (as described)WIRE FEES $632$632-- 0.3%
Other (as described)BANK FEES $164-$164- 0.1%
Other (as described)BUSINESS LICENSES FEES $20-$20- 0.0%
Total$233,223100%

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