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KKUMI PROJECT

KKUMI PROJECT (Tennessee) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $22,000 to it, the largest being ESME FOUNDATION ($16,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2024
$65k
Funders on record
2
Grants received
$22k
Net assets
$44k
1/2 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 4%
01What it does

What Kkumi Project does

Mission

Kkumi Project is committed to transforming the lives of boys and their families in uganda. Through a child-centered and family-focused approach, by providing education, economic empowerment, and discipleship alongside a local church, we aspire to empower families to embrace their god-given responsibilities and build a future filled with love, dignity, and purpose.

As stated on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ.

Programs

  1. Discipleship at the Kkumi Project, our approach to the discipleship pillar is about nurturing christ-centered leaders. We recognize that genuine transformation involves more than practical skills; it's about shaping character and building a foundation of faith that guides every aspect of life. Our approach to discipleship is rooted in the belief that through christ, boys can become leaders of unwavering character who embody empathy, integrity, and a dedication to positive change. Our discipleship approach goes beyond the individual boys; it reaches out to embrace their families as well. We understand that the journey of faith and growth is interconnected, encompassing both the boys and their guardians. Through this pillar, we aim to create a space for spiritual growth and authentic relationship-building for Kkumi Project families as well. Through this pillar, we hope to build a foundation of faith that focuses on equipping the boys and their families with the tools to embrace a faith that is alive, actionable, and transformative.

    $17,990 spent
    24% of program spending
  2. Economic empowerment at the Kkumi Project, we recognize that sustainable transformation involves not only nurturing hearts and minds but also empowering families economically. Welcome to our economic empowerment pillara commitment to equipping families with the tools and opportunities they need to break free from the chains of poverty and create a better future. Economic empowerment is more than just providing financial resources; it's about offering families the means to secure their own future. Through skill-building, training, and access to opportunities, we're empowering families to pave their own pathways to financial independence. In uganda, poverty often becomes a cycle that's hard to break. Through our upcoming economic empowerment programs, we'll be addressing this challenge head-on. By providing families with the knowledge and resources to generate sustainable income, we'll be disrupting the cycle of poverty and offering a chance for a brighter tomorrow.

    $14,616 spent
    20% of program spending
  3. Family engagement the journey of transformation often leads us to reevaluate our methods and embrace new paths. At the Kkumi Project, this realization came through an evolving understanding of the critical role that families play in nurturing a child's growth and potential. We've realized that children deserve to grow up in the loving embrace of a family, rather than institutions. Shockingly, most children in institutionalized care have families, often separated due to financial poverty. Our focus has thus shifted towards empowering families, promoting their dignity, and igniting hope for a future beyond poverty's grasp. Did you know that 80% of children in orphanages have families? Often, separation is a result of financial struggles, not a lack of love. Our focus is on identifying and addressing these challenges, with the goal of keeping families together. We firmly believe that nothing is more significant to a child's development than the love of a familya sense of belonging that provides lifelong hope and a rooted identity.

    $14,663 spent
    20% of program spending
  4. Personalized education Kkumi Project believes that education is the key that has the power to unlock a child's future potential. We recognize that education not only transforms the lives of individual boys but also holds the potential to uplift entire communities. Our approach is rooted in the understanding that each boy possesses unique strengths, challenges, and aspirations. We are committed to providing each boy under our care with a tailored educational journey that empowers them to excel and realize their fullest capabilities. From primary education to college or vocational training, we guide these boys along a continuum of learning that not only imparts academic knowledge but also instills values, beliefs, and a christ-centered culture, setting the stage for a purpose-filled future.

    $26,677 spent
    36% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $73,946.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2023, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2023, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.

100 = 20232023 Revenue 100 ($127k) Expenses 100 ($58k) Net assets 100 ($69k)2024 Revenue 51 ($65k) Expenses 156 ($90k) Net assets 63 ($44k)
20232024
Revenue (51)Expenses (156)Net assets (63)Peer revenue range

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $73k to $47k (−35%).

$73k
$47k
20232024
Total assetsTotal liabilities

How it's funded, over time

Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.

2023
2024
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

100% of KKUMI PROJECT’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (77% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 10,230 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 2 reported years ran a deficit.

$69k
’23
−$25k
’24
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2020 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income held at $5k.

Funder
'20
'21
'23
'24*
total
funders
1
1
1
1

1 of 2 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 27% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.

From the IRS filings of KKUMI PROJECT’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

How concentrated its funding is

KKUMI PROJECT leans on a few funders — its largest provides 73% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.

the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left

27% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund KKUMI PROJECT.

73%
largest funder
100%
top three
~2
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.

“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

Where its funders are

100% of KKUMI PROJECT's grant income comes from Tennessee funders.

TN

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

’20
’21
’23
Tennessee out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $6k arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

KKUMI PROJECT's revenue fell 49% between 2023 and 2024.

Operating margin−39% · bottom quartile
Revenue growth (annualized)−49% · bottom quartile

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 9,376 community improvement nonprofits under $100k, FY2024

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05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Public support

100%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

TN

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A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for KKUMI PROJECT: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.

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Questions and answers

Who funds KKUMI PROJECT?
KKUMI PROJECT (Tennessee) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $22,000 to it, the largest being ESME FOUNDATION ($16,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does KKUMI PROJECT have?
IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $22,000 in grants to KKUMI PROJECT, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of KKUMI PROJECT?
ESME FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $16,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like KKUMI PROJECT find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Tennessee. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2023–2024), and the filings of 2 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing