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The Kipsongo Project Inc

The Kipsongo Project Inc (Wisconsin) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $12,625 to it, the largest being STANEK FOUNDATION INC ($5,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2024
$64k
Funders on record
6
Grants received
$13k
Net assets
$13k
2/6 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 4%
01What it does

What The Kipsongo Project Inc does

Mission

To empower the community living in Kipsongo, Kenya by offering education, economic empowerment, nutrition, and healthcare programs.

As stated on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ.

Programs

  1. Education: Provided school fees, boarding fees, uniforms, books, transportation, test fees, etc. for 25 students throughout the year.

    $31,331 spentof which $31,331 as grants
    42% of program spending
  2. Economic Empowerment: Provided microloans, farming projects, welfare, and salaries for local management in Kenya throughout the year.

    $15,400 spentof which $15,400 as grants
    21% of program spending
  3. Housing program: Provided housing for community members and constructed apartments for those in need and with the purpose of renting a portion of them out to fund our welfare program in future years.

    $15,147 spentof which $15,147 as grants
    20% of program spending
  4. Other including nutrition, healthcare, and welfare.

    $12,711 spentof which $12,711 as grants
    17% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $74,589.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2021, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2021, 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 = 20212021 Revenue 100 ($59k) Expenses 100 ($42k) Net assets 100 ($37k)2022 Revenue 88 ($52k) Expenses 146 ($61k) Net assets 76 ($29k)2023 Revenue 101 ($60k) Expenses 123 ($52k) Net assets 94 ($35k)2024 Revenue 108 ($64k) Expenses 185 ($78k) Net assets 35 ($13k)
2021202220232024
Revenue (108)Expenses (185)Net assets (35)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 $35k to $13k (−63%).

$37k
$29k
$35k
$13k
2021202220232024
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.

2021
2022
2023
2024
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

97% of The Kipsongo Project Inc’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (100% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 4,031 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 4 reported years ran a deficit.

$17k
’21
−$9k
’22
$8k
’23
−$13k
’24
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 3 funders, grant income rose $1k → $2k.

From the IRS filings of The Kipsongo Project Inc’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

The Kipsongo Project Inc leans on a few funders — its largest provides 40% of grant income and the top three 87%; half comes from just 2 funders.

the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left

40%
largest funder
87%
top three
~3
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2019 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 44% — diversifying over time.

“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

90% of The Kipsongo Project Inc's grant income comes from Wisconsin funders.

WI
PA
RI

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

’17
’19
’22
’23
Wisconsin out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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

The Kipsongo Project Inc has grown faster than half of the 2,933 international nonprofits its size.

Operating margin−21% · below the median
Revenue growth (annualized)3% · above the median

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,933 international 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

WI

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Questions and answers

Who funds The Kipsongo Project Inc?
The Kipsongo Project Inc (Wisconsin) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $12,625 to it, the largest being STANEK FOUNDATION INC ($5,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does The Kipsongo Project Inc have?
IRS filings report 6 organizations giving $12,625 in grants to The Kipsongo Project Inc, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of The Kipsongo Project Inc?
STANEK FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $5,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like The Kipsongo Project Inc find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Wisconsin. 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 2021–2024), and the filings of 6 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