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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by KARAT SCHOOL PROJECT.

Totals

Total revenue
$322,741
Total expenses
$284,773
Contributions and grants received
$322,722
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$19
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$150,080
Total liabilities, end of year
$12,475
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$137,605
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$241,658
Management and general expenses
$28,224
Fundraising expenses
$14,891
Program service expenses (Part III)
$241,658

Program services were 84.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $28,117

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $294,605

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $19 · excluded $19

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $87,521 · program services $67,989 · management and general $13,128 · fundraising $6,404

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $24,891 · program services $24,891

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $9,962 · program services $7,571 · management and general $299 · fundraising $2,092

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $1,884 · management and general $1,884

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $5,280 · management and general $5,280

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $14,708 · program services $12,208 · management and general $2,500

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $10,529 · program services $10,529

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $4,263 · program services $2,835 · management and general $782 · fundraising $646

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,298 · program services $742 · management and general $280 · fundraising $276

  • 17 · Travel

    total $8,105 · program services $7,820 · management and general $285

  • 20 · Interest

    total $406 · management and general $406

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $4,072 · program services $3,221 · management and general $106 · fundraising $745

  • 24a · Other expenses: DIRECT PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $89,237 · program services $89,237

  • 24b · Other expenses: BANK CHARGES

    total $8,626 · program services $7,771 · management and general $306 · fundraising $549

  • 24c · Other expenses: TRAINING

    total $4,549 · program services $4,549

  • 24d · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $4,299 · program services $1,213 · management and general $3,008 · fundraising $78

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $5,143 · program services $1,082 · management and general -$40 · fundraising $4,101

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $112,137 · end of year $150,080

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $2,999

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $2,999

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $12,500 · end of year $12,475

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $99,637 · end of year $137,605

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

EDUCATE CHILDREN AND WOMEN BY UTILIZING A CULTURALLY-RELEVANT, DYNAMIC SYLLABUS AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES, AND ENABLE THEM TO HAVE A LIFELONG LOVE OF LEARNING. EMPOWER THOSE IN EXTREME POVERTY TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. INVEST IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES BY DELIVERING SUPPLIES AND NUTRITIOUS MEALS - ALLOWING STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO FOCUS ON LEARNING. ERADICATE THE CYCLE OF POVERTY BY PROVIDING VALUABLE EDUCATION AND MAKING A SUSTAINABLE CHANGE IN PEOPLE'S LIVES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO EDUCATE CHILDREN AND WOMEN LIVING IN POVERTY

  • THE KARAT SCHOOL PROJECT (KSP) PROVIDES HOLISTIC EDUCATION AND EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS FOR UNDERSERVED GIRLS AND FAMILIES IN CTE D'IVOIRE, ADDRESSING BARRIERS SUCH AS POVERTY, GENDER INEQUALITY, AND FOOD INSECURITY.IN 2025, KSP MAINTAINED A 100% NATIONAL EXAM PASS RATE FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR AND HAS SERVED 782 STUDENTS TO DATE. THE ORGANIZATION IMPLEMENTS A MULTIGENERATIONAL MODEL THROUGH ITS EDUCATION INCENTIVE FARMING PROGRAM, WHERE GIRLS ATTEND SCHOOL WHILE MOTHERS RECEIVE TRAINING IN LITERACY, FINANCIAL SKILLS, AND CLIMATE-RESILIENT AGRICULTURE. IN 2025, THE PROGRAM GRADUATED THREE COHORTS OF WOMEN AND PRODUCED 1.5 TONS OF FOOD SUPPORTING STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.KSP ALSO DELIVERED HEALTH AND GENDER EQUITY SERVICES, INCLUDING 387 COMMUNITY HEALTH SCREENINGS AND MENSTRUAL HEALTH EDUCATION FOR 1,000+ GIRLS.KSP IS EXPANDING TOWARD A PERMANENT CAMPUS WITH CAPACITY TO SERVE UP TO 500 STUDENTS ANNUALLY.PROGRAM EXPENSES: APPROXIMATELY 65.9% OF TOTAL EXPENSES (CTE D'IVOIRE PROGRAMS: SCHOOL 42.95% + WOMEN & GIRLS 22.96%).

    Expenses $112,820

  • KSP PROVIDES DIRECT SUPPORT TO UNDERSERVED FAMILIES IN SILICON VALLEY EXPERIENCING HOUSING INSTABILITY AND ECONOMIC HARDSHIP.IN 2025, KSP ADAPTED SERVICES TO MEET EMERGING COMMUNITY NEEDS AND HELPED SIX FAMILIES (35 INDIVIDUALS) TRANSITION FROM VEHICLE LIVING TO MORE STABLE HOUSING. PROGRAMS ALSO INCLUDED YOUTH DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES SUCH AS OUTDOOR WELLNESS PROGRAMMING AND THE YOUTH EMPOWERMENT STORY SUMMIT, SERVING 78 YOUTH THROUGH MENTORSHIP AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT.THESE EFFORTS IMPROVE HOUSING STABILITY, EDUCATIONAL ACCESS, AND YOUTH WELL-BEING.PROGRAM EXPENSES: APPROXIMATELY 37.1% OF U.S. EXPENSES ATTRIBUTED TO MISSION-DRIVEN PROGRAMMING.

    Expenses $127,518

  • KSP ADVANCES ITS MISSION THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES. IN 2025, KSP HOSTED ITS FIRST DONOR EDUCATIONAL TRIP TO CTE D'IVOIRE, ENGAGING 13 PARTICIPANTS IN A VOLUNTEERING TRIP PROGRAM LEARNING AND GLOBAL AWARENESS.

    Expenses $1,320

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Sherry Auerbach

    CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • David Hoffman

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Skip Smith

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Janis Zinn

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Evelyn Keomian

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $87,521
    From this org
    $87,521
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
13 June 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.1
Source object
202631679349301908

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