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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by FLYING KITES INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,803,669
Total expenses
$2,303,017
Contributions and grants received
$2,607,687
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$60,511
Investment income
$135,471
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$5,233,376
Total liabilities, end of year
$78,762
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,154,614
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,966,185
Management and general expenses
$159,035
Fundraising expenses
$177,797
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,966,185

Program services were 85.4% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,607,687

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $201,365

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ADVENTURE CHALLENGE

    total $60,511 · related or exempt $60,511

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $135,471 · excluded $135,471

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $120,000 · program services $72,000 · management and general $18,000 · fundraising $30,000

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $246,833 · program services $148,100 · management and general $37,025 · fundraising $61,708

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $3,593 · program services $2,156 · management and general $539 · fundraising $898

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $35,482 · program services $21,289 · management and general $5,322 · fundraising $8,871

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $28,063 · program services $16,838 · management and general $4,209 · fundraising $7,016

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $12,484 · program services $3,366 · management and general $2,915 · fundraising $6,203

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $30,719 · program services $10,238 · management and general $10,242 · fundraising $10,239

  • 17 · Travel

    total $23,250 · program services $15,112 · management and general $2,325 · fundraising $5,813

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $82,074 · program services $41,037 · management and general $41,037

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,289 · program services $763 · management and general $763 · fundraising $763

  • 24a · Other expenses: FK TEACHER TRAINING CENTE

    total $1,140,419 · program services $1,140,419

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL SERVICE FEES

    total $328,945 · program services $279,603 · management and general $32,895 · fundraising $16,447

  • 24c · Other expenses: IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS

    total $168,000 · program services $168,000

  • 24d · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE

    total $30,000 · program services $30,000

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $50,866 · program services $17,264 · management and general $3,763 · fundraising $29,839

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,534,254 · end of year $1,251,944

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $718,446 · end of year $929,918

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $35,000 · end of year $138,301

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $383 · end of year $27,269

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

    $2,196,106

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

    $476,912

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,740,196 · end of year $1,719,194

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $688,500 · end of year $1,157,337

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $8,425 · end of year $9,413

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $65,917 · end of year $59,718

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $19,044

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,432,872 · end of year $4,559,376

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $226,415 · end of year $595,238

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

AT FLYING KITES, WE ARE TRANSFORMING PRIMARY EDUCATION IN RURAL KENYA.

Activities or mission (Part I)

AT FLYING KITES WE ARE TRANSFORMING PRIMARY EDUCATION IN RURAL KENYA

  • 1. INVESTING IN GIRLS: FLYING KITES INVESTS IN GIRLS AS AGENTS OF CHANGE IN THE COMMUNITY. ITS MODEL FOR SCHOOL-BASED GIRLS UNITED CLUBS LED BY TRAINED FEMALE TEACHERS, ENSURES THAT EVERY GIRL HAS ACCESS TO CRITICAL INFORMATION AND RESOURCES RELATED TO HER HEALTH AND IS PROVIDED WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO EXERCISE HER TALENTS AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS IN A WAY THAT IS MOST RELEVANT TO HER. 2. UPSKILLING TEACHERS: FLYING KITES PROVIDES EDUCATORS AND SCHOOL LEADERS FROM ACROSS ITS NETWORK WITH A MULTI-FACETED APPROACH TO CAPACITY BUILDING & ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY THAT LAYS THE FOUNDATION FOR EFFECTIVE, STUDENT-CENTERED INSTRUCTION AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF 21ST (CONTINUES ON SCH O)

    Expenses $1,966,185

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Pamela Norley

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jarrett Collins

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kathryn Winters

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Alyne Cistone

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Meredith Beaton-Starr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Katherine Douglas Martel

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Victoria Knox

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jennifer Lapierre

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Vivian Onano

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mark Muriithi Laichena

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Leila Chambers

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Leila Chambers

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $120,000
    From this org
    $120,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    45

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
2023
Filed
1 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202443069349302264

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