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KAKENYAS DREAM

EIN 26-3658409 ARLINGTON, VA

Revenue 2025
$8,252,449
Expenses 2025
$2,518,505

Program services were 78.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
B25
Classification
1000
Street
4250 FAIRFAX DR STE 600

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

INVEST IN GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN FROM RURAL COMMUNITIES IN KENYA AS AGENTS OF CHANGE THROUGH EDUCATION, HEALTH, AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT. WE DREAM OF A WORLD WHERE EVERY GIRL AND YOUNG WOMAN IS EDUCATED, VALUED, RESPECTED, AND REALIZES HER FULL POTENTIAL.

Activities or mission (Part I)

INVEST IN GIRLS IN KENYA AS AGENTS OF CHANGE THROUGH EDUCATION, HEALTH, AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT.

  • EDUCATION: KAKENYA'S DREAM ADVANCES EDUCATIONAL ACCESS AND QUALITY FOR MARGINALIZED GIRLS IN RURAL SOUTHWESTERN KENYA THROUGH A MULTI-PRONGED APPROACH WITH ITS LOCAL PARTNER. IN 2025, THE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTED 440 GIRLS ENROLLED IN THE KAKENYA CENTERS FOR EXCELLENCE, TWO FULL-SUPPORT SCHOOLS PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY INSTRUCTION, LIFE-SKILLS TRAINING, AND EXTRACURRICULARS WHILE PROTECTING GIRLS FROM FGM AND CHILD MARRIAGE. THROUGH THE EDUCATION ACCESS PROGRAM, 224 ADDITIONAL GIRLS RECEIVED SCHOLARSHIPS TO LOCAL SCHOOLS, ENABLING THEIR TRANSITION TO HIGH SCHOOL. ADDITIONALLY, WE ASSESSED 20 LOCAL SCHOOLS FOR TARGETED INTERVENTIONS TO ENHANCE LEARNING QUALITY ACROSS THE REGION. WE ARE COMMITTED TO ENSURING EVERY GIRL HAS ACCESS TO A SAFE, QUALITY EDUCATION.

    Expenses $949,520 · Grants $789,808

  • HEALTH: WITH EXTREMELY LIMITED HEALTHCARE IN THE REGION, MOST PEOPLE KNOW VERY LITTLE ABOUT THEIR BODIES OR SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH. IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR KENYAN PARTNER, KAKENYA'S DREAM FUNDS JIJUE ("KNOW YOURSELF"), A STRUCTURED ADOLESCENT SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM. THESE SESSIONS EDUCATE BOTH BOYS AND GIRLS ON CRITICAL TOPICS INCLUDING BODILY AUTONOMY, FGM, AND CHILD MARRIAGE. IN 2025 ALONE, THE JIJUE PROGRAM REACHED OVER 11,000 STUDENTS ACROSS 57 SCHOOLS. TO FURTHER MEET THE REGION'S DIRE HEALTHCARE NEEDS, WE FUND THE COMMUNITY'S FIRST AND ONLY YOUTH-FRIENDLY HEALTH CLINIC, WHICH PROVIDES PRIMARY CARE, MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT, AND STIGMA-FREE SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE CARE. THE CLINIC HAD OVER 12,000 VISITS IN 2025.

    Expenses $684,324 · Grants $567,867

  • ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT: RECOGNIZING THAT PERVASIVE POVERTY AND UNEMPLOYMENT CREATE SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS TO SECURING JOBS, KAKENYA'S DREAM FOCUSES ON EMPOWERING YOUNG WOMEN FOR ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE. WE SUPPORT ACCESS TO TERTIARY EDUCATION AND PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMS TO FACILITATE A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION INTO MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT. IN 2025, WE PROVIDED 284 HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS AND OFFERED SUPPLEMENTARY TRAINING IN JOB READINESS, CAREER GUIDANCE, FINANCIAL LITERACY, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE. THROUGH THESE INITIATIVES, WE EQUIP YOUNG WOMEN WITH THE ESSENTIAL SKILLS, NECESSARY NETWORKS, AND CRITICAL SUPPORT REQUIRED TO THRIVE IN A COMPETITIVE JOB MARKET, ULTIMATELY FOSTERING INDEPENDENCE AND BREAKING CYCLES OF POVERTY.

    Expenses $339,575 · Grants $283,011

As filed on the 2025 return.

Officers and directors · 2025

As listed in Part VII of the 2025 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • KATHY HALL

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • MIKE O'KANE

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ANISA TOOTLA

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DIANE CROCKETT

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • TARA BUNCH

    DIRECTOR (THRU MAY 2025)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • AMY BLACKWOOD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KATHY BONK

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LESLIE CALMAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SARAH CRAVEN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LIAM DALL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KELLY DENSON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ANNE-MAREA GRIFFIN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • RACHEL HACKER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARY BETH HASTINGS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • BETTY HUDSON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • PAMELA REEVES

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KAKENYA NTAYIA

    CEO AND PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $190,271
    From this org
    $180,696
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,575
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $155,173
    Bonus
    $20,000
    Other
    $5,523
    Deferred
    $7,892
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,683
    Filer's total
    $190,271

  • EMILY BARNHILL

    DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $132,395
    From this org
    $116,600
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,795
    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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2025
    Revenue
    $8,252,449
    Expenses
    $2,518,505
    Contributions
    $8,165,765
    Grants paid
    $1,640,686
  • 2024
    Revenue
    $2,266,681
    Expenses
    $2,032,658
    Contributions
    $2,192,306
    Grants paid
    $1,213,261
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $2,100,044
    Expenses
    $2,028,824
    Contributions
    $2,063,466
    Grants paid
    $1,192,706
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $2,175,689
    Expenses
    $1,653,403
    Contributions
    $2,164,418
    Grants paid
    $941,996

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,639,092
    Expenses
    $1,763,029
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,875,418

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,064,033
    Expenses
    $1,437,310
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,095,518

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,348,894
    Expenses
    $1,482,088
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,366,550

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,703,515
    Expenses
    $1,234,995
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,487,409

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,348,231
    Expenses
    $953,300
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,074,673

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $953,586
    Expenses
    $721,616
    Assets (EOY)
    $653,607

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $457,565
    Expenses
    $467,820
    Assets (EOY)
    $385,882

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $516,397
    Expenses
    $342,247
    Assets (EOY)
    $595,392

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $349,826
    Expenses
    $227,153
    Assets (EOY)
    $422,124

  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $154,645
    Assets (EOY)
    $298,569

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2009

Tax period
1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009
Principal officer
Mrs Lee Wood
Mailing address
2100 Pennsylvania Avenue NWSuite 525Washington DC 20037

As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 19 October 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 23 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2025, the newest we have parsed for this organization.