2024-10-25T12:33:49-04:00 2023-12-31 450491842 BLANKENSHIP CPA GROUP PLLC 101 WINNERS CIRCLE BRENTWOOD TN 37027 990EZ 2023-01-01 921362957 KKUMI PROJECT KKUM 9312607485 2204 FERNWOOD DRIVE NASHVILLE TN 37216 GRADI ELLIS PRESIDENT, CHAIRMAN 9312607485 2024-10-15 true false SCOTT A FELTS CPA P01547515 6153733771 2024-10-08 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X X X HTTPS://WWW.KKUMIPROJECT.ORG/ X X 126709 X 126709 126709 1950 11124 136 44576 57786 68923 68923 X 61979 10625 0 72604 3681 0 68923 X 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. 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. 14864 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. 7386 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. 7487 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. 17070 46807 GRADI ELLIS PRESIDENT, C 15.00 1950 MCCLAIN LAMB DIRECTOR 2.00 0 MARGARET CALLAHAN DIRECTOR 7.00 0 SUZANNE DUVALL SECRETARY 3.00 0 false false false false false false false false false TN GRADI ELLIS 2204 FERNWOOD DR NASHVILLE TN 37216 6153703010 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 126709 126709 126709 126709 126709 126709 X FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 EXPENSES ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION 832 OFFICE 381 1,355 1,390 FUNDRAISING EVENTS 200 BANK FEES 1,245 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 274 ADMIN 7,389 MATERIALS 984 FOOD 2,700 LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT 3,704 MAINTENANCE 681 PERSONNEL 11,935 UTILITIES 206 CAPITAL EXPENDITURES 11,300 TOTAL 44,576 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 0 10,311 PREPAID EXPENSES AND DEFERRED CHARGES 0 314 TOTAL 0 10,625 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES 0 2,056 ACCRUED EXPENSES 0 1,625 FORM 990-EZ, PART III 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. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28 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. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 29 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. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 30 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. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 31 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.