2026-02-10T09:44:52-05:00 2025-12-31 364119639 KOLNICKI PETERSON & WIRTH CPA'S 1400 OPUS PLACE SUITE 100 DOWNERS GROVE IL 60515 990EZ 2025-01-01 311829934 KUZA PROJECT C/O JEFF BIRCH KUZA 6309269393 1415 ADA LANE NAPERVILLE IL 60540 CRAIG SWETT PRESIDENT/FOUNDER 6309269393 2026-02-05 KENNETH W PETERSON CPA P00046293 6303901140 2026-02-10 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X HTTPS://KUZAPROJECT.ORG X X 84552 X 84552 84552 350 87 72048 72485 12067 38975 51042 X 38975 45352 5690 38975 51042 38975 51042 X KUZA PROJECT EXISTS TO PROVIDE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH SERVICES, AND EDUCATION TO UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES IN TANZANIA. OUR MODEL CREATES SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND DIGNITY THROUGH A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO DEVELOPMENT IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. WE SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF A MEDICAL CLINIC. WE SUPPORT PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN IN IGWACHANA AND MLINGALI. WE SUPPORT WOMEN ASSOCIATIONS AND COACH AND TRAIN OTHER ASSOCIATIONS IN NEIGHBORING VILLAGES WITH BEST PRACTICES FOR GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. WE HAVE A COW PROJECT TO PROSPER THE NUMBER OF COWS EACH YEAR. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: WE PROVIDE A STRUCTURE FOR TRAINING AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR FAMILIES TO HAVE A PATH TO ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY. OUR GOAL IS TO GIVE ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES THEY NEED TO PROVIDE LONG-TERM INCOME FOR THEIR FAMILIES. FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS WHO PARTICIPATE IN OUR PROGRAM WILL EVENTUALLY MOVE-ON WITH A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING AND CAPACITY FOR PROVIDING FOR THEIR OWN ECONOMIC NEEDS FOR THE FUTURE; THEY WILL BECOME ECONOMICALLY SELF-SUFFICIENT. HEALTH SERVICES: WE PROVIDE FREE OR LOW-COST MEDICAL SERVICES TO WOMEN AND CHILDREN WHO OTHERWISE WOULD NOT HAVE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY CARE. OUR CLINICS OFFER FREE HEALTH SCREENINGS AND CHECK-UPS, AS WELL AS DENTAL CARE. ACCESS TO MIDWIFERY GIVES LOCAL EXPECTANT MOTHERS A SAFE AND INEXPENSIVE PLACE TO RECEIVE CARE AND GIVE BIRTH. HEALTHCARE BENEFITS THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY THROUGH DECREASES IN SICKNESS AND THE INFANT MORTALITY RATE, AS WELL AS INCREASED GENERAL HEALTH AWARENESS. EDUCATION: WE PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR ELIGIBLE FAMILIES OF SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN THAT OTHERWISE COULD NOT AFFORD A PRIMARY SCHOOL EDUCATION. THIS MONEY ALLOWS THE FAMILIES TO PURCHASE REQUIRED UNIFORMS AND BOOKS, TUITION, AND IN SOME CASES, TRANSPORTATION SO THEIR CHILDREN CAN ATTEND SCHOOL. CHILDREN WHO RECEIVE AN EDUCATION WILL RETURN TO THEIR COMMUNITIES AND BECOME PROVIDERS FOR THEIR FAMILIES AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE OVERALL HEALTH OF THE VILLAGE. 72485 72485 JEFFREY BIRCH TREASURER 1.00 0 CRAIG SWETT PRESIDENT/FO 10.00 0 GREGORY BRUNO SECRETARY 3.00 0 false false false false false false false false false IL JEFFERY BIRCH 1415 ADA LANE NAPERVILLE IL 60540 6309269393 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 39543 57988 52464 84552 234547 39543 57988 52464 84552 234547 234547 39543 57988 52464 84552 234547 1.00000 0.00000 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 EXPENSES WEB HOSTING 552 TRAVEL AND MEETINGS 13,692 FAMILY SPONSORSHIPS 3,600 MIDWIFE SUPPORT 5,662 CASE MANAGERS 4,300 NESTOR PLUS SUPPORT 5,500 LIVESTOCK PROGRAM 6,140 COW PROJECT 800 SUNFLOWER SEED PROJECT 1,200 DEWORMING 20,648 AFRICAN OPERATING EXPENSE 6,080 BANKING FEES 3,874 TOTAL 72,048 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 OTHER ASSETS 0 5,690 TOTAL 0 5,690 FORM 990-EZ, PART III KUZA PROJECT EXISTS TO PROVIDE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH SERVICES, AND EDUCATION TO UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES IN TANZANIA. OUR MODEL CREATES SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND DIGNITY THROUGH A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO DEVELOPMENT IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. WE SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF A MEDICAL CLINIC. WE SUPPORT PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN IN IGWACHANA AND MLINGALI. WE SUPPORT WOMEN ASSOCIATIONS AND COACH AND TRAIN OTHER ASSOCIATIONS IN NEIGHBORING VILLAGES WITH BEST PRACTICES FOR GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. WE HAVE A COW PROJECT TO PROSPER THE NUMBER OF COWS EACH YEAR. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: WE PROVIDE A STRUCTURE FOR TRAINING AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR FAMILIES TO HAVE A PATH TO ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY. OUR GOAL IS TO GIVE ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES THEY NEED TO PROVIDE LONG-TERM INCOME FOR THEIR FAMILIES. FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS WHO PARTICIPATE IN OUR PROGRAM WILL EVENTUALLY MOVE-ON WITH A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING AND CAPACITY FOR PROVIDING FOR THEIR OWN ECONOMIC NEEDS FOR THE FUTURE; THEY WILL BECOME ECONOMICALLY SELF-SUFFICIENT. HEALTH SERVICES: WE PROVIDE FREE OR LOW-COST MEDICAL SERVICES TO WOMEN AND CHILDREN WHO OTHERWISE WOULD NOT HAVE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY CARE. OUR CLINICS OFFER FREE HEALTH SCREENINGS AND CHECK-UPS, AS WELL AS DENTAL CARE. ACCESS TO MIDWIFERY GIVES LOCAL EXPECTANT MOTHERS A SAFE AND INEXPENSIVE PLACE TO RECEIVE CARE AND GIVE BIRTH. HEALTHCARE BENEFITS THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY THROUGH DECREASES IN SICKNESS AND THE INFANT MORTALITY RATE, AS WELL AS INCREASED GENERAL HEALTH AWARENESS. EDUCATION: WE PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR ELIGIBLE FAMILIES OF SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN THAT OTHERWISE COULD NOT AFFORD A PRIMARY SCHOOL EDUCATION. THIS MONEY ALLOWS THE FAMILIES TO PURCHASE REQUIRED UNIFORMS AND BOOKS, TUITION, AND IN SOME CASES, TRANSPORTATION SO THEIR CHILDREN CAN ATTEND SCHOOL. CHILDREN WHO RECEIVE AN EDUCATION WILL RETURN TO THEIR COMMUNITIES AND BECOME PROVIDERS FOR THEIR FAMILIES AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE OVERALL HEALTH OF THE VILLAGE.