2026-02-24T12:48:21-07:00 2025-12-31 990EZ 2025-01-01 263357739 KENYAN URITHI EDUCATION FUND KENY 7348081285 483 Little Lake Drive Suite 200 Ann Arbor MI 481036221 Gary McClusky Treasurer 7348081285 2026-02-16 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X https://www.kuef.org X X 110905 X 108903 0 0 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 110905 106248 0 0 0 0 0 4141 110389 516 75862 0 76378 75862 76378 0 0 0 0 75862 76378 0 0 75862 76378 Partner with local Kenyan communities to educate children and youth living in acute poverty and overcoming barriers to education. Key partners include school and community leaders, secondary schools, primary schools, children's home, and community cultural centers. STUDENTS SCHOLARSHIPS FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL, TECHNICAL SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY. Bishop Lawi Imathiu Secondary School (BLISS) is a day public school that serves the poorest families in the community that cannot afford the predominant boarding school system in Kenya. 2025 enrollment was 435. BLISS is considered a high-performing school, based on student performance on their National Exam. Scholarships were provided for over one-half of current secondary students to enable disadvantaged, young people to overcome economic barriers to completing secondary school. ($33,939)......... SCHOLARSHIPS FOR POST-SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION AT UNIVERSITY. Granted 9 university academic scholarships for top-performing BLISS graduates (including both top male and female students). ($3,480).......... KUEF SCHOLARS PROGRAM for deserving students to receive post-secondary, vocational, technical or university education in 2-4-year programs without regard to academic ranking. 18 students participated in the program for 2025. ($6,962)......... GIRLS EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP for deserving female students at university based on scholastic aptitude and potential to significantly impact the community and world. ($500) TOTAL SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS: $44,880 44880 X 44880 SECONDARY SCHOOL PROGRAM SUPPORT ....The following school programs were supported: Science Lab Supplies: $4,516... School Books and Supplies: $4,516... School Recognition Event: $6,421... School Band Music Program: $2,198... Heart of Hope Fund for Disadvantaged Students: $259... Teacher and Staff Development: $1,748 TOTAL SCHOOL PROGRAM SUPPORT: $19,658 19658 X 19658 FEEDING PROGRAMS FOR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS: Provide morning porridge for over 769 students at Gichunge Primary and Kithoka Primary Schools each school day by KUEF's partners. Grants to the Feeding Programs at Kithoka Primary and Gichunge Primary Schools were essential in the battle to fight malnutrition which was made worse by the severe drought Kenya experienced in 2023. ($5,378)...... Provide BLISS (secondary school) grant for supplemental food material for the School Lunch Program (435 students) due to school garden crop failure. ($8,484) 13862 X 13862 GIRLS EDUCATION PERIOD PROGRAM: Removed barriers to education for young women in rural Kenya. The program supports female students by creating girl-friendly school environments by providing sanitary pads, underwear, tuition support, female health education, and adequate toilets. The program currently supports over 645 female students at 5 schools in Kithoka, a small village in Meru, Kenya. Total GIRLS EDUCATION GRANTS: $ 9,572 ...... SERVICE PROGRAM: Seven (7) US volunteers, based out of the Tiriji Eco Center (Kithoka), taught 15 classes in five different schools, hosted a gathering of Girls for participants of the KUEF Girls Education Program, interviewed principals at three schools, engaged with 23 children living at Kithika Amani Children's Home (KACH), transported 13 large suitcases of school, athletic, enrichment supplies and one band musical instrument from Utah distributed to schools and KACH, and engaged with a local community church. Local leaders and educators identified three top issues of concern: (1) food insecurity, (2) inflation and (3) teacher funding. The primary goal of community building was accomplished with many community relationships built and strengthen overall. There is much opportunity for collaborative partnership in the future. TOTAL SERVICE PROGRAM EXPENSES: $16,651 ....... COMMUNITY SUPPORT: Provided Training Grant to Aaka Kenya Partners CBO to develop non-profit procedures and policies compliant with government regulations. ($1,625)...... TOTAL OTHER GRANTS: $27,848 .......NOTE: ALL ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS WERE COVERED BY PERSONAL CONTRIBUTIONS FROM KUEF BOARD MEMBERS. 11197 X 27848 106248 Helen Beth Miller Executive Director 8 0 0 0 John Kline President 5 0 0 0 Alan Metz Secretary 5 0 0 0 Gary McClusky Treasurer 40 0 0 0 Brian Ward Director at Large 5 0 0 0 Thomas Case Director at Large 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MI UT Gary McClusky 483 Little Lake Drive Suite 200 Ann Arbor MI 481036221 7348081285 1 KE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 84159 86548 83241 94535 108903 457386 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 84159 86548 83241 94535 108903 457386 113085 344301 0 0 775 2118 2002 4895 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 462281 0 0.74479 0.78347 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10 see Form 990-EZ, Part III for listing of grants Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Insurance: $1,122; Banking Fees: $177; Donation Processing: $45; State Registration $1,175, Website hosting & Software $579, Exchange Loss: $895, Misc Expense: $$148. Total: $4,141.