2026-08-28T16:49:52-04:00 2025-12-31 470589915 AMGL PC PO BOX 1407 GRAND ISLAND NE 688021407 990 2025-01-01 204408954 ORKEESWA INC ORKE 6173908752 425 W COLONIAL DR STE 303 324 ORLANDO FL 32804 HOLLY HABIMANA MNG DIR AND VICE PR 6173908752 2026-08-28 true JAMIE CLEMANS CPA P00953628 3083811810 2026-08-28 2025 PETER LUIS 425 W COLONIAL DR STE 303 324 ORLANDO FL 32804 2246581 false X WWW.ORKEESWA.ORG X 2006 WY THROUGH ACCESSIBLE, HIGH-QUALITY, COMMUNITY-BASED EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, ORKEESWA CULTIVATES THOUGHTFUL DECISION-MAKERS AND CREATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVERS PREPARED TO ACHIEVE THEIR OWN VISION FOR IMPACT. 13 9 5 22 0 1300445 2237581 0 83 9000 0 1300528 2246581 1129832 1229385 0 381166 442473 0 292905 133599 150199 1644597 1822057 -344069 424524 429710 861223 39953 46942 389757 814281 X AT ORKEESWA, WE CULTIVATE THOUGHTFUL DECISION-MAKERS AND CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVERS PREPARED TO ACHIEVE THEIR OWN VISION FOR IMPACT. 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ALSO, FULL LEADERSHIP TEAM COLLABORATE AND MONITOR GRANT EXPENDITURES AND ACTIVITIES TO ENSURE ALIGNMENT WITH PURPOSES OF THE GRANTS. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION AT ORKEESWA, WE CULTIVATE THOUGHTFUL DECISION-MAKERS AND CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVERS PREPARED TO ACHIEVE THEIR OWN VISION FOR IMPACT. WE STRIVE FOR A WORLD WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE ARE EQUIPPED TO PROACTIVELY SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES WHILE PRESERVING THEIR SHARED CULTURAL VALUES AND PRACTICES. FORM 990 SINCE 2008, ORKEESWA HAS DEVELOPED A TRANSFORMATIVE MODEL OF GIRLS-FOCUSED, YOUTH-DRIVEN, COMMUNITY-LED DEVELOPMENT. EVERY YEAR, WE EDUCATE, DEVELOP, AND LAUNCH OVER 6,000 YOUNG LEADERS INTO COMMUNITY ACTION IN NORTHERN TANZANIA. OUR MODEL CONSISTS OF THREE CORE PROGRAMS: -ORKEESWA SCHOOL SERVES NEARLY 400 STUDENTS, 67% OF WHOM ARE GIRLS, FROM A RURAL MAASAI COMMUNITY THROUGH A HOLISTIC, COMMUNITY-BASED, AND EXPERIENTIAL APPROACH TO LEADERSHIP EDUCATION. OUR EMPHASIS ON PURPOSE- LEARNING AND YOUTH LEADERSHIP HAS RESULTED IN 74% OF OUR STUDENTS REPORTING A HIGH SENSE OF PURPOSE AND SELF-DETERMINATION WHILE 92% OF ALUMNI TAKE ON LEADERSHIP AND/OR MENTORSHIP POSITIONS IN THEIR COMMUNITY. -ORKEESWA'S OUTREACH PROGRAM PROVIDES DAILY SPORTS, LIFE SKILLS, ACADEMIC AND EXTRACURRICULAR PROGRAMMING FOR OVER 5,600 CO-ED PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN 9+ UNDER-FUNDED GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS IN RURAL TANZANIA. THIS PROGRAM IS FACILITATED ENTIRELY BY ORKEESWA SCHOOL STUDENTS AND ALUMNI AS A STRATEGIC PART OF THEIR LEADERSHIP TRAINING. GROW THE GIRLS IS ORKEESWA OUTREACH'S WEEKLY GIRL-CENTERED SPORTS AND LIFE SKILLS PROGRAM REACHING 1,000+ YOUNG FEMALE ATHLETES ANNUALLY. -ORKEESWA DOESN'T STOP AT LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, WE LAUNCH THESE LEADERS INTO ACTION THROUGH ORKEESWA'S INCUBATOR PROGRAM. INCUBATOR SUPPORTS YOUNG LEADERS AS THEY PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION, SEEK PURPOSE-DRIVEN CAREERS AND INITIATE COMMUNITY-BASED PROJECTS, BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS. ORKEESWA ALUMNI HAVE CREATED 40+ JOBS IN THEIR COMMUNITY WHILE REACHING MORE THAN 50,000 COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH ADVOCACY AND PROVIDING NEARLY 3,300 PEOPLE WITH DIRECT HIGHLY-IMPACTFUL SERVICES IN SECTORS SPANNING SPORTS, EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, CLIMATE RESILIENCE AND MORE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 WILLIAM WAMARU KATIE BUNTEN-WAMARU SECRETARY BOARD MEMBER HUSBAND AND WIFE STEVE SEHER STEPHANIE SEHER BOARD MEMBER BOARD MEMBER FATHER AND DAUGHER FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND APPROVES FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ALL COMPLAINTS CONCERNING A POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST VIOLATION SHALL BE MADE IN WRITING TO OR BY THE CHAIR WITH A COPY PROVIDED TO THE COMPLAINANT. THE CHAIR SHALL MAKE AN INITIAL DETERMINATION OF THE ISSUE AND SHALL ATTEMPT INITIAL RESOLUTION OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE COMPLAINER AND THE COMPLAINANT. IF THIS INITIAL ATTEMPT AT RESOLUTION IS NOT SUCCESSFUL, THE CHAIR SHALL APPOINT A COMMITTEE COMPOSED OF THREE BOARD MEMBERS TO INVESTIGATE THE COMPLAINT. THE COMMITTEE WILL INVESTIGATE AS REQUIRED AND SUBMIT A WRITTEN REPORT TO THE CHAIR WITHIN 30 DAYS. THE CHAIR WILL RENDER HIS/HER DECISION WITHIN TEN DAYS OF RECEIVING THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT. THE CHAIR'S DECISION MAY BE APPEALED IN WRITING TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR CONSIDERATION AT THE BOARD'S NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING FOR A FINAL DECISION. THE FINAL DECISION SHALL BE DELIVERED IN WRITING TO THE COMPLAINER AND COMPLAINANT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE COMPENSATION FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE COMPENSATION FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.