Nonprofit · EIN 52-2344696
MAASAI GIRLS EDUCATION FUND
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20016
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $336,413 | $328,765 | $7,648 | $395,922 | $2,834 | $393,088 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $307,155 | $293,115 | $14,040 | $358,354 | $460 | $357,894 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $331,886
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $4,527
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $168,172
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $113,438
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $122,235
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $10,040
- Travel
- $3,493
- Program services (functional)
- $310,425
- Management and general (functional)
- $14,954
- Fundraising (functional)
- $3,386
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $358,354
- Total assets, end of year
- $395,922
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,834
- Net assets, end of year
- $393,088
- Publicly traded securities
- $121,787
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $387,567
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $5,521
- Gross receipts
- $336,413
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 20
- Year formed
- 2001
- State of legal domicile
- DC
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEATHER MCKAY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $110,417 | $589 |
| TRACEY PYLES | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TERESE J LILLY | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH FOSTER WETSTONE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JON GRIFFIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MEITAMEI OLE DAPASH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DONALD W KANIARU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DURWOOD ZAELKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CASSIDY PARADIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HANNAH PYLES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER JOPLING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHRYN NELSON-INDRE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DINA BESSA | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA CARR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WENDY HOWARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEATHER MCKAY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $106,417 |
| TRACEY PYLES | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TERESE J LILLY | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH FOSTER WETSTONE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JON GRIFFIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MEITAMEI OLE DAPASH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DONALD W KANIARU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DURWOOD ZAELKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CASSIDY PARADIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HANNAH PYLES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER JOPLING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHRYN NELSON-INDRE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DINA BESSA | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LISA CARR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WENDY HOWARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 5800 MACARTHUR BLVD NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20016-2512
- In care of
- % TRACEY PYLES
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- HEATHER MCKAY, 5800 MACARTHUR BLVD NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20016
- Signed the 990
- HEATHER MCKAY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (202) 237-0535
- Website
- MAASAIGIRLSEDUCATION.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WEGNER CPAS LLP
Mission
THE MAASAI GIRLS EDUCATION FUND'S (MGEF) MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE LITERACY, HEALTH AND ECONOMIC WELL BEING OF MAASAI WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES IN KENYA THROUGH THE EDUCATION OF GIRLS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES.
Program accomplishments
- EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS - MGEF PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS TO NEEDY GIRLS IN KAJIADO COUNTY, KENYA, FROM PRIMARY SCHOOL THROUGH UNIVERSITY.Expenses $281,513 · grants $155,406
- COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS - MGEF ORGANIZES LIFE SKILLS WORKSHOPS FOR GIRLS AND BOYS IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS TO ADDRESS THE SOCIAL FACTORS AND CULTURAL BELIEFS THAT PREVENT GIRLS FROM GETTING AN EDUCATION, INCLUDING EARLY MARRIAGE, TEEN PREGNANCY, FEMALE GENITAL CUTTING, AND HIV; MGEF PROVIDES BUSINESS TRAINING WORKSHOPS TO RURAL MAASAI WOMEN; MGEF HOLDS COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS FOR CHIEFS, ELDERS, AND THEIR WIVES TO REDUCE EARLY MARRIAGE, TEEN PREGNANCY, FEMALE GENITAL CUTTING, AND THE SPREAD OF HIV.Expenses $28,912 · grants $12,766
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 52-2344696
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2003
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A12)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $395,922
- Income (IRS master file)
- $336,413
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $336,413 | $328,765 | $395,922 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $307,155 | $293,115 | $358,354 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $264,132 | $299,218 | $326,389 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 52-2344696).
Questions about MAASAI GIRLS EDUCATION FUND
- What is the EIN of MAASAI GIRLS EDUCATION FUND?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MAASAI GIRLS EDUCATION FUND is 52-2344696.
- Is MAASAI GIRLS EDUCATION FUND tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2003.
- Are donations to MAASAI GIRLS EDUCATION FUND tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MAASAI GIRLS EDUCATION FUND file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of MAASAI GIRLS EDUCATION FUND due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did MAASAI GIRLS EDUCATION FUND last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of MAASAI GIRLS EDUCATION FUND?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names HEATHER MCKAY.
- Who are the officers and directors of MAASAI GIRLS EDUCATION FUND?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 15 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $110,417 (HEATHER MCKAY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does MAASAI GIRLS EDUCATION FUND have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $336,413, expenses of $328,765 and total assets of $395,922 at year end.
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