Public Charity

KAKENYA CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE

KAKENYA CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in ARLINGTON, VA. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $8.3M, expenses of $2.5M, total assets of $9.6M. Imperigo tracks 69 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $4.3M.

EIN: 263658409 ARLINGTON, VA Secondary & High Schools NTEE: B25 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$8.3M
Total Expenses$2.5M
Total Assets$9.6M
Grant Records69
Funding Total$4.3M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

INVEST IN GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN FROM RURAL COMMUNITIES IN KENYA AS AGENTS OF CHANGE THROUGH EDUCATION, HEALTH, AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT. WE DREAM OF A WORLD WHERE EVERY GIRL AND YOUNG WOMAN IS EDUCATED, VALUED, RESPECTED, AND REALIZES HER FULL POTENTIAL.

Where $100 goes at Kakenya Center for Excellence

How Kakenya Center for Excellence divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$74 Programs the work itself
$14 Management running the organization
$12 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $74 for programs

$35
Education
48% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 224 scholarships; 20 schools
$26
Health
35% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 11,000 students; 57 schools; 12,000 visits
$13
Economic empowerment
17% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 284 scholarships
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Amy Blackwood
SECRETARY Anisa Tootla
DIRECTOR Anne-Marea Griffin
DIRECTOR Betty Hudson
TREASURER Diane Crockett
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Emily Barnhill

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$3,075,216 43 grants
Health & Medicine
$675,000 6 grants
Education
$460,500 16 grants
Unspecified
$117,500 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $8.3M $2.5M $9.6M
2024 $2.3M $2.0M $3.7M
2023 $2.1M $2.0M $3.5M
2022 $2.2M $1.7M $3.3M
2021 $1.6M $1.8M $2.9M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.6M to $8.3M (+403%), with total assets most recently reported at $9.6M.

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