Public Charity

KWAME CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

KWAME CHARITABLE FOUNDATION is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in ST LOUIS, MO. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $156K, expenses of $179K, total assets of $81K. Imperigo tracks 6 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $114K.

EIN: 884346912 ST LOUIS, MO Student Services NTEE: B80 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$156K
Total Expenses$179K
Total Assets$81K
Grant Records6
Funding Total$114K
Filing Years2023–2025

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE OKWAME CHARITABLE FOUNDATION STRIVES TO CHANGE THE TRAJECTORY OF THE LIVES OF MOTIVATED YOUNG ADULTS. COLLEGE EXPOSURE AND ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS ARE THE PRIMARY AVENUES BY WHICH WE REMOVE BARRIERS THAT CAN IMPEDE SUCCESS. WE LOOK TOWARDS A FUTURE THAT IS MORE HOPEFUL FOR SCHOLARS WHO DESERVE OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.

Where $100 goes at Kwame Charitable Foundation

How Kwame Charitable Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 3 years.

$90 Programs the work itself
$10 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $90 for programs

$90
By establishing endowments at institutes of higher learning, Kwame Charitable Foundation provides an enduring fund for scholarship support for first generation, pell grant eligible students who are enrolled…
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 50 students
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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

CHAIR Anthony Thompson
TREASURER Cathey Williamson
BOARD MEMBER Indigo Sams
BOARD MEMBER Janet Mackey
PRESIDENT Kwame Thompson
SECRETARY / EXEC. DIR. (THRU 11/25) Lydia Huston

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$35,000 2 grants
Education
$6,875 1 grant
Unspecified
$72,500 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $156K $179K $81K
2024 $207K $227K $90K
2023 $207K $168K $109K

Between 2023 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $207K to $156K (-25%), with total assets most recently reported at $81K.

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