Kesho

Analysis

Kesho is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbus, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Kesho reported income of $225k and spending of $200k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $212k to $225k (+6.1%), an average of +1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Kesho sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile, and in the 56th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Kaifa Group Inc ($225k), The Baltimore Council on Foreign Affairs Incorporated ($225k) and Educators Institute for Human Rights ($225k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $49k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $49k.