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Lwala Community Alliance
Lwala Community Alliance reported $25.2 million in revenue and $13.4 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $93.10 went to program services, $5.27 to management and general costs and $1.63 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 96.8% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $219,406 (Co-CEO). 3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 590% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $13MFor context, the median across 469 covered international, foreign affairs & national security charities: $89.04 programs, $8.28 management, $2.68 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $25MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 93.1% | 86.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 5.3% | 8.0% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 1.6% | 2.6% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.01 | $0.03 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 96.8% | 96.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 2.5% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $219,406 | $341,362 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.64% | 1.06% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 3 | 10 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 25.9 | 7.5 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 11 of 11 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expensePrimary Health Care: Lwala deploys professionalized community health workers to deliver care in homes. Core to our model is the incorporation of traditional birth attendants into professionalized cadres of community health workers. We pay, train, supervise and digitally empower community health workers to extend health services to every household. We track individualized data that demonstrates high achievements on immunization coverage, skilled delivery rates and under 5 mortality. We use digital tools and data to support health decision making and accelerate training and support of health…
Adolescents & Youth: Working with the youth to reach fellow young people, we deliver innovative adolescent and youth sexual reproductive health in and out of school. We create youth friendly spaces for accessing health services and build agency of girls and boys to make informed choices and to complete school
Lwala Community Hospital - The community of Lwala, Kenya was suffering from the dual burden of high maternal mortality and HIV prevalence. Rather than wait for help to come to them, village members donated their own land, resources, labour, and expertise to build Lwala Community Hospital. Over time, the hospital has grown into a full-scale movement for community-led health-a movement poised to transform Kenya's health system. The hospital provides care to more than 88,000 patients annually and conducts delivery for more than 770 babies annually. The innovations teste at Lwala hospital are…
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-CEO Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $198,697 | $0 | $20,709 | $219,406 |
| Co-CEO Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $196,662 | $0 | $13,806 | $210,468 |
| Communications & Development Manager Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $131,183 | $0 | $11,872 | $143,055 |
3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Lwala Community Alliance (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $430K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b11 · 11 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 57
- Volunteers Part I, line 612
Private foundation grants it received
16 private foundations reported grants to Lwala Community Alliance totaling $4.0M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Lwala Community Alliance's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Lwala Community Alliance, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Lwala Community Alliance spent in 2024, $93.10 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Lwala Community Alliance's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Lwala Community Alliance reported that 93.1% of its $13.4 million in expenses went to program services, 5.3% to management and general and 1.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Lwala Community Alliance pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Lwala Community Alliance reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $219,406, for the role of Co-CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Lwala Community Alliance get its money?
Of $25.2 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 96.8% came from contributions and grants and 2.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Lwala Community Alliance a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 26-1303951 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202533159349302848 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202433079349300513 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202312839349301831 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202243199349315009 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202143199349309819 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202022909349301412 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 26-1303951: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.