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EAST AFRICA CHILDRENS HOPE INC
Forest Hills, NY · EIN 453689463 · Form 990EZ · FY2025 · NTEE P20 · Human Services · Micro (<$100K) · eastafricachildrenshope.org
revenue
$58K
expenses
$59K
net assets
$12K
employees
—
mission · from form 990

Relief for underprivileged and advancement of education

profile · synthesized from sources

East Africa Children's Hope Inc. (EACH) supports education and sustainable development for underprivileged children in East Africa. The organization funds scholarships, builds classrooms, and supports infrastructure projects like biogas toilets and electrification in partnership with local NGOs in Kenya and Uganda. EACH also provides mentorship and career guidance to help students succeed beyond school.

named programs · 4 · from sources

What they call their work

Confidence Kits Initiative
Provides reusable feminine hygiene products and life skills training to adolescent girls to reduce dropout rates
Infrastructure Development
Funds construction of classrooms, biogas toilets, and electrification projects to improve learning environments and community sustainability
Mentorship Program
Offers career guidance, life skills training, and emotional support to students, including online mentorship during the pandemic
Sponsor a Girl
Provides tuition, educational materials, and emotional support to girls in Kenya and Uganda to keep them in school
activities · 9 groups

What they do

  • Individual Child Education Sponsorship 2 activities
    • Education sponsorship for orphaned and vulnerable children
      Provides comprehensive education sponsorships covering tuition, school fees, books, materials, room and board, living expenses, medical necessities, and counseling for orphaned and vulnerable children in Kenya, supporting them from preschool through post-secondary education. The program includes primary, secondary, and college levels, with college sponsorships averaging $2,000 per year.
    • Sponsor a Girl program
      Runs the Sponsor a Girl program in Kenya, initially supporting four girls, to ensure access to education and development opportunities for vulnerable girls.
  • Menstrual Health and Hygiene Equity 1 activity
    • Confidence Kits and menstrual health program
      Implements the Confidence Kit Program, which provides reusable feminine hygiene products, life skills training, and self-esteem activities to early adolescent girls to support continued education and promote menstrual health awareness.
  • School Infrastructure Development 1 activity
    • Construction and infrastructure development for schools and communities
      Funds and constructs permanent classrooms, biogas toilets, water boreholes, and electricity infrastructure to improve educational and living conditions in East African communities. Projects include building four permanent classrooms, electrifying the Good Hope school and community center, and constructing biogas toilets that produce clean cooking fuel and fertilizer.
  • Disaster Relief and Recovery Services 1 activity
    • Emergency and crisis relief support
      Provides relief during crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic, global inflation, food insecurity due to drought and war, and the Ugandan Ebola outbreak, including distributing aid to students and foster families.
  • Youth One-on-One Mentoring 1 activity
    • Mentorship and holistic development programs
      Operates structured mentorship programs including Saturday sessions and online platforms that provide emotional support, career guidance, and life skills training to sponsored children and students. These programs support holistic development and include nutritious meals to combat malnutrition.
  • Residential Care for At-Risk Youth 1 activity
    • Operation of primary school and care for orphans
      Operates a primary school serving over 600 local children and provides care for more than 150 orphans, ensuring access to education and basic needs.
  • Annual Impact and Evaluation Reporting 1 activity
    • Production of annual reports
      Produces annual reports to document and communicate yearly accomplishments and organizational performance.
  • Women's Empowerment and Leadership Development 1 activity
    • Teen Mothers Economic Empowerment Program
      Offers life skills training, technical education, and counseling to young mothers to support their economic independence through entrepreneurship and business development.
  • Culinary Workforce Training Programs 1 activity
    • Upendo ‘02 Cafeteria workforce training program
      Operates the Upendo ‘02 Cafeteria, which employs and trains college graduates, with three graduates transitioning to other jobs as of the latest report.
financials · form 990EZ · fy2025
revenue
Total revenue$58K
Contributions & grants$58K100%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$59K
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$58K
balance sheet
Total assets$12K
Cash—
Investments—
Liabilities—
Net assets$12K
3 years on record · 2021–2025 · YoY revenue -29.2%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2025

Who runs it

board members · 6
  • Alex Mostovi — Director of Finance
  • Jerome Owagage — Director of Cultural Affairs
  • Linda Seidenstein — Director of Educational Programs
  • Patricia Gross — Director of Public Affairs
  • Renee Pessin — Director of Grants & Contracts
  • Sarah Zelazinski — Director of Content Management
relationships · 15

Who they work with

  • Good Hope Initiative Partner — Community-based NGO founded by Deo Kagimu that supports families and hundreds of children in East Africa.
  • Good Hope Initiative Partner — Local partner organization in Uganda that operates a primary school and orphan care program, supported by EAST AFRICA CHILDRENS HOPE INC.
  • Good Hope Initiative Partner — Longstanding partner organization in Uganda where EACH funds education, infrastructure, and student sponsorship programs.
  • Good Hope Initiative Partner — Partner organization focused on empowering rural, marginalized communities through education in Kenya
  • Internal Revenue Service Government — Registered 501(c)(3) tax-exempt public charity with the IRS
  • Kiriti Women's group Partner — Collaborated with EACH to launch the Upendo Cafeteria by providing the location, funding renovations, and raising half of the start-up costs.
  • PLIKEN Partner — Collaborates with EAST AFRICA CHILDRENS HOPE INC as its affiliated organization established to implement programs for vulnerable children and teen mothers in East Africa.
  • PLIKEN Partner — New partnership established in 2025 to sponsor students, provide mentorship, and supply reusable feminine hygiene products to keep girls in school in Nairobi, Kenya.
  • PLIKEN Partner — Organization founded in 2016 that empowers young mothers through skills training and school sponsorships for their children.
  • PLIKEN Partner — Partner organization providing comprehensive child development programs to empower vulnerable children in Kenya
  • Tree house children's homes Partner — Partner organization receiving mentorship services for children.
  • UPENDO SCHOOL & CHILDREN's HOME Partner — Partner organization operating an orphanage and school in Murang’a East district, Kenya
  • Upendo Partner — Partner organization in Uganda supported through funding for operations, student sponsorships, and infrastructure.
  • Upendo Partner — Partner organization supporting children's education and care in Kenya.
  • Upendo School & Children's Home Partner — Partner organization operating an orphanage and school in rural Murang’a East district, Kenya.
strategies · 5

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Education as a Continuum for Breaking Poverty
    methodology: continuum-of-education-support
    By providing continuous educational support from primary through tertiary levels, the organization enables sustained academic advancement, increasing the likelihood of long-term economic mobility and disruption of intergenerational poverty.
  • Holistic Child Development
    methodology: holistic_child_development
    By addressing spiritual, physical, cognitive, and socio-emotional needs through early intervention, the organization builds resilience and long-term well-being in children, recognizing that comprehensive support is essential for sustainable development.
  • Holistic Student Support
    methodology: holistic_student_support
    By combining financial support with food, medical care, and psychosocial services, the organization removes multiple barriers to education simultaneously, recognizing that academic success depends on overall well-being.
  • Integrated Community Development
    methodology: integrated_community_development
    By combining infrastructure development with education and entrepreneurship programs, the organization creates synergistic pathways to long-term community sustainability, ensuring that economic and social systems grow together.
  • Locally Led Development
    methodology: locally_led_development
    By supporting charitable organizations led by East Africans, the organization ensures that solutions are culturally grounded and community-driven, increasing relevance, ownership, and long-term effectiveness in education for vulnerable and orphaned children.