Liabilities / Assets
Score unavailable
Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on this filing.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
No value available
Liabilities / Revenue
Score unavailable
Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on this filing.
Net Margin
32nd percentile
Higher net margin than 32% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
79th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 79% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
20th percentile
Faster asset growth than 20% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
7th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 7% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Down$14,979
Down $5,190 (-26%) from 2023
Net Assets
Down$14,979
Down $5,190 (-26%) from 2023
Liabilities
-
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Down$102,199
Down $200,946 (-66%) from 2023
Expenses
Down$107,389
Down $177,230 (-62%) from 2023
Net Income
Down-$5,190
Down $23,716 (-128%) from 2023
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
- Signed
- Nov 1, 2025
- Return Version
- 2024v5.1
- Gross Receipts
- $102,199
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
TLF's mission is two-fold: 1 Provide children from disadvantaged economic backgrounds with opportunities to access quality education that will help them reach their full potential and enter society as full and productive citizens; and 2 provide a community learning center that offers holistic lifelong learning and empowerment opportunities for members of the community to transform their lives and realize their potential through continuing education skills development and community social and economic interactions.
TLFs mission is two-fold: 1 Provide children from disadvantaged economic backgrounds with opportunities to access quality education that will help them reach their full potential and enter society as full and productive citizens; and 2 provide a community learning center that offers holistic lifelong learning and empowerment opportunities for members of the community to transform their lives and realize their potential through continuing education skills development and community social and economic interactions.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Continued construction of The Saint Clara School in Mosoriot Kenya | $0 | $107,189 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caroline Cothern | President | PT | $0 | - | - |
| John Cothern | Treasurer | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Stephen Hobbs | Secretary | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Macrina Lelei | Board Member | PT | $0 | - | - |
| John Weidman | Board Member | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Kennedy Cheruiyot | Board Member | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Gail Moriarty | Board Member | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Pankaj Chaufhary | Board Member | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Anna Maria Wallis Karnes | Board Member | PT | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Lelei Foundation Inc
- EIN
- 81-1309436
- Address
- 4901 Lemat Place, SAN DIEGO, CA 92154
Signing Officer
- Name
- John Cothern
- Title
- Treasurer
- Phone
- 6194103505
- Signed
- 2025-11-01
- Discuss with paid preparer
- No
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Filings
Displayed year
2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $14,979
- Liabilities
- -
- Net assets
- $14,979
- Revenue
- $102,199
- Expenses
- $107,389
- Net income
- -$5,190