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US nonprofit · EIN 203545455 · Santa Rosa, CAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 203545455) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Rwanda School Project's network

14 people1 organisationi14 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (14). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

14 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 14 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Cathy WhitlowDirector2018
8 yrs
Debbi HolmerudDirector2018
8 yrs
Emmanuel ObasuyiDirector2020
6 yrs
Joy PettyTreasurer2018
8 yrs
Karen SaengerDirector2018
8 yrs
Karl SmithPresident2018
8 yrs
Kathy ZieglerFinancial Sec2019
7 yrs
Libby BullockCompany secretary2018
8 yrs
Margaret McLeanDirector2018
8 yrs
Melissa BeckerVice President2018
8 yrs
Melissa RoussinDirector2018
8 yrs
Moses SsenyonjoSchool Director2019
7 yrs
Robin StricklerFounder2018
8 yrs
Sally BullockDirector2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 14 →

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Moses SsenyonjoSchool Director40$35k$556
Joy PettyTreasurer15$12k
Robin StricklerFounder1$0
Karl smithFoun. President5$0
Debbi HolmerudPresident30$0
Melissa BeckerVice President1$0
Libby BullockSecretary3$0
Kathy ZieglerFin Secretary4$0
Karen SaengerDirector3$0
Cathy WhitlowDirector2$0
Sally BullockDirector3$0
Melissa RoussinDirector2$0
Margaret McLeanDirector2$0
Josh KerneyDirector1$0
Annabelle MarkeyDirector2$0

About

Legal name
Rwanda School Project
EIN
203545455
Address
1300 Saint Francis Rd, Santa Rosa, CA, 95409-4321
State
California
Mission
We provide high quality secondary education in Rwanda by offering a secure and nurturing school environment that transforms vulnerable youth into future leaders and problem solvers who champion environmental sustainability and social change. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B25 Education
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Education
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2005
Principal officer
Debbi Holmerud (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 September 2007
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsCathy Whitlow
≥8years on the filingsDebbi Holmerud
≥8years on the filingsJoy Petty
≥8years on the filingsKaren Saenger

Latest return

year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$1.4m
Total liabilities
$12k
Net assets or fund balances
$1.4m
Contributions and grants received
$302k
Program service revenue
$233k
Employees
0
Volunteers
25

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$535k$487k$48k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.