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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: February 2025 Expires: February 2027

Somali Community of Louisville

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards

5330 S 3rd St Ste 200
Louisville, KY, 40214

Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Somali Community of Louisville meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

BBB has determined that Somali Community of Louisville's program expenses are reasonable even though its program service expense ratio is under the 65% requirement in Standard 8. 

Stated Purpose:
Somali Community of Louisville is dedicated to assisting Somalis in Kentucky with obtaining the necessary resources, services, information, and skills needed to build productive and self-sufficient lives in the broader community. Its mission is achieved via the following avenues: education, mutual assistance, cultural identity, and leadership.

Year, State Incorporated:
1998, KY

As part of its community-building efforts, Somali Community of Louisville aims to create a communal space where the Somali community of Louisville can come together, learn, develop skills, and strengthen relationships and social ties. It offers many different programs, including hot meals, tutoring and mentorship, mental health awareness, workforce preparedness, and computer classes. Other programs include Digital Literacy, Community Health Navigator, Business Navigator, Isafe Training, Financial Literacy, Workforce Training, After School Programs, and Summer Youth Programs.

For the year ended December 31, 2023, Somali Community of Louisville's program expenses were:

Program services $151,229
Total Program Expenses $151,229

Chief Executive
Farhan Abdi, Executive Director

Chair of the Board
Abdullahi Afrah

Board Size
5

Method(s) Used:
Invitations to fund raising events, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Radio, Internet, Cause-related marketing (affinity credit cards, consumer product sales, etc.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Somali Community of Louisville's IRS Form 990 for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Source of Funds
Government grants $122,000
All other contributions, gifts, grants $55,000
Total Income $177,000

Programs: 63% Fundraising: 0% Administrative: 37%

Total Income $177,000
Total expenses: $240,449
  Program expenses $151,229
  Fundraising expenses $0
  Administrative expenses $89,220
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-63,449
Beginning Net Assets $79,214
Other Changes In Net Assets $11,695
Ending Net Assets $27,460
Total Liabilities $0
Total Assets $27,460
Ending net assets as reported above are without donor restrictions.

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BBB serving Greater Kentucky and South Central Indiana