Impact

What the numbers say

We publish what we spend and what it produces. Below: our record since 1998, the conditions our scholars are up against, and every Form 990 we have filed.

The record

2,463 High school diplomas awarded since 1998

2,437 Scholarships in the last six years

15 Partner schools across three countries

The gap

What our scholars are up against

These are the conditions in the regions where we work. Every scholarship is a decision to change one of these numbers by one.

Tanzanian girls who are out of school Tanzania Source

61%

Female youth aged 15–24 who are illiterate Karamoja, Uganda Source

50%

Kenyan girls married before the age of 18

With no education 46% about 1 in 2

With a secondary education 6% about 1 in 16

This is the argument for the whole programme: finishing school is what moves a girl from one side of this comparison to the other. Source

Return

What a diploma is worth

15–25% higher wages

Each additional year of secondary education raises a woman’s eventual earnings by 15 to 25 percent, with a larger effect for girls than for boys. Source

Later marriage, later children

Girls who stay in school are dramatically less likely to be married as children or to leave education because of pregnancy.

The effect compounds

An educated woman is more likely to educate her own children, which is why a single scholarship rarely stops with a single scholar.

Transparency

Financials and Form 990

Latest publication 2025 Annual Report A year of scholars, schools, and spending — where every dollar went and what it produced across Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. Read the report (PDF)

Growth Through Learning is a 501(c)(3) organisation, Tax ID 04-3372808. Every annual filing since 2010 is published here in full. Source

Annual Form 990 filings
Fiscal year	Document
2025	Not yet published
2024	Form 990 — 2024 (PDF)
2023	Form 990 — 2023 (PDF)
2022	Form 990 — 2022 (PDF)
2021	Form 990 — 2021 (PDF)
2020	Form 990 — 2020 (PDF)
2019	Form 990 — 2019 (PDF)
2018	Form 990 — 2018 (PDF)
2017	Form 990 — 2017 (PDF)
2016	Form 990 — 2016 (PDF)
2015	Form 990 — 2015 (PDF)
2014	Form 990 — 2014 (PDF)
2013	Form 990 — 2013 (PDF)
2012	Form 990 — 2012 (PDF)
2011	Form 990 — 2011 (PDF)
2010	Form 990 — 2010 (PDF)

Recognition

Vouched for by people who check

GuideStar Silver Seal Awarded by Candid for publishing our finances, governance, and programme data in full.
Girls Opportunity Alliance The Obama Foundation programme chose GTL as its featured organization, raising $50,000 — enough for 71 girls to start high school.
Together Women Rise Named their Featured Grantee in November 2023, with a $25,000 gift that paid a year of high school fees for 30 scholars.
Pledge Nonprofit Partner A verified nonprofit partner on Pledge, listed for giving through its Powered by Generosity network.