Denver, CO

SARARA INSTITUTE (dba The Sarara Foundation)

EIN 82-2386824

Environment & Animal Welfare Wildlife & Habitat Conservation Indigenous communities Children & youth Women & girls Rural communities

Mission

The Sarara Foundation partners with Indigenous Samburu communities to advance community-led conservation, delivering culturally rooted education, nomadic healthcare, and enterprise programs that sustain people and wildlife across Northern Kenya.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About SARARA INSTITUTE (dba The Sarara Foundation)

Sarara Institute (doing business as The Sarara Foundation) is a U.S.-registered 501(c)(3) public charity headquartered in Denver, CO that funds and operates community-led conservation, health, education, and enterprise programs in Namunyak Conservancy and surrounding Indigenous-managed landscapes in northern Kenya. The organization focuses on three pillars—nomadic education, mobile healthcare, and livelihood enterprises (notably the Milk to Market program)—designed to strengthen Samburu leadership, reduce human-wildlife conflict, and restore rangelands while creating local income opportunities. Sarara operates as a donor-facing foundation with an active web presence and recent annual reporting and program updates describing measurable impacts in the last 2–3 years (education reach, maternal and pediatric care, women’s income, elephant rescue and rewilding, and rangeland restoration).

Notable achievements

Nomadic Education Reach

Since launching community-led Nomadic Montessori schools in 2019, the foundation reports reaching more than 1,000 Samburu children annually with culturally relevant early learning designed for a pastoral, mobile lifestyle.

Milk to Market Economic Impact

The Milk to Market enterprise has created cash income for over 1,250 Samburu women and the program has paid more than $1 million to participating 'Milk Mamas,' supporting household livelihoods and shifting incentives toward rangeland-friendly practices.

Elephant Rescue & Landscape Recovery

Through its partnership with Reteti Elephant Sanctuary and on-the-ground conservation work, the organization has supported the rehabilitation and rewilding of orphaned elephants (reported 23 orphans) and contributed to landscape-level recovery in Namunyak, where elephant and other wildlife populations have rebounded substantially over recent decades.

At a glance

Total assets: $459K
Annual revenue: $2.4M
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 82-2386824
Location: Denver, CO
Website: sarara.co/foundation
On Mahalo since: September 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Active U.S. public charity (501(c)(3), EIN 82-2386824) with published Form 990 filings and public reporting.

Profiled and rated on third-party charity platforms (profile and program transparency visible; has received multi-star assessment on at least one charity evaluator).

Publicly noted awards and media recognition for community conservation work, including honors for its conservation partnerships and community impact.

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