About Us

I will not forget you because I am carrying you home with me in my heart.

Dianne Webb fell in love with the hospitality but was overwhelmed by the poverty rate of the Kenyan children, orphans, and widows who asked her never to forget them. Dianne vowed to carry them in her heart.

Her love developed in establishing Tabitha Outreach Foundation, a 501c3 in the year 2018, which was an avenue to raise funds to support the underserved she came across.

Updated bylaws 11/2/2023

ARTICLE I

NAME, CONTACT AND EIN

1.1 Name

The name of this foundation shall be ‘The Tabitha Outreach Foundation’

1.2 EIN

Employer Identification Number - 83-1713954

1.3 Office Headquarters and address

The office address shall be

398 CR 1597 Avinger, TX 75630

903-562-1397

Email: tabithaoutreachfoundation@aol.com

Website: tabithaoutreachfoundation.org

1.3 Contact Person

Dianne Kitchen Webb

ARTICLE II

PURPOSE

2.1 Purpose

Transforming the lives of orphans, widows and the fatherless who live in poverty in Southwest Kenya, by providing education and life skills training while working passionately to relieve their immediate suffering.

ARTICLE III

USES OF FUNDS FOR WIDOWS

3.1

To provide funds for skills training and among other startup items, sewing machines and supplies for the widows to enable them the means to create their own business. This would give them an opportunity to become self-supporting raising their own standard of living. This would also allow the widows with children to have an income that would assist them in paying for the education of their children.

This training will also allow the widows a skill to then share with the orphans, thus giving them the resources needed for a vocation. This in turn will enable them to break out of a life of poverty.

The sewing machines shall remain the property of the foundation to be returned when no longer needed or wanted unless the widow decides to purchase the machine. Training in caring for the machines will be provided and the initial materials needed to start a sewing/tailoring business.

3.2

Funds, as available, will also be provided for other widows to have other means of income. Such as, but not limited, having supplies and resources to operate a roadside market, to rent farm land, to learn a trade, and so on.

3.3

Funds will also be used to provide business training and financial training.

3.4

Funds, as available, will continue to be used for the widows for food and other physical necessities.

ARTICLE IV

USES OF FUNDS FOR ORPHANS AND FATHERLESS

4.1

Funds, as available, to be used to assist in paying school fees up through 12th grade (form 4).

4.2

Funds, as available, to provide physical necessities, such as but not limited to, food, shelter, clothing, and so on.

ARTICLE V

SPONSORSHIP

5.1

Introducing individual students for sponsorship assistance to be thorough vetted by the team on the ground.

ARTICLE VI

DONATIONS

6.1

Any donations that are marked for a specific purpose shall be used specifically for what they are marked for and will be noted in our records.

ARTICLE VII

RELEASE OF FUNDS

7.1

In the event of the dissolving of the Tabitha Outreach Foundation, any remaining funds will be released to the Tabitha Outreach Foundation Academy in Kehancha, Kenya, in one final donation.

ARTICLE VIII

RULES FOR OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS

8.1

No salaries shall be drawn by any of the board members. All board members shall serve as volunteers.

8.2

There are no term limits for board members. Board members are added or removed by a 2/3rds vote. Board members are free to resign at any time.

8.3

To remain on the Board, members must attend at least 75% of the annual meetings, starting each January 1st. And each member must be actively involved throughout the year by holding one of the following positions: Chairman; Secretary; Treasurer; Committee Chair (e.g. Social Media; Fundraising; etc.)

8.4

Board meetings can be held via the internet, conference call, and/or face to face meetings. Board meetings shall be held once per month, hence, the total number of meetings per year should be twelve. Our year starts January 1st.

8.5

Financial records shall be kept and yearly donation receipts shall be sent out to those who request them.

8.6

Any expenses that are not for widows and/or the orphans/fatherless will require two-thirds board approval.

8.7

Foundation funds shall be used for Tabitha Outreach Foundation either by sending the money directly to our representatives in Southwest Kenya or for a small percentage of travel expenses when we have to physically fly supplies to them.

ARTICLE IX

OFFICERS

Founder and Administrator

Dianne Webb

President

Michael B Webb, Sr

Vice President

Marvin Wherry

Secretary

Brandy Webb

Bookkeeper

Christianne Williams

ARTICLE X

BOARD MEMBERS

Mike Thomas, Chairman of the Board

Tammy Gilbert

Kay Neff

Heather Hanson

Rachelle Alexandar

Vanessa Randall

Robert Onsando, non-voting