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Kids Cook

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Albuquerque, NM501(c)(3)Youth Development EIN 26-4816851Revenue $642K in FY2024

On file with the IRSkidscook.us5838 Osuna Rd Ne, 87109-2526 · Albuquerque, NMTax-exempt since Jul 2009Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The mission of Kids Cook is to improve the ovreall health of school children and their families through nutrition and physical activity education, by involving them in hands-on learning about culturally diverse foods that are healthy and appealing while teaching the benefits of daily exercise.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 40 volunteers and 14 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $16K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$167K
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 75% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$19K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$642K
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$631K
To programs
98%
Net assets
$222K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$642K
FY2024▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$379K
FY2021$527K
FY2022$556K
FY2023$611K
FY2024$642K
Expenses
$631K
FY2024▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$408K
FY2021$495K
FY2022$505K
FY2023$597K
FY2024$631K
Net assets
$222K
FY2024▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$169K
FY2021$210K
FY2022$213K
FY2023$210K
FY2024$222K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2009.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $619K Management & general 6% · $37K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $167K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$83,532Pt VII · Sec A
$83,532Pt VII · Sec A
Adam Foster
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tanya Blake
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Adam Foster
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tanya Blake
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sara D Baker-Robbins’s $84K as Executive Di is at the 75th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1992 $100K–1M youth development nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sara D Baker-Robbins$83,532$83,533$76,304$73,091$73,091

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Teaches children and families healthy eating and exercise through hands-on cooking and nutrition education.

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2 programs · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Started a prek curriculum for elementary school with new mexico prek programs. Maintained usda grant funding, providing education in 14 schools to over 3000 students in albuquerque public schools and rio rancho public schools.

$619Kprogram expense
02

Started a prek curriculum for elementary school with new mexico prek programs. Maintained usda grant funding, providing education in 14 schools to over 3000 students in albuquerque public schools and rio rancho public schools.

$594Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Charities Aid Foundation AmericaFY2024$15K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$642K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$606K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$36K
Investment incomeLn 3$282
Money outPt IX
$631K
Ln 25
Programscol B$619K
Managementcol C$37K
Owns and owesPt X
$222K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$206K
Total assetsLn 16$241K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$606K
Government grantsLn 1e$573K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$36K
Investment incomeLn 3$282
Total revenueLn 12$642K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$206K
Total assetsLn 16$241K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K
Net assetsLn 32$222K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 640
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $642K$631K$12K$222K 990 PDF
FY2023 $611K$597K$14K$210K 990 PDF
FY2022 $556K$505K$52K$213K 990 PDF
FY2021 $527K$495K$32K$210K 990 PDF
FY2020 $379K$408K−$29K$169K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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