Kinship Partners INC

Brainerd, MNUnknown exempt organization EIN 36-3477485Revenue $167K in FY2024Latest return filed Apr 24, 2025

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Providing intentional opportunities for meaningful connections.

62¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 10 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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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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
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3K a year · 1% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
62%
of spending
Worth a look: 62% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$62K
to officers and key staff · 28% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 28% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
3
named funders · $29K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$167K
-26% vs prior year
Spent
$217K
To programs
62%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$167K
FY2024▼ -26%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$270K
FY2022$233K
FY2023$227K
FY2024$167K
Expenses
$217K
FY2024▼ -6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$199K
FY2022$241K
FY2023$230K
FY2024$217K
Net assets
$0
FY2024▼ -100%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$61K
FY2022$53K
FY2023$50K
FY2024$0

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending August 2024) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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

Where the money goes

62 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 62% · $135K Management & general 31% · $67K Fundraising 7% · $15K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $62K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$61,686Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
David Downing———$63,294
Amy Gray$61,686$59,240$50,741$10,224

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

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1 program · $135K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Recruit, train, screen, assign, and supervise adult volunteers to mentor one-on-one referred youth.

$135Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$29K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$167K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$102K
Other incomeLn 4–11$64K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$217K
Ln 25
Programscol B$135K
Managementcol C$67K
Fundraisingcol D$15K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$102K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$64K
Gains on assetsLn 7$2K
Total revenueLn 12$167K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$36K$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$21K$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K$0
Total assetsLn 16$58K$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K$0
Net assetsLn 32$50K$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1K$1K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$67K$38K$25K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$92K$51K$34K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$8K$4K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$10K$9K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$491$491
Office expensesLn 13$14K$11K$1K$946
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$5K$4K$475$475
TravelLn 17$2K$1K$294$431
InsuranceLn 23$235$202$33
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$250$250
Total functional expensesLn 25$217K$135K$67K$15K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 24, 2025 $167K$217K−$50K$0 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jan 30, 2024 $227K$230K−$3K$50K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Mar 13, 2023 $233K$241K−$8K$53K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jul 15, 2022 $270K$199K$71K$61K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $167,464 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $157,592$101,898
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,437$1,795
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $68,349$63,771
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $227,378$167,464
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$1,256
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $185,640$177,404
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $44,494$38,741
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $230,134$217,401
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$2,756−$49,937
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $167,464 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$101,898
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$101,898
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $230$230
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,565$1,565
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $63,526$63,526
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $245$245
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $65,566$167,464
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $217,401 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,256$1,256
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $37,748 · Management $24,940 · Fundraising $4,718$67,406
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $51,244 · Management $33,858 · Fundraising $6,405$91,507
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,684$3,684
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,292 · Management $4,146 · Fundraising $2,369$14,807
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $8,817 · Management $1,680$10,497
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $491$491
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,221 · Management $1,352 · Fundraising $946$13,519
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,412$3,412
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,800 · Management $475 · Fundraising $475$4,750
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,235 · Management $294 · Fundraising $431$1,960
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $202 · Management $33$235
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,627$3,627
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $250$250
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $135,279 · Management $66,778 · Fundraising $15,344$217,401
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $36,199$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $210$0
X-5 Loans to officers and key people$0
X-6 Loans to other insiders$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,256$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $20,576$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $58,241$0
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $388$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $7,916$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,304$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $49,937$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $49,937$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $58,241$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$167,464
XI-2 Total expenses$217,401
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$49,937
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$49,937
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

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