Project Helping: FY2022 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 45-2442366)

Justin Kruger’s $217K as CEO is at the 89th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1683 $1–10M mental health 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

Name	FY2024	FY2023
Justin Kruger	$217,371	$202,491

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

Programs and updates

Improves volunteer mental wellness through accessible, social service experiences.

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3 programs · $2.3M · in their own filed words · FY2022

01

Kynd Kits are volunteer projects in a box that deliver our mission of improved mental wellness directly to our volunteers. In 2022 we shipped 80,005 volunteer projects to volunteers who built the kits and distributed them to local people or organizations in need.

$1.6Mprogram expense

02

In Person Volunteering

(Emilys Light, Kynd Mobile, Kynd U, Your Moment, Kynd Life) Project Helping creates and leads volunteer experiences to make it accessible for individuals to improve their mental wellness through the sense of purpose and connection that comes from serving others.

$474Kprogram expense

03

KyndHub is a online platform that gamifies kyndfulness to improve mental wellness. We now have over 34,000 active users on the platform who uses it to build mental wellness daily by serving others.

$152Kprogram 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

American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$382K

Visit Org Philanthropic FoundationFY2024$138K

L3harris Foundation INCFY2024$46K

Natl Christian Charitable Fdn INCFY2024$33K

Illumina Corporate FoundationFY2024$30K

Community First FoundationFY2024$29K

Swanee Hunt Family FoundationFY2024$25K

Motorola Solutions FoundationFY2024$25K

Total grants receivedfrom 14 funders$766K

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$3.2M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.2M

Money outPt IX

$3.0M

Ln 25

Programscol B$2.4M

Managementcol C$591K

Owns and owesPt X

$1.1M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$737K

Total assetsLn 16$1.4M

LiabilitiesLn 26$258K

PeoplePt VI, VII

5

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a14

IndependentVI 1b14

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.2M

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$240K

Total revenueLn 12$3.2M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$737K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$737K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$134K

Other assetsLn 15$7K

Total assetsLn 16$1.4M

LiabilitiesLn 26$258K

Net assetsLn 32$1.1M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 531

VolunteersI 683,075

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY22	End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$597K	$737K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$107K	$134K
Total assetsLn 16	$909K	$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$71K	$258K
Net assetsLn 32	$838K	$1.1M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$700K	$612K	$88K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$55K	$6K	$49K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$170K	$160K	$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$79K	$34K	$45K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$74K	$18K	$56K
Office expensesLn 13	$689K	$628K	$60K
Information technologyLn 14	$21K	$19K	$2K
OccupancyLn 16	$145K	$2K	$144K
TravelLn 17	$27K	$140	$27K
InsuranceLn 23	$3K		$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$998K	$904K	$94K
All other expensesLn 24e	$12K		$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$3.0M	$2.4M	$591K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$3.5M	$3.4M	$93K	$640K	990 PDF
FY2023	$3.3M	$3.1M	$147K	$1.2M	990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing	$3.2M	$3.0M	$259K	$1.1M	990 PDF
FY2021	$2.5M	$2.1M	$384K	$838K	990 PDF
FY2020	$1.2M	$962K	$194K	$454K	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $3,233,059 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,522,402$3,233,059

I-9 Program service revenue$0

I-10 Investment income$0

I-11 Other revenue$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,522,402$3,233,059

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $615,987$925,574

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,522,652$2,048,320

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,138,639$2,973,894

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $383,763$259,165

Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 3 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14

VI-1b Independent voting members14

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,233,059 across 5 lines filed

VIII-1b Membership dues$2,586,110

VIII-1c Fundraising events$239,927

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$407,022

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,233,059

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,233,059

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,973,894 across 12 lines filed

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $611,661 · Management $88,340$700,001

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,182 · Management $48,973$55,155

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $159,853 · Management $10,565$170,418

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $33,965 · Management $44,731$78,696

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $18,126 · Management $56,081$74,207

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $628,167 · Management $60,389$688,556

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $19,058 · Management $2,125$21,183

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,856 · Management $143,630$145,486

IX-17 TravelPrograms $140 · Management $27,232$27,372

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,696$2,696

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $904,033 · Management $94,419$998,452

IX-24e All other expensesManagement $11,672$11,672

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,383,041 · Management $590,853 · Fundraising $0$2,973,894

Part X · Balance sheet $1,355,789 assets, 9 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $596,969$737,067

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $195,469$478,123

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $106,694$133,966

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $6,633$6,633

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $908,781$1,355,789

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $70,615$258,458

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $70,615$258,458

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $838,166$1,097,331

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $908,781$1,355,789

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,097,331 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$3,233,059

XI-2 Total expenses$2,973,894

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$259,165

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$838,166

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,097,331

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