Kids Write Good EIN 46-3593848 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Helps children and teens develop writing skills through community connections. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $517K in revenue, $400K in expenses, and $344K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services
Location
Austin, TX
Website
www.austinbatcave.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2020)
Revenue
$517KFY2020
Expenses
$400K
Net assets
$344K
People
23
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  46-3593848 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Austin, TX
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Helps children and teens develop writing skills through community connections.
Leadership
Syed Ali Haider · Former Exec · $50K
Money in and out
$517K revenue, $400K expenses
Bottom line
38% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$517K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$400K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$344K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $117K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.38 Management & general $0.53 Fundraising $0.09
Program efficiency
38%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
10.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+23%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$517K
FY2020
Expenses
$400K
FY2020
Total assets
$344K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$0
FY2020
Total revenue
$517K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$400K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$344K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$117K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$344K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B38%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 315
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 415
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $72K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Free after school writing programs for children. Serves more than 500 children with 60 adult volunteers.

$65Kprogram expense
02

Austin bat cave provides out-of-school workshops on weekends and during spring break in partnership with other nonprofit organizations. These workshops include college essay writing, op-ed writing, poetry, fiction, and playwriting workshops. Most of these workshops meet regularly throughout the year.

$6Kprogram expense
03

Free summer writing programs for children. Serves 150 children with 20 adult volunteers.

$1Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CKids Write Good
EINHdr · item D46-3593848
Principal addressHdr · item CAustin, TX
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.austinbatcave.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTX
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2014

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a15
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b15
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Former Exec
$50,417Pt VII · Sec A
Program Dire
$50,000Pt VII · Sec A
Grant Manage
$37,500Pt VII · Sec A
Reg. Program
$36,400Pt VII · Sec A
Development
$26,625Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Richard Santos’s $64K as Executive Di is at the 54th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2165 $100K–1M human services 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Richard Santos$64,103$63,900$51,250
Heather Jones$50,917$50,000
Syed Ali Haider$50,417
Leticia Urieta$43,817$36,400
Tammy Beard$38,667$37,500
Emily Chammah$26,625
Xochitl Gonzalez$14,664

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$427K · 83%
Program service revenue$90K · 17%
Contributions & grants83%$427K
Program service revenue17%$90K
— government grantsLn 1e$73K
Total revenueLn 12$517K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.38 Management & general $0.53 Fundraising $0.09
Program services38%$150K
Management & general53%$211K
Fundraising9%$38K
Total functional expensesLn 25$400K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$324K
Total assetsLn 16$344K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$344K
Months of cash on handcomputed9.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $324K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $400K · Less non-cash grants $29K · Cash operating expenses/yr $371K
10.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $150K · Total expenses $400K
38%
Management & General
Management & general $211K · Total expenses $400K
53%
Fundraising
Fundraising $38K · Total expenses $400K
9%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $38K · Solicited contributions $354K
$0.11 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $427K · Total revenue $517K
83%
Government reliance
Government grants $73K · Total revenue $517K
14%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $90K · Total revenue $517K
17%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $517K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $90K · Total expenses $400K
22%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $517K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $344K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $517K · Expenses $400K
+23%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $344K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $344K · Total assets $344K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $344K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Heather Jones · Reported title PROGRAM DIRE · Highest reported compensation $50K · Total expenses $400K
13%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $254K · Total expenses $400K
63%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 38%
Overhead ratio 53%
Fundraising cost ratio 9%
Legal fee ratio 0.06%
Accounting fee ratio 1.0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$40K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$424K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$206K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$361K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$379K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$517K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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