Kids in Focus EIN 47-2440569

Kids in Focus

EIN  47-2440569 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Phoenix, AZ
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Empowers at-risk youth, building hope and confidence through photography.
Leadership
Jarrett Ransom · Interim Executive Director · $65K
Money in and out
$335K revenue, $386K expenses
Bottom line
57% program efficiency

Empowers at-risk youth, building hope and confidence through photography. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $335K in revenue, $386K in expenses, and $134K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$335K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$386K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$134K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$51K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.57 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.26
Program efficiency
57%
of spending reaches programs▲ +135% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
4.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +12% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-15%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +67% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$335K
FY2024▼ -27%
Expenses
$386K
FY2024▼ -42%
Total assets
$135K
FY2024▼ -28%
Total liabilities
$1K
FY2024▼ -88%
Total revenue
$335K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$386K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$134K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$51K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$135K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B57%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $222K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Youth Programming In 2024, our youth programs served 356 youth at no cost to them or their families. Through a mix of after-school programming, mentoring, workshops, internships, and GRADS events, youth participated in 1,006 unique experiencesfrom hands-on photography sessions to career development outings and community art exhibits.

$222Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CKids in Focus
EINHdr · item D47-2440569
Principal addressHdr · item CPhoenix, AZ
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.kidsinfocus.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MAZ
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFYouth Development (O99)
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 2014

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
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 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Interim Executive Director
$64,552Pt VII · Sec A
Former Executive Director
$35,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jarrett Ransom’s $65K as Interim Executive Director is at the 55th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1984 $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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2021FY2020
Karen Shell$70,000$63,333
Jarrett Ransom$64,552
Anndee Rickey$49,833
Nan McCoy$35,000

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$328K · 98%
Program service revenue$8K · 2%
Contributions & grants98%$328K
Program service revenue2%$8K
— government grantsLn 1e$128K
Total revenueLn 12$335K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.57 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.26
Program services57%$222K
Management & general16%$62K
Fundraising26%$102K
Total functional expensesLn 25$386K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$116K
Total assetsLn 16$135K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$1K
Total net assetsLn 32$134K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $134K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $386K · Less non-cash grants $30K · Cash operating expenses/yr $356K
4.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $222K · Total expenses $386K
57%
Management & General
Management & general $62K · Total expenses $386K
16%
Fundraising
Fundraising $102K · Total expenses $386K
26%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $219K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $273K
$0.80 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $328K · Total revenue $335K
98%
Government reliance
Government grants $128K · Total revenue $335K
38%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $8K · Total revenue $335K
2%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $335K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $8K · Total expenses $386K
2%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $335K · Prior year $458K
-27%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $314K · FY2024 $335K
+2%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $134K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $335K · Expenses $386K
-15%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $135K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $134K · Total assets $135K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $19K · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $135K
14%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Jarrett Ransom · Reported title Interim Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $65K · Total expenses $386K
17%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $178K · Total expenses $386K
46%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 57%
Overhead ratio 16%
Fundraising cost ratio 31%
Revenue growth -27%

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
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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)$335K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$458K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$660K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$456K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$314K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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