The Kiefer Foundation

Plymouth, MI · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Since 2016 · Public Safety & Disaster

✓ Tax-deductible Latest data FY2025
Revenue
$740K
▼ -1% vs prior year
Spent
$622K
To programs
66%
Net assets
$997K

Form 990 for the fiscal year ending December 2025 (IRS tax year 2025).

Status and standing

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Foundation funders?
3 funders, incl. Celani Family Foundation INC
$34K in the latest grant year.
Spent on programs?
66% to programs
Form 990 Part IX, latest filing.
Size and trend
$100K–1M
↓ -1% vs prior year
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CThe Kiefer Foundation
EINHdr · item D81-4314355
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 2018
Year of formationHdr · item L2016
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CPlymouth, MI
NTEE classificationIRS BMFPublic Safety & Disaster (M40)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.mkiefer.org

Where the money goes

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.66 Management & general $0.23 Fundraising $0.11
Program services66%$412K
Management & general23%$143K
Fundraising11%$68K
Total functional expensesLn 25$622K

Financial health

Revenue & expenses by yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$740K
FY2025▼ -1%
Expenses
$622K
FY2025▲ +43%
Program efficiency
66%
of spending reaches programs▼ -32% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
16.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -15% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+16%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -62% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Total assets
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +29%
Total liabilities
$87K
FY2025
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$118K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.1M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B66%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$850K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$87K
Total net assetsLn 32$997K
Months of cash on handcomputed16.4

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$357K · 48%
Other revenue$304K · 41%
Program service revenue$50K · 7%
Investment income$28K · 4%
Contributions & grants48%$357K
Other revenue41%$304K
Program service revenue7%$50K
Investment income4%$28K
Total revenueLn 12$740K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $850K · Operating expenses/yr $622K
16.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $412K · Total expenses $622K
66%
Management & General
Management & general $143K · Total expenses $622K
23%
Fundraising
Fundraising $68K · Total expenses $622K
11%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $23K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $230K
$0.10 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $357K · Total revenue $740K
48%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $740K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $50K · Total revenue $740K
7%
Investment reliance
Investment income $28K · Total revenue $740K
+4%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $50K · Total expenses $622K
8%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $740K · Prior year $748K
-1%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $997K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $740K · Expenses $622K
+16%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.1M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $997K · Total assets $1.1M
92%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.1M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Melissa Hamrick · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $89K · Total expenses $622K
14%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $97K · Total expenses $622K
16%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 66%——
Overhead ratio 23%——
Fundraising cost ratio 19%——
Revenue growth -1%——

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.

Leadership and pay

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$89,462Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary & Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President & Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Melissa Hamrick’s $89K as Executive Director is at the 90th percentile of top reported officer pay among 825 $100K–1M public safety & disaster 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.

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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 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Mission and programs

Educates about distracted driving dangers and supports community needs and students.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $412K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Raise Distracted driving awareness through media, partnerships, and education and improve Detroit and the surrounding communities by helping those in need and supporting future generations of students.

$412Kprogram expense

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Funders

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$34K
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Grants paid · 13 grants · $580K · 2020–2025
Stopdistractions OrgIL · FY2025$27,500
Rapid Press INCFY2025$12,159
MiscellaneousFY2025$10,169
Impact SolutionsFY2025$6,512
Plymouth Ac LLCFY2024$100,000
Plymouth AcFY2023$100,000
Stop DistractionsorgFY2023$13,750
Plymouth AcFY2022$100,000
Stop DistractionsorgFY2022$10,000
Plymouth AcFY2021$100,000
Plymouth AcFY2020$80,854
League of MichiganFY2020$10,000

Filing history

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest Viewing $740K$622K-1% 990 PDF
FY2024 $748K$436K+34% 990 PDF
FY2023 $559K$277K+102% 990 PDF
FY2022 $277K$301K+557% 990 PDF
FY2021 $42K$310K+812% 990 PDF
FY2020 $5K$125K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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