DC Kincare Alliance

Tax-deductible

Washington, DC501(c)(3)Since 2017Human ServicesEIN 82-1855402

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To provide high-quality, free legal advice, representation and education to relative caregivers raising at-risk DC children.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 5 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $58K a year · 10% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$184K
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 89% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $710K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$74K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$643K
-14% vs prior year
Spent
$714K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$563K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$643K
FY2025▼ -14%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$133K
FY2021$173K
FY2022$351K
FY2023$488K
FY2024$749K
FY2025$643K
Expenses
$714K
FY2025▲ +43%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$325K
FY2023$463K
FY2024$498K
FY2025$714K
Net assets
$563K
FY2025▼ -11%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$62K
FY2021$92K
FY2022$118K
FY2023$142K
FY2024$634K
FY2025$563K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2017.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $605K Management & general 7% · $53K Fundraising 8% · $55K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $184K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Deputy Director
$107,507Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$76,618Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President and Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Stephanie McClellan’s $108K as Deputy Director is at the 89th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Stephanie McClellan$107,507$106,420$103,070$90,000$85,000$92,500
Marla Spindel$76,618$76,287—$16,527$5,000$5,000
Marla P Spindel——$54,010———

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

Programs and updates

Offers free legal help and education to relatives caring for at-risk children.

Provided by the organization

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1 program · $605K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

DC kincare alliance staff and volunteer attorneys assisted more than 225 clients raising more than 350 vulnerable DC children in over 370 legal matters. Such assistance included representing caregivers in court proceedings to obtain custody of or adopt the children in their care, helping caregivers apply for benefits and services to…

$605Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$643K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$659K
Money outPt IX
$714K
Ln 25
Programscol B$605K
Managementcol C$53K
Fundraisingcol D$55K
Owns and owesPt X
$563K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$260K
Total assetsLn 16$637K
LiabilitiesLn 26$74K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$659K
Government grantsLn 1e$50K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$72K
Total revenueLn 12$643K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$260K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$260K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Other assetsLn 15$48K
Total assetsLn 16$637K
LiabilitiesLn 26$74K
Net assetsLn 32$563K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$217K$260K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$739K$637K
LiabilitiesLn 26$105K$74K
Net assetsLn 32$634K$563K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$93K$81K$6K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$290K$253K$17K$20K
Accounting feesLn 11c$25K$25K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$183K$158K$25K
Office expensesLn 13$22K$21K$221$671
Information technologyLn 14$21K$20K$1K$307
OccupancyLn 16$46K$45K$925$462
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$738$738
InsuranceLn 23$6K$4K$2K$43
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$26K$24K$451$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$714K$605K$53K$55K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $643K$714K−$71K$563K 990 PDF
FY2024 $749K$498K$251K$634K 990 PDF
FY2023 $488K$463K$25K$142K 990 PDF
FY2022 $351K$325K$26K$118K 990 PDF
FY2021 $173K$92K 990 PDF
FY2020 $133K$62K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (5 parts)
Part I · Summary $642,835 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $764,037$658,721
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$15,098−$15,886
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $748,939$642,835
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $335,205$383,435
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $162,348$330,158
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $497,553$713,593
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $251,386−$70,758
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $642,835 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$268
VIII-1c Fundraising events$72,295
VIII-1e Government grants$50,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$536,158
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$658,721
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$16,412−$16,412
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $526$526
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$15,886$642,835
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $713,593 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $81,070 · Management $5,591 · Fundraising $6,523$93,184
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $252,519 · Management $17,415 · Fundraising $20,317$290,251
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $25,040$25,040
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $157,824 · Fundraising $25,076$182,900
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $21,308 · Management $221 · Fundraising $671$22,200
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $19,892 · Management $1,006 · Fundraising $307$21,205
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $44,851 · Management $925 · Fundraising $462$46,238
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $738$738
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,785 · Management $2,029 · Fundraising $43$5,857
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $24,178 · Management $451 · Fundraising $1,351$25,980
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $605,427 · Management $53,416 · Fundraising $54,750$713,593
Part X · Balance sheet $637,348 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $216,999$260,146
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $426,500$324,625
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,079$3,869
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,832$1,094
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $90,289$47,614
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $738,699$637,348
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $14,655$24,391
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $90,303$49,974
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $104,958$74,365
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $183,741$158,111
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $450,000$404,872
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $633,741$562,983
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $738,699$637,348
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $562,983 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$642,835
XI-2 Total expenses$713,593
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$70,758
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$633,741
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$562,983

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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