Kinwell Academy INC

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Marion, IN501(c)(3)EducationEIN 82-2174170Revenue $343K in FY2025

On file with the IRSkinwellacademy.org200 E 38th St, 46953-4869 · Marion, INTax-exempt since Jan 2018School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Kinwell Academy, INC. Provides an alternative high school education for students where public school did not work for them. IT focuses on holistic education that targets each student's emotional and academic needs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 9 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $48K a year · 16% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$56K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 52% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% 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
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Revenue
$343K
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$318K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$324K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$343K
FY2025▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$279K
FY2022$237K
FY2023$278K
FY2024$335K
FY2025$343K
Expenses
$318K
FY2025▲ +29%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$217K
FY2022$219K
FY2023$230K
FY2024$247K
FY2025$318K
Net assets
$324K
FY2025▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$147K
FY2022$163K
FY2023$212K
FY2024$300K
FY2025$324K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2018.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $250K Management & general 19% · $59K Fundraising 3% · $9K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $56K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$55,970Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Roger Younce’s $56K as Executive Di is at the 48th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Roger Younce$55,970$52,780$50,846$50,308$45,846

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

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

Programs and updates

Offers alternative high school education, focusing on students' emotional and academic needs.

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1 program · $250K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Kinwell academy, inc. Serviced 38 students who were struggling in public schools in grant county, indiana. During the year, DR. Keith puffer and a group of indiana wesleyan university students studied the students and evaluated some of the trauma which had greatly influenced the student's ability to learn.

$250Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$343K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$207K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$125K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Money outPt IX
$318K
Ln 25
Programscol B$250K
Managementcol C$59K
Fundraisingcol D$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$324K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$301K
Total assetsLn 16$327K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$125K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$22K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$207K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$305
Total revenueLn 12$343K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$63K
SavingsLn 2$237K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$301K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$26K
Total assetsLn 16$327K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$324K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 69
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$264K$301K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$35K$26K
Total assetsLn 16$300K$327K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$2K
Net assetsLn 32$300K$324K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$58K$47K$6K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$130K$117K$13K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$21K$18K$2K$645
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$14K$2K$495
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$23K$23K
Office expensesLn 13$13K$10K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$16K$15K$36$1K
OccupancyLn 16$12K$10K$2K
TravelLn 17$562$562
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$9K$7K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$3K$760
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$11K$8K$3K$643
Total functional expensesLn 25$318K$250K$59K$9K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $343K$318K$25K$324K 990 PDF
FY2024 $335K$247K$88K$300K 990 PDF
FY2023 $278K$230K$48K$212K 990 PDF
FY2022 $237K$219K$18K$163K 990 PDF
FY2021 $279K$217K$62K$147K 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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Part I · Summary $342,547 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $128,019$124,990
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $198,972$207,465
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8,969$8,777
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$1,078$1,315
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $334,882$342,547
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $169,633$225,530
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $77,289$92,396
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $246,922$317,926
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $87,960$24,621
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $342,547 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$21,525
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$103,465
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$124,990
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $207,465$207,465
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $9,082$9,082
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$305−$305
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$2,752
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $4,067$4,067
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $211,532 · Excluded from tax $8,777$342,547
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $317,926 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $46,704 · Management $5,838 · Fundraising $5,838$58,380
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $117,263 · Management $13,029$130,292
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $18,122 · Management $2,085 · Fundraising $645$20,852
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,910 · Management $1,601 · Fundraising $495$16,006
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,652$2,652
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $23,092$23,092
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,116 · Management $3,300$13,416
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $14,832 · Management $36 · Fundraising $1,219$16,087
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,000 · Management $2,500$12,500
IX-17 TravelPrograms $562$562
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $7,121 · Management $1,780$8,901
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,041 · Management $760$3,801
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $8,233 · Management $2,509 · Fundraising $643$11,385
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $249,904 · Management $59,182 · Fundraising $8,840$317,926
Part X · Balance sheet $326,618 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $36,142$63,368
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $228,146$237,228
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $35,228$26,022
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $299,516$326,618
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$2,481
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$2,481
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $255,016$324,137
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $299,516$324,137
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $299,516$326,618
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $324,137 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$342,547
XI-2 Total expenses$317,926
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$24,621
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$299,516
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$324,137

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

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