To help low-income young adults with barriers to career-ladder employment transform their economic outlook through career training bootcamps, individualized coaching, and job placement support.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$189K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $57K a year · 15% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$189K
to officers and key staff · 51% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 51% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2.1M
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$606
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$542K
+58% vs prior year
Spent
$367K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$339K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$542K
FY2021▲ +58%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$342K
FY2021$542K
FY2022$543K
FY2023$329K
FY2024$127K
FY2025$104K
Expenses
$367K
FY2021▲ +41%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$260K
FY2021$367K
FY2022$412K
FY2023$416K
FY2024$143K
FY2025Not on file
Net assets
$339K
FY2021▲ +108%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$163K
FY2021$339K
FY2022$469K
FY2023$382K
FY2024$365K
FY2025$336K

From the FY2021 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 May 2019.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $316K Management & general 7% · $24K Fundraising 7% · $27K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $189K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$94,292Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer/Secretary
$94,292Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jeanine Mendez’s $57K as Treasurer/Secretary is at the 56th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1217 $100K–1M employment 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Kate Doyle$49,281$94,292$87,385
Jeanine Mendez$56,857$94,292$87,385

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides career training, coaching, and job placement to help young adults overcome barriers and improve their economic future.

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1 program · $316K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Kindwork's helps talented young adults from overlooked communities transform their economic outlook and launch new careers in the innovation economy. In 2021, kindwork offered free career training, coaching, and job placement support to low-income, under and unemployed young people facing barriers to career-ladder employment.

$316Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2.1M

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$542K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$542K
Money outPt IX
$367K
Ln 25
Programscol B$316K
Managementcol C$24K
Fundraisingcol D$27K
Owns and owesPt X
$339K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$325K
Total assetsLn 16$339K
LiabilitiesLn 26$606
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$542K
Government grantsLn 1e$64K
Total revenueLn 12$542K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$325K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$325K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Total assetsLn 16$339K
LiabilitiesLn 26$606
Net assetsLn 32$339K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$189K$325K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$197K$339K
LiabilitiesLn 26$34K$606
Net assetsLn 32$163K$339K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$282K$258K$3K$20K
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$21K$296$2K
Management feesLn 11a$8K$8K
Legal feesLn 11b$99$99
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$8K$3K$165$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$3K$136
Office expensesLn 13$14K$11K$3K$34
TravelLn 17$521$521
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$925$214$711
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$3K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$18K$15K$3K$107
All other expensesLn 24e$102$79$23
Total functional expensesLn 25$367K$316K$24K$27K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $104K$336K 990 PDF
FY2024 $127K$143K−$16K$365K 990 PDF
FY2023 $329K$416K−$87K$382K 990 PDF
FY2022 $543K$412K$130K$469K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $542K$367K$175K$339K 990 PDF
FY2020 $342K$260K$82K$163K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $541,980 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $343,100$541,980
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $137$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$894$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $342,343$541,980
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 $189,581$305,254
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $70,629$61,267
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $260,210$366,521
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $82,133$175,459
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $541,980 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$63,889
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$478,091
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$541,980
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$541,980
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $366,521 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $258,478 · Management $3,375 · Fundraising $20,175$282,028
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,364 · Management $296 · Fundraising $1,566$23,226
IX-11a Management feesManagement $8,120$8,120
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $99$99
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,436 · Management $165 · Fundraising $4,465$8,066
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,469 · Fundraising $136$3,605
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,238 · Management $2,780 · Fundraising $34$14,052
IX-17 TravelPrograms $521$521
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $214 · Management $711$925
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,622$1,622
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,562 · Management $3,724$6,286
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $14,812 · Management $2,950 · Fundraising $107$17,869
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $79 · Fundraising $23$102
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $316,094 · Management $23,921 · Fundraising $26,506$366,521
Part X · Balance sheet $339,226 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $188,726$324,897
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$7,600
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,382$2,537
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,814$4,192
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $196,922$339,226
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $33,761$606
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $33,761$606
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $156,661$328,620
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $6,500$10,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $163,161$338,620
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $196,922$339,226
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $338,620 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$541,980
XI-2 Total expenses$366,521
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$175,459
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$163,161
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$338,620

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