The Kempe Foundation

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Aurora, CO501(c)(3)Crime & LegalEIN 84-1064295Revenue $2.5M in FY2025

On file with the IRSkempe.orgPo Box 440087, 80044-0087 · Aurora, COTax-exempt since Feb 1989Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Foundation increases awareness, engages in advocacy, and provides resources to prevent and treat child abuse and neglect.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $196K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 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
$319K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 72% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$157K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.5M
+24% vs prior year
Spent
$2.5M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$11.1M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$2.5M
FY2025▲ +24%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.5M
Expenses
$2.5M
FY2025▲ +21%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.5M
Net assets
$11.1M
FY2025▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$11.1M
FY2022$10.5M
FY2023$10.3M
FY2024$10.5M
FY2025$11.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1989.

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% · $2.0M Management & general 10% · $238K Fundraising 12% · $290K

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

19 people listed on the 990; $319K 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
President/Ce
$165,375Pt VII · Sec A
President/Ch
$153,375Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chair Elect
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jon Kruljac’s $165K as President/Ce is at the 72nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1147 $1–10M crime & legal 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Jon Kruljac$165,375$158,750$155,000$143,244—
Julia Stone$153,375$144,875$140,250$130,500$125,000
John Faught Jd————$148,000

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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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

Prevents and treats child abuse and neglect through awareness, advocacy, and resources.

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3 programs · $2.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Grants and Operating Support to the Kempe Center

Provide grants and other operational support to the kempe center for the prevention and treatment of child abuse and neglect (kempe center) for costs not otherwise covered by the university of colorado school of medicine, including medical and mental health clinical evaluation and treatment; the development, research and testing of new…

$1.4Mprogram expense
02

Pavilion Services

Manage the foundation and the kempe center space at the gary pavilion on the anschutz medical campus.

$348Kprogram expense
03

Community Services

Engage in public policy at state and national levels to demonstrate the connection between child abuse and adult health and its costs; advocate for research funding for the development of prevention and treatment interventions; create and launch public education initiatives regarding child abuse and neglect and how we as a community can…

$196Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $4.9M · 2020–2024
Kempe Center for the Prevention ofCO · FY2024$1,384,922
Kempe Center for the Prevention ofCO · FY2023$969,709
Kempe Center for the Prevention ofCO · FY2022$1,072,203
Kempe Center for the Prevention ofCO · FY2021$586,010
Kempe Center for the Prevention of Child AbuseCO · FY2020$878,443

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$303K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$298K
Money outPt IX
$2.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.0M
Managementcol C$238K
Fundraisingcol D$290K
Owns and owesPt X
$11.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$11.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$157K
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$423K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$361K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$298K
Investment incomeLn 3$303K
Gains on assetsLn 7$86K
Total revenueLn 12$2.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$241K
SavingsLn 2$1.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.5M
Other assetsLn 15$31K
Total assetsLn 16$11.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$157K
Net assetsLn 32$11.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M$1.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.1M$6.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.7M$2.5M
Total assetsLn 16$10.6M$11.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$28K$157K
Net assetsLn 32$10.5M$11.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.4M$1.4M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$354K$120K$96K$138K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$136K$22K$40K$74K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3K$306$936$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$9K$2K$5K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$36K$10K$10K$16K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$5K$5K
Investment management feesLn 11f$27K$27K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$37K$29K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$21K$912$6K$14K
OccupancyLn 16$133K$120K$6K$7K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$72$490$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$191K$173K$8K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$11K$500$631
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$131K$104K$10K$18K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.5M$2.0M$238K$290K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.5M$2.5M$40K$11.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.0M$2.0M−$16K$10.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.7M$2.2M−$549K$10.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.0M$1.9M$53K$10.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.5M$2.0M−$507K$11.1M 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 $2,520,663 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,382,086$1,919,332
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $297,875$298,478
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $348,656$302,853
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,028,617$2,520,663
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $969,709$1,384,922
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $463,381$538,375
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $611,910$557,718
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,045,000$2,481,015
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$16,383$39,648
Part VI · Governance 14 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,520,663 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$361,348
VIII-1e Government grants$422,985
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,134,999
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,919,332
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $298,478$298,478
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $216,739$216,739
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $86,114$86,114
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $298,478 · Excluded from tax $302,853$2,520,663
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,481,015 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,384,922$1,384,922
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $120,481 · Management $95,822 · Fundraising $137,582$353,885
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $22,019 · Management $39,759 · Fundraising $74,382$136,160
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $306 · Management $936 · Fundraising $1,907$3,149
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,622 · Management $4,969 · Fundraising $2,569$9,160
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,356 · Management $10,145 · Fundraising $15,520$36,021
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $4,755$4,755
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $26,612$26,612
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $28,793 · Fundraising $7,998$36,791
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $912 · Management $6,245 · Fundraising $14,059$21,216
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $120,114 · Management $5,574 · Fundraising $7,034$132,722
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $72 · Management $490 · Fundraising $1,102$1,664
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $172,709 · Management $8,014 · Fundraising $10,113$190,836
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,781 · Management $500 · Fundraising $631$11,912
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $103,630 · Management $10,031 · Fundraising $17,549$131,210
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,952,679 · Management $237,890 · Fundraising $290,446$2,481,015
Part X · Balance sheet $11,214,610 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $298,783$240,523
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,356,982$1,708,031
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $74,917$96,147
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $13,168$5,076
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,663,655$2,472,819
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $6,115,921$6,661,374
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $28,006$30,640
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $10,551,432$11,214,610
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $27,904$155,739
X-19 Deferred revenue$1,500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $27,904$157,239
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,715,950$6,244,045
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,807,578$4,813,326
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $10,523,528$11,057,371
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $10,551,432$11,214,610
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $11,057,371 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,520,663
XI-2 Total expenses$2,481,015
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$39,648
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$10,523,528
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$494,195
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$11,057,371

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