Border Kindness EIN 84-3140868

Border Kindness

EIN  84-3140868 Public charity (501(c)(3)) El Centro, CA
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Offers asylum-seekers and migrants food, shelter, medical care, and legal aid.
Leadership
Kelly Overton · Director · $28K
Money in and out
$626K revenue, $570K expenses
Bottom line
94% program efficiency

Offers asylum-seekers and migrants food, shelter, medical care, and legal aid. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $626K in revenue, $570K in expenses, and $449K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$626K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$570K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$449K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $56K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.94 Management & general $0.05 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
94%
of spending reaches programs▲ +3% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
9.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -6% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+9%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -46% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$626K
FY2024▲ +11%
Expenses
$570K
FY2024▲ +21%
Total assets
$449K
FY2024▲ +14%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2024
Total revenue
$626K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$570K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$449K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$56K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$449K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B94%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $538K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Border Kindness provided food, medical care, personal care items, transportation and emergency funds and other needed items to asylum-seekers, migrants, displaced and other vulnerable populations.

$324Kprogram expense
02

Border Kindness believes access to a quality education is a fundamental right of every human. The Border Kindness Children's Empowerment Center provides classes and opportunities for children to learn to code, embrace STEM, and gain 21st-century skills, as well as learn about nutrition, empathy, communication, English, and more.

$124Kprogram expense
03

Border Kindness operates a water drop program that provides lifesaving water and supplies in California desert. This program has partnered with first responders and humanitarian organizations to rescue and provide assistance to individuals starnded in desert.

$90Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBorder Kindness
EINHdr · item D84-3140868
Principal addressHdr · item CEl Centro, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.borderkindness.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHousing (L01)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2019

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b4
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$27,600Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kelly Overton’s $28K as Director is at the 21st percentile of top reported officer pay among 849 $100K–1M housing 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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$626K
Investment income$115
Total revenueLn 12$626K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.94 Management & general $0.05 Fundraising $0.01
Program services94%$538K
Management & general5%$27K
Fundraising1%$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$570K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$449K
Total assetsLn 16$449K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$449K
Months of cash on handcomputed9.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $449K · Operating expenses/yr $570K
9.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $538K · Total expenses $570K
94%
Management & General
Management & general $27K · Total expenses $570K
5%
Fundraising
Fundraising $6K · Total expenses $570K
1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $11K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $534K
$0.02 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $626K · Total revenue $626K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $626K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $626K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $115 · Total revenue $626K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $570K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $626K · Prior year $567K
+11%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $170K · FY2024 $626K
+30%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $449K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $626K · Expenses $570K
+9%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $449K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $449K · Total assets $449K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $449K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Kelly Overton · Reported title Director · Highest reported compensation $28K · Total expenses $570K
5%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $0 · Total expenses $570K
0%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 94%
Overhead ratio 5%
Fundraising cost ratio 1%
Revenue growth 11%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 1%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

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.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
B4 FoundationFY2025$2K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$626K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$567K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$410K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$474K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$692K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2019$170K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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