Border Kindness provides asylum-seekers, migrants, refugees, and the displaced with comprehensive services that include food, shelter, clothing, medical care, and legal services. Our programs and interventions are designed to identify, protect and nurture the most vulnerable, including women, children, the elderly, and families.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $61K a year · 11% 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
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$474K
-32% vs prior year
Spent
$489K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$366K
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$474K
FY2021▼ -32%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$170K
FY2020$692K
FY2021$474K
FY2022$410K
FY2023$567K
FY2024$626K
Expenses
$489K
FY2021▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019Not on file
FY2020$454K
FY2021$489K
FY2022$477K
FY2023$472K
FY2024$570K
Net assets
$366K
FY2021▼ -4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$52K
FY2020$381K
FY2021$366K
FY2022$298K
FY2023$392K
FY2024$449K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2019.

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Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $454K Management & general 6% · $30K Fundraising 1% · $4K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

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

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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 asylum-seekers and migrants food, shelter, medical care, and legal aid.

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3 programs · $454K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

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

$252Kprogram expense
02

The Border Kindness Health & Wellness Center provides free, high-quality medical services to anyone in need in Mexicali, Mexico. The center is the first state-of-the-art integrative health clinic on the border established to meet the unique health needs of asylum-seekers and vulnerable local populations.

$131Kprogram expense
03

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.

$70Kprogram 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
B4 FoundationFY2025$2K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$474K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$473K
Investment incomeLn 3$92
Money outPt IX
$489K
Ln 25
Programscol B$454K
Managementcol C$30K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$366K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$366K
Total assetsLn 16$366K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$473K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$15K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$92
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$474K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$5K
SavingsLn 2$361K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$366K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$366K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$366K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 656
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$381K$366K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$381K$366K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$381K$366K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0$0$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$64K$41K$22K$1K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0$0$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$0$2K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$300$0$0$300
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$605$365$240$0
Office expensesLn 13$1K$421$420$280
Information technologyLn 14$2K$465$600$803
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$18K$11K$6K$1K
TravelLn 17$1K$745$0$380
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$0$0$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$400K$400K
Total functional expensesLn 25$489K$454K$30K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $626K$570K$56K$449K 990 PDF
FY2023 $567K$472K$94K$392K 990 PDF
FY2022 $410K$477K−$67K$298K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $474K$489K−$15K$366K 990 PDF
FY2020 $692K$454K$238K$381K 990 PDF
FY2019 $170K$52K 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
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Part I · Summary $473,511 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $692,277$473,419
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $120$92
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $692,397$473,511
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 $83,741$63,961
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $370,589$424,548
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $454,330$488,509
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $238,067−$14,998
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $473,511 across 14 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$473,419
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$14,808
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$473,419
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $92 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$92
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $92 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$473,511
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $488,509 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $40,900 · Management $21,929 · Fundraising $1,132$63,961
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $1,512 · Fundraising $0$1,512
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $300$300
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $365 · Management $240 · Fundraising $0$605
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $421 · Management $420 · Fundraising $280$1,121
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $465 · Management $600 · Fundraising $803$1,868
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,200 · Management $5,600 · Fundraising $1,200$18,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $745 · Management $0 · Fundraising $380$1,125
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $400,017$400,017
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $454,113 · Management $30,301 · Fundraising $4,095$488,509
Part X · Balance sheet $365,611 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $5,160$4,611
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $375,449$361,000
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $380,609$365,611
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $380,609$365,611
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $380,609$365,611
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $380,609$365,611
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $365,611 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$473,511
XI-2 Total expenses$488,509
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$14,998
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$380,609
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$365,611

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