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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$75K 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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FY2022 · 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
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $173K a year · 54% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$75K
to officers and key staff · 29% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 29% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $131K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$15K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$617K
×25 vs prior year
Spent
$261K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$375K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$617K
FY2022▲ ×25
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$25K
FY2022$617K
FY2023$159K
FY2024$4K
FY2025$19K
Expenses
$261K
FY2022
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$261K
FY2023Not on file
FY2024Not on file
FY2025$29K
Net assets
$375K
FY2022▲ ×20
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$19K
FY2022$375K
FY2023$129K
FY2024$61K
FY2025$51K

From the FY2022 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 Apr 2022.

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Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $187K Management & general 12% · $30K Fundraising 17% · $43K

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; $75K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$75,000Pt VII · Sec A
Exec Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Elaine Macdonald’s $112K as CEO is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 202 <$100K human services 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

NameFY2023FY2022
Elaine Macdonald$112,500$75,000

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

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

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1 program · $187K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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In 2022, KIN has incubated a successful model creating a network of passionate leaders sharing knowledge for social good. It developed an ecosystem of 1,000, and served 14 social ventures touching over 1,000,000 lives around the world. Feedback from KINs engaged Knowledge Partners and Social Venture Partners have been outstanding.

$187Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$131K
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$617K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$617K
Money outPt IX
$261K
Ln 25
Programscol B$187K
Managementcol C$30K
Fundraisingcol D$43K
Owns and owesPt X
$375K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$225K
Total assetsLn 16$390K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$617K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$617K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$225K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$225K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$10K
Total assetsLn 16$390K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
Net assetsLn 32$375K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 6200
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$19K$225K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$19K$390K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$15K
Net assetsLn 32$19K$375K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$75K$49K$8K$19K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$42K$40K$2K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$7K$798$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$18K$18K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$93K$86K$7K$95
Advertising and promotionLn 12$229$229
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K$387$558
Information technologyLn 14$6K$1K$2K$3K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$3K$2K$214$1K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$518$387$42$89
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$261K$187K$30K$43K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $19K$29K−$10K$51K 990 PDF
FY2024 $4K$61K 990 PDF
FY2023 $159K$129K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $617K$261K$356K$375K 990 PDF
FY2021 $25K$19K 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 FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $616,756 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$616,756
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$616,756
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$126,726
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$18,443
I-17 Other expenses$115,655
I-18 Total expenses$260,824
I-19 Revenue less expenses$355,932
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $616,756 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$616,756
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$616,756
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenue$616,756
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $260,824 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $48,750 · Management $7,500 · Fundraising $18,750$75,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $39,900 · Management $2,100$42,000
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,349 · Management $798 · Fundraising $1,579$9,726
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,906$2,906
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,190$7,190
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $18,443$18,443
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $86,010 · Management $7,137 · Fundraising $95$93,242
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $229$229
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,531 · Management $387 · Fundraising $558$2,476
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,477 · Management $1,570 · Fundraising $2,774$5,821
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,947 · Management $214 · Fundraising $1,112$3,273
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $387 · Management $42 · Fundraising $89$518
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $187,351 · Management $30,073 · Fundraising $43,400$260,824
Part X · Balance sheet $390,452 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $19,090$225,452
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$155,000
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$10,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $19,090$390,452
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$15,440
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$15,440
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $19,090$275,012
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$100,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $19,090$375,012
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $19,090$390,452
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $375,012 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$616,756
XI-2 Total expenses$260,824
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$355,932
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$19,090
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$10
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$375,012

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