Developing Kingdoms In Different Stages

Overview

Mission

The mission of Developing K.I.D.S. is to strengthen urban communities through inter-generational leadership, academic enrichment, and civic engagement.

What it reported doing in 2025

Summer Youth Program - Our 6-week Summer Youth Program served 174 students in grades K8, providing 204 hours of care focused on recreation, academics, and social-emotional growth. The program included structured daily activities such as reading and math enrichment, arts, team-building exercises, and weekly field trips to promote experiential learning. Participants received nutritious meals including breakfast, lunch, and snacks. The program supported working families and helped prevent summer learning loss while fostering positive peer relationships and personal development. (See Schedule O for the remaining exempt purpose achievements)

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 96% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
010893642
IRS 990 coverage
2018–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2017, Form 990-N 2010
Headquarters
Detroit, MI, USA
Phone
8882946554
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Youth Development N.E.C.

Official website

The verdict

STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 57
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 94
  • Sustainability: 72
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 47.2%; rating input score 47
  • Program expense ratio: 74.4%; rating input score 74
  • Fundraising efficiency: $19.73 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 88.9%; rating input score 89; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 36.8%; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.34; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.51; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4%; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 30.2% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 26.7% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 34.3% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 47.2% of revenue deployed · 74.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 9 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $2.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $118K · 10 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $2.7M reported
  • Consistency: 29 of 29 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 7 annual filings from 2018 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • Kimberly Johnson (President and CEO): $117,924 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2025.