Because Kids Grieve Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
820525955
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2018–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2017
Location
Twin Falls, ID, USA
Rating
65
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Centers to Support the Independence of Specific Populations

Reported finances

Revenue
$62,520
Expenses
$67,532
Assets
$129,603
Liabilities
$48,530

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Mike Seward (President Executive Director)

People named in this filing

  • Mike Seward (President Executive Director)
  • Revis Turner (Grant Writer)
  • Sarah Kirby (Treasurer)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Our program in southern Idaho focuses on providing a safe space for children and teenagers aged 6 to 17 who are grieving the loss of a loved one. Through peer support groups and adult volunteer advocates we help these young individuals navigate the complex emotions of grief and loss. By fostering a supportive environment we aim to assist them in their healing journey and provide them with the tools to cope with their feelings effectively.

What it reported doing in 2025

Camp Erin Because Kids Grieves annual summer camp experience is for children and teens between the ages of 6 and 17 to go to a camp and conference center in the Idaho mountains for a weekend at no cost to them. The camp is designed for mourning children and teens to realize they are not alone in their grieving the loss of someone significant in their life. There are activities of fun and games as well as activities to create a safe environment for expressing grief in a variety of ways i.e. art crafts dialogue music challenge course etc.. Transportation is provided from across approximately 72,000 square miles of southern Idaho. Around 62% of the participants are identified as coming from low income households which may indicate a challenge for accessing support resources. As with all Because Kids Grieve programming any and every child or teen who is grieving the loss in death of someone they deeply love is invited and welcomed to participate without discrimination.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% 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.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and program spending has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 54
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 36
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 55.1%; rating input score 55
  • Program expense ratio: 51%; rating input score 51

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -8%; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.92; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.37; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 6%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 1.3% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -2.1% per year; rating input score 0; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.8% per year; rating input score 100; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 55.1% of revenue deployed · 51% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $34K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2018 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 55/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 51/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 31/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 9/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 11/100.