Kidsmatter Foundation Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

Career pathways: partnering with the naperville school districts 203 and 204-developed an authentic workplace learning college and career readiness program, springboard series, for high school junior and seniors to expose them to careers in healthcare and trades & construction during the summer of 2024. This program helps students develop employable skills and readies them for either college or a careers in healthcare or trades & construction. We also added elmhurst school district 205.developed a program to provide youth mental health first aid training in dupage and will counties in partnership with linden oaks behavioral health. Also, supported a program to teach juniors and seniors about philanthropy and leadership development.collaborative youth team: leading the coalition of 35 youth-serving non-profit agencies in dupage and will counties, kidsmatter works with these organizations to promote and advocate for the health and well-being of kids and families. This year we distributed stress relief care packages to youth and families through out dupage & will counties. We also launched a kindness campaign.provided a variety of community events for youth and families including a job fair, volunteer fair, games around the world, youth service awards, and a student leadership academy.the crisis text line was launched as an outcome of the stress management survey. The line has received 2,560 conversations and has produced 31 active saves since its launch. The line is for anyone who is in crisis. It provides a trained counselor, at the end of the line, who is ready to listen, without you even speaking by texting ""reach"" to 741 741 from anywhere in the us.held educational forums both virtual and in person on topics that are relevant in our community including: mental health and suicide prevention, resilience, stress management and vaping, substance abuse and addiction. These forums are conducted in schools, the faith-based communities and within non-profit organizations in the area.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 56.8%; rating input score 57
• Program expense ratio: 78.3%; rating input score 78
• Fundraising efficiency: $20.76 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 59; 59th 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 6 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 67
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 28.5%; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.17; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 27.8%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 9% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 13.6% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 14.7% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings