Kidspeace Foundation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
522360561
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2017
Location
Schnecksville, PA, USA
Phone
6107997517
Rating
54
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Specialized Education Institutions

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,326,786
Expenses
$884,144
Assets
$9,885,661
Liabilities
$29,754

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

20 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ANN MCCAULEY (PRESIDENT/CEO)
  • DR MATT KOVAL (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • MICHAEL SLACK (VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • MICHAEL SLACK (VICE PRESIDENT): $480,649 total reported compensation
  • MICHAEL CALLAN (TREASURER): $274,491 total reported compensation
  • ANDREW BURKE (SECRETARY): $218,094 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To support the activities and exempt purpose of kidspeace corporation, inc.

What it reported doing in 2024

To support the activities and exempt purpose of kidspeace corporation, inc.the kidspeace foundation is dedicated to building lasting, meaningful relationships with the donors to ensure the vital resources needed to support kidspeace's mission: to provide hope, help, and healing to children, adults, and those who love them. In 2024, the generosity of our donors continued to make a profound impact. Their support enabled us to provide comfort, joy, and essential resources to the children we serve and their families. Whether through therapeutic programs, meaningful experiences, or simple acts of kindness, every gift played a role in helping those we serve feel supported, valued, and empowered to move forward with hope.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 88% 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

MIXED - 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 few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 28
  • Transparency & Controls: 67
  • Accountability: 77
  • Sustainability: 84
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 13.9%; rating input score 14
  • Program expense ratio: 52.4%; rating input score 52
  • Fundraising efficiency: $6.98 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.9%; rating input score 93; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 76.5%; rating input score 76; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 78
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 73.4%; rating input score 97; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 11.18; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 27%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -4.7% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 14.6% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 19% per year; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 13.9% of revenue deployed · 52.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 13 of 17 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $464K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $481K · 20 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 22 of 23 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 8 filed related-organization links
  • 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.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 14/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 52/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 26/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 9 not reported.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 7/100.