Kind Energy Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
834397967
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2023
Location
West St Paul, MN, USA
Phone
3126008339
Rating
66
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Youth Development Programs

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$220,866
Expenses
$910
Assets
$236,460
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

People named in this filing

  • WILLIAM M TURNER (DIRECTOR)
  • NICK GERVAIS (DIRECTOR)
  • SOPHIA DEGENNARO (DIRECTOR)

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

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

Overview

Mission

The specific purpose of corporation is educational and charitable: - educational: to instruct the community and raise awareness about kindness and expansive education centered around youth development. This includes but is not limited to: 1) promoting compassion and acceptance of others within diverse social environments; 2) promoting the development of traits that exemplify appropriate societal behaviors; 3) providing support systems and tools that promote effective communication techniques; and 4) conducting public discussion groups, forums, panels, lectures, educational materials, and other similar programs that educate the public about the many facets of youth education and development. - charitable: to advance education and science, lessen neighborhood tensions, and combat community deterioration by providing resources to organizations that promote compassion, kindness, and nondiscriminatory acceptance within the community.

What it reported doing in 2024

By creating initiatives that are driven by kindness, we become an organization that exemplifies the power of good deeds. More specifically, we hope to be a light to the next generation who will become leaders of tomorrow. Understanding the needs of young people, which play a role in their development and relation to kindness in todays society, we are able to bridge the gap and create lasting impressions with the youth. Furthermore, creating awareness that education has multiple components which include academia, social interactions, self regulation and community building. In order to Increase the understanding of similarities and differences of the youth environments today and in the past, we hope to create paths of communication for the youth community. By understanding youth culture in schools, athletics and community events - we are able to identify what is acceptable behavior and how to manage expectations and interactions. We will provide research and educational opportunities on social interactions, personal development and fueling passion projects that turn into lucrative businesses. Ultimately, the goal is to provide support, education and grants to advance professional goals in the arts, education and entreprenuial world.

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 most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 34
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 94
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0.8%; rating input score 1
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 99.6%; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 259.85; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 37.3% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 55.3% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0.8% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 6 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $910 in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 13 of 13 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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 1/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.