Kingdom Causes, Inc.

What it reported doing in 2024

In 2024, in fulfillment of the organizational mission to bring non-profits and funders together, to address complex social issues through prevention, intervention, and restoration, and to collaborate for social good & building healthy, sustainable communities for future generations, kci (dba city net): (1.) collaborative community leadership and influence - kci/city net participated in and/or led many community meetings, presentations to city staff, county staff, & elected officials, and tours of city net operated sites. Through these, kci/city net engaged thousands of stakeholders across the state in critical dialogues about national evidence-based best practices around solutions to homelessness and their underlying conditions (housing, jobs, etc). Future plans are to continue community collaborations and dialogues for the expansion of best practices throughout the state of California.(2.) homeless services - kci/city net operated at no cost to clients, 86 programs throughout 88 cities in 6 counties, within the state of California. Through these efforts, city net engaged and interacted with 39,798 individual clients and provided services to 17,199 individuals (of these 17,199, we received the following self-identifications: 315 veterans, 78,713 disabled individuals, 5,336 chronically homeless individuals, and 709 families). Moreover, city net assisted 4,477 people to exit street-level homelessness; helped 983 individuals secure and move into permanent housing; operated 5 non-congregate shelter navigation centers; provided 232,257 shelter bed nights; served 364,749 meals; operated 40 detached houses providing emergency shared housing to individuals; facilitated 4,380 hours of volunteer service; and conducted 7 community homeless censuses to help cities gain accurate and informed insight into the state of homelessness in their respective municipalities. (3.) since 2022, our catalyst team in santa barbara has facilitated the anti-human trafficking community collaboration in partnership with the santa barbara human trafficking task force. In 2024, as part of our newly developed three-year strategic plan, we focused our efforts on prevention education in schools and the broader community, recognizing that the far-reaching impacts of the commercial sexual exploitation of children (csec) can be reduced through early identification. With the support of subject matter experts, we conducted 16 trainings for students, educators, community members, and countywide agencies. Additionally, we engaged 30 lompoc-based organizations in a new coalition, the lompoc neighborhood action collaborative, and developed six first responder tools that are now being utilized by countywide partners to better identify and support potential trafficking survivors.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 82.1%; rating input score 82
• Program expense ratio: 91.9%; rating input score 92
• Fundraising efficiency: $59.86 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 17th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 97.1%; rating input score 97; 27th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 83.3%; rating input score 83; 17th 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: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 10.6%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.43; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.38; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 3.4%; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 30.7% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 30.3% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 33.5% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings