Kiwanis Club of Palo Alto

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
941091167
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2012–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Palo Alto, CA, USA
Phone
6504281120
Rating
39
Verdict
REVIEW
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$75,373
Expenses
$85,353
Assets
$52,797
Liabilities
$132

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

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Erika Buck (President)
  • Carolyn Shepard (Vice President)
  • Derek Lubich (President Elect)
  • Bonnie Packer (Past President)
  • Paula Collins (Past President)

People named in this filing

  • Don Barr (Board Member)
  • John Klein (Treasurer Ass't)
  • Erika Buck (President)

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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of the Kiwanis Club of Palo alto is to offer hands-on and monetary support to many agencies and community service organizations in the greater Palo Alto area, develop and sponsor youth clubs to pass on the value of community service by example and support, and to invite all members of our community to join us in service to our community.

What it reported doing in 2024

Provide volunteer services for community events; awarded scholarships to students from Palo Alto, Gunn, and Mid-Peninsula high schools

Operating model

Revenue model
Membership-supported. 91% of the money available for current operations came from membership dues.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 77% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

REVIEW - 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: 3
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 34
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 2.6%; rating input score 3
  • Program expense ratio: 2.3%; rating input score 2

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -13.2%; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.62; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.2% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -0.9% per year; rating input score 0; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6.4% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 2.6% of revenue deployed · 2.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $2K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 13 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2012 to 2024
  • 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 3/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 2/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 28/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 34/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 33/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.