Team Kids Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

Team Kids Challenge (TKC) Flagship School-Based Youth Leadership ProgramDuring the 2024 fiscal year, Team Kids expanded the reach and impact of the Team Kids Challenge, its research-based youth leadership and service-learning program. Through school and community partnerships, Team Kids provided students with opportunities to strengthen leadership skills, engage in meaningful service, build positive relationships with trusted adult mentors, and develop a stronger sense of belonging and civic responsibility.The Team Kids Challenge is a 6-week, school-based youth leadership and service-learning program delivered at no cost to participating schools and families. The program is grounded in positive youth development, student voice, service learning, and developmental relationships. Students work with Team Kids coaches, educators, police officers, firefighters, families, and community partners in a prosocial, non-enforcement setting.The program includes: A school-wide kickoff assembly Weekly service challenges Student leadership team meetings Student-led charity carnivals A culminating celebration recognizing student impact and charitable givingDuring the program, students identify community needs, choose causes meaningful to them, design service projects, lead peers, and raise funds for nonprofit organizations and charitable initiatives.Program Impact & Student OutcomesDuring the fiscal year, Team Kids served more than 17,500 K-8 students through programming in 32 schools across California, Arizona, and New York. Approximately 65% of participating schools were Title I campuses, serving student populations comprised of approximately 85.5% minority demographics.Students advocated for causes including animal welfare, homelessness and housing insecurity, childrens health, environmental protection, social justice, racism, literacy, and mental health. Through student-led Team Kids Charity Carnivals and service initiatives, students raised funds benefiting 35 nonprofit organizations and charitable causes. Consistent with Team Kids mission and program model, 100% of funds raised by students were donated directly to charities selected by participating student leaders.Independent research remains a core strength of the Team Kids model. Research conducted in partnership with Arizona State University and Compton Unified School District found that Team Kids programming strengthens developmental assets, resilience, leadership skills, empathy, self-confidence, and student engagement. Additional published research examining youth and public safety relationships found that the Team Kids model creates positive prosocial interactions between youth and police officers while strengthening youth perceptions of trust, fairness, and community connection.The Team Kids Challenge helps students recognize their voice, value, and ability to positively impact the world around them while strengthening relationships between youth, schools, families, public safety professionals, and community leaders.During the year, Team Kids also strengthened municipal, educational, and public safety partnerships throughout Southern California, including expanded relationships with the City of Anaheim, Anaheim Community Foundation, Anaheim Police Department leadership, Anaheim Fire & Rescue leadership, and school district leaders. These partnerships supported future opportunities for program growth and expansion into additional schools and communities.In support of long-term mission impact, Team Kids continued strengthening organizational infrastructure during the year. The organization concluded its 2023-2024 strategic plan, initiated development of a formal 2025-2028 strategic plan, advanced governance and board development efforts, and continued investing in organizational sustainability, operational excellence, and long-term capacity building.Additionally, Team Kids successfully hosted its 5th Annual Team Kids Golf Classic, the organizations signature fundraising event and

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 77%; rating input score 77
• Program expense ratio: 80.4%; rating input score 80
• Fundraising efficiency: $14.31 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 49; 49th 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: 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: 3 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 38
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 4.2%; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.21; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.44; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 15.2%; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 2.9% per year; rating input score 100; 31st percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 3.8% per year; rating input score 100; 36th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 13.8% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings