The Kellen Cares Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
854070366
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2023
Location
Spokane, WA, USA
Phone
5099444605
Rating
73
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fund Raising and Fund Distribution

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$78,073
Expenses
$17,888
Assets
$249,448
Liabilities
$181

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

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KIMBER ERICKSON (PRESIDENT)
  • KELLY RISSE (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • KIMBER ERICKSON (PRESIDENT)
  • KELLY RISSE (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • MICHAEL ERICKSON (TREASURER)

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

To help young men survive the mental health crisis currently in our community. We strive to involve our community to educate, advocate, and eliminate the stigma associated with mental illness, while funding research and programs that provide boys and young men with the tools and resources that support their mental health and wellness.

What it reported doing in 2024

Kellen cares also supported the hope squad peer-to-peer suicide prevention program, which expanded to 15 spokane-area schools across three school districts. The foundation sponsored an in-person suicide prevention and intervention training led by a licensed counselor, equipping participants with practical skills to recognize and respond to mental health crises.additional outreach included sponsoring a hoopfest court to promote young men's mental health, hosting the first annual kellen cares memorial golf classic, and supporting awareness events in Washington and South Carolina. These efforts strengthened community awareness, reduced stigma, and encouraged open conversations about mental health and hope.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 94% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 79% for direct work, and 21% for grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 55
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 84
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 27.9%; rating input score 28
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 77.1%; rating input score 97; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 13.94; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -19.1% per year; rating input score 0; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -21.7% per year; rating input score 0; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 28.9% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 27.9% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $18K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 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 28/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 35/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.