Kickstart-International Inc

Analysis

Kickstart-International Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Kickstart-International Inc reported income of $6.3m and spending of $4.1m, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $3.7m to $6.3m (+72%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Kickstart-International Inc sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Northeast Montana Stat Air Ambulance Cooperative ($6.3m), Verner ($6.3m) and Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City ($6.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% and program service revenue 15% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $289k (7.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $4.8m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of $3.7m. It reported 7 employees.