Kinder Quest

Analysis

Kinder Quest is a registered charity in United States, based in Albuquerque, NM. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 December 2023, Kinder Quest reported income of $5.3m and spending of $4.5m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.3m to $5.3m (+62%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 94%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Kinder Quest sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within NM. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kidco Creative Learning Inc ($5.3m), Center for Families and Relationships ($5.3m) and Umh Management Services Corp ($5.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 51% and program service revenue 49% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $527k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.9m. At year end it held assets of $3.4m against liabilities of $592k, net assets of $2.8m. It reported 109 employees.