Kidnected World

Analysis

Kidnected World is a registered charity in United States, based in Salt Lake Cty, UT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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, Kidnected World reported income of $152k and spending of $510k, spending 336% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $176k to $152k (-14%), an average of -3.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 435%. Over the whole period it spent 299% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Kidnected World sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile, and in the 45th percentile within UT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Desert United Soccer Club ($152k), Pop Warner Little Scholars Inc ($152k) and New Heights ($152k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $70k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $142k. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $60k, net assets of $952k. It reported 3 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.