Kindness Campaign

Analysis

Kindness Campaign is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, Kindness Campaign reported income of $3.3m and spending of $3.3m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $474k to $3.3m (+602%), an average of +165% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 318%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Kindness Campaign 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 90th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kestrel Land Trust Inc ($3.3m), Preservation Foundation of the Lakecounty Forest Preserves ($3.3m) and Alaska Association of Conservation Districts ($3.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $111k (3.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $172k. At year end it held assets of $459k against liabilities of $21k, net assets of $439k.