Kindling Inc

Analysis

Kindling Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Kingston, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. 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, Kindling Inc reported income of $358k and spending of $317k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $149k to $358k (+141%), an average of +141% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 141%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Kindling Inc sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Buffalo Gap V F D ($358k), Seattle Fire Foundation ($359k) and Cedar Grove Fire Department Inc ($358k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $38k. At year end it held assets of $221k against liabilities of $142k, net assets of $78k. It reported 1 employees.