The Kenney

Analysis

The Kenney is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1941, 85 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 2022, The Kenney reported income of $5.8m and spending of $6.8m, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income fell from $6.6m to $5.8m (-13%), an average of -4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Kenney 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 93rd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Creative Images Incorporated ($5.8m), Coordinated Youth & Human Services ($5.8m) and Hype Foundation Inc ($5.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 6.0% and program service revenue 92% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $2.6m. At year end it held assets of $28.4m against liabilities of $31.8m, net assets of -$3.5m. It reported 96 employees.