Kinnect
Kinnect reported $17.0 million in revenue and $16.5 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $99.17 went to program services, $0.70 to management and general costs and $0.13 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 96.4% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $168,195 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 452% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $17MFor context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $17MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 99.2% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 0.7% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.04 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 3.4% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 2.5% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 96.4% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $168,195 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.02% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 1.1 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 11 of 11 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseKinnect to family (ktf) engages in urgent, diligent family search and engagement to identify and connect youth with kin-both biological and chosen-who can provide support and permanency. Through innovative tools and best practices, ktf helps ensure that youth remain connected to the people who know and love them
Ohiokan is a flexible and responsive kinship and adoption navigator program designed to support children, youth and their families. Building on the premise that families are inherently capable of finding solutions to the circumstances and challenges they face, the ohiokan program will take an inclusive, engaging, and genuine approach to strengthening families and their networks. The youth navigator network (ynn) helps ohio's youth and young adult who have been in care or recently transitioned out of care navigate systems, access resources, and build and expanded network of connections and…
Youth centered permanency roundtable (ycprt) is an intervention designed for youth aged 12 and older who have been in care for a year or more, these structured, strengths-based conversations bring together supportive adults-caseworker, family, mentors, and system partners to explore options, remove barriers and build lifelong connections for youth. Ycprt helps to ensure every young person has the support, stability, and belonging they deserve
Highest reported compensation
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $168,195 | $0 | $0 | $168,195 |
1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Kinnect (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $168K (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b11 · 11 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 585
- Volunteers Part I, line 620
Largest outside contractors
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| JETPACK GROUP LIMITED Marketing and communications | $807,775 |
| KAYE IMPLEMENTATION & EVALUATION LLC Evaluation | $753,698 |
| NATIONAL YOUTH ADVOCATE PROGRAM Accessibility services | $646,472 |
| FIT TECHNOLOGIES Managed I.t. Services | $552,535 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 5 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
2 private foundations reported grants to Kinnect totaling $30,262 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Kinnect's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Kinnect, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Kinnect spent in 2025, $99.17 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Kinnect's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Kinnect reported that 99.2% of its $16.5 million in expenses went to program services, 0.7% to management and general and 0.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Kinnect pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Kinnect reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $168,195, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Kinnect get its money?
Of $17.0 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 3.4% came from contributions and grants (including 2.5% from government grants) and 96.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Kinnect a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 20-2727509 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202612439349301306 · read the filing
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202522729349300407 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202402679349300865 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202303059349301230 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202202709349301425 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202123199349302022 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202033189349306718 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 20-2727509: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.