Kaleidoscope
Kaleidoscope reported $11.6 million in revenue and $11.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $90.36 went to program services, $8.84 to management and general costs and $0.80 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 98.2% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $189,462 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 52% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $11MFor context, the median across 2,433 covered unclassified charities: $88.27 programs, $11.68 management, $0.05 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $12MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 90.4% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 8.8% | 11.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | Not reported | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 1.1% | 29.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 3.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 98.2% | 58.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $189,462 | $301,601 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.68% | 1.38% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 2.0 | 6.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 8 of 8 | 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
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseThe education & training voucher (etv), norman and youth cash assistance programs provide an array of emergency cash assistance for child welfare services. The agency acts as the fiscal agent for dcfs and issues checks on behalf of eligible clients as directed by dcfs
Kaleidoscope's foster care program is specifically designed to serve children and youth who require more intensive services as a result of specialized mental health, behavioral, medical or pregnancy/parenting needs. When a child is determined to be at risk in their caregivers' home, we provide foster care placement and adoption services and we recruit and train foster parents that can provide the care youth need
Through the enhanced clinical community support (eccs) program, we provide immediate, short-term services to stabilize youth in their home after inpatient psychiatric hospitalization. Our specialized community clinicians collaborate with case management teams, clinical providers, young people, and families, to ensure that youth have all of the supports they need to return to their home and remain stable with their family
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · 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, 40.0 hrs/week | $166,494 | $0 | $22,968 | $189,462 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $118,014 | $0 | $19,671 | $137,685 |
| CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $134,035 | $0 | $741 | $134,776 |
| CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER (THRU 09/2024) Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $112,126 | $0 | $712 | $112,838 |
| Director of HR & Operations (THRU 06/2025) Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $4,231 | $0 | $0 | $4,231 |
4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Kaleidoscope (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $575K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · 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–1b8 · 8 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 589
- Volunteers Part I, line 69
Private foundation grants it received
4 private foundations reported grants to Kaleidoscope totaling $11,463 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 Kaleidoscope's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Kaleidoscope, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Kaleidoscope spent in FY2025, $90.36 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Kaleidoscope's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Kaleidoscope reported that 90.4% of its $11.3 million in expenses went to program services, 8.8% to management and general and 0.8% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Kaleidoscope pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Kaleidoscope reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $189,462, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Kaleidoscope get its money?
Of $11.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 1.1% came from contributions and grants and 98.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Kaleidoscope a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 37-0970799 as a 501(c)(3) organization (organization operated for a governmental college or university), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202610589349301631 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202520589349300902 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202420679349301757 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202340549349301129 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202230319349301568 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202120119349300247 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 37-0970799: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.