Give N Kind

Buffalo Grove, IL · EIN 46-1191706 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2025 (tax year 2025) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Give N Kind reported $26.0 million in revenue and $22.9 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $99.64 went to program services, $0.35 to management and general costs and $0.01 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 97.6% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $80,752 (EXECUTIVE DI). Revenue rose 1658% between 2020 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $23M

Program services$99.64 $23M
Management & general$0.35 $79,177
Fundraising$0.01 $2,567

For context, the median across 185 covered public & societal benefit charities: $88.81 programs, $11.18 management, $0.01 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 $26M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$97.33 $25M
Government grants$0.31 $79,674
Program service revenue$2.16 $561K
Investment income$0.08 $21,760
Other revenue$0.12 $31,173

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2025 filing. Median across 185 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	2025	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	99.6%	84.9%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	0.3%	10.7%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	0.0%	0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h	$0.00	$0.01
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	97.6%	83.8%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	0.3%	0.0%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	2.2%	3.2%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$80,752	$357,133
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	0.35%	1.52%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	Not reported	12
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	4.3	10.5
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 expense

$23M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $22M

Givenkind strengthens nonprofit programs by supplying essential donated goods that help remove everyday barriers to success. The organization rescues surplus, overstocked, out-of-season, and close-dated products from businesses across the united states and redistributes them to qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations. By ensuring access to basic necessities, givenkind enables nonprofits to deliver more effective services and improve outcomes for the individuals and families they serve. In 2025, givenkind distributed 19.24 million in donated products to 307 nonprofit partners and fulfilled…

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 DI Officer, 40.00 hrs/week	$80,752	$0	$0	$80,752
DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week	$61,650	$0	$0	$61,650

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked

RevenueExpenses

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
2025 ⓘ	$26M	$23M	99.6%	$8.2M	$80,752
2024 ⓘ	$20M	$17M	99.6%	$5.1M	$75,500
2023 ⓘ	$14M	$14M	99.8%	$2.3M	$62,406
2022 ⓘ	$12M	$9.9M	99.9%	$2.4M	$60,000
2021 ⓘ	$8.3M	$7.8M	99.7%	$613K	$32,700
2020 ⓘ	$1.5M	$1.4M	98.7%	$42,436	$11,102

Governance 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 13No
Document retention policy Part VI 14No
Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
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 57
Volunteers Part I, line 6358

Private foundation grants it received

7 private foundations reported grants to Give N Kind totaling $83,411 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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Questions people ask

How much of Give N Kind's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2025, Give N Kind reported that 99.6% of its $22.9 million in expenses went to program services, 0.3% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Give N Kind pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Give N Kind reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $80,752, for the role of EXECUTIVE DI (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Give N Kind get its money?

Of $26.0 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 97.6% came from contributions and grants (including 0.3% from government grants) and 2.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Give N Kind a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 46-1191706 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 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 202631539349300308 · read the filing · XML
2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202542139349300204 · read the filing
2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202422629349301267 · read the filing
2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202302429349301470 · read the filing
2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202221969349301512 · read the filing
2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202103139349305160 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 46-1191706: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.