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Flint Kids Learn

Flint, MI · EIN 81-4991822 · 501(c)(3) · Supporting organization, Type I
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2025 (tax year 2025) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Flint Kids Learn reported $6,426 in revenue and $422,145 in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $92.16 went to program services, $7.84 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was investment income: 100.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $278,576 (CEO/PRESIDENT). Revenue fell 98% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $422K

For context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 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 $6,426

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

2025 filing. Median across 5,499 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
92.2%84.4%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
7.8%13.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.8%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
Not reported$0.04
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
0.0%19.1%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%1.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.0%69.9%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$278,576$331,578
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
65.99%1.28%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
08
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
297.913.3
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
3 of 3100.0%

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
$389K expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $1

The priority of the organization is to provide an early childhood education center to children affected by the flint water crisis. The financing for construction of the facility included new market tax credits. The organization leases the facility to genesee intermediate school district (gisd). Gisd's current priority is to provide early education for children affected by flint's water crisis, as well as provide education and care for children from birth to age 5

Highest reported compensation

2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
CEO/PRESIDENT
Officer, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$270,564$8,012$278,576
EVP & COO/TREASURER
Officer, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$197,104$34,136$231,240
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Highest compensated employee, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$123,478$25,608$149,086
INTERIM PRESIDENT AND CEO
Officer, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$53,078$0$53,078

0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Flint Kids Learn (Part VII, line 2).

7 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2025 ⓘ$6,426$422K92.2%$10M$278,576
2024 ⓘ$16M$932K89.8%$11M$276,000
2023 ⓘ$155K$654K94.6%−$3.7M$215,658
2022 ⓘ$155K$797K95.9%−$3.2M$292,487
2021 ⓘ$155K$808K95.6%−$2.6M$268,110
2020 ⓘ$156K$833K96.0%−$1.9M$250,771
2019 ⓘ$268K$821K95.8%−$1.2M$216,836

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–1b3 · 3 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 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 50
  • Volunteers Part I, line 63

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to Flint Kids Learn totaling $16 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.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Flint Kids Learn's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Flint Kids Learn, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

Questions people ask

How much of Flint Kids Learn's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2025, Flint Kids Learn reported that 92.2% of its $422,145 in expenses went to program services, 7.8% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Flint Kids Learn pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Flint Kids Learn reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $278,576, for the role of CEO/PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Flint Kids Learn get its money?

Of $6,426 in revenue in calendar year 2025, 0.0% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Flint Kids Learn a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 81-4991822 as a 501(c)(3) organization (supporting organization, type i), 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 202612579349300536 · read the filing
  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202532339349301858 · read the filing
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202402409349301000 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202333199349313563 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202202979349301565 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202132979349300153 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202012129349300246 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 81-4991822: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.