Courts for Kids
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Courts for Kids mission is to transform lives through the building of courts and cultural exchange.
- Income
- $1.2 million
- Spending
- $1.2 million
- Spent on programs
- 92%
- Reserves
- 8.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 99%
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 430
- Highest pay
- $145,658, president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 81 out of 100. Higher than 60% of charities in its peer group (youth development, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 8.4 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 9% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 1% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 6% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1592% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 6 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 38% of charities in its peer group (youth development, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 259 of 9 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $461,600 spent. In the past fiscal year employee DN managed eleven court building projects in the Dominican Republic Panama Costa Rica Guatemala Togo Kenya and Mexico. 228 volunteers mostly students from the United States participated in these projects. These volunteers had transformational immersion experiences in a different culture as they worked with the communities to create a safe space to play sports. The teams worked very hard building the courts and were also able to participate in cultural and educational activities while in-country including but not limited to: eating the local food helping to prepare meals learning traditional dances taking part in community celebrations learning local customs etc. The athletic courts are multi-purpose featuring basketball soccer volleyball and other sports. In addition the communities use the courts for ceremonies celebrations and gatherings. The teams also went through training prior to the trip to learn about cultural differences the histories of the countries and the values of our organization.
- $416,509 spent. In the past fiscal year employee SN managed 9 court building projects in the Dominican Republic Panama Costa Rica Mexico and Guatemala. 202 volunteers mostly US students participated in the projects. See 4A for a description of project components as they were entirely similar in nature.
- $241,220 spent. The total amount of $241,220 are administrative costs for the above programs. The paid staff spends an estimated 70% of their time working on these projects time which includes networking internationally recruiting domestically facilitating planning meetings and planning all of the trip details both locally and abroad. Included in program expenses are 70% of salary benefit and taxes as well as travel costs phone costs and supplies
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending August 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 2007.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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