Kind Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO ASSIST AND PROTECT UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN WHO ARE PARTIES TO JUDICIAL OR REGULATORY PROCEEDINGS ARISING FROM THE IMMIGRATION LAWS OF THE U.S., WHETHER IN THE CONTEXT OF REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS OR APPLICATIONS FROM ASYLUM OR OTHERWISE, BY PROVIDING PRO BONO LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND BY OTHER MEANS, TO EXAMINE PRACTICES BY WHICH CHILDREN'S RIGHTS AND INTERESTS CAN BE BEST PROTECTED BOTH WITHIN THE U.S. IMMIGRATION PROCESS AND WITHIN THE PROCESS OF REPATRIATING CHILDREN TO THEIR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, TO DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS RELATING TO SUCH PRACTICES, TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RELATED CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL AND BENEVOLENT PROGRAMS IN FURTHERANCE OF THE AFORESAID PURPOSES, EITHER BY ITSELF OR IN PARTNERSHIPS, JOINT VENTURES, OR CONSULTATION ARRANGEMENTS WITH OTHER ENTITIES.
- Income
- $79.0 million
- Spending
- $79.6 million
- Spent on programs
- 81%
- Reserves
- 4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 79%
- Employees
- 644
- Volunteers
- 1,600
- Highest pay
- $629,632, president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 68 out of 100. Higher than 47% of charities in its peer group (crime and legal services, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.0 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 43% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 1% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 6% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1581% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 5 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 30% of charities in its peer group (crime and legal services, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2518 of 18 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
15 of 15Its accounts were audited 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 December 31, 2024, 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)
- $55.3 million spent. THROUGH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS, KIND PROVIDES PRO BONO LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR REFUGEE AND MIGRANT CHILDREN ACROSS THE U.S. KIND'S LEGAL PROGRAMS TEAM IS COMPRISED OF LEGAL PROFESSIONALS WHO, TOGETHER WITH OUR EXTENSIVE NETWORK OF PARTNERS FROM LAW FIRMS AND CORPORATIONS, REPRESENTING OVER 7,700 UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN IN 2024. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY REPRESENTATION, THE TEAM PROVIDES HOLISTIC, TRAUMA-INFORMED, SOCIAL SERVICES TO KIND'S CLIENTS AND INFORMS CRITICAL LEGAL STRATEGY AND IMPACT LITIGATION TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF UNACCOMPANIED MIGRANT AND REFUGEE CHILDREN IN THE U.S. LATIN AMERICA, MEXICO AND EUROPE. THE COMPASSION AND DEDICATION OF KIND'S VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS AND STAFF MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE, AND OUR COLLECTIVE EFFORTS HAVE CHANGED THE LIVES OF THOUSANDS OF AT-RISK IMMIGRANT CHILDREN. WITH OUR PARTNERS, WE HAVE HELPED THOSE CHILDREN FIND SAFETY AND FREEDOM FROM VIOLENCE, ABUSE, AND PERSECUTION. MOST OF KIND'S CLIENTS ARE FLEEING SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST DANGEROUS COUNTRIES AND CONDITIONS. IN 2024, KIND ACCEPTED REFERRALS FOR MORE THAN 79,000 UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN NEEDING REPRESENTATION. WE HAVE WELCOMED OVER 50,000 ATTENDEES TO OUR TRAINING AND PARTNER WITH OVER 940 LAW FIRMS, CORPORATIONS, LAW SCHOOLS, AND BAR ASSOCIATION PARTNERS. KIND PROVIDED $137,486,348 IN PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES FOR REFUGEE AND MIGRANT CHILDREN DURING 2024.
- $4.6 million spent. KIND IS WORKING IN AND OUTSIDE OF THE U.S. TOWARD A WORLD WHERE WE SHARE, ACROSS BORDERS AND CONTINENTS, AN ABSOLUTE COMMITMENT TO THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FROM PERSECUTION, TRAFFICKING, AND OTHER HARMS. IN COMPLEMENT TO KIND'S DOMESTIC LEGAL PROGRAMS AND ADVOCACY WORK, KIND'S INTERNATIONAL WORK ENABLES IT TO CONTRIBUTE TO UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN'S RIGHTS, PROTECTION, AND WELL-BEING IN THEIR HOME COUNTRIES AND AS THEY MIGRATE IN SEARCH OF SAFETY. KIND'S STEADFAST COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN EVERYWHERE WE WORK, OUR PROGRAMMING IN CENTRAL AMERICA TO ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES OF MIGRATION, AND OUR WORK IN MEXICO AND EUROPE TO IMPROVE THE TREATMENT OF CHILDREN ON THE MOVE AND CHILDREN SEEKING PERMANENCY, DEEPEN OUR TIES TO THE WORLDWIDE COMMUNITY THAT SUPPORTS THE PROTECTION OF UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN. OUR WORK INCREASING THE CAPACITY OF GOVERNMENT ACTORS AND AGENCIES TO STRENGTHEN CHILD PROTECTION SYSTEMS IS VITAL TO OUR EFFORTS.WORK IN CENTRAL AMERICA/MEXICO KIND WORKS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO PROTECTION AND RIGHTS FOR MIGRANT CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THE CENTRAL AMERICA-MEXICO REGION. KIND HAS FOUR REGIONAL INITIATIVES THAT AIM TO ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES OF MIGRATION, EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT CHILD MIGRATION IN THE REGION, REUNIFY SEPARATED FAMILIES, AND ENSURE ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND PROTECTION FOR MIGRANT CHILDREN. KIND'S INITIATIVES INCLUDE:(1) CENTRAL AMERICAN CHILD RETURN AND REINTEGRATION PROJECTKIND'S CENTRAL AMERICAN CHILD RETURN AND REINTEGRATION PROJECT PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT TO MIGRANT CHILDREN REPATRIATED TO GUATEMALA AND HONDURAS TO ADDRESS THEIR RANGE OF NEEDS AND SUPPORT THEIR SAFE REINTEGRATION INTO THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. KIND PROVIDES PRE-DEPARTURE COORDINATION TO ENSURE THAT CHILDREN ARE NOT RETURNING TO DANGEROUS SITUATIONS, TO IDENTIFY REINTEGRATION NEEDS, AND TO PREPARE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WITH INFORMATION ON THE RETURN PROCESS. KIND THEN WORKS WITH LOCAL PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS IN GUATEMALA AND HONDURAS TO PROVIDE HOLISTIC SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES, INCLUDING PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE WITH ACCESSING EDUCATION, MEDICAL, AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, AS WELL AS IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SKILLS BUILDING, JOB TRAINING, AND INTERNSHIPS FOR OLDER YOUTH. THIS SUPPORT ALLOWS CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES TO ACCESS OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND PROVIDES ALTERNATIVES TO RE-MIGRATION. IN 2024, KIND PROVIDED REINTEGRATION SERVICES TO 350 RETURNED CHILDREN, ALONG WITH THEIR FAMILIES, SERVING A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 1100 INDIVIDUALS, AND CONNECTING THEM TO VITAL SERVICES INCLUDING MENTAL HEALTH, MEDICAL CARE, EDUCATION, AND BASIC NEEDS. KIND ENGAGES WITH THE U.S. AND CENTRAL AMERICAN GOVERNMENTS TO IMPROVE THE REPATRIATION PROCESS TO ENSURE IT IS CHILD FRIENDLY. KIND ALSO ADVOCATES FOR INCREASED U.S. FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND INVESTMENT FROM CENTRAL AMERICAN COUNTRIES TO ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES OF CHILD MIGRATION FROM THE REGION AND TO EXPAND SERVICES AVAILABLE FOR RETURNING UNACCOMPANIED MIGRANT CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES.(2) GENDER AND MIGRATION INITIATIVEKIND'S GENDER AND MIGRATION INITIATIVE USES RESEARCH, ADVOCACY, AND PROGRAMMING TO PREVENT AND ADDRESS GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE, A LEADING CAUSE OF FORCED CHILD MIGRATION FROM CENTRAL AMERICA. KIND WORKS WITH LOCAL PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS IN GUATEMALA AND HONDURAS TO ENGAGE CHILDREN AND YOUTH, TEACHERS, PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAMMING. PROGRAMMING RESPONDS TO THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND INCLUDES SCHOOL-BASED PREVENTION WORKSHOPS FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, LEADERSHIP AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMMING FOR ADOLESCENT GIRLS, AND SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION WORKSHOPS FOR TEACHERS. IN 2024, KIND AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS ENGAGED 980 INDIVIDUALS IN GUATEMALA AND HONDURAS IN GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE PREVENTION EFFORTS.KIND ALSO WORKS WITH ORGANIZATIONS AND EXPERTS IN CENTRAL AMERICA AND MEXICO TO GATHER UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON THE PREVALENCE AND IMPACT OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND USES THAT INFORMATION TO ADVOCATE WITH POLICYMAKERS TO STRENGTHEN PROTECTION AND HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE AND SERVICES FOR MIGRANT CHILDREN AFFECTED BY GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE.(3) CROSS BORDER FAMILY UNIFICATION & PROTECTION INITIATIVEIMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT POLICIES PUT IN PLACE BY GOVERNMENTS IN THE REGION HAVE LED TO THE SHORT OR LONG-TERM SEPARATION OF THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN FROM THEIR PARENTS OR CAREGIVERS. MANY CASES INVOLVE SEPARATION ACROSS BORDERS, WHERE A PARENT IS SENT BACK TO THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, BUT THE CHILD REMAINS IN THE UNITED STATES, OR A CHILD IS SENT TO THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, BUT THE PARENT REMAINS IN MEXICO OR THE UNITED STATES. SEPARATED CHILDREN MAY END UP IN THE DOMESTIC FOSTER CARE SYSTEM IN THE UNITED STATES, OR WITH A RELATIVE WHO CANNOT PROVIDE LONG-TERM CARE. FOLLOWING SEPARATION ACROSS BORDERS, CHILDREN AND THEIR CAREGIVERS OFTEN DO NOT KNOW HOW TO REUNIFY, AND IN SOME CASES MAY NOT EVEN KNOW HOW TO FIND ONE ANOTHER. KIND ASSISTS FAMILIES HARMED BY SEPARATION ACROSS BORDERS AND SEEKING TO REUNIFY BY HELPING FAMILY MEMBERS LOCATE AND COMMUNICATE WITH ONE ANOTHER, UNDERSTAND THEIR OPTIONS FOR REUNIFICATION, AND, WHEN DESIRABLE AND POSSIBLE, REUNIFY. KIND ALSO OFFERS PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT SERVICES TO FAMILIES REUNIFYING IN THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, TO HELP RESTORE FAMILY BONDS HARMED BY SEPARATION. IN 2022 KIND IMPLEMENTED A DEPARTMENT OF STATE FUNDED PROJECT TO REUNIFY FAMILIES SEPARATED BETWEEN 2017-2018 BY ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES IN PLACE AT THE TIME. THROUGH THIS PROJECT, WE CONDUCTED OUTREACH TO SEPARATED FAMILIES TO INFORM THEM OF THEIR RIGHT TO REUNIFICATION UNDER AN ADMINISTRATIVE REUNIFICATION PATHWAY INITIATED IN SPRING 2022. KIND ALSO WORKS WITH SEPARATED CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN TO WITH PROTECTION NEEDS TO IDENTIFY OPTIONS FOR SAFETY. IN 2024 KIND'S CROSS-BORDER FAMILY UNIFICATION AND PROTECTION INITIATIVE ASSISTED 700 SEPARATED FAMILIES.(4) MEXICO INITIATIVE
- $4.2 million spent. PUBLIC OUTREACH & EDUCATION - KIND CONTINUED ITS LEGISLATIVE AND ADMINISTRATION ADVOCACY WORK TO ENSURE THAT LAW, POLICY, AND PRACTICE ADVANCE THE PROTECTION OF UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN IN THE UNITED STATES. KIND WORKED THROUGHOUT 2024 TO ENSURE THAT ALL UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN ARRIVING AT THE U.S. BORDER WERE ABLE TO ACCESS HUMANITARIAN PROTECTION THROUGH TIMELY BUT FAIR IMMIGRATION PROCEEDINGS, WERE EXPEDITIOUSLY REUNITED WITH FAMILY, AND HAD ACCESS TO SERVICES TO HELP THEM COMPLY WITH THE IMMIGRATION COURT SYSTEM. KIND ALSO WORKED TO GAIN SUPPORT FOR A GREATER COMMITMENT TO THE SAFE REPATRIATION AND REINTEGRATION OF CHILDREN RETURNING TO THEIR HOME COUNTRIES ALONE, TO EDUCATE STAKEHOLDERS ABOUT THE ROOT CAUSES OF THESE CHILDREN'S PLIGHT AND WAYS TO ADDRESS THEM, AS WELL AS TO SECURE ACCESS TO COUNSEL AND TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FUNDING FOR UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN'S SERVICES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 October 13, 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 November 6, 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 October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 2008.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 November 4, 2026.
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