Kendal at Oberlin
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
FOUNDED AS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION BASED ON QUAKER VALUES, WE ARE A VIBRANT, DIVERSE, INCLUSIVE, CARING COMMUNITY FOCUSED ON HEALTHY AGING. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)WE SUPPORT INDIVIDUAL LIFESTYLES BY PROMOTING INDEPENDENCE, CONTINUOUS LEARNING, ENGAGEMENT IN AND SERVICE TO THE WIDER COMMUNITY, SOCIAL AND INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS, AND EXCELLENT HEALTH CARE. KENDAL AT OBERLIN OPERATES A CONTINUING CARE RETIREMENT FACILITY IN OBERLIN, OH CONSISTING OF 225 RESIDENTIAL UNITS WITH A COMMON FACILITY, 5 CERTIFIED AND LICENSED MEDICARE NURSING HOME BEDS AND 55 LICENSED UNITS FOR RESIDENTIAL CARE, AND 19 PRIVATE MEMORY CARE SUITES. PROGRAM SERVICE COSTS ALSO INCLUDE ADMISSION EXPENSES. SERVICES INCLUDE HOUSING, CENTRAL DINING, A FULL CONTINUUM OF CARE ON PREMISES, AS WELL AS SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
- Income
- $28.9 million
- Spending
- $24.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 83%
- Reserves
- 2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 88%
- Employees
- 329
- Volunteers
- 246
- Highest pay
- $321,032, chief exeuctive officer
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: 65 out of 100. Higher than 51% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.0 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 48% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 14% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 12% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1583% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 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 35% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2519 of 19 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 (1)
- $20.8 million spent. KENDAL AT OBERLIN OPENED IN 1993 AND HAS PROVIDED SERVICES TO OVER 951 RESIDENTS FROM 39 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. KENDAL AT OBERLIN IS A LIFE PLAN COMMUNITY (ALSO KNOWN AS A CONTINUING CARE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY), AN ACCREDITED ORGANIZATION UNDER THE COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF REHABILITATION FACILITIES (CARF) STANDARDS AND HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A 5 STAR RATED NURSING HOME BY THE CENTER OF MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (CMS). KENDAL AT OBERLIN HAS ALSO RECEIVED A SPECIAL DESIGNATION AS A PERSON CENTERED LONG TERM CARE COMMUNITY AND AS A DEMENTIA CARE SPECIALTY PROGRAM BY CARF.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)KENDAL AT OBERLIN IS COMMITTED TO SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY BY PROVIDING LEADERSHIP IN THE GREATER COMMUNITY AND MAKING KENDAL'S CAMPUS SPACES AND ONSITE PROGRAMS ACCESSIBLE TO THE LARGER COMMUNITY. SOME OF THE WAYS KENDAL CONNECTS WITH THE LARGER COMMUNITY INCLUDE:-KENDAL WELCOMES THE PUBLIC TO ART GALLERY TALKS, LECTURES, THEATRICAL AND MUSICAL PERFORMANCES FREE OF CHARGE.-OUR MEETING ROOMS WERE MADE AVAILABLE TO OVER 30 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FREE OF CHARGE.-MORE THAN 100 LOCAL STUDENTS FROM NURSING, REHABILITATION AND VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS WERE PROVIDED CLINICAL TRAINING AT KENDAL AT OBERLIN TO PREPARE THEM PROFESSIONALLY.-MORE THAN 36 AREA FAMILIES USE KENDAL'S ACCREDITED 5-STAR EARLY LEARNING CENTER PROGRAM (RATED BY THE STATE OF OHIO) FROM TODDLERS TO PRE-KINDERGARTEN CHILDREN. KENDAL AT OBERLIN'S EARLY LEARNING CENTER IS A PARTNER MEMBER AND ON THE STEERING COMMITTEE OF THE OBERLIN KIDS COLLABORATIVE THAT WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE UNITED WAY FOUNDATION. THE PROGRAM DEPENDS ON PARTNER ENGAGEMENT TO DEVELOP SOLUTIONS TO ENSURE ALL CHILDREN FROM BIRTH THROUGH PRE-K ENTER OBERLIN SCHOOL YEARS HEALTHY AND READY TO LEARN. THEIR FOCUS IS ON COMMUNITY-LEVEL IMPACT TO SUPPORT CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THROUGH SYSTEMS OF CHANGE, RESEARCH AND EVALUATION, ADVOCACY, AND PROGRAMMING. -KENDAL AT OBERLIN RECENTLY RECEIVED A PROGRAM OF DISTINCTION FROM GENERATIONS UNITED FOR ITS INTERGENERATIONAL PROGRAMMING OFFERED THROUGH KENDAL'S EARLY LEARNING CENTER, INVOLVEMENT WITH HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE LEVEL STUDENTS IN PROGRAMMING THROUGHOUT THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY.-THE CITY OF OBERLIN WAS ALSO RECOGNIZED AS BEING ONE OF THE 5 BEST INTERGENERATIONAL COMMUNITIES.-KENDAL AT OBERLIN HAS MADE REAL ESTATE TAX PAYMENTS OF OVER $9.1 MILLION SINCE 2000. THIS HAS RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC IMPACT TO THE CITY OF OBERLIN AND THE LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM.-KENDAL AT OBERLIN HAS APPROXIMATELY 238 EMPLOYEES WHICH HAVE PROVIDED OVER $439 MILLION OF ECONOMIC BENEFIT IN THE LAST TWO DECADES TO LORAIN COUNTY FROM THE PAYROLL DOLLARS PAID TO EMPLOYEES.-KENDAL AT OBERLIN RESIDENTS, STAFF AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAVE VOLUNTEERED 62,472 OF RECORDED SERVICE HOURS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS THAT BENEFIT OVER 80 DIFFERENT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN LORAIN COUNTY. THESE VOLUNTEER HOURS HAVE AN ECONOMIC VALUE OF OVER $2.0 MILLION PER YEAR FOR A CUMULATIVE IMPACT OF APPROXIMATELY $26.3 MILLION OVER THE PAST 2 DECADES.-KENDAL AT OBERLIN IS A LEADER IN THE FIELD OF AGING SERVICES AND HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN SUPPORTING BOTH THE NATIONAL AND STATE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY PROGRAMS THROUGH STAFF LEADERSHIP.-LEADING AGE AND LEADING AGE OHIO (NATIONAL AND STATE AGING SERVICES ORGANIZATION) HAS RECOGNIZED KENDAL AT OBERLIN FOR THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS THAT ARE CONSIDERED MODEL PRACTICES:1. HUMAN RESOURCES APPROACH OF RECRUITING FROM WITHIN, WHICH HAS SUCCESSFULLY RECRUITED AND RETAINED CURRENT EMPLOYEES;2. THE FALLS AT RISK PROGRAM WHICH HAS REDUCED THE NUMBER OF RESIDENT FALLS AND INJURIES;3. RECEIVED THE PUBLIC TRUST AWARD FOR KENDAL AT OBERLIN'S PUBLICITY PLUGS PROGRAM FOR PROVIDING POSITIVE PUBLICITY FOR OBERLIN SCHOOLS;4. RECOGNIZED FOR ACHIEVING EXCELLENCE IN SURVEY RESULTS;5. RATED AS A 5 STAR RATING BY THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES WHICH IS THE HIGHEST RATING POSSIBLE AND PLACES KENDAL AT OBERLIN AMONG THE TOP SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES IN THE STATE OF OHIO;6. LEADINGAGE OHIO AWARDED KENDAL AT OBERLIN'S MOLLY KAVANAUGH THE EXCELLENCE IN COMMUNICATIONS AWARD FOR PROMOTING A POSITIVE IMAGE OF SENIOR SERVICES.-IN ADDITION, KENDAL AT OBERLIN'S RESIDENTS AND STAFF ACTIVELY CONTRIBUTE AND ENGAGE IN A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY EVENTS SUCH AS THE ""WALK TO END ALZHEIMER'S"", UNITED WAY, OBERLIN SCHOOLS AND OBERLIN COMMUNITY SERVICES TO NAME ONLY A FEW.KENDAL AT OBERLIN CONTINUES TO BE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING A HIGH QUALITY PROGRAM IN SERVICE TO THE RESIDENTS, IS A LEADER IN THE FIELD OF AGING SERVICES AND COMMITTED TO PROVIDING OUTREACH TO THE LARGER COMMUNITY, ""TOGETHER, TRANSFORMING THE EXPERIENCE OF AGING"".MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS-RECOGNIZING THE CHALLENGES OF MARKETING UNDER THE CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES, THE MARKETING PROGRAM IS ADDING TO ITS DIGITAL STRATEGY IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN OCCUPANCY LEVELS.-ADDITIONAL RESOURCES HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE TO MAXIMIZE CONNECTIONS WITH WAITLIST AND PROSPECTIVE RESIDENTS VIA TELEPHONE, MAIL, EMAIL, AND VIRTUAL CONTACTS USING FACETIME, ZOOM, WEBEX AND SIMILAR VIDEOTELEPHONY TECHNOLOGIES.-DIGITAL EVENTS HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED FOR PROSPECTIVE RESIDENTS RELATED TO GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF KENDAL AT OBERLIN AND THE FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS OF A LIFE PLAN COMMUNITY.-REGULAR UPDATES ON SOCIAL MEDIA SITES WITH VIDEOS, INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES AND ARTICLES, INCLUDING RESIDENTS AND PROSPECTS, TO ENGAGE WITH THE EXTERNAL COMMUNITY.-CREATION OF INFORMATIONAL VIDEOS, INCLUDING TOURS OF AVAILABLE APARTMENTS, RESIDENT TESTIMONIALS AND RESIDENT AND STAFF BIOS.-VIRTUAL SUPPORT GROUPS FOR HEALTH CENTER RESIDENCES' FAMILY MEMBERS, COORDINATED WITH SOCIAL WORKERS, ALLOWING FAMILY MEMBERS TO ASK QUESTIONS AND STAY CONNECTED WITH KENDAL AT OBERLIN.FINANCE-IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN THE KENDAL SYSTEM, WE HAVE ENGAGED IN GROUP PURCHASING FOR SUPPLIES AND OTHER PURCHASES TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE LEVELS OF SERVICE TO OUR RESIDENTS AND A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR STAFF.-IN 2024, KENDAL AT OBERLIN'S RATING WAS AFFIRMED BY THE FI
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 October 13, 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 November 1996.
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 October 21, 2026.
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