Kindred Futures Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
AT KINDRED FUTURES, WE ACTIVATE SHARED PROSPERITY FOR BLACK PEOPLE THROUGH IMPACTFUL SOLUTIONS, MOVEMENT BUILDING, AND CATALYTIC CAPITAL.
- Income
- $2.3 million
- Spending
- $3.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 76%
- Reserves
- 3.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 92%
- Employees
- 14
- Volunteers
- 15
- Highest pay
- $251,083, co-founder & ceo
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: 55 out of 100. Higher than 27% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 7% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 36% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 43% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1576% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 7 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 68% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2515 of 15 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)
- $2.4 million spent. OUR IMPACT SINCE 2018: $86,050,499 LEVERAGED & INFLUENCED FOR THE ATLANTA COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS ECOSYSTEM$2,783,740 IN STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS, GRANTS, LOANS & TECHNICAL ASSISTANCELEAD.BUILD.INVESTBLACK WEALTH UNLOCKED: IN 2024, KINDRED FUTURES CONTINUED ITS BLACK WEALTH UNLOCKED PODCAST WHICH DELVES DEEP INTO CONVERSATIONS WITH THOUGHT LEADERS, ENTREPRENEURS, FINANCIAL EXPERTS, AND COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS WHO ARE MAKING WAVES IN THE BLACK WEALTH MOVEMENT. SEASON TWO EXPLORED AND CELEBRATED THE POWER OF BLACK WEALTH, SHARING STORIES, INSIGHTS, AND STRATEGIES FOR BUILDING AND UNLOCKING ECONOMIC PROSPERITY WITHIN BLACK COMMUNITIES. HOSTS DR. JANELLE WILLIAMS, KIM ADDIE AND DR. ALEX CAMARDELLE WERE JOINED BY THOUGHT LEADERS, ENTREPRENEURS, COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS AND MISSION-ALIGNED PARTNERS FROM THE ATLANTA BLACK CHAMBERS, ALANTA BUSINESS LEAGUE, RUNWAY, AND STEP UP SAVANNAH TO DISCUSS WHAT IS NEEDED TO DEFINE, DESIGN, AND IMPLEMENT INCLUSIVE AND EQUITABLE COMMUNITY WEALTH-BUILDING STRATEGIES THAT PROMOTE FREEDOM.KINDRED FUTURES POLICY INFLUENCE: KINDRED FUTURES CO-LED THE INTRODUCTION OF GEORGIA'S FIRST STATEWIDE BABY BONDS LEGISLATION, ALONGSIDE THE GEORGIA RESILIENCE AND OPPORTUNITY FUND. KINDRED'S EARLY EFFORTS ALSO HELPED ENCOURAGE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT POLICYMAKERS TO EXPLORE BABY BONDS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, IN ATLANTA AND IN CITIES IN OTHER STATES.STANDING ON BUSINESS BRIEF: KINDRED'S "STANDING ON BUSINESS" BRIEF PROPOSED SOLUTIONS TO PROTECT AFFORDABLE COMMERCIAL SPACES FOR BLACK BUSINESSES IN ATLANTA, AND ONE OF THOSE SOLUTIONS WAS THE CREATION OF A LEGACY BUSINESS PROGRAM. ON THE HEELS OF THE BRIEF'S RELEASE, ATLANTA CITY COUNCIL PASSED A LEGACY BUSINESS PROGRAM ORDINANCE, WHICH WAS SIGNED BY THE MAYOR. THE POLICY'S IMPLEMENTING DEPARTMENT, INVEST ATLANTA, INVITED KINDRED TO HELP ADVISE ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM WITH A FOCUS ON LEGACY BUSINESSES IN HISTORICALLY BLACK NEIGHBORHOODS. THE LEGISLATION SETS UP A $900,000 FUND THAT WOULD HELP LOCAL INSTITUTIONS WITH STOREFRONT UPGRADES AND MORE.STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS: TO ADVANCE OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES, KINDRED FUTURES EFFECTIVELY AND TRANSPARENTLY HAS EVOLVED FROM A SMALL GRANTMAKING STRATEGY TO A MORE THOUGHTFUL AND STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT WITH PROGRAMMATIC, INVESTMENT/GRANTMAKING PARTNERS.1. STEPUP SAVANNAH: LAST YEAR, KINDRED FUTURES AND STEP UP SAVANNAH LAUNCHED A FORMAL PARTNERSHIP TO SUPPORT A BUSINESS SERVICE COOPERATIVE WHICH WILL BOLSTER THE SMALL BUSINESS ECOSYSTEM IN ADVANCING ECONOMIC MOBILITY THROUGH A SHARED OWNERSHIP MODEL. THROUGH THIS GROUNDBREAKING COLLABORATION, KINDRED PROVIDES PLANNING RESOURCES TO SUPPORT STEP UP SAVANNAH'S CO-DESIGN PROCESS WHICH ENGAGES COMMUNITY LEADERS, AND MISSION-ALIGNED AND STRATEGIC PARTNERS. THE PLANNING PROCESS IS AIMED AT PRODUCING A SHARED-OWNERSHIP MODEL THAT WILL BENEFIT A COLLECTIVE OF LOCAL NON-PROFITS AND HISTORICALLY DISINVESTED BUSINESSES.2. VILLAGE MICRO FUND (VMF) IS A COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON BUILDING BLACK ECONOMIC POWER AND OWNERSHIP IN ATLANTA. IN 2024, KINDRED FUTURES SUPPORTED VMF'S COMMUNITY DAO (DECENTRALIZED AUTONOMOUS ORGANIZATION), A DIGITAL GOVERNANCE PLATFORM THAT ENABLES RESIDENTS TO COLLECTIVELY PROPOSE, VOTE ON, AND IMPLEMENT LOCAL ECONOMIC INITIATIVES. USING BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY, THE PROCESS OF RECORDING TRANSACTIONS AND TRACKING ASSETS IN A BUSINESS NETWORK, RESIDENTS CAN ORGANIZE THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD AND CREATE PROPOSALS, VOTE, AND DECIDE FOR THEMSELVES HOW THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD IS DEVELOPED FOR A HAPPIER, HEALTHIER AND MORE ENGAGED COMMUNITY.3. TO HELP CLOSE THE GAP ON THE PRONOUNCED LACK OF ACCESS TO CAPITAL FOR MISSING MIDDLE BUSINESSES, WE PARTNERED WITH RESILIA FOR A CAPACITY BUILDING COHORT DESIGNED TO DISRUPT THIS PATTERN BY EMPOWERING ORGANIZATIONS WITH THE ESSENTIAL RESOURCES TO SUBSEQUENTLY ENHANCE SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT. HOW WELL DID WE DO? CAPACITY AND SKILL BUILDING: 48% INCREASE IN KNOWLEDGE AND CAPABILITIES THROUGH 13 COMPLETED COURSES. (PENDING COLLECTION NEXT YEAR) GOAL PROGRESS: 100% OF ORGANIZATIONS ACTIVELY TRACKING GOALS ARE ALIGNING EFFORTS TOWARD MEASURABLE OUTCOMES. (PENDING COLLECTION NEXT YEAR) RESOURCE UTILIZATION IMPACT: 172 RESOURCES ACCESSED INDICATE ACTIVE EFFORTS TO BUILD ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY. IN 2024, KINDRED FUTURES EXPANDED ITS IMPACT: STRENGTHENING THE CAPACITY OF BUSINESS SERVING ORGANIZATIONS DEVELOPING BOLD POLICY AGENDAS FOCUSED ON LOCAL AND STATE ADVOCACY TRANSFORMING RESEARCH INTO ACTIONABLE SOLUTIONS FOR MULTIPLE SECTORS LAUNCHING THE TALENTED 90TH CAMPAIGN, NOT JUST TO RAISE AWARENESS, BUT TO DRIVE SCALABLE, TRANSFORMATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR THE 2 MILLION BLACK HOUSEHOLDS IN THE SOUTH WITH ZERO OR NEGATIVE NET WORTH.
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 August 2014.
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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