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Kymel Inc

EIN 47-3048651 · Great Bend, KS

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

What it says it does

TO PROVIDE CONNECTING EXPERIENCES FOR FAMILIES ON THE CANCER JOURNEY.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 83% of charities in its peer group (health care, under $250k).

Reserves
35 of 35
Spendable reserves would cover 113.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20
It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15
Income exceeded spending by 42% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15
Income rose 13% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15
65% 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

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 88% of charities in its peer group (health care, under $250k).

Independent board
25 of 25
17 of 17 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15
Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8
Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7
Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5
Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10
Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
No reported misuse
10 of 10
Reports 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

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)

$87,419 spent. CAMP HOPE IS A TRADITIONAL SUMMER CAMP EXPERIENCE FOR YOUTH WHO HAVE, OR HAVE HAD, CANCER. IT HAS BEEN HELD YEARLY SINCE 1983. UNIQUE IN ITS ABILITY TO ASSIST CAMPERS' NEEDS THROUGH A FULLY FUNCTIONAL, ON-SITE MEDICAL TEAM, CAMP HOPE CAMPERS ARE ABLE TO ENJOY TRADITIONAL SUMMER CAMP ACTIVITIES. IT IS A TIME FOR THEM TO BE AROUND PEERS WHO HAVE, OR HAVE HAD, SIMILAR LIFE ALTERING ILLNESSES AND TO BE IN A SETTING THAT LETS THEM FORGET ABOUT THEIR DIAGNOSIS WHILE THEY HAVE ONE OF THE BEST WEEKS OF THEIR LIVES. IN RECOGNITION OF THE EFFECT CANCER HAS ON THE WHOLE FAMILY, WE OFFER CAMP SIBSATIONAL - A CAMP FOR SIBLINGS OF CHILDREN WITH CANCER. CAMP SIBSATIONAL IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE HEARTLAND, AND PROVIDES THE SIBLINGS A FUN EXPERIENCE WITH PEERS WHO ALSO UNDERSTAND HOW THEY ARE FEELING BETTER THAN ANYBODY ELSE.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

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 June 2015.
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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