Kailash Satyarthi Childrens Foundation of America Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE KAILASH SATYARTHI CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION US (THE FOUNDATION) ENVISIONS A WORLD WHERE ALL CHILDREN ARE FREE, SAFE, HEALTHY, IN SCHOOL, AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REALIZE THEIR POTENTIAL. OUR MISSION IS TO END SLAVERY AND CHILD LABOR AND ULTIMATELY END VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN.
- Income
- $18.9 million
- Spending
- $16.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 98%
- Reserves
- 0.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 98%
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 12
- Highest pay
- $120,000, executive director
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: 69 out of 100. Higher than 46% of charities in its peer group (international, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 5% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 11% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 33% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1598% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 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 36% of charities in its peer group (international, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 255 of 5 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)
- $16.6 million spent. THE FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO ERADICATING CHILD LABOR AND CHILD EXPLOITATION BY EDUCATING AND MOBILIZING THE PUBLIC, ENGAGING THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO PRIORITIZE CHILDREN IN THEIR BUSINESS MODELS, BUILDING CAPACITY OF PARTNERS ON THE GROUND AND ADVOCATING FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN IN NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL POLICIES.THE FOUNDATION BELIEVES THAT ALL CHILDREN MUST LIVE FREELY WITH DIGNITY AND HAVE THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT TO BE SAFE, HEALTHY AND EDUCATED IN ORDER TO REALIZE THEIR POTENTIAL. THE FOUNDATION PARTNERS WITH GRASSROOTS AND NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO FREE AND REHABILITATE CHILD LABORERS AND VICTIMS OF CHILD TRAFFICKING, SLAVERY, SEXUAL ABUSE AND CHILD MARRIAGE, WHO ENGAGE AND COLLABORATE WITH THE AUTHORITIES TO DELIVER SURVIVORS' RIGHTS TO HEALTH, EDUCATION AND JUSTICE. THE FOUNDATION ALSO BRINGS TOGETHER PASSIONATE ACTORS ADVOCATING FOR THE RIGHTS OF CHILDREN EVERYWHERE TO SHARE THEIR KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND INFLUENCE TO ACHIEVE INNOVATIVE AND IMPACTFUL POLICY CHANGE AT EVERY LEVEL.IN RESPONSE TO THE RISE OF CHILD LABOR VIOLATIONS IN THE US, COUPLED WITH THE WEAKENING OF STATE LEVEL CHILD LABOR LAWS, THE FOUNDATION CONTINUED TO MAINTAIN A WEBSITE THAT SERVES AS A RESOURCE FOR DECISION MAKERS AND CONCERNED INDIVIDUALS WHERE THEY CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT THE STATUS OF CHILD LABOR IN THE UNITED STATES. THE WEBSITE IS UPDATED REGULARLY WITH NEWS FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, INCLUDING DETAILS ABOUT US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR INVESTIGATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS, ALONG WITH LINKS TO NATIONAL AND LOCAL NEWS COVERAGE OF CHILD LABOR ISSUES. IN ADDITION, THE WEBSITE INCLUDES AN INTERACTIVE MAP THAT CONTAINS THE CHILD LABOR LAWS IN EACH STATE IN AN ACCESSIBLE AND EASY TO UNDERSTAND FORMAT. STATE LABOR LAW IS NOTORIOUSLY DIFFICULT TO FIND AND INTERPRET. THIS MAP IS GROUNDBREAKING IN ITS SIMPLICITY. IT ALLOWS ANYONE TO QUICKLY ACCESS A PARTICULAR STATE'S LABOR LAWS AND SEE HOW THEY COMPARE TO THE FEDERAL LABOR STANDARDS. THE FOUNDATION CONTINUED TO CO-CONVENE THE NEW COLLECTIVE OF CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO ADDRESS CHILD LABOR IN THE US. THE COLLECTIVE, CAMPAIGN TO END US CHILD LABOR, WAS OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED IN FEBRUARY 2024 AND PUBLICLY SHARED AN AGENDA WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR WAYS TO PROTECT CHILDREN FROM CHILD LABOR IN THE US. ON JUNE 12, 2024, THE CAMPAIGN ORGANIZED A BRIEFING ON THE ISSUE OF US CHILD LABOR.ON MARCH 11 AND 12, 2024, THE FOURTH LAUREATES AND LEADERS FOR CHILDREN SUMMIT, ORGANIZED BY THE FOUNDATION WAS TO BE HELD IN NEPAL. UNFORTUNATELY, DUE TO EVENTS BEYOND OUR CONTROL THE COLLAPSE OF THE GOVERNMENT IN NEPAL THE EVENT WAS CANCELLED A WEEK BEFORE THE SUMMIT WAS TO TAKE PLACE. IN ITS PLACE, THE LAUREATES AND LEADERS FOR CHILDREN CONCLAVE: CREATING A COMPASSIONATE WORLD FOR CHILDREN WAS ORGANIZED IN NEW DELHI TO LAUNCH THE SATYARTHI MOVEMENT FOR GLOBAL COMPASSION (SMGC) ON MARCH 11. BUILT UPON THE 4+ DECADES OF KAILASH SATYARTHI'S WORK, SMGC IS A GLOBAL MOVEMENT TO IGNITE COMPASSION IN ACTION TO ACHIEVE JUSTICE, EQUITY, PEACE AND SUSTAINABILITY FOR ALL. SPEAKERS AT THE CONCLAVE INCLUDED FORMER PRIME MINISTER OF MONACO, HE SERGE TELLE, 1997 NOBEL PEACE LAUREATE. JODY WILLIAMS, CHIEF JUSTICE LELIO BENTES CORRA (PRESIDENT OF THE SUPERIOR LABOR COURT, BRAZIL), KSCF US' BOARD MEMBER, KERRY KENNEDY, KAILASH SATYARTHI ALONG WITH OTHER INTERNATIONAL AND INDIAN DIGNITARIES.BUILDING ON THE STRENGTH OF THE JUSTICE FOR AFRICA INITIATIVE IN 2023, THE 100 MILLION CAMPAIGN ORGANIZED YOUTH ACTIVISTS AND ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS NUMEROUS COUNTRIES, PRIMARILY IN AFRICA, AND HELD CAMPAIGNS AND OTHER PROGRAMMING FOCUSED ON THE IMF AND WORLD BANK AS WELL AS COMMONWEALTH EDUCATION MINISTERS, AMONG OTHER EFFORTS. IN MAY, TO COINCIDE WITH THE 2024 CONFERENCE OF COMMONWEALTH EDUCATION MINISTERS (CCEM) TAKING PLACE IN LONDON, THE JUSTICE FOR AFRICA CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED A NEW BRIEFING EXPOSING THE EDUCATION INEQUALITY CRISIS BETWEEN COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES AND DEMANDING URGENT ACTION TO PREVENT A LOOMING UNEQUAL FUTURE. THE BRIEFING, TRANSFERRING OUR COMMON WEALTH, AIMED TO LEVERAGE THE UPCOMING POTENTIAL FOR PROGRESSIVE LEADERSHIP IN THE COMMONWEALTH'S LARGEST THREE DONOR COUNTRIES: THE UK, AUSTRALIA AND CANADA. THE REPORT WAS DISTRIBUTED DIGITALLY BY JUSTICE FOR AFRICA PARTNERS, WITH INFOGRAPHICS HIGHLIGHTING THE KEY FINDINGS. GEARING UP FOR THE UN SUMMIT OF THE FUTURE IN SEPTEMBER, THE 100 MILLION CAMPAIGN CONVENED THE OUR FUTURE, OUR VOICE CONSULTATION IN LATE APRIL AND EARLY MAY 2024 WITH MORE THAN 50 YOUTH AND STUDENT LEADERS, REPRESENTING 35 YOUTH OR STUDENT LED ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS 20 AFRICAN COUNTRIES.A MAJOR JUSTICE FOR AFRICA NEW REPORT WAS PREPARED BY THE 100 MILLION CAMPAIGN IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ALL-AFRICA STUDENTS UNION CALLED UNEQUAL EDUCATION, UNEQUAL FUTURE. IT LOOKS AT HOW EDUCATION INEQUALITY HAS INCREASED IN AFRICA AND THE INTERNATIONAL INJUSTICES BEHIND IT. THE REPORT WAS RELEASED AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER.IN ADDITION TO THE INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC POLICY AND MOBILIZATION WORK ALREADY MENTIONED, THE FOUNDATION FUNDED PROGRAMS ON THE GROUND IN INDIA FOCUSED ON THE ELIMINATION OF CHILD LABOR IN THE MICA BELT OF JHARKHAND AND BIHAR, WHICH BRINGS VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE LENS OF CHILDREN'S RIGHTS TO VILLAGES IN INDIA. OUR WORK PROTECTED MORE THAN 136,000 CHILDREN FROM CHILD LABOR, CHILD TRAFFICKING, CHILD MARRIAGE AND ENSURING ACCESS TO EDUCATION.THE FOUNDATION CONTINUED TO HOUSE THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE PROGRAM THAT DELIVERS LEGAL JUSTICE FOR THOUSANDS OF CHILD SURVIVORS ACROSS INDIA AND EXPANDED ITS REACH TO WORKING WITH MORE THAN 200 GRASSROOTS AND NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS INDIA ON CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE, CHILD TRAFFICKING AND CHILD MARRIAGE ISSUES. AS PART OF THIS WORK, THE PROGRAM LAUNCHED THE CHILD MARRIAGE FREE WORLD CAMPAIGN IN DECEMBER 2024 WHICH SAW PEOPLE IN 38 COUNTRIES TAKING THE PLEDGE TO END CHILD MARRIAGE, WITH EVENTS TAKING PLACE IN 30 COUNTRIES. FROM RURAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS ZIMBABWE TO REFUGEE CAMPS IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO AND INFORMAL SET
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 February 2016.
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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