Kindred World
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
CHILD MENTAL AND PHYSICAL WELL-BEING HAVE BEEN ON THE DECLINE FOR OVER 50 YEARS IN THE USA, THE WEALTHIEST NATION ON EARTH. KINDRED WORLD BEGAN AS A GRASSROOTS, CONSCIOUSNESS-RAISING ORGANIZATION OF PARENTS AND PROFESSIONALS IN 1996, TWENTY-FIVE YEARS INTO AMERICA'S DECLINE TO THE BOTTOM OF ALL INTERNATIONAL INDICATORS FOR FAMILY, MATERNAL, AND CHILD HEALTH. TODAY, KINDRED WORLD'S MISSION AND VISION OF A WISDOM-BASED, WELLNESS-INFORMED SOCIETY ARE MORE RELEVANT AND IMPORTANT THAN EVER. DURING THE CURRENT CLIMATE CRISIS, THE 2020 PANDEMIC, AND POLITICAL UPHEAVAL, KINDRED'S WORLD'S QUARTER CENTURY OF INVESTIGATING AND SHARING THE AWARD-WINNING SCIENCE-BASED NEW STORY OF OUR HUMAN FAMILY IS A BLAZED PATH TO WHOLENESS AND WELLNESS READY FOR OTHERS TO FOLLOW. OUR MANY INITIATIVES CARRY OUT THIS STRATEGIC VISION THROUGH BOLD LEADERSHIP AND AN INTEGRATED DIGITAL ECOLOGY. YOU CAN READ OUR 99 FIVE-STAR REVIEWS ON OUR GREAT NON-PROFIT'S PAGE.
- Income
- $127,147
- Spending
- $53,051
- Reserves
- 28.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 95%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 (4)
- $200 spent. KINDRED MEDIA HAS CHRONICLED THE BREAKTHROUGHS AND INSIGHTS OF THE NEW STORY OF OUR HUMAN FAMILY FOR OVER 20 YEARS. OUR WISDOM ARCHIVES AND ORAL HISTORIES PRESENT AND PRESERVE THIS LIVING, CONSCIOUSNESS-RAISING MOVEMENT'S EFFORTS TO HELP FAMILIES THRIVE DESPITE AMERICA'S RANKING AS "THE WORST PLACE" TO RAISE A CHILD AMONG ALL DEVELOPED NATIONS. KINDRED MEDIA IS A COLLABORATION OF OVER 200 CONTRIBUTORS AND ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS WHO ARE ENVISIONING TOGETHER A WISDOM-BASED, WELLNESS-INFORMED SOCIETY.
- $1,433 spent. THE EVOLVED NEST IS OUR EVOLUTIONARY PATHWAY TO THRIVING: A BREAKTHROUGH CONCEPT THAT INTEGRATES FINDINGS ACROSS FIELDS THAT BEAR ON CHILD DEVELOPMENT, CHILD RAISING AND ADULT BEHAVIOR. BASED ON THE AWARD-WINNING SCIENCE RESEARCH OF DARCIA NARVAEZ, PHD, THE EVOLVED NEST PROMOTES OPTIMAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING, COOPERATION, AND RECEPTIVE AND SOCIO-MORAL INTELLIGENCES. SOCIETAL MOVES AWAY FROM PROVIDING THE EVOLVED NEST - SHIFTED BASELINES FOR WELLNESS - HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ILL-BEING AND DEREGULATION WE SEE IN ONE ANOTHER AND SOCIETY. LEARN HOW TO NEST YOUR CHILDREN AND RE-NEST YOURSELF.
- $5,606 spent. THE BOOK FAIRY PANTRY PROJECT IS A GRASSROOTS FAMILY LITERACY MOVEMENT TO SUPPORT BONDING AND ATTACHMENT THROUGH READING TO BABIES AND CHILDREN. PAM LEO'S VISION IS TO REACH AT-RISK FAMILIES AND IS BASED ON HER CONNECTION PARENTING BOOK. A COMMUNITY-BASED INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVE WITH FREE CAMPAIGN MATERIALS AND GUIDES FOR CREATING LOCAL BFPP. HER BOOK, "PLEASE READ TO ME," WAS THE 2021 RECIPIENT OF A STEPHEN AND TABITHA KING FOUNDATION GRANT.
- $45,754 spent. KINDRED WORLD PUBLISHING HOUSE - SHARING A NEW STORY OF THE HUMAN FAMILY MEANS HAVING ACCESS TO MEDIA PLATFORMS AND PUBLISHING HOUSES THAT COURAGEOUSLY CHAMPION THE SCIENCE, INSPIRED INSIGHTS, AND ANCIENT WISDOM NEEDED TO SUPPORT OUR SHIFT INTO AN INTEGRATED, LIFE-AFFIRMING, SUSTAINABLE WORLDVIEW. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING WITH YOU OUR NEW UPCOMING TITLES AND AUTHORS. PROGRAM EXPENSE:0 PARENT LIBERATION ALLIANCE - BASED ON TERESA GRAHAM BRETT'S "PARENTING FOR SOCIAL CHANGE- AND DIRECTED BY HER TEAM, PLA IS A VIRTUAL, ON-DEMAND, TEN- WEEK PROGRAM. THE PARENT LIBERATION ALLIANCE IS AN EVOLVING, CROSS-CULTURAL PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES PARENTS WITH THE SCIENCE BEHIND CHILD BRAIN DEVELOPMENT ALONG WITH INSIGHTS AND TOOLS FOR REFLECTING UPON CULTURAL NORMS AS A CONSCIOUS MOVE TOWARD BUILDING EMOTIONALLY INTELLIGENT FAMILIES AND COMPASSIONATE COMMUNITIES. PROGRAM EXPENSE:0 WORLDVIEW LITERACY PROJECT - A SELF-DIRECTED OR COMMUNITY LEARNING PROGRAM EXPLORING REBALANCING LIFE ON EARTH WITH WORLDVIEW LITERACY. THE WLP FEATURES THE WORLDVIEW CHART BY INTERNATIONALLY RENOWN INDIGENOUS STUDIES SCHOLAR, FOUR ARROWS, AS WELL AS INSTRUCTIONS FOR HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN A 90-DAY ENGAGEMENT WITH THE WORLDVIEW CHART ENDING WITH A SURVEY TO GATHER PARTICIPANT'S STORIES AND INSIGHTS. PROGRAM EXPENSES:216 KINDRED FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM - A CHILDHOOD-CENTERED, MINDFULNESS-BASED, SOCIAL JUSTICE EDUCATION PROGRAM. KFP'S UNIQUE MISSION IS TO GUIDE STUDENTS ON AN INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY THAT EXPLORES THE SYSTEMIC ROOTS OF SOCIAL (IN)JUSTICE IN CHILDHOOD THROUGH KINDRED ACTIVISM: A THEORY OF ACTIVISM CENTERING CHILDHOOD IN ACTIVISM THAT IS AUTHENTIC, RELATIONAL, AND IMAGINATIVE. KFP HELPS EQUIP A NEW GENERATION OF CHANGE-MAKERS AND TRANCE- BREAKERS WITH NEW STORY TOOLS, GROUNDED RESOURCES, AND A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY. PROGRAM EXPENSES:0 THE ECO-ATTACHMENT DANCE WEBSITE, SCIENCE, SOCIAL CAMPAIGN, AND PRE- AND POST 28 PRACTICE TESTS IS BASED ON THE AWARD-WINNING SCIENCE OF DARCIA NARVAEZ, PHD. NATURE CONNECTION IS ONE OF OUR CULTURE'S MANY AVENUES TO CREATING A WISDOM-BASED, WELLNESS-INFORMED SOCIETY. VISITORS TO THE WEBSITE CAN TAKE UP THE ECO-ATTACHMENT DANCE TO EXPAND THEIR OWN ECOLOGICAL ATTACHMENT/NATURE CONNECTION THROUGH A SOCIAL MEDIA CHALLENGE. EACH DAY FOR 28 DAYS AN ACTIVITY WILL BE POSTED FOR YOU TO PRACTICE THAT DAY. EACH ACTIVITY TAKES ABOUT 5 MINUTES. BASED ON THE SUCCESSFUL LAB EXPERIMENTS BY DR. NARVAEZ AND HER STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTRE DAME. PROGRAM EXPENSE:0 MEET THE WAYFINDERS - AN ORAL HISTORY COLLECTION OF EMPOWERING, PERSONAL STORIES FEATURING VIDEO INTERVIEWS WITH NINE PROFESSIONALS, PARENTS, AND SCIENTISTS WHO FOUND WAYS AROUND BREASTFEEDING ADVOCACY BARRIERS, OR JUST BROKE THEM THE SERIES WAS CREATED AT THE INVITATION OF LA LECHE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL IN CELEBRATION OF THEIR 65TH ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE HELD OCTOBER 2021. MEET THE WAYFINDERS WAS RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC IN CELEBRATION OF WORLD BREASTFEEDING WEEK, NATIONAL BREASTFEEDING MONTH, INDIGENOUS MILK MEDICINE WEEK, AND BLACK BREASTFEEDING WEEK IN AUGUST 2022. PROGRAM EXPENSES:0 BREAKING THE CYCLE - A SIX-MINUTE SHORT FILM THAT ILLUSTRATES OUR CAPACITY FOR BREAKING OUR CURRENT CYCLE OF COMPETITIVE DETACHMENT AND RETURNING TO THE PATTERN OF 95% OF OUR HUMAN HISTORY: A HEALTHY, PEACEFUL CYCLE OF COOPERATIVE COMPANIONSHIP. BREAKING THE CYCLE IS BASED ON THE MULTI-AWARD- WINNING BOOK, "NEUROBIOLOGY AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN MORTALITY: EVOLUTION, CULTURE AND WISDOM," BY DARCIA NARVAEZ, PHD. FIND A FILM GUIDE, RESOURCES, AND SPANISH VERSION OF THE FILM AT THE WEBSITE. WATCH THE SIX- MINUTE FILM THERE FOR FREE. MONTHLY LOVE DISCUSSIONS HELD, ALONG WITH DIGITAL GATHERING GROUPS. PROGRAM EXPENSES:0 KINDRED MAGAZINE - A NONPROFIT ALTERNATIVE MEDIA PLATFORM THAT PLAYS A CRUCIAL ROLE IN SHAPING AND SHARING WHAT IT CALLS THE "NEW STORY OF THE HUMAN FAMILY." ITS IMPACT CAN BE SEEN ACROSS SEVERAL KEY AREAS: (1) REDEFINING CULTURAL NARRATIVES; (2) SUPPORTING CONSCIOUS PARENTING AND EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT; (3) BRIDGING SCIENCE AND WISDOM TRADITIONS; (4) EMPOWERING SOCIAL CHANGE & ADVOCACY; (5) NURTURING A REGENERATIVE AND COOPERATIVE FUTURE. IN ESSENCE, KINDRED MAGAIZINE'S IMPACT LIES IN ITS ABILITY TO INSPIRE AND EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES TO EMBRACE A MORE INTERCONNECTED, CONSCIOUS, AND THRIVING HUMAN EXPERIENCE. PROGRAM EXPENSES:0 NESTED WORLD-NESTED WORLD EMPOWERS INDIVIDUALS TO BECOME NESTING AMBASSADORS. NESTING AMBASSADORS ARE EMISSARIES TO THE WORLD, LOCAL AND GLOBAL, OF EVOLVED NESTEDNESS. A NESTING AMBASSADOR IS ONE WHO HAS LEARNED THE PRINCIPLES OF THE EVOLVED NEST AND INTEGRATES THEM INTO THEIR LIFESTYLE, WORKPLACE AND/OR COMMUNITY, LEADING OTHERS TO FOLLOW EVOLVED NEST PRINCIPLES. PROGRAM EXPENSES: 13,195 KINDRED WORLD'S GENERAL FUND SUPPORTS ALL OF THE DIGITAL ECOLOGY AND SHARED TECH, ADMIN COSTS, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND PLATFORMS NECESSARY TO OPERATE ALL OF THE INITIATIVES. PROGRAM EXPENSES: 32,342
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 2025.
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 December 1999.
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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