Kaleidoscope Learning
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Provide high-quality family and early childhood educational services to families with children ages birth to six years old in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Area. We provide a variety of services including a community toy library parent education courses in-center activities that promote development and education open community play in our center community craft events and online parenting content. We strive to be a nexus community center where families can support each other.
- Income
- $117,444
- Spending
- $107,652
- Reserves
- 7.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 94%
- Highest pay
- $33,906, president
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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, 2024, 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, 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 (3)
- $19,922 spent. Kaleidoscope provides Open Play Hours in our community play space. Free and open to the public these Open Play Hours allow families to gather in our community space to play build community and learn from one another our staff. Open play hours occur most mornings and families with children ages 0-6 are welcome. We estimate hundreds of families participated in our Open Play Hours with families visiting our space multiple times during the year. This is our most popular service due to its accessible and open format.
- $10,782 spent. Kaleidoscope Learning hosted a variety of in-person events in our community gathering space in order to promote community connection and yield positive caregiver child experiences. These events such as our Musical Storytimes Fine Motor Fridays and Coffee Tuesdays were held on a weekly basis and we estimated dozens of families participated in these programs throughout the year. Our most popular weekly event was Musical Storytime where families sing dance read and learn alongside each other. In addition to our weekly programming Kaleidoscope also hosted regular evening events such as parent education nights and community craft events with the goal of creating community and supporting the caregiver child dyad. These events often held every two months saw participation rates around five to 10 families per event.
- $19,809 spent. Kaleidoscope Learnings cornerstone service is our toy library where families are able to rent out toys educational materials games childrens furniture and gross-motor items at a very low cost. Our library had approximately 650 items in rotation for families to rent. Approximately 71 families utilized our library service and our member-families frequently mention that they appreciate our low-cost community driven approach to providing high quality materials to all families in our area.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 2022.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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