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Kindle Project

EIN 92-3175690 · Santa Fe, NM

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong100 out of 100GovernanceFair63 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

KINDLE PROJECTS PURPOSE IS TO FACILITATE THE FLOW OF PHILANTHROPIC CAPITAL TO FUND SOCIAL, CULTURAL,AND ENVIRONMENTAL CAUSES. BY INNOVATING CREATIVE IDEAS FOR MOVING MONEY, EDUCATING PARTNERS,AND ELEVATING COLLABORATIVE GIVING PRACTICES, KINDLE PROJECT SERVES AS A BRIDGE TO CONNECT INSPIRED DONORS TO LEADING-EDGE PROJECTS AND PEOPLE.

Income
$5.7 million
Spending
$574,424
Spent on programs
73%
Reserves
83.9 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 98%
Employees
3
Volunteers
4
Highest pay
$132,128, executive di

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

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 79% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 83.9 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 90% of income.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    73% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 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

Fair: 63 out of 100. Higher than 17% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    18 of 25

    4 of 4 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no 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.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    0 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • 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

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)
  1. $340,533 spent. KINDLE PROJECT (KP) FACILITATES PHILANTHROPIC CAPITAL TO FUND SOCIAL, CULTURAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CAUSES THROUGH GRANTMAKING, FACILITATION AND EDUCATION, AND ADVISING. COMMUNITY-INFORMED GRANTMAKING KP SUPPORTS EQUITABLE REDISTRIBUTION OF RESOURCES THROUGH COMMUNITY- INFORMED GRANTMAKING PRACTICES. KP TAKES A MULTI-PRONGED APPROACH TO ACHIEVING THESE GOALS. IN 2024, KP BUILT AND DELIVERED PROGRAMMING TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY?INFORMED GRANTMAKING THROUGH WORKING WITH DONORS, ASSEMBLING PEER-LEARNING COHORTS, HOSTING ONLINE AND IN-PERSON RETREATS, AND CREATING CURRICULUM AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL, PROGRAM RELEVANT RESEARCH, AND STORYTELLING OPPORTUNITIES. KP WORKED WITH DONORS INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING COMMUNITY-INFORMED GRANTMAKING THROUGH HOLDING INFORMATION SESSIONS AND PROVIDING RELEVANT EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS. BUILDING ON THIS ENGAGEMENT, KP DESIGNED, ASSEMBLED, HOSTED, AND FACILITATED MULTIPLE PEER?LEARNING COHORTS OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. PEER LEARNING COHORTS COMPRISED A MIX OF URBAN AND RURAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND WERE SELECTED BY CRITERIA DEVELOPED TO ACCOMPLISH THE GOALS OF EACH LEARNING COMMUNITY. KP HOSTED VIRTUAL SESSIONS FOR EACH LEARNING COHORT ON A REGULAR BASIS AND HELD IN-PERSON RETREATS ONCE OVER THE YEAR FOR EACH. KP CREATED UNIQUE PROGRAM CURRICULA AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FOR EACH COHORT THAT ADDRESSED THE GOALS, NEEDS, AND CONVERSATIONS TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY-INFORMED GRANTMAKING. KP CONDUCTED RESEARCH ON PLACE-BASED ISSUES, ORGANIZATIONS WORKING IN A VARIETY OF SECTORS, AND GATHERED STATS TO SUPPORT BETTER INFORMED DECISION-MAKING. KP BUILT PROGRAMMING AND PLATFORMS FOR EACH COHORT TO REPORT THEIR PROCESS, DECISIONS, AND OUTCOMES. THESE COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS SHAPED RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS TO BE CONSIDERED FOR GRANT SUPPORT. KINDLE PROJECT (KP) FACILITATES PHILANTHROPIC CAPITAL TO FUND SOCIAL, CULTURAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CAUSES THROUGH GRANTMAKING, FACILITATION AND EDUCATION, AND ADVISING. COMMUNITY-INFORMED GRANTMAKING KP SUPPORTS EQUITABLE REDISTRIBUTION OF RESOURCES THROUGH COMMUNITY- INFORMED GRANTMAKING PRACTICES. KP TAKES A MULTI-PRONGED APPROACH TO ACHIEVING THESE GOALS. IN 2024, KP BUILT AND DELIVERED PROGRAMMING TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY?INFORMED GRANTMAKING THROUGH WORKING WITH DONORS, ASSEMBLING PEER-LEARNING COHORTS, HOSTING ONLINE AND IN-PERSON RETREATS, AND CREATING CURRICULUM AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL, PROGRAM RELEVANT RESEARCH, AND STORYTELLING OPPORTUNITIES. KP WORKED WITH DONORS INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING COMMUNITY-INFORMED GRANTMAKING THROUGH HOLDING INFORMATION SESSIONS AND PROVIDING RELEVANT EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS. BUILDING ON THIS ENGAGEMENT, KP DESIGNED, ASSEMBLED, HOSTED, AND FACILITATED MULTIPLE PEER?LEARNING COHORTS OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. PEER LEARNING COHORTS COMPRISED A MIX OF URBAN AND RURAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND WERE SELECTED BY CRITERIA DEVELOPED TO ACCOMPLISH THE GOALS OF EACH LEARNING COMMUNITY. KP HOSTED VIRTUAL SESSIONS FOR EACH LEARNING COHORT ON A REGULAR BASIS AND HELD IN-PERSON RETREATS ONCE OVER THE YEAR FOR EACH. KP CREATED UNIQUE PROGRAM CURRICULA AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FOR EACH COHORT THAT ADDRESSED THE GOALS, NEEDS, AND CONVERSATIONS TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY-INFORMED GRANTMAKING. KP CONDUCTED RESEARCH ON PLACE-BASED ISSUES, ORGANIZATIONS WORKING IN A VARIETY OF SECTORS, AND GATHERED STATS TO SUPPORT BETTER INFORMED DECISION-MAKING. KP BUILT PROGRAMMING AND PLATFORMS FOR EACH COHORT TO REPORT THEIR PROCESS, DECISIONS, AND OUTCOMES. THESE COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS SHAPED RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS TO BE CONSIDERED FOR GRANT SUPPORT.
  2. $12,306 spent. EDUCATION & FACILITATION IN 2024, KP HOSTED AND FACILITATED 25+ LEARNING GATHERINGS (WEBINARS, VIRTUAL AND IN PERSON SESSIONS, AND RETREATS) TO STRENGTHEN UNDERSTANDING OF PARTICIPATORY PHILANTHROPY AMONG NONPROFIT COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND THE GREATER PUBLIC. FOR OUR UNPUBLISHED PODCAST SERIES, KP CONDUCTED RESEARCH IN VARIOUS AREAS OF INTEREST, INTERVIEWED RELEVANT MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, AND PRODUCED CONTENT. KP ALSO DEVELOPED EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ABOUT PHILANTHROPY AND SHARED THEM THROUGH OUR NEWSLETTER, WEBSITE, AND ELECTRONIC AND IN-PERSON COMMUNICATIONS.
  3. $65,106 spent. ADVISORY SERVICES IN 2024, KP PROVIDED STRATEGIC ADVISING TO PHILANTHROPIC PROFESSIONALS AND INSTITUTIONS - INCLUDING FOUNDATION STAFF AND BOARDS, INTERMEDIARIES, WEALTH ADVISORS, PANELS, DONORS, AND PHILANTHROPIC FACILITATORS - ON TOPICS PERTAINING TO COMMUNITY PHILANTHROPY, COMMUNITY DECISION-MAKING, AND INCLUSIVE GOVERNANCE. THE GOAL OF KP'S ADVISING IS TO ADVANCE PHILANTHROPIC PRACTICES THAT ARE INCLUSIVE OF THE COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS.

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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since January 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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