Mission: Kiddo! is made up of parents, teachers, business partners, and active members of the community who, since 1982, have raised over $38 million to supplement our limite ... (More)
Kiddo!, the Mill Valley Schools Community Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization, with an IRS ruling year of 1983, and donations are tax-deductible.
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Exceptional
This charity's score is 92.19, earning it a 4-Star rating. Donors can "Give with Confidence" to this charity.
This score is calculated from two sub-scores:
Finance: 88.96 View details
Accountability & Transparency: 100.00 View details
This score represents Form 990 data from 2020, the latest year published by the IRS.
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Program Expense Ratio
89.7%
The Program Expense Ratio is determined by Program Expenses divided by Total Expense (average of most recent three 990s).
This measure reflects the percent of its total expenses a charity spends on the programs and services it exists to deliver. Dividing a charity's average program expenses by its average total functional expenses yields this percentage. We calculate the charity's average expenses over its three most recent fiscal years.
Source: IRS Form 990
Administrative Expenses
8.5%
As reported by charities on their IRS Form 990, this measure reflects what percent of its total budget a charity spends on overhead, administrative staff and associated costs, and organizational meetings. Dividing a charity's average administrative expenses by its average total functional expenses yields this percentage. We calculate the charity's average expenses over its three most recent fiscal years.
Source: IRS Form 990
Fundraising Expenses
1.7%
This measure reflects what a charity spends to raise money. Fundraising expenses can include campaign printing, publicity, mailing, and staffing and costs incurred in soliciting donations, memberships, and grants. Dividing a charity's average fundraising expenses by its average total functional expenses yields this percentage. We calculate the charity's average expenses over its three most recent fiscal years.
Source: IRS Form 990
Liabilities to Assets Ratio
0.4%
The Liabilities to Assets Ratio is determined by Total Liabilities divided by Total Assets (most recent 990).
Part of our goal in rating the financial performance of charities is to help donors assess the financial capacity and sustainability of a charity. As do organizations in other sectors, charities must be mindful of their management of total liabilites in relation to their total assets. This ratio is an indicator of an organization’s solvency and or long term sustainability. Dividing a charity's total liabilities by its total assets yields this percentage.
Source: IRS Form 990
Fundraising Efficiency
$0.02
The amount spent to raise $1 in charitable contributions. To calculate a charity's fundraising efficiency, we divide its average fundraising expenses by the average total contributions it receives. We calculate the charity's average expenses and average contributions over its three most recent fiscal years.
Source: IRS Form 990
Working Capital Ratio
2.71 years
Determines how long a charity could sustain its level of spending using its net available assets, or working capital, as reported on its most recently filed Form 990. We include in a charity's working capital unrestricted and temporarily restricted net assets, and exclude permanently restricted net assets. Dividing these net available assets in the most recent year by a charity's average total expenses, yields the working capital ratio. We calculate the charity's average total expenses over its three most recent fiscal years.
Source: IRS Form 990
Program Expense Growth
1.46%
We compute the average annual growth of program expenses using the following formula: [(Yn/Y0)(1/n)]-1, where Y0 is a charity's program expenses in the first year of the interval analyzed, Yn is the charity's program expenses in the most recent year, and n is the interval of years passed between Y0 and Yn.
Source: IRS Form 990
Governance
Charity Navigator looks to confirm on the Form 990 that the organization has these governance practices in place.
Sources Include: IRS Form 990
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| Audited Financials Prepared by Independent Accountant ... (More) Audited financial statements provide important information about financial accountability and accuracy. They should be prepared by an independent accountant with oversight from an audit committee. (It is not necessary that the audit committee be a separate committee. Often at smaller charities, it falls within the responsibilities of the finance committee or the executive committee.) The committee provides an important oversight layer between the management of the organization, which is responsible for the financial information reported, and the independent accountant, who reviews the financials and issues an opinion based on its findings. We check the charity's Form 990 reporting to see if it meets this criteria.
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Policies
Charity Navigator looks to confirm on the Form 990, or for some metrics on the charity's website, that the organization has these policies in place.
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The privacy policy must be specific to donor information. A general website policy which references "visitor" or "user" personal information will not suffice. A policy that refers to donor information collected on the website is also not sufficient as the policy must be comprehensive and applicable to both online and offline donors. The existence of a privacy policy of any type does not prohibit the charity itself from contacting the donor for informational, educational, or solicitation purposes. (Less) |
Transparency
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Sources Include: IRS Form 990 and organization's website
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Additional Information
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Total Revenue and Expenses
This chart displays the trend of revenue and expenses over the past several years for this organization, as reported on their IRS Form 990.
Salary of Key Persons
Presented here are this organizations key compensated staff members as identified by our analysts. This compensation data includes salary, cash bonuses and expense accounts and is displayed exactly how it is reported to the IRS. The amounts do not include nontaxable benefits, deferred compensation, or other amounts not reported on Form W-2. In some cases, these amounts may include compensation from related organizations. Read the IRS policies for compensation reporting
Bill Lampl, Executive Director
$107,617 (3.11% of Total Expenses)
Current CEO and Board Chair can be found in the Leadership & Adaptability report below.
Source: IRS Form 990 (page 7), filing year 2020
Business Master File Data
Below are some key data points from the Exempt Organization IRS Business Master File (BMF) for this organization. Learn more about the BMF on the IRS website
Activities:
Gifts, grants, or loans to other organizations (BMF activity code: 602)
Other school related activities (BMF activity code: 059)
Foundation Status:
Organization which receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or the general public 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) (BMF foundation code: 15)
Affiliation:
Independent - the organization is an independent organization or an independent auxiliary (i.e., not affiliated with a National, Regional, or Geographic grouping of organizations). (BMF affiliation code: 3)
Data Sources: IRS Forms 990
The Form 990 is a document that nonprofit organizations file with the IRS annually. We leverage finance and accountability data from it to form Encompass ratings. Click here to view this organization's Forms 990 on the IRS website (if any are available).
Pandemic Response
Due to the unprecedented nature of the pandemic, we give charities such as this one the opportunity to share the story of COVID's impact on them. Charities may submit their own pandemic responses through their nonprofit portal.
Kiddo!, the Mill Valley Schools Community Foundation reported being impacted by COVID-19 in the following ways:
Program Delivery
Fundraising Capacity
Revenue
Grants Received
Grants Sent
Balance Sheet
How COVID-19 impacted the organization's operations financially:
Donations to our organization declined by 20%. We also applied and received the PPP loan and thus were able to employ a full staff.
How COVID-19 impacted the organization's delivery of programs:
The decline in fundraising revenue reduced the breadth of program support we were able to provide.
How this organization adapted to changing conditions caused by COVID-19:
Due to Covid-19, all arts education programs were delivered virtually. Our foundation funded individual art and music kits for every student to use at home in support of the curriculum that was delivered remotely.
Innovations the organization intends to continue permanently after the pandemic:
Many meetings are still continuing to be held via Zoom
Historical Ratings
| Date Published | Form 990 FYE | Overall Score | Overall Rating |
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| 2/1/2022 | 2020 | 92.19 | |
| 2/1/2021 | 2019 | 91.94 | |
| 9/3/2019 | 2018 | 92.13 | |
| 6/1/2019 | 2017 | 92.65 | |
| 11/1/2018 | 2017 | 91.14 | |
This organization received multiple star ratings within this fiscal year, due to an update to its Accountability and Transparency data and/or the receipt of an amended Form 990. | |||
| 12/1/2017 | 2016 | 93.08 | |
| 11/1/2017 | 2016 | 91.97 | |
| 11/1/2016 | 2015 | 94.07 | |
| 6/1/2016 | 2014 | 92.22 | |
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| 2/1/2016 | 2014 | 91.80 | |
| 11/1/2015 | 2014 | 89.08 |  |
| 11/1/2014 | 2013 | 92.19 | |
| 10/1/2013 | 2012 | 92.18 | |
| 10/1/2012 | 2011 | 92.15 | |
| 4/1/2012 | 2010 | 92.18 | |
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Impact & Results
This score estimates the actual impact a nonprofit has on the lives of those it serves, and determines whether it is making good use of donor resources to achieve that impact.
Impact & Results Score
Not Currently Scored
Kiddo!, the Mill Valley Schools Community Foundation cannot currently be evaluated by our Encompass Rating Impact & Results methodology because either (A) it is eligible, but we have not yet received data; (B) we have not yet developed an algorithm to estimate its programmatic impact; (C) its programs are not direct services; or (D) it is not heavily reliant on contributions from individual donors.
Note: The absence of a score does not indicate a positive or negative assessment, it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated the organization.
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Additional Information
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Largest Programs
Kiddo!, the Mill Valley Schools Community Foundation reported its three largest programs on its FY 2020 Form 990 as:
$1,905,090
Spent in most recent FY
61%
Percent of program expenses
Providing Funding for Education
$440,005
Spent in most recent FY
14%
Percent of program expenses
Support Mill Valley School District with One Time Expenditures
$409,998
Spent in most recent FY
13%
Percent of program expenses
Support to Mill Valley School District for Classroom and Library Aides
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Leadership & Adaptability
This score provides an assessment of the organization's leadership capacity, strategic thinking and planning, and ability to innovate or respond to changes in constituent demand/need or other relevant social and economic conditions to achieve the organization's mission.
Leadership & Adaptability Score
100
out of 100
The score earned by Kiddo!, the Mill Valley Schools Community Foundation is a passing score. This score has no effect on the organization's Star Rating.
Encompass Rating V4 provides an evaluation of the organization's Leadership & Adaptability through the nonprofit organization submitting a survey response directly to Charity Navigator.
Leadership & Adaptability Report
100
of 100 points
Mission
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization’s mission
TO SUPPORT QUALITY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN THE ARTS, INCLUDING DANCE, DRAMA, MUSIC, POETRY AND ART FOR EVERY CHILD IN THE MILL VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
Vision
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization’s vision.
Our children are a community treasure. Our vision is to inspire children to reach their full potential by funding arts education and other vital programs.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
Strategic Goals
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking and goal setting through sharing their most important strategic goals.
Goal One: Maximize Annual Fundraising Revenue in alignment with our allocation policy priorities while also increasing targeted growth areas including community participation and endowment growth
Goal Type: Invest in the capacity of our organization (financial, management, technical, etc.).
Goal Two: Maximize Program Impact including the development, delivery, integration, and measurement of best-in-class arts education and other vital programs to realize Kiddo!’s Vision, Mission, and Purpose
Goal Type: Focus on core programs to achieve mission and scale back on programs not seen as core.
Goal Three: Educate, engage and collaborate with parents, district & school communities, PTAs, and other key relationships including community organizations in support of Kiddo!’s Vision, Mission, and Purpose
Goal Type: This goal reflects our commitment to further our advocacy work for our organization and or cause area.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
Leadership Development
The nonprofit provides evidence of investment in leadership development
Describe an investment in leadership
Outside consultant hired to work directly with Executive Director and Executive Board members to develop new five year strategic plan including a governance plan.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
Mobilizing for Mission
The nonprofit provides evidence of leadership through focusing externally and mobilizing resources for the mission.
This organization mobilizes for mission in the following ways:
Strategic Partnerships
Networks of Collective Impact Efforts
Thought Leadership
Raising Awareness
Community Building
What are this organization’s external mobilizaton efforts?
Kiddo! is a member of the SchoolsRule consortium which helps raise funds for all districts throughout our county. Our Executive Director also collaborates with dozens of other education foundations throughout the state including sharing benchmarks related to org structure, fundraising, and operations. Kiddo! regularly posts on social media platforms to raise awareness about the programs that we fund. Our Executive Director recently attended a National Education conference including being featured as a guest speaker on our Business partner program. Kiddo! regularly participates in and organizes community events including arts festivals, memorial day celebrations, and community art shows.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
Story of Adaptability
The nonprofit has an opportunity to tell the story of how the organization adapted to tremendous external changes in the last year.
We more or less created a whole new "playbook" as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Understanding that many more school district families may not be in a position to donate this past year, we softened our fundraising messaging with a shift from asking for a set amount to emphasizing that "every dollar makes a difference" and letting parents know that we totally understand if they are not in a position to give at all. We also dramatically reduced the frequency of our communications. Simultaneously, we appealed to our higher level donors to consider "giving a little extra" on behalf of other families that might be struggling. In an effort to support distance learning, we also reallocated funding to provide individual music and art kits for every child so they could have the tools and materials to participate in activities from home. All board meetings pivoted to Zoom platforms. We also postponed all fundraising events including deciding not to have an online auction in consideration of not wanting to put pressure on volunteers to coordinate. We knew this softened approach would likely result in a significantly reduced revenue but were prepared to use funds from our program reserves to make up for the shortfall. We are proud of the fact that all of the arts programs we usually fund were implemented virtually.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
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Organization Leadership
Bill Lampl
Executive Director
Cari Dauphinais
Chair
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Culture & Community
This score provides an assessment of the organization's culture and connectedness to the community it serves. Learn more about how and why we rate Culture & Community.
Culture & Community Score
100
out of 100
Kiddo!, the Mill Valley Schools Community Foundation has earned a passing score. This score has no effect on the organization's Star Rating. The organization provided data about how it listens to constituents (Constituent Feedback) (see report below).
The Culture & Community Beacon is comprised of the following metrics:
Constituent Feedback: 100/100 (100% of beacon score)
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion: Not Scored
Culture & Community Report
100
of 100 points
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Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
This organization has not provided information regarding the diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices it is presently implementing. As such, the organization has not earned a score on this metric. Charity Navigator believes nonprofit organizations implementing effective DEI policies and practices can enhance a nonprofit's decision-making, staff motivation, innovation, and effectiveness.
Methodology
We are utilizing data collected by Candid to document and assess the DEI practices implemented by the organization. Nonprofit organizations are encouraged to fill out the Equity Strategies section of their Candid profiles to receive a rating.
Learn more about the methodology.
Constituent Feedback
100/100 points
100% of beacon score
This organization reported that it is collecting feedback from the constituents and/or communities it serves. Charity Navigator believes nonprofit organizations that engage in inclusive practices, such as collecting feedback from the people and communities they serve, may be more effective.
View this organization's Constituent Feedback Practices
Methodology
We've partnered with Candid to survey organizations about their feedback practices. Nonprofit organizations can fill out the How We Listen section of their Candid profile to receive a rating.
Learn more about the methodology.
Analysis and Research
Like the overall Encompass Rating System, the Culture & Community Beacon is designed to evolve as metrics are developed and ready for integration. Below you can find more information about the metrics we currently evaluate in this beacon and their relevance to nonprofit performance.
Constituent Feedback
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
