WARM BLANKETS CHILDRENS FOUNDATION INC DBA KINSHIP UNITED Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

WARM BLANKETS CHILDRENS FOUNDATION INC DBA KINSHIP UNITED

EIN 36-4395095 · Youth Development N.E.C. (O99)

What they do

THE MISSION of WARM BLANKETS ORPHAN CARE is to RESTORE CHILDHOODS IN CHRIST for PERMANENTLY DISPLACED and ORPHANED CHILDREN AS WE RAISE THEM to BE DISCIPLES and LEADERS WHO BRING ABOUT PERMANENT CHANGE RIGHT WHERE GOD PLANTED THEM. THEY ACCOMPLISH THIS MISSION THROUGH PARTNERSHIP WITH INDIGENOUS CHURCHES and LEADERSHIP TRAINING to DISCIPLE and RESTORE THE LIVES of ORPHANS and WIDOWS. DEDICATED ORPHAN RESCUE TEAMS VENTURE BOLDLY INTO WAR ZONES, JUNGLES, SLUMS and REFUGEE CAMPS to RESCUE ORPHANS. THEY GIVE HOPE to DESPERATE WIDOWS WHO HAVE BEEN ABANDONED BY THEIR FAMILY and COMMUNITY, PROVIDING THEM A SENSE of PURPOSE IN THE LOVING ATMOSPHERE of A CHURCH ORPHAN HOME. to DATE, WARM BLANKETS ORPHAN CARE HAS RESCUED THOUSANDS of ORPHANS FROM THEIR DIRE CIRCUMSTANCES and PLACED THEM IN OVER 200 SAFE and SECURE CHURCH ORPHAN HOMES WHERE THEY ARE RAISED and LOVED BY THE LOCAL PASTOR, HIS WIFE and WIDOWS FROM THE COMMUNITY.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $91.50 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders8 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

93.22%of revenue went to mission work91.5% of expenses · Program services

6.06%of revenue went to fundraising6.0% of expenses

$101.83spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

2.55%of revenue went to management and office costs2.5% of expenses

$0.31in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

98.6%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $141,198 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $175,000 for CRAIG MULLER (EXECUTIVE DIR.). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$7,721,350

Mission workProgram services$7,197,46893.22% of revenue91.5% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$197,1432.55% of revenue2.5% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$467,9376.06% of revenue6.0% of expenses

Total expenses$7,862,548101.83% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 91.5% mission · 2.5% management · 6.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 101.83% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 92.5% mission · 2.1% management · 5.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 88.85% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 92.5% mission · 2.1% management · 5.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 105.29% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 93.0% mission · 2.2% management · 4.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.42% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 95.0% mission · 2.2% management · 2.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.73% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 95.1% mission · 2.3% management · 2.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.84% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 94.7% mission · 2.4% management · 2.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 103.02% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 93.2% mission · 2.8% management · 4.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.71% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$7,721,350

Expenses$7,862,548

Annual shortfall $141,198 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$7,197,468 · 91.5% of expenses

Management and office costs$197,143 · 2.5% of expenses

Fundraising$467,937 · 6.0% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$7,721,350

Expenses$7,862,548

Assets$2,472,086

Income$7,721,350

Contributions$7,616,724

Mission work (program services)$7,197,468

Fundraising$467,937

Grants given$184,508

Average grant$15,376

Management and general$197,143

Accounting fees$15,625

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

CRAIG MULLEREXECUTIVE DIR. · 40 hrs/week $175,000

JANET LEIGHV. P. OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY · 30 hrs/week $57,255

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (8)

CRAIG MULLEREXECUTIVE DIR.

JANET LEIGHV. P. OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY

BEN EVANGELISTATRUSTEE

DR RICHARD PEREZTRUSTEE

JOHN HANRAHANTREASURER

MIKE PATTERSONTRUSTEE

OSCAR BIONDOLILIOTRUSTEE

TODD EISINTERIM PRESIDE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2001
Location: 5105 TOLLVIEW DR STE 155, ROLLING MDWS, IL 60008-3728
County: Cook
In care of: % CRAIG MULLER
Primary officer: CRAIG MULLER, Executive Dir.

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(847) 870-0380

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: ATA GROUP LLP
NTEE classification: Youth Development N.E.C. (O99)
IRS tax category: Youth Development N.E.C.
Grant-giving organization: Yes