Civic Intelligence

Kaleidoscope Learning

EIN 87-1350772 • 501(c)3 • Saint Paul, MN

Pub. 78 Eligible

Profile

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.

1448 E Como BlvdSaint Paul, MN 55117

www.kscopelearining.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Net Margin

61st percentile

8.3%

Higher net margin than 61% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

Score unavailable

No value available

No filing with officer rows is available for this organization yet.

Asset Growth

78th percentile

23%

Faster asset growth than 78% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2024

Revenue Growth

67th percentile

14%

Faster revenue growth than 67% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Up

$67,492

Up $9,792 (+17%) from 2023

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Up

$67,492

Up $9,792 (+17%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin61st percentile

Revenue

Up

$117,444

Up $20,504 (+21%) from 2023

Expenses

Up

$107,652

Up $24,139 (+29%) from 2023

Net Income

Down

$9,792

Down $3,635 (-27%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth78th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$80K$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2022: $44,273Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $44,2732022Assets 2023: $57,700Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $57,7002023Assets 2024: $67,492Net Assets 2024: $67,4922024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$67,492
Liabilities-
Net Assets$67,492
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth67th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$150K$100K$50K$0Revenue 2022: $90,928Expenses 2022: $51,777Net Income 2022: $39,1512022Revenue 2023: $96,940Expenses 2023: $83,513Net Income 2023: $13,4272023Revenue 2024: $117,444Expenses 2024: $107,652Net Income 2024: $9,7922024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$117,444
Expenses$107,652
Net Income$9,792
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$67,492
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$67,492
Revenue
$117,444
Expenses
$107,652
Net income
$9,792
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.67$0.67$1.17$1.08$0.10
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.58$0.00$0.58$0.97$0.84$0.13
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.44$0.00$0.44$0.91$0.52$0.39
Latest Filing Detail
Jump To
Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Nov 17, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.1
Gross Receipts
$117,444
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

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.

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.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
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.$30,000$19,922
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.$0$19,809
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.$0$10,782
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer PayScore unavailable

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Jennie LynchPresidentFT$33,906-$33,906
Julia KallmesBoard MemberPT$6,181-$6,181
Jeffrey JohnsonBoard Member-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Kaleidoscope Learning
EIN
87-1350772
Address
1448 E Como Blvd, Saint Paul, MN 55117

Signing Officer

Name
Jennie Lynch
Title
President
Phone
6122406264
Signed
2025-11-17
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Part I, line 8

“| Other Revenues:, Amount:| Miscellaneous - Insurance reimbursement check for overpayment, $293|”

Part I, line 16

“| Other Expenses:, Amount:| External Events - Festival and Fair Attendance, $109| State of Minnesota Sales Tax Filing, $481| Federal Tax Filing Fee, $167| Digital Advertising - Google Ads & Social Media Ads, $3592| Insurance, $1458| Memberships & Subscriptions, $442| Office Supplies, $46| Software and Applications, $2966| Bank Fees, $6| Supplies for In-Center Regular Programming, $1319| Associated payroll taxes, $12288| Depreciation of Inventory, $4035| Miscellaneous expenses, $948|”

Part II, line 24

“| Explanation:, BOYAmount:, EOYAmount:| Other assets - Library Inventory, $20001, $16153|”

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