Kindle Project

“Form 990 is prepared by an independent accountant, with support from kindle project executive director and fractional cfo. Drafted 990 is provided to the board treasurer who reviews and edits, as needed, in consultation with independent accountant. Once satisfied, the treasurer presents the 990 to the board for their full review and approval prior to filing.”

“Directors and officers of the board complete and sign a new conflict of interest form on appointment to the board and on an annual basis. The board reviews the nature of each disclosed conflict, receives clarification as needed, and determines whether the conflict is manageable, requires restrictions, or needs further action. Board members with conflicts recuse themselves from future deliberations and decision-making as needed. All discussions, decisions, recusals, and actions taken regarding conflicts of interest are documented in the official meeting minutes.”

“The executive committee conducts an annual performance review of the executive director and recommends any salary adjustments, with the review and compensation decision completed at least 30 days prior to the annual board meeting. Compensation decisions are informed by a mix of data from local nonprofits, private foundations, and broader market surveys to create a market composite, with total compensation generally targeted at the median.”

“Governing documents are available to the public within 10 business days of receipt of a written request.”

“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.”

“BOARD SERVICES.”

“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.”

“Contract labor 34,481 44,141 12,200 contract labor 1,490 0 0 contract labor 225 0 0 total 36,196 44,141 12,200”