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National Kidney Foundation of Illinois

Chicago, Illinois · EIN 36-6009226 · tax-exempt since 1969

C

Charity Clarity grade C (score 58.5 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended March 2025.

Graded against 55,301 unclassified nonprofits with revenue $2M–$10M filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.29.9 months56
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.100% of practices100
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.9
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.87% from one source29
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.86.8%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.0.7%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.12not scored

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Year by year

201620172018201920212022202320242025grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Mar 2025Form 990$3.17M$2.87M$308K$7.14M29.917C
Mar 2024Form 990$2.47M$3.26M−$790K$6.62M24.324C
Mar 2023Form 990$3.05M$3.17M−$121K$6.79M25.723B
Mar 2022Form 990$2.71M$2.91M−$206K$7.24M29.817B
Mar 2021Form 990$2.14M$2.30M−$156K$7.59M39.618C
Mar 2019Form 990$2.67M$2.05M$629K$6.81M40.014C
Mar 2018Form 990$2.05M$1.82M$235K$6.35M41.914C
Mar 2017Form 990$1.89M$1.62M$270K$6.00M44.415C
Mar 2016Form 990$1.93M$1.54M$386K$5.45M42.415C

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

Read the filings

Every figure here comes from the returns this charity filed with the IRS. These sites show the full returns and more about the organisation: