Kids Can Community Center
Meets Standards
Standards For Charity Accountability
Governance
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Board Oversight
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Board Size
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Board Meetings
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Board Compensation
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Conflict of Interest
Measuring Effectiveness
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Effectiveness Policy
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Effectiveness Report
Finances
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Program Expenses
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Fundraising Expenses
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Accumulating Funds
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Audit Report
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Detailed Expense Breakdown
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Accurate Expense Reporting
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Budget Plan
Fundraising & Info
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Truthful Materials
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Annual Report
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Website Disclosures
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Donor Privacy
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Cause Marketing Disclosures
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Complaints
Kids Can Community Center meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
Stated Purpose:
"At Kids Can Community Center, our mission is to educate, engage and inspire children through early childhood care and out-of-school experiences."
Year, State Incorporated:
1908, NE
Kids Can Community Center operates two core programs to support student academic success: Early Childhood and Out-of-School Education. We participate in Nebraska's Step Up To Quality to ensure we provide high-impact programming for our youngest children. Kids Can has earned a Step 5, the highest standard available. Kids Can partners with Collective For Youth to provide additional after-school programming at Benson West, Conestoga, Druid Hill, Gilder, Miller Park, Minne Lusa, Sherman and Wakonda Elementary Schools. We also partner Lozier Schools to provide afterschool program at Nelson Mandela Elementary, Nelson Mandela Early Childhood Development Center and the Phoenix Academy.
For the year ended June 30, 2025, Kids Can Community Center's program expenses were:
| Programs | $5,370,410 |
| Total Program Expenses | $5,370,410 |
Chief Executive
Robert Patterson, CEO
Chair of the Board
Hannes Zetzsche
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Baird Holm
Board Size
18
Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Television, Grant proposals, Cause-related marketing (affinity credit cards, consumer product sales, etc.)
This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
The following information is based on Kids Can Community Center's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2025.
Source of Funds
| Program Revenue | $3,066,582 |
| Grants | $1,984,821 |
| Investment Income | $176,056 |
| Special Events | $114,288 |
| Contributions | $27,163 |
| Total Income | $5,368,910 |
Programs: 92% Fundraising: 3% Administrative: 5%
| Total Income | $5,368,910 |
| Total expenses: | $5,831,285 |
| Program expenses | $5,370,410 |
| Fundraising expenses | $160,369 |
| Administrative expenses | $300,506 |
| Other expenses | $0 |
| Income in Excess of Expenses | $-462,375 |
| Beginning Net Assets | $14,960,326 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $0 |
| Ending Net Assets | $14,497,951 |
| Total Liabilities | $339,630 |
| Total Assets | $14,837,581 |
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Report completed by:
BBB in Nebraska, South Dakota, Kansas Plains & SW Iowa