Totals
- Total revenue
- $298,169
- Total expenses
- $478,473
- Contributions and grants received
- $276,744
- Grants paid
- $400
- Program service revenue
- $21,425
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $310,924
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $566,417
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- -$255,493
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $374,293
- Management and general expenses
- $69,589
- Fundraising expenses
- $34,591
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $374,293
Program services were 78.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$276,744
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2a · Program service revenue: VIDEO PRODUCTION
total $20,616 · related or exempt $20,616
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2b · Program service revenue: DISTRIBUTION INCOME
total $809 · related or exempt $809
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $400 · program services $400
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $73,125 · program services $47,531 · management and general $12,797 · fundraising $12,797
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $55,533 · program services $36,097 · management and general $9,718 · fundraising $9,718
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $21,922 · program services $14,250 · management and general $3,836 · fundraising $3,836
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $8,684 · program services $5,644 · management and general $1,520 · fundraising $1,520
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11b · Fees: legal
total $1,753 · management and general $1,753
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $8,463 · management and general $8,463
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11g · Fees: other
total $46,995 · program services $46,995
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $5,889 · management and general $5,889
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16 · Occupancy
total $38,400 · program services $24,960 · management and general $6,720 · fundraising $6,720
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20 · Interest
total $10,464 · management and general $10,464
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $1,173 · program services $1,173
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23 · Insurance
total $8,005 · management and general $8,005
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24a · Other expenses: PRODUCTION EXPENSES
total $197,243 · program services $197,243
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24b · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES
total $424 · management and general $424
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $150,041 · end of year $59,742
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $32,596
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $5,379 · end of year $25,495
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $3,771
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$49,691
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$47,604
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $3,260 · end of year $2,087
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13 · Investments: program-related
beginning of year $102,245 · end of year $102,245
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $0 · end of year $121,355
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $66,800 · end of year $59,068
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22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people
beginning of year $100,000 · end of year $100,000
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $165,700 · end of year $190,484
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $39,981 · end of year $216,865
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year -$75,189 · end of year -$255,493
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
THE KINDLING GROUP IS A NONFICTION MEDIA STUDIO THAT CRAFTS OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARIES AND IMPACT CAMPAIGNS TO INSPIRE, ENTERTAIN, AND IGNITE CHANGE. THE KINDLING GROUP'S PRODUCTIONS INVESTIGATE, DOCUMENT AND PRESENT SOCIAL, CIVIC, POLITICAL, HISTORIC AND EDUCATIONAL ISSUES.
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PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTARIES AND IMPACT CAMPAIGNS THAT INSPIRE, ENTERTAIN, AND IGNITE CHANGE.
Expenses $374,293 · Grants $400
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Michael BloomMICHAEL BLOOM
BOARD TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Michael HoffmanMICHAEL HOFFMAN
BOARD CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Marcelo DuekMARCELO DUEK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Josie DavisJOSIE DAVIS
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Marcelo DuekMARCELO DUEK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Daniel AlpertDANIEL ALPERT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $73,125
- From this org
- $73,125
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Taxable family on this return
Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.
Disregarded entities
Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.
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PULLING THE TREAD
DOCUMENTARY FILM MAKING · IL
Directly controlled by THE KINDLING GROUP
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VETS COMING HOME
DOCUMENTARY FILM MAKING · IL
Directly controlled by THE KINDLING GROUP
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LAST STRIKE LLC
DOCUMENTARY FILM MAKING · IL
Directly controlled by THE KINDLING GROUP
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ACF ROOTED LLC
DOCUMENTARY FILM MAKING · IL
Directly controlled by THE KINDLING GROUP
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FUTURE OF NORMAL LLC
DOCUMENTARY FILM MAKING · IL
Directly controlled by THE KINDLING GROUP
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SMART POWER
DOCUMENTARY FILM MAKING · IL
Directly controlled by THE KINDLING GROUP
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DOMINION FILM LLC
DOCUMENTARY FILM MAKING · IL
Directly controlled by THE KINDLING GROUP
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TIMLY LLC
DOCUMENTARY FILM MAKING · IL
Related partnerships
Part III: related organizations taxable as a partnership, with the filer's share.
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ECE PROJECT
RELATED · DOCUMENTARY FILM MAKING · IL · 50.1% owned · general or managing partner
Directly controlled by THE KINDLING GROUP
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 17 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202543219349321869
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