2026-09-14T09:46:04-07:00 2025-12-31 882632422 Jered Souder CPA LLC 899 Pearl Street Suite 101 Eugene OR 97401 990 2025-01-01 862440901 CHOOSING KINDNESS FOUNDATION CHOO 5416741050 PO BOX 5530 EUGENE OR 97405 DOUG CARNINE President 2026-09-14 true Jered Souder P01616558 5417996550 X 2025 PO BOX 5530 EUGENE OR 97405 1108599 false X www.whykindness.org X 2021 OR TO SPREAD KINDNESS AND TO INCREASE THE WELL-BEING AND HAPPINESS OF INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING KINDNESS GRANTS AND SUPPORTING THIS WORK IN SCHOOLS, WORKPLACES, SOCIAL SERVICES, AND PUBLIC SAFETY. TO SUPPORT SOCIAL JUSTICE, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, CHARITABLE ASSISTANCE, ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABLITY, AND PROJECTS THAT MAKE A MORE KIND, JUST, AND COMPASSIONATE WORLD. 3 2 7 3 0 1991580 1103797 0 127 62 2632 4740 1994339 1108599 544715 383289 0 269505 228771 0 0 846195 818802 1660415 1430862 333924 -322263 362338 90360 127 50412 362211 39948 X TO SPREAD KINDNESS AND TO INCREASE THE WELL-BEING AND HAPPINESS OF INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING KINDNESS GRANTS AND SUPPORTING THIS WORK IN SCHOOLS, WORKPLACES, SOCIAL SERVICES, AND PUBLIC SAFETY. TO SUPPORT SOCIAL JUSTICE, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, CHARITABLE ASSISTANCE, ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABLITY, AND PROJECTS THAT MAKE A MORE KIND, JUST, AND COMPASSIONATE WORLD. false false 524625 350034 KINDR Prisons Initiative:Continued to offer three correspondence courses in all 34 prisons in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), enrolling approximately 300 incarcerated persons over the course of the year in mindful kindness and personal development correspondence.Continued to fulfill the requirements of the $300,000 CDCR three-year grant awarded in 2024. Implemented the Cultures of Collaboration Model, including a Peer Mentor Training Program in 3 additional California prisons. Continued grant funding to Kindful Restoration for their services in replicating the Cultures of Collaboration Model in 4 CDCR prisons.Continued work converting the three revised correspondence courses to digital courses on the Edovo Platform that serves over 1 million incarcerated individuals.Began translation of the three revised courses into Spanish. 288758 KINDR Workplace Initiative:Expanded our focus on kindness training in the workplace.Field-tested the KINDR Workplaces Ecosystem Model and training modules.Continued marketing campaign to develop KINDR Workplaces training into a revenue stream for the founation.Developed a partnership with a fractional services company to offer Kindness in the Workplace modules and certification to their clients. 239657 EVIDENCE ADVOCACY CENTER:Revised 7 menus of research-based resources and continue to update them.Wrote and edited 6 new articles by Doug Carnine, Linda Diamond, or Danielle Diamond.Added new members, including new Executive Committee members.Initiated an Alliance of professional research-aligned education organizations.Advised and edited a Canon of Literacy still in development by Dr. Paige Pullen.Developed a weekly newsletter of relevant articles, research, and webinars.Participated in live virtual events and co-sponsored an important webinar about Berkeley USD in California.Doug Carnine wrote a substack paper and appeared in a Fordham webinar.Linda and 2 other EAC members developed a Wonkathon article for Fordham.Linda Diamond connected with the Education Endowment Foundation in the UK and the Australian Education Research Organisation in order to use their resources in EAC menus and their articles in the Research, Whitepapers and Articles (RWA) section of the EAC website.Developed a Model Education Policy Navigator tool for states, districts, higher education, and parent advocates.Updated the RWA section of the website with new articles and research.Worked with web designer on new Mailjet service for external news.Identified funders and met with at least 4.Provided science of learning modules to the National Council on Teacher Quality. 80225 12000 KINDR SCHOOLS INITIATIVE:Completed the 5 new PBIS School Kindness implementation projects in June that began in the fall semester 2024-25 school year. They covered 5 states and engaged 3,500 new students in Kindness Projects. Completed 37 continuation projects in schools in 14 states and Guam. Implementations of the PBIS School Kindness projects began during the fall 2024-25 school year and completed in June 2025. Engaged approximately 26,000 students in continuing kindness projects. Completed field-testing of two program editions for teaching mindful kindness to elementary and middle school students in Tier 2 interventions: KINDR Kids and Stepping Stones to Lasting Happiness, Lets Talk About It.Continued development of the KINDR Workplaces Initiative for training administrators, faculty, and school staff. Field-tested a comprehensive school model for implementing KINDR Curricula across Tiers 1,2,and 3 in MTSS and PBIS schools.Drafted a new teacher resource guide for implementing kindness projects in schools across all grades. Compiled a list of free or low-cost resources for schools to incorporate into their kindness projects. 72574 16000 KINDR Communities Initiative:Continued funding 3 major community-based projects reaching over 2,000 disadvantaged youth who were predominately Black, Hispanic, Native American, and other peoples of color. These projects serve participants who have experienced a high number of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) that place them in the at-risk or highly at-risk category.oThe Exception.org: MLK Middle School Project for teaching mindful kindness skills, Riverside, CA.oContinued funding for the Kindful Restoration Grant in Riverside Co, California, to implement community-based services for justice involved individuals by establishing:oan adult reentry programoa diversionary program for juvenilesoa reentry program for juvenilesContinued funding of BreakThrough Miami Kindness Project. The program expanded to 3 additional campuses and served 1,900 students in Saturday Programs and Summer School. These students are all from under-resourced communities and are predominantly Black and Hispanic youth from the greater Miami and West Palm Beach areas. 30991 5255 Community Outreach:Shifted focus from building the US-based KINDR Council to assisting with building an international kindness council.Invited to join the k20 Global Kindness Organization, patterned after the G20, bringing together kindness organizations from around the globe to amplify the kindness movement and scale the work of the individual organizations.Served on the leadership team for the k20 to plan the initial global summit to be held in May of 2026. The Foundation hosted a roundtable discussion meeting in NYC for members of the Satell Institute, which promotes corporate social responsibility and philanthropy. Presented overview of workplace training and the role of kindness in the workplace.The Foundation developed partnerships with kindness organizations participating in the k20, exploring various collaborations. 183790 33255 1236830 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 36 0 true 7 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 3 2 true false false false false false false true true false false false true true true false false true true false OR X CHRISTINE WLASCHIN 5415055705 PO BOX 5530 EUGENE OR 97405 DONNA DWIGGINS Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 130749 0 0 CHRISTINE WLASCHIN Secretary 20.00 0.00 X 35112 0 0 DOUG CARNINE President 50.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 LINDA CARNINE Vice President 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 JERRY SILBERT Treasurer 35.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 165861 1 false false false 0 21359 1082438 1103797 0 62 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 248 248 248 MISCELLANEOUS 4492 4492 4492 1108599 4802 X 378034 378034 5255 5255 0 0 165861 111137 54724 0 54981 29950 25031 0 0 7929 6859 1070 0 32732 32732 4517 4517 0 0 0 702914 682073 20841 31071 31071 1741 1741 0 0 0 5256 5256 0 0 0 0 954 954 4177 4177 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 9987 9987 OPERATING COSTS 9702 9702 SUPPLIES 9063 5310 3753 REIMBURSED EXPENSES 3254 3254 3434 3434 1430862 1236830 194032 0 360904 89880 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4768 4293 1429 475 0 0 0 0 0 362338 90360 127 412 50000 127 50412 X 362211 39948 362211 39948 362338 90360 -322263 X false false false X 1010100 2271189 979219 1991580 1153797 7405885 0 0 1010100 2271189 979219 1991580 1153797 7405885 6838199 567686 -1416 -18820 10 127 62 -20037 0 5365 618 39 2321 4492 12835 7398683 X 0.00000 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 4768 4293 475 475 false BREAK THROUGH MIAMI 3250 SW 3RD AVENUE 6TH FLR MIAMI FL 33129 11000 0 KINDFUL RESTORATION 7344 MAGNOLIA AVE STE 110 RIVERSIDE CA 92504 250034 0 1 1 SUPPLIES AND BOOKS FOR PRISONERS 10 5255 PURCHASED VALUE SUPPLIES AND BOOKS FOR PRISONERS Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 DOUG AND LINDA CARNINE ARE MARRIED Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b No review was or will be conducted. 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