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Nonprofit · EIN 20-4996343

KINWARD

Also known as SERVANT LEADERSHIP SCHOOL

Tax-exempt (reinstated) · GREENSBORO, NC 27405

Financials

$1.2M$708K2022$675K$536K2023$706K$542K2024$815K$630K2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of KINWARD by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$814,606$630,146$184,460$1,129,062$8,958$1,120,104
December 31, 2024990$706,274$542,194$164,080$943,486$7,868$935,618
December 31, 2023990$674,564$536,289$138,275$783,248$11,710$771,538
December 31, 2022990 (amended)$1,201,783$707,606$494,177$640,641$8,623$632,018
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$776,099
Program service revenue
$38,507
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$11,840
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$122,577
Other salaries and wages
$191,245
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$400,265
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$8,510
Occupancy
$36,434
Travel
$804
Depreciation
$26,744
Program services (functional)
$400,798
Management and general (functional)
$212,917
Fundraising (functional)
$16,431

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$943,486
Total assets, end of year
$1,129,062
Total liabilities, end of year
$8,958
Net assets, end of year
$1,120,104
Land, buildings and equipment
$44,011
Publicly traded securities
$545
Net assets without donor restrictions
$1,120,104
Gross receipts
$814,606
Employees
4
Volunteers
11
Year formed
2003
State of legal domicile
NC

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ELIZABETH MCCAINEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$119,932$2,645
KATHERINE SKINNERBOARD CHAIR, FINANCE CMT
Trustee or director, Officer
13$0$0
TOM ROBINSSECRETARY, FINANCE CMT
Trustee or director, Officer
13$0$0
BRUCE BUNCETREASURER, FINANCE CMT
Trustee or director, Officer
9$0$0
MARK CASSITYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
9$0$0
MARILYN WOLFBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
9$0$0
ELLEN LLOYDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
9$0$0
JIM DONNELLYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
9$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 7 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ELIZABETH MCCAINEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$123,276$4,945
CHRIS MUSSELWHITECO-CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
13$0$0
KATHERINE SKINNERCO-CHAIR/TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
13$0$0
TOM ROBINSSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
9$0$0
BRUCE BUNCEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
9$0$0
ERNIE THOMPSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
9$0$0
MARILYN WOLFBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
9$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 6 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ELIZABETH MCCAINEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$130,205$5,213
CHRIS MUSSELWHITECO-CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
13$0$0
KATHERINE SKINNERCO-CHAIR/TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
13$0$0
TOM ROBINSSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
9$0$0
BRUCE BUNCEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
9$0$0
ERNIE THOMPSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
9$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2022: 9 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
GREG FARRANDEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$125,094$55,528
ELIZABETH MCCAINCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Officer
40$106,500$0
MISTY MCCALLBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRIS MUSSELWHITECHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
NAN PERKINSSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
TOM ROBINSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KATHERINE SKINNERTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
ERNIE THOMPSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0$0
SUE WHITEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1000 REVOLUTION MILL DR STE 3, GREENSBORO, NC 27405-5083
In care of
% RUTH D ANDERSON
Mailing address (990-N for 2018)
215 West Fisher Avenue, Greensboro NC 27401
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
ELIZABETH MCCAIN, 1000 REVOLUTION MILL DRIVE SUITE 3, GREENSBORO, NC 27405
Principal officer (990-N for 2018)
Ruth Anderson, 215 West Fisher Avenue, Greensboro NC 27401
Signed the 990
ELIZABETH MCCAIN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(336) 430-0927
Return prepared by
BLACKMAN & SLOOP ADVISORS INC

Mission

KINWARD OFFERS CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, AND RECORDED MEDITATIONS TO HELP UNCOVER THE SACRED AND PRACTICE RADICAL CARE FOR OURSELVES, EACH ANOTHER, AND THE WORLD THROUGH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL OFFERINGS.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • AT KINWARD WE OFFER CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, AND RECORDED SPIRITUAL PRACTICES ON PATREON THAT INVITE YOU TO PAUSE, REFLECT, AND UNEARTH YOUR INNER WISDOM. THROUGH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL SPIRITUAL PROGRAMS, WE HELP YOU UNCOVER THE SACRED AND PRACTICE RADICAL CARE FOR OURSELVES, ONE ANOTHER, AND THE WORLD. CULTIVATING A MORE LOVING WORLD. WE, TOGETHER, HOLD THESE TRUTHS AS WE APPROACH OUR WORK: THAT WE ARE NOT ALONE BUT PART OF A DIVINE AND INTERCONNECTED MYSTERY; WE ARE CALLED TO BE PRESENT IN THE WORLD AS PRACTICED BY JESUS OF NAZARETH; THAT THE KIND OF PRESENCE JESUS MODELED REQUIRES ENGAGING IN SPIRITUAL PRACTICE AND UNCOVERING A WISDOM DEEP WITHIN EACH ONE OF US; THAT IN CREATING SPACE FOR THIS THREE-CENTERED AND DEEPER KNOWING, WE WILL BE CHANGED: -WHILE THIS CHANGE WILL NOT ALWAYS MAKE LIFE EASY, IT WILL IMPROVE OUR DAYS IN SCIENTIFICALLY OBSERVABLE WAYS. -WHILE THIS CHANGE WILL NOT ALWAYS PROVIDE CLARITY IN DIRECTION, IT WILL OPEN DOORS AND BRING BACK VIBRANCY TO POSSIBILITIES. -WHILE THIS CHANGE WILL NEVER MAKE US PERFECT; IT WILL ENABLE MORE MOMENTS WHERE WE ARE THE SELVES WE HAVE BEEN LONGING TO BE. -WHILE THIS CHANGE WILL NOT IMMEDIATELY SOLVE THE WORLD'S PROBLEMS, IT WILL MAKE THE HEALING OF THIS WORLD MORE HOPEFUL AND MORE POSSIBLE.WE BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS CHANGE, THAT THERE IS NO ONE LIKE YOU, AND THAT THE WORLD NEEDS WHO YOU ARE EXACTLY HOW YOU ARE.FEELS LIKE A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE FROM MANY DIFFERENT SPIRITUAL TRADITIONS CAN COME TOGETHER, WELCOMING FOLKS FROM VARIOUS PERSPECTIVES. SPIRITUAL HUNGER AT OUR BASE. (WISDOM TRADITION PREDATES JESUS)
    Expenses $400,798 · grants $11,841 · revenue $38,507

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
20-4996343
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2018
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Religion-related (X20)
Assets (IRS master file)
$1,129,062
Income (IRS master file)
$814,606

Revocation and reinstatement

Exemption revoked
May 15, 2012
Posted by the IRS
February 11, 2013
Reinstated
Effective January 15, 2018

From the IRS automatic revocation list: organizations that did not file a required return or e-Postcard for three consecutive years.

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$814,606$630,146$1,129,062IRS
990December 2024$706,274$542,194$943,486XML
990December 2023$674,564$536,289$783,248XML
990December 2022$1,201,783$707,606$640,641XML
990December 2021$711,893$719,536$150,618IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990-N for 2018
Officer: Ruth Anderson
December 31, 2018≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 20-4996343).

Questions about KINWARD

What is the EIN of KINWARD?
The employer identification number (EIN) of KINWARD is 20-4996343.
Is KINWARD tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS revoked its exemption on May 15, 2012 and reinstated it effective January 15, 2018.
Are donations to KINWARD tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does KINWARD file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of KINWARD due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did KINWARD last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
Who is the principal officer of KINWARD?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names ELIZABETH MCCAIN.
Who are the officers and directors of KINWARD?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 8 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $119,932 (ELIZABETH MCCAIN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does KINWARD have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $814,606, expenses of $630,146 and total assets of $1,129,062 at year end.

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