Nonprofit · EIN 74-3108814
KRAMDEN INSTITUTE INC
Tax-exempt · DURHAM, NC 27713
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $3,837,532 | $3,487,976 | $349,556 | $4,553,598 | $1,285,168 | $3,268,430 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,064,404 | $2,994,540 | $69,864 | $4,314,254 | $1,359,392 | $2,954,862 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,191,878 | $2,555,510 | -$363,632 | $4,415,214 | $1,486,396 | $2,928,818 |
| December 31, 2022 | 990 (amended) | $2,636,445 | $2,643,272 | -$6,827 | $4,602,402 | $1,399,089 | $3,203,313 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,242,338
- of which government grants
- $1,232,359
- Program service revenue
- $1,554,355
- Investment income
- $37,580
- Other revenue
- $3,259
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $110,881
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,402,902
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,751,463
- Professional fundraising fees
- $7,278
- Legal fees
- $4,490
- Accounting fees
- $36,500
- Occupancy
- $22,035
- Travel
- $33,149
- Depreciation
- $74,000
- Program services (functional)
- $2,882,677
- Management and general (functional)
- $289,934
- Fundraising (functional)
- $315,365
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $4,314,254
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,553,598
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,285,168
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,268,430
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,252,095
- Publicly traded securities
- $594,785
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,113,430
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $155,000
- Gross receipts
- $3,837,532
- Employees
- 46
- Volunteers
- 1,034
- 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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CYNDY YU-ROBINSON | ED Officer | 40 | $101,375 | $9,506 |
| JOHN WILSON | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEREK KELLY | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENDAN COUTURE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK D DIBNER | FOUNDER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS DEKLE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| LUIS HERNANDEZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MIA BAILEY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| TRACY STERNBERG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| DICK MARTIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIA ROSA RANGEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN SANCHEZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| MIA FREELAND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| JORDAN ROGERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES WEAVER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CYNDY YU-ROBINSON | ED Officer | 40 | $100,236 | $10,928 |
| JOHN WILSON | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.69 | $0 | $0 |
| DEREK KELLY | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.69 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD MARTIN CPA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.23 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVE COSTAR | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.23 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK D DIBNER | FOUNDER Trustee or director | 0.69 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS DEKLE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.23 | $0 | $0 |
| LUIS HERNANDEZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.23 | $0 | $0 |
| MIA BAILEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.23 | $0 | $0 |
| TRACY STERNBERG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.23 | $0 | $0 |
| QUINCY CAMPBELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.46 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIA ROSA RANGEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.23 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN LYN | BOD MBR (UNT Trustee or director | 0.23 | $0 | $0 |
| TIMERI ANDERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.23 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN SANCHEZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.46 | $0 | $0 |
| MIA FREELAND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.23 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENDAN COUTURE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.69 | $0 | $0 |
| JORDAN ROGERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.46 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CYNDY YU-ROBINSON | ED Officer | 40 | $94,773 | $12,575 |
| JOHN WILSON | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DEREK KELLY | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD MARTIN CPA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVE COSTAR | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK D DIBNER | FOUNDER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS DEKLE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KURT SCHMIDT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LUIS HERNANDEZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MIA BAILEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TRACY STERNBERG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SAMUEL CAMPBELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIA ROSA RANGEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN LYN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TIMERI ANDERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2022: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CYNDY YU-ROBINSON | ED Officer | 40 | $94,821 | $11,683 |
| MARK D DIBNER | BOARD CHAIRM Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| DEREK KELLY | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD MARTIN CPA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVE COSTAR | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS DEKLE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN WLSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KURT SCHMIDT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LUIS HERNANDEZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MIA BAILEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TRACY STERNBERG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SAMUEL CAMPBELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIA ROSA RANGEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN LYN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 5010 NC HIGHWAY 55, DURHAM, NC 27713-9433
- In care of
- % MARK D DIBNER
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- CYNDY YU-ROBINSON, 5010 NC HWY 55, DURHAM, NC 27713
- Signed the 990
- CYNDY YU-ROBINSON, ED
- Phone
- (919) 293-1133
- Website
- WWW.KRAMDEN.ORG
- Return prepared by
- DREHER MARTIN CPAS PA
Mission
TO PROVIDE TECHNOLOGY TOOLS AND TRAINING TO BRIDGE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE.
Program accomplishments
- KRAMDEN'S MISSION IS ADVANCING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO DEVICES, CONNECTIVITY, AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION. SINCE 2003, KRAMDEN HAS AWARDED MORE THAN 67,000 COMPUTERS ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA, TAUGHT TECHNOLOGY SKILLS TO MORE THAN 16,000 PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, AND RECYCLED MORE THAN 2 MILLION POUNDS OF E- WASTE. KRAMDEN'S BIGGEST EXPENSE CATEGORIES ARE SALARIES FOR OUR EDUCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL OPERATIONS STAFF (60%), DEVICES AND PARTS (20%), AND DONATED EQUIPMENT ACQUISITION AND RECYCLING (20%). THESE CHIEF ACTIVITIES ENABLE US TO PROVIDE REFURBISHED DESKTOPS TO K-12 STUDENTS (KTS PROGRAM), LOW COST DEVICES TO LOW INCOME ADULTS (TAP PROGRAM) AND TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS, AND CHURCHES (TECH EQUIPMENT PARTNERS PROGRAM), AND DEVICES TO PEOPLE WHO COMPLETE A FREE 8-HOUR COMPUTER BASICS CLASS OR A 4-HOUR COMPUTER ESSENTIALS CLASS.Expenses $2,882,677 · revenue $1,554,355
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 74-3108814
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2004
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P58)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,553,598
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,837,532
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $3,837,532 | $3,487,976 | $4,553,598 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $3,064,404 | $2,994,540 | $4,314,254 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $2,191,878 | $2,555,510 | $4,415,214 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $2,636,445 | $2,643,272 | $4,602,402 | XML |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
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 74-3108814).
Questions about KRAMDEN INSTITUTE INC
- What is the EIN of KRAMDEN INSTITUTE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of KRAMDEN INSTITUTE INC is 74-3108814.
- Is KRAMDEN INSTITUTE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2004.
- Are donations to KRAMDEN INSTITUTE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does KRAMDEN INSTITUTE INC 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 KRAMDEN INSTITUTE INC 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 KRAMDEN INSTITUTE INC 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 KRAMDEN INSTITUTE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names CYNDY YU-ROBINSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of KRAMDEN INSTITUTE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 15 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $101,375 (CYNDY YU-ROBINSON, ED).
- How much revenue does KRAMDEN INSTITUTE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,837,532, expenses of $3,487,976 and total assets of $4,553,598 at year end.
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