Better Business Bureau Report for
Kids' Klubs

Better Business Bureau Report issued April 2010
Better Business Bureau Report expires April 2012


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Kids' Klubs
Address: P.O Box 163
  Malden, IL 61337
Phone: 815-643-2307
Web Address: www.kidsklubs.org
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Better Business Bureau Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1962, Illinois
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: We believe that the Bible is made up of sixty-six books of the Old and New Testaments, is the verbally inspired Word of God, inerrant in the original writings and is of supreme and final authority in faith and life. The Scriptures shall be interpreted according to their normal grammatical-historical meaning, and the Kids’ Klubs Board and Directors shall determine all issues of interpretation and meaning. (2Tim.3:16-17; 2 Pet. 1:20-21) We believe in one God existing in three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, co-equal and eternal. (Deut. 6:4; Matt 28:19; 2 Cor. 13:14;John 14:10,26) We believe that Jesus Christ was begotten by the Holy Spirit, and born of the Virgin Mary and is true God and true man. (Isa. 7:14; 9:6,Luke1:35; John 1:1-2, 14; 2 Cor. 5:19-21; Gal. 4:4-5; Phil 2:5-8) We believe that man was created in the image of God; that he sinned and thereby incurred not only physical death but also spiritual death which is separation from God, and that all human beings are born with a sinful nature, and in the case of those who reach moral responsibility become sinners in thought, word and deed. (Gen 1:26-27; Rom. 3:22-23;5:12;6:23; Eph. 2:1-3; 4:17-19) We believe that salvation has been provided through the substitutionary sacrifice of the Lord Jesus Christ, who suffered, bled, and died for our sins upon the cross, rose from the dead and ascended to God's righthand. (Acts 2:18-36; Rom. 3:24-25; 1 Pet. 2:24; Eph.1:7; 1 Peter 1:3-5) We believe that salvation is the gift of God brought to man by grace and received by personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, that all who receive Christ are born again of the Holy Spirit and thereby become children of God. (John 1:12; Eph. 1:7; 2:8-10; 1 Pet. 1:18-19;Matt12:31-32; 1 John 1:9) We believe that the Holy Spirit is a person who convicts the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment; and that He is the Supernatural Agent in regeneration. We further believe that there is one baptism with the Spirit and it is into the body of Christ, indwelling and sealing each believer unto the day of redemption. Pentecost is an historical event and is not to be repeated, therefore we do not accept the teaching that speaking in tongues is associated with either the initial receiving of the Holy Spirit or as the evidence of His fullness. (John 16:8-11; Rom.8:9; 1 Cor. 12:12-14, 22; 13:8; 14:21-22;2 Cor. 3:6; Eph. 1:13-14) We believe in "that blessed hope", the personal, premillennial and imminent return of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. (Ps. 89:3-4;Dan.2:31-45; Zech. 14:4-11; 1 Thess. 1:10, 1 Thess. 4:13-18; Titus2:13;Rev. 3:10; 19:11-16; 20:1-6) We believe that Satan is a person and the author of sin and the cause of the fall, that he is the open and declared enemy of God and man and,that he shall be eternally punished in the Lake of Fire. (Job1:6-7;Isa. 14:12-17; Matt 4:2-11; 25:41; Rev. 20:10) We believe in the bodily resurrection of the just and unjust,the everlasting blessedness of the saved, and the everlasting conscious punishment of all who reject our Lord Jesus Christ. (Matt.25:46; John5:28,29; 11:25-26; Rev. 20:5-6; 12-13) We believe that all believers should live in such a manner as not to bring reproach upon our Savior and Lord. (Rom. 12:1-2; 14:13; 2Cor.6:14-7:1; 2 Tim. 3:1-5; 1 John 2:15-17; 2 John 9-11; Lev. 19:28; 1Cor.6:19-20) We believe it is the responsibility of all who are saved to seek to win others to Jesus Christ. (Matt. 28:19-20; Mark 16:15; Luke 24:46-48;John20:21; Acts 1:8; 2 Cor. 5:20) We believe that God has commanded that no intimate sexual activity be engaged in outside of a marriage between a man and a woman. We believe that any form of homosexuality, lesbianism, bisexuality, bestiality, incest, fornication, adultery, and pornography are sinful perversions of God’s gift of sex. We believe that God disapproves of and forbids any attempt to alter one’s gender by surgery or appearance.(Gen 2:24; Gen.19:5, 13; Gen 26:8-9; Lev. 18:1-30; Rom. 1:26-29; 1 Cor5:1, 6:9; 1Thess. 4:1-8; Heb. 13:4) We believe that the only legitimate marriage is the joining of one man and one woman. (Gen. 2:24; Rom. 7:2; 1 Cor. 7:10; Eph. 5:22-23) We believe that human life begins at conception and that the unborn child is a living human being. Abortion constitutes the unjustified, unexcused taking of unborn human life. Abortion is murder. We reject any teaching that abortions of pregnancies due to rape, incest, birth defects, gender selection, birth or population control, or the physical or mental well being of the mother are acceptable. (Job.3:16; Ps.51:5; 139:14-16; Isa. 44:24; 49:1,5; Jer. 1:5; 20:15-18; Luke1:44) The Statement of Faith does not exhaust the extent of our faith. The Bible itself is the sole and final source of all that we believe. We do believe, however, that the foregoing Statement of Faith accurately represents the teaching of the Bible and, therefore, is binding upon the Board, Directors and klub and camp workers. All literature used in the organization shall be incomplete agreement with our Statement of faith.

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

Kids' Klubs does not meet the following 4 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Standard 3: Frequency and Attendance of Board Meetings - An organization shall have a minimum of three evenly spaced meetings per year of the full governing body with a majority in attendance, with face-to-face participation. A conference call of the full board can substitute for one of the three meetings of the governing body. For all meetings, alternative modes of participation are acceptable for those with physical disabilities.

Kids' Klubs does not meet this Standard because:

  • The board of directors did not hold a minimum of three evenly spaced meetings in the past fiscal year.

Standard 4: Compensated Board Members - Not more than one or 10% (whichever is greater) directly or indirectly compensated person(s) serving as voting member(s) of the board. Compensated members shall not serve as the board's chair or treasurer.

Kids' Klubs does not meet this Standard because:

  • TWO (2) member(s) out of the NINE (9) member board of directors (22%) is/are compensated either directly or indirectly.

Standard 8: Program Service Expense Ratio - Spend at least 65% of its total expenses on program activities.

Kids' Klubs does not meet this Standard because:

  • According to the its IRS Form 990-EZ for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2008, the organization spent $24,451 or 30% of its total expenses ($81,145) on program service activities.

Standard 16: Annual Report - Have an annual report available to all, on request, that includes: (a) the organization's mission statement, (b) a summary of the past year's program service accomplishments, (c) a roster of the officers and members of the board of directors, (d) financial information that includes (i) total income in the past fiscal year, (ii) expenses in the same program, fund raising and administrative categories as in the financial statements, and (iii) ending net assets.

Kids' Klubs does not meet this standard because the most recent annual report did not include:

  • Total income.
  • Total program expenses.
  • Total expenses for each program in the same categories that appear in the organization’s financial statements.
  • Total fund raising expenses.
  • Total administrative expenses.
  • Total end of year net assets.
In addition, the BBB of Chicago & Northern Illinois requested but did not receive complete information on the organization’s governance and oversight, finances, solicitation materials, and donor privacy and is unable to verify the organization's compliance with the following 7Standards for Charity Accountability: 1, 10, 12, 14, 15, 17, and 18.
Kids' Klubs meets the remaining 9 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

In 1952, the Christian Businessmen's Committee of the area felt the need to reach children for Christ. Kids' Klubs was organized in 1953 with Lillie Noakes and Ruth Attebery as directors. The first klubs were held in the fall of that year. Rex and Geneva Stanley were the next directors. When Geneva died Rex remarried and Arlene Stanley served with him until their retirement in 1988. Rene and Lynn Noble are the current directors and began their ministry with Kids' Klubs in the fall of 1988. The ministry has continued now for more than 53 years with the same purpose: to reach and teach children for Christ. We are thankful to God for the privilege of having influenced thousands of young people for Christ. Many former klubbers are serving God in their churches and some have gone into full time service. Thanks to the prayers and financial support of those who whole-heartedly believe in what we are doing, we continue to reach out to children with the message of Christ.

For the fiscal year ended January 1, 2008, Kids' Klubs's program expenses were:

  
Program Sercices 24,451
Total Program Expenses: $24,451
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Rene Noble, Director
Compensation*:
 $9,888

Chair of the Board: Doug Tuntland
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Automobile Repair Business, Nolting Longarm Quilting Machine dealer

Co-Chair of the Board : Robert Allen

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation:

Board Size: 9

Paid Staff Size: 3

*Compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
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Fund Raising

               

Method(s) Used:

direct mail, telephone, invitations to fund raising events
Fund raising costs were 3% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $76,510, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)
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Tax Status

               

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.
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Financial

               

The following information is based on Kids' Klubs's IRS Form 990-EZ for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2008.

Source of Funds  
Contributions 76,510
Program Service 8,179
investment 499
Total Income $85,188


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 30%  Fund Raising: 3%  Administrative: 67% 

Total income   $85,188
  Program expenses $24,451
  Fund raising expenses 2,565
  Administrative expenses 54,129
 
Total expenses   $81,145
Income in Excess of Expenses   4,043
Beginning net assets   56,026
Ending net assets   60,069
Total liabilities  
Total assets   $60,069


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