KUUMBA LYNX
Mission Statement
Kuumba Lynx (KL) is an Arts Education & Youth Development Organization founded in 1996 by three women, L. Garcia, J. Villegas, & J. Bullie. We have a mission of presenting promoting and preserving positive Hip Hop as a tool to deconstruct, reconstruct, reimagine and demonstrate a more just world. KL seeks to empower youth and their communities by employing Hip-Hop culture as both an art form & vehicle for intergenerational and cross-cultural dialogue. We dedicate ourselves to providing programs for creative expression & literacy for Chicago youth and their families so to increase social consciousness, community analysis & exchange, self-reflection, global action, inner peace, and universal freedom. We utilize productions, exhibitions, film screenings, workshops, element battles, cultural events and publications as a catalyst for youth and Hip Hop generation adults to build community and strengthen their future. KL believes in developing healthy hearts, minds, and bodies so that strong community foundations of love can thrive.
Financial Overview — FY 2024
Compared with Peers
FY 2024| Ratio | This org | Peer median | Position (P10 → P90) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Program expense ratio
Program expenses / total expenses
· higher is better
|
89.7% | 77.9% |
P10P90
|
Top quarter |
|
Admin expense ratio
Management and general / total expenses
· lower is better
|
10.2% | 14.4% |
P10P90
|
Above median |
|
Fundraising expense ratio
Fundraising expenses / total expenses
· lower is better
|
0.1% | 5.4% |
P10P90
|
Top quarter |
|
Operating reserve
Months of expenses covered by net assets
· higher is better
|
9.5 mo | 16.5 mo |
P10P90
|
Below median |
|
Liabilities to assets
Total liabilities / total assets
· lower is better
|
21.8% | 10.6% |
P10P90
|
Below median |
|
Revenue concentration
Share of revenue from the largest source
· lower is better
|
97.7% | 74.5% |
P10P90
|
Bottom quarter |
|
Revenue growth
Year over year revenue growth
|
18.0% | 7.8% |
P10P90
|
|
|
Expense growth
Year over year expense growth
|
28.7% | 8.0% |
P10P90
|
|
|
Surplus margin
Surplus as a share of revenue
|
5.3% | -0.5% |
P10P90
|
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets | Program % | Staff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.1M | $2.0M | $1.6M | 89.7% | 48 |
| 2023 | $1.8M | $1.6M | $1.5M | 87.5% | 48 |
| 2022 | $2.1M | $1.8M | $1.3M | 92.6% | 48 |
| 2021 | $991K | $784K | N/A | — | 48 |
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