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Kars 4 Kids
Also known as KARS4KIDS
Kars 4 Kids reported $92.0 million in revenue and $89.7 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $43.50 went to program services, $9.60 to management and general costs and $46.90 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 111.3% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $163,585 (COO). 10 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 46% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $90MFor context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $92MOther revenue was negative: −$11M. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 43.5% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 9.6% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 46.9% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.41 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 111.3% | 79.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $163,585 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.18% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 10 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 3.4 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 4 of 8 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseKars 4 kids funds educational, developmental, and recreational programs for jewish youth and their families. Our goal is to foster a generation of well-balanced, productive adults. Our means to accomplish this goal is to provide children and their families with a strong network of personal guidance and educational resources, individualized to their needs. Our wide array of services is designed to maximize each facet of a child's development - academic, social and cultural.kars 4 kids's overall areas of activity consist of educational programming, school placement, tuition assistance…
Highest reported compensation
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $142,965 | $0 | $20,620 | $163,585 |
| PRESIDENT AND TRUSTEE Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $157,431 | $0 | $0 | $157,431 |
| CEO AND TRUSTEE Director/trustee, officer, 25.00 hrs/week | $115,500 | $0 | $40,555 | $156,055 |
| MANAGER OF K4K OPERATIONS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $132,012 | $0 | $0 | $132,012 |
| SALES & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $127,631 | $0 | $0 | $127,631 |
| SCHEDULE TEAM Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $122,676 | $0 | $0 | $122,676 |
| CTO Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $115,361 | $0 | $0 | $115,361 |
| REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $113,807 | $0 | $0 | $113,807 |
10 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Kars 4 Kids (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $437K (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b8 · 4 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 586
- Volunteers Part I, line 66
Largest outside contractors
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| GOOGLE Marketing | $23,694,828 |
| MARKETING ADVANTAGE PLUS LLC Marketing | $4,676,004 |
| BING ADS Marketing | $2,367,966 |
| HYBRID MEDIA SERVICES LLC Marketing | $481,855 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 50 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
6 private foundations reported grants to Kars 4 Kids totaling $19,790 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Kars 4 Kids's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Kars 4 Kids, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Kars 4 Kids's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Kars 4 Kids reported that 43.5% of its $89.7 million in expenses went to program services, 9.6% to management and general and 46.9% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Kars 4 Kids pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Kars 4 Kids reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $163,585, for the role of COO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Kars 4 Kids get its money?
Of $92.0 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 111.3% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Kars 4 Kids a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 22-3746050 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202621359349307902 · read the filing
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202531359349305113 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202401369349304895 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202331359349308138 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202221319349303307 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202141909349300409 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202042769349300109 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 22-3746050: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.