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Mission

K.I.D.S., Inc. encourages and facilitates donations of new apparel, shoes, toys, juvenile products and other items that benefit children who are ill, living in poverty or are the victims of natural disasters. K.I.D.S. partners with recipient agencies across the country who distribute the donations to children in need.

Programs

K.I.D.S. brings hope and self-esteem to more than 4.5 million children and their families each year by providing new clothes, shoes, toys, furniture, books and juvenile products donated by manufacturers and retailers.  The donations are distributed through a network of nearly 1,000 local community social service agencies in the U.S. and abroad.  Our efforts reach children who are challenged by poverty, homelessness, domestic abuse, low literacy, military family service, major illness, incarcerated family members and disaster survival. More information about donating new products and supporting our work is available online at http://www.KIDSdonations.org

Program / Activities (NTEE Code)

International Relief

Accomplishments for Fiscal Year Ending 12/31/2004

1. Since its founding in 1985, K.I.D.S. has distributed over $500 million in new product to over 60 million children in over one thousand agencies in the United States and abroad.
2. In addition to the millions of dollars of new apparel, shoes, and toys in 2004 K.I.D.S. distributed over 100,000 books to children in need. Literacy continues to be a main focus.
3. K.I.D.S. continue to be the charity of choice for major children's companies. As well, K.I.D.S. has a very small staff, and low overhead of 3%.

1. K.I.D.S. strives to be a main responder to disaster situations for children in the United States and all over the world in terms of providing needed clothing, shoes, toys, and juvenile product.
2. K.I.D.S. seeks to be able to impact more than 30 percent of the nation's poor and disadvantaged children and youth.
3. K.I.D.S. strives to become a national priority in addition to an industry charity. The main business of K.I.D.S. is to help members donate new product to children in need. We have regular programs throughout the year serving children in need in the U.S., as well as being fast responders to disaster situations. It is during the spring and summer months that we work the hardest to secure merchandise for children in need and to prepare for the rush from agencies looking for back to school and holiday toys and clothes for their children and youth. We also are extremely active during any disaster situations here in the U.S. or abroad.

K.I.D.S. works hard assure our funders and agency partners that we do everything we can to assess our work and constanly improve our effectiveness. In addition to monitoring the progress of distributions, we also provide activity reports to our foundation supporters verifying the amounts and kinds of product provided.

Chief Executive Profile

Janice Weinman is President of Kids in Distressed Situations (K.I.D.S.), and holds doctorate and masters degree in Education from Harvard University, and a B.A. from Brandeis University. She has over thirty years of senior executive experience in not-for-profit management, policy development, public service and philanthropy. She previously served as Vice President for External Affairs at Mt Sinai NYU Health. Dr. Weinman also served as the Executive Director of the American Association of University Women (AAUW). Prior to joining AAUW, Dr. Weinman was Executive Vice President of the College Board, and was the Vice President for Academic Affairs at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. Janice has held leadership positions in various civic and community organizations including the Women’s Leadership Board of the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, the Hadassah Foundation, the Council for Basic Education and the Visiting Committee of the Harvard University Graduate School of Education.

Additional Comments

K.I.D.S. has raised over $8 million worth of new children's clothing and shoes for the young survivors of Hurricane Katrina. We are now accepting new product donations of clothing, shoes, juvenile product (such as diapers and bottles) for children in need. As well, we need cash donations to help us serve the refugee families by transporting large volumes of donated product to them in the affected areas of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and to families now in Texas and Georgia.

Financial Data
From the organization's FORM 990

Revenue and Expenses: Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2007

Revenue			Expenses
Contributions $62,888,913 Government Grants $0 Program Services $81,489 Investments $52,794 Special Events $558,611 Sales $0 Other $0			Program Services $62,657,624 Administration $191,984 Other $286,404 Total Expenditures $63,136,012
Total Revenue	$63,581,807		NET GAIN/LOSS	$445,795

Balance Sheet: Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2007

Notes
The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot long survive, but the types of assets and liabilities also must be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.

Assets	Jan 1, 2007	Dec 31, 2007	Change
Cash & Equivalent	$1,393,927	$1,764,615	$370,688
Accounts Receivable	$207,875	$390,998	$183,123
Pledges & Grants Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Receivables/Other	$0	$0	$0
Inventories for Sale or Use	$0	$0	$0
Investments/Securities	$0	$0	$0
Investments/Other	$0	$0	$0
Fixed Assets	$11,599	$8,614	$(2,985)
Other	$16,960	$9,438	$(7,522)
Total Assets	$1,630,361	$2,173,665	$543,304
Liabilities	Jan 1, 2007	Dec 31, 2007	Change
Accounts Payable	$329,197	$426,706	$97,509
Grants Payable	$0	$0	$0
Deferred Revenue	$0	$0	$0
Loans and Notes	$0	$0	$0
Tax-Exempt Bond Liabilities	$0	$0	$0
Other	$0	$0	$0
Total Liabilities	$329,197	$426,706	$97,509
FUND BALANCE	$1,301,164	$1,746,959	$445,795

Comments from the organization
K.I.D.S. donates approximately $25 million worth of product a year to between 3 to 4 million children suffering from poverty, illnesses, or disaster situations in the United States and abroad. Our operating expenses are less than 3%.

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