Kayla Cares 4 Kids Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
OUR MISSION IS TO HELP SICK KIDS FEEL BETTER BY PROVIDING ENTERTAINMENT AND EDUCATIONAL ITEMS TO MEDICAL FACILITIES AND SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS NATIONWIDE.
- Income
- $11,016
- Spending
- $19,217
- Spent on programs
- 32%
- Reserves
- 14.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 57
- Highest pay
- $12,000, ceo, directo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 86 out of 100. Higher than 79% of charities in its peer group (human services, under $250k).
Independent board
25 of 256 of 7 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $6,104 spent. IN 2024, KAYLA CARES 4 KIDS DONATED NEARLY 1,000 ITEMS, BENEFITING 1,555 PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES AT 16 FACILITIES NATIONWIDE. SINCE INCEPTION IN 2013, KAYLA CARES 4 KIDS HAS DONATED A TOTAL OF OVER 55,000 ITEMS IMPACTING MORE THAN 300,000 LIVES. BY THE NUMBERS: 131,685 OF IN-KIND DONATIONS DISTRIBUTED 1,555 CHILDREN SERVED 935 ITEMS DONATED 181 COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS 57 VOLUNTEERS 16 FACILITIES 2 LIVE LOCAL ARTS AND CRAFTS WITH KIDS EVENTS MOST OF THESE ITEMS WERE DONATED TO ORGANIZATIONS IN TEXAS, FLORIDA, COLORADO, MISSOURI AND WASHINGTON, D.C. INCLUDING: CHILDREN'S HEALTH (DALLAS AND PLANO, TX) RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE (DALLAS, WASHINGTON D.C., DENVER AND COLUMBIA, MO.) CENTER FOR AUTISM AND RELATED DISORDERS THROUGHOUT TEXAS (AUSTIN, PEARLAND, KYLE, CORPUS CHRISTI, PLANO, SAN ANTONIO, AND GEORGETOWN) NEXUS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL (DALLAS) CENTER FOR CHILD COUNSELING (WEST PALM BEACH, FL) FOUNDCARE (WEST PALM BEACH, FL) MOLLY'S HOUSE (STUART, FL) HCA FLORIDA PALMS WEST HOSPITAL (LOXAHATCHEE, FL) THANKS TO A PARTNERSHIP WITH STRYKER, A MEDICAL SUPPLY COMPANY, KAYLA CARES 4 KIDS DONATED 15 BRAND NEW TABLET PCS VALUED AT OVER 31,000 TO THE CENTER FOR AUTISM AND RELATED DISORDERS FOR PATIENTS ACROSS TEXAS. A TOTAL OF 10 TABLETS AND 35 STUFFED ANIMALS VALUED AT 21,325 WAS DONATED TO THE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE IN DENVER. IN ADDITION, WE DONATED 10 TABLETS VALUED AT OVER 20,000 TO PEDIATRIC PATIENTS AT HCA FLORIDA PALMS WEST. PATIENTS WERE SELECTED WITH THE CRITERIA OF HAVING A CHRONIC ILLNESS AND FINANCIAL NEED, AS THE HOSPITAL ASSISTED IN SELECTING RECIPIENTS. A GENEROUS GRANT FROM THE GREAT CHARITY CHALLENGE SUPPORTED THIS DONATION. ANOTHER 10 TABLET PCS VALUED AT OVER 20,000 WERE GIVEN TO DESERVING RESIDENTS AT THE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE IN DALLAS, TEXAS. A FEATURE VIDEO WAS FILMED AT THE FACILITY WHERE PATIENTS AND FAMILIES GAVE TESTIMONIALS ABOUT THE IMPACT OF KAYLA CARES 4 KIDS HAD ON THEIR LIVES. ANOTHER ROUND OF ARTS AND CRAFTS FOLLOWED. AT THE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE IN COLUMBIA, MISSOURI, AN ADDITIONAL 10 TABLET PCS ALSO VALUED AT OVER 20,000 WERE DONATED BY KAYLA CARES 4 KIDS AND DESIGNATED FOR PEDIATRIC PATIENTS IN NEED. ST. DAVID'S NORTH AUSTIN MEDICAL CENTER IN TEXAS RECEIVED 250 TOYS, GAMES AND BOOKS VALUED AT 3,500. MEANWHILE, NEXUS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN DALLAS ALSO RECEIVED 250 ITEMS, VALUED AT 2,500. PUBLIC INTEREST REGISTRY EMPLOYEES AND ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS-WHO WERE ATTENDING BOTH THEIR ANNUAL MEETING AND THE .ORG IMPACT AWARDS IN WASHINGTON D.C.--VOLUNTEERED TO CREATE 50 "CARDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT," PACKAGE 35 INDIVIDUAL CRAFT KITS, AND DELIVER THEM TO FAMILIES AT THE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF GREATER WASHINGTON, D.C. AN EXECUTIVE AT THE CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS OF MICHAEL'S RETAIL STORES PERSONALLY DONATED 75 CRAFT ACTIVITY KITS INCLUDING PAINT BY NUMBERS AND ROCK DECORATING. IN JULY, KAYLA CARES 4 KIDS WORKED WITH PEDIATRIC PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO CREATE ARTS AND CRAFTS AT RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE DALLAS. THE ACTIVITY WAS DESIGNED AS A POSITIVE AND UPLIFTING DIVERSION FROM THEIR SITUATIONS. FOR GLOBAL YOUTH SERVICE DAY IN APRIL, 15 FRISCO, TEXAS-BASED MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS CREATED "CARDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT- AND PACKAGED 100 INDIVIDUAL CRAFT KITS, WHICH WERE GIVEN TO CHILDREN'S HEALTH IN DALLAS. THE STUDENTS EARNED COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS TOWARDS THE PRESIDENT'S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD. IN 2024, KAYLA CARES 4 KIDS DONATED NEARLY 1,000 ITEMS, BENEFITING 1,555 PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES AT 16 FACILITIES NATIONWIDE. SINCE INCEPTION IN 2013, KAYLA CARES 4 KIDS HAS DONATED A TOTAL OF OVER 55,000 ITEMS IMPACTING MORE THAN 300,000 LIVES. BY THE NUMBERS: 131,685 OF IN-KIND DONATIONS DISTRIBUTED 1,555 CHILDREN SERVED 935 ITEMS DONATED 181 COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS 57 VOLUNTEERS 16 FACILITIES 2 LIVE LOCAL ARTS AND CRAFTS WITH KIDS EVENTS MOST OF THESE ITEMS WERE DONATED TO ORGANIZATIONS IN TEXAS, FLORIDA, COLORADO, MISSOURI AND WASHINGTON, D.C. INCLUDING: CHILDREN'S HEALTH (DALLAS AND PLANO, TX) RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE (DALLAS, WASHINGTON D.C., DENVER AND COLUMBIA, MO.) CENTER FOR AUTISM AND RELATED DISORDERS THROUGHOUT TEXAS (AUSTIN, PEARLAND, KYLE, CORPUS CHRISTI, PLANO, SAN ANTONIO, AND GEORGETOWN) NEXUS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL (DALLAS) CENTER FOR CHILD COUNSELING (WEST PALM BEACH, FL) FOUNDCARE (WEST PALM BEACH, FL) MOLLY'S HOUSE (STUART, FL) HCA FLORIDA PALMS WEST HOSPITAL (LOXAHATCHEE, FL) THANKS TO A PARTNERSHIP WITH STRYKER, A MEDICAL SUPPLY COMPANY, KAYLA CARES 4 KIDS DONATED 15 BRAND NEW TABLET PCS VALUED AT OVER 31,000 TO THE CENTER FOR AUTISM AND RELATED DISORDERS FOR PATIENTS ACROSS TEXAS. A TOTAL OF 10 TABLETS AND 35 STUFFED ANIMALS VALUED AT 21,325 WAS DONATED TO THE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE IN DENVER. IN ADDITION, WE DONATED 10 TABLETS VALUED AT OVER 20,000 TO PEDIATRIC PATIENTS AT HCA FLORIDA PALMS WEST. PATIENTS WERE SELECTED WITH THE CRITERIA OF HAVING A CHRONIC ILLNESS AND FINANCIAL NEED, AS THE HOSPITAL ASSISTED IN SELECTING RECIPIENTS. A GENEROUS GRANT FROM THE GREAT CHARITY CHALLENGE SUPPORTED THIS DONATION. ANOTHER 10 TABLET PCS VALUED AT OVER 20,000 WERE GIVEN TO DESERVING RESIDENTS AT THE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE IN DALLAS, TEXAS. A FEATURE VIDEO WAS FILMED AT THE FACILITY WHERE PATIENTS AND FAMILIES GAVE TESTIMONIALS ABOUT THE IMPACT OF KAYLA CARES 4 KIDS HAD ON THEIR LIVES. ANOTHER ROUND OF ARTS AND CRAFTS FOLLOWED. AT THE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE IN COLUMBIA, MISSOURI, AN ADDITIONAL 10 TABLET PCS ALSO VALUED AT OVER 20,000 WERE DONATED BY KAYLA CARES 4 KIDS AND DESIGNATED FOR PEDIATRIC PATIENTS IN NEED. ST. DAVID'S NORTH AUSTIN MEDICAL CENTER IN TEXAS RECEIVED 250 TOYS, GAMES AND BOOKS VALUED AT 3,500. MEANWHILE, NEXUS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN DALLAS ALSO RECEIVED 250 ITEMS, VALUED AT 2,500. PUBLIC INTEREST REGISTRY EMPLOYEES AND ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS-WHO WERE ATTENDING BOTH THEIR ANNUAL MEETING AND THE .ORG IMPACT AWARDS IN WASHINGTON D.C.--VOLUNTEERED TO CREATE 50 "CARDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT," PACKAGE 35 INDIVIDUAL CRAFT KITS, AND DELIVER THEM
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 2015.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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