Quilts for Kids
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The mission of Quilts for Kids is to provide jobs for economically-challenged women and to sponsor education of at-risk girls, who live in a community of about 500 marginalized people who have survived primarily by begging in the streets of Kathmandu, Nepal.
- Income
- $140,824
- Spending
- $143,863
- Reserves
- 11.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 78%
- Highest pay
- $30,000, executive dir.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 (2)
- $74,470 spent. In 2024 Quilts for Kids provided funds for 73 children in living in an immigrant camp in Kathmandu, Nepal, to attend classes in nursery school up thorugh college. About $500 per child was paid for school supplies, books, backpack, exams, 2 school uniforms, and 2 pairs of shoes. One young woman is studying for a Business Analytics Masters degree at U MASS in Boston, 3 attend nursing college in India, and others attend business schools, cooking school, or fashion institute in Kathmandu. Most of these children would otherwise be begging on the streets of Kathmandu. In addition, the organization provided nutritional, dental, medical, and funeral support to families in the community.
- $41,754 spent. By selling their handmade quilts, Quilts for Kids provides quilt-making work and a sustainable income for 25 women who would otherwise be dependent on their husbands and children for income. Quilts for Kids provides quilt-making materials, training, and a sheltered workspace for these women so that they can earn a sustainable income and self-respect. Each year the women learn new product designs from volunteer teachers, and four lines of quilts are now sold.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 December 2014.
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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