Kayla Cares 4 Kids Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

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.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 55.5%; rating input score 55
• Program expense ratio: 31.8%; rating input score 32
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Limited
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 85.7%; rating input score 86; 26th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: Fail
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -74.4%; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.23; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 62.4%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: -188.9% per year; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 15.2% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 3.7% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings