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Kars 4 Kids INC EIN 22-3746050

Kars 4 Kids INC

EIN  22-3746050 Public foundation / grantmaker Lakewood, NJ Founded 2000
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Size
$10–100M
What they do
Funds educational and youth programs for Jewish children and families nationwide.
Leadership
Robert Moskovits · President and Trustee · $157K
Money in and out
$92.0M revenue, $89.7M expenses
Bottom line
43% program efficiency

Funds educational and youth programs for Jewish children and families nationwide. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $92.0M in revenue, $89.7M in expenses, and $25.5M in net assets.Pt I

Grants paid & assets · FY2025
Total revenue
$92.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$89.7M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$25.5M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $2.2M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.43 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.47
Program efficiency
43%
of spending reaches programs▼ -8% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+2%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +125% vs prior filing year
Revenue trend
-1%
avg. annual growth over 5 years▲ +81% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$92.0M
FY2025▲ +14%
Expenses
$89.7M
FY2025▲ +1%
Total assets
$38.3M
FY2025▲ +36%
Total liabilities
$12.8M
FY2025▲ +173%
Total revenue
$92.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$89.7M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$25.5M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$2.2M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$38.3M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B43%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $39.0M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Kars 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…

$39.0Mprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CKars 4 Kids INC
EINHdr · item D22-3746050
Principal addressHdr · item CLakewood, NJ
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.kars4kids.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2000
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNJ
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFFoundations & Grantmakers (T30)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2001

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b4
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Robert Moskovits
President and Trustee
$157,431Pt VII · Sec A
$142,965Pt VII · Sec A
Mark Arakanchi
Manager of K4k Operations
$132,012Pt VII · Sec A
David J Wolin
Sales & Business Development
$127,631Pt VII · Sec A
David Shweky
Schedule Team
$122,676Pt VII · Sec A
Eliyohu Mintz
CEO and Trustee
$115,500Pt VII · Sec A
$115,361Pt VII · Sec A
Brad Gordesky
Real Estate Development
$113,807Pt VII · Sec A

Robert Moskovits’s $157K as President and Trustee is at the 18th percentile of top reported officer pay among 658 $10–100M philanthropy & grantmaking nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Robert Moskowitz—$157,442$127,815$106,421$96,987$80,744
Robert Moskovits$157,431—————
Esther Landau$142,965$118,732$126,178$104,706$75,822$87,226
Mark Arakanchi$132,012$130,037$127,199———
David J Wolin$127,631$117,566————
David Shweky$122,676$110,340$101,065———
Eliyohu Mintz$115,500$118,250$117,650$115,300$48,000$48,000
Dan Abittan$115,361$103,491————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants111%$102.4M
Investment income$150K
Total revenueLn 12$92.0M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.43 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.47
Program services43%$39.0M
Management & general10%$8.6M
Fundraising47%$42.1M
Total functional expensesLn 25$89.7M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$487K
Total assetsLn 16$38.3M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$12.8M
Total net assetsLn 32$25.5M
Months of cash on handcomputed0.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $588K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $89.7M · Less non-cash grants $102.3M · Cash operating expenses/yr $-12.5M
Highly liquid reserves (cash & marketable securities on Pt X) ÷ monthly operating expenses (Pt IX total, less non-cash grants & depreciation when reported).
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $39.0M · Total expenses $89.7M
43%
Management & General
Management & general $8.6M · Total expenses $89.7M
10%
Fundraising
Fundraising $42.1M · Total expenses $89.7M
47%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $39.6M · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $99.0M
$0.40 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $102.4M · Total revenue $92.0M
111%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $92.0M
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $92.0M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $150K · Total revenue $92.0M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $89.7M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $92.0M · Prior year $80.7M
+14%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $95.7M · FY2025 $92.0M
-1%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $25.5M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $92.0M · Expenses $89.7M
+2%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $38.3M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $25.5M · Total assets $38.3M
67%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $102K · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $38.3M
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Robert Moskovits · Reported title PRESIDENT AND TRUSTEE · Highest reported compensation $157K · Total expenses $89.7M
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $7.4M · Total expenses $89.7M
8%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 43%——
Overhead ratio 10%——
Fundraising cost ratio 41%——
Revenue growth 14%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$90K
Ok FoundationFY2024$45K
Charities Aid Foundation AmericaFY2024$15K
Textron Charitable Trust 540 008FY2024$2K
Firstenergy FoundationFY2024$1K
Verizon FoundationFY2024$1K
Edward Jones FoundationFY2024$950
GE FoundationFY2024$325
Total grants receivedfrom 8 funders$156K
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Grants paid · 7 grants · $261.7M · 2020–2025
Oorah INCNJ · FY2025$35,645,882
Oorah INCNJ · FY2024$35,379,157
Oorah INCNJ · FY2023$34,123,050
Oorah INCNJ · FY2022$45,880,385
Oorah INCNJ · FY2021$66,271,957
Arts for Learning Miami INCFL · FY2021$46,778
Oorah INCNJ · FY2020$44,398,524

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$92.0M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$80.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$89.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$91.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$109.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$95.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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