Kids in Danger

Chicago, ILUnknown exempt organization EIN 36-4234906Revenue $74K in FY2025Latest return filed Jul 30, 2025

On file with the IRSkidsindanger.org116 W Illinois Street 4e · Chicago, IL

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Kids in Danger is a public charity thats seeks to inform the general public of recalled children's products and to work with manufacturers to design safer products.

77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 9 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $80K a year · 28% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$43K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
2
named funders · $6K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$74K
-78% vs prior year
Spent
$168K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$74K
FY2025▼ -78%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$248K
FY2022$400K
FY2023$391K
FY2024$340K
FY2025$74K
Expenses
$168K
FY2025▼ -65%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$325K
FY2022$480K
FY2023$397K
FY2024$483K
FY2025$168K
Net assets
$0
FY2025▼ -100%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$323K
FY2022$242K
FY2023$236K
FY2024$93K
FY2025$0

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending May 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $129K Management & general 20% · $33K Fundraising 3% · $5K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990; $43K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$42,680Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Nancy a Cowles$42,680$110,000$110,000$102,769$90,000

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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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Informs the public about recalled children's products and works with manufacturers for safer designs.

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1 program · $129K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

To inform parents and care givers about potentially dangerous children's products that have already been recalled; to identify potentially dangerous products before they reach consumers; to convince manufacturers to design safer products;and to improve the effectiveness of the recall process.

$129Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$6K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$74K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$70K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Investment incomeLn 3$3
Money outPt IX
$168K
Ln 25
Programscol B$129K
Managementcol C$33K
Fundraisingcol D$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$70K
Investment incomeLn 3$3
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$74K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$94K$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$97K$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$0
Net assetsLn 32$93K$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$598$598
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$43K$36K$6K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$80K$63K$11K$5K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$4K$653
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$8K$1K$383
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$2K$1K$234
Information technologyLn 14$326$326
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$6K$5K$950
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$1K$986$174
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9K$9K$531
All other expensesLn 24e$226$226
Total functional expensesLn 25$168K$129K$33K$5K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 30, 2025 $74K$168K−$93K$0 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Nov 11, 2024 $340K$483K−$143K$93K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 3, 2023 $391K$397K−$6K$236K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2022 $400K$480K−$81K$242K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 26, 2021 $248K$325K−$77K$323K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $74,222 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $239,321$70,364
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $26$3
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $100,652$3,855
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $339,999$74,222
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$598
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $317,789$139,341
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $165,047$27,710
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $482,836$167,649
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$142,837−$93,427
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $74,222 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$70,364
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$70,364
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $3$3
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $3,855$3,855
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3 · Excluded from tax $3,855$74,222
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $167,649 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $598$598
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $36,278 · Management $6,402$42,680
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $63,449 · Management $11,197 · Fundraising $5,000$79,646
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $3,012$3,012
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,703 · Management $653$4,356
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,874 · Management $1,390 · Fundraising $383$9,647
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,648$8,648
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,327 · Management $234$1,561
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $326$326
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,383 · Management $950$6,333
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $986 · Management $174$1,160
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $8,925 · Management $531$9,456
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $226$226
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $129,075 · Management $33,191 · Fundraising $5,383$167,649
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $93,703$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,720$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,333$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $96,756$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,329$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $93,427$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $96,756$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$74,222
XI-2 Total expenses$167,649
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$93,427
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$93,427
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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