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Kars4Kids is an American Jewish 501(c)(3) nonprofit car donation organization based in Lakewood, New Jersey. It states that its mission is to fund "educational, developmental, and recreational programs for Jewish youth and their families". This is provided through programs largely facilitated by its sister charity Oorah, an Orthodox Jewish outreach (kiruv) organization that focuses on Jewish youth and the families thereof. It was founded in 1994 and is currently headed by Eliyahu Mintz.
Kars4Kids is a nonprofit organization with 501(c)(3) status, operating in the United States, Canada, and Israel. It is the vehicle donation arm of the organization Joy for Our Youth. Kars4Kids takes donations of cars, boats, yachts and real estate, which are then auctioned for salvage. The organization accepts over 40,000 cars annually. In 2018, Kars4Kids reported revenue of $65.6 million and expenses of $59.8 million. Donations to Kars4Kids benefit Oorah, a national nonprofit organization whose stated mission is "to give Jewish children and their families opportunities to become active and productive members of their communities".
Kars4Kids offers financial assistance to students to help pay for private school tuition and GED testing. The organization also sponsors a youth program known as Chillzone, an after-school program teaching Jewish culture and moral values. Additionally, they sponsor the summer camp TheZone, which operates Jewish sleepaway camps in the upper Catskills region of New York State. They also offer small grants to other nonprofit organizations. Advertising and overhead costs use up two-thirds of the money they take in.
The organization has hosted giveaways of coats for the needy, including in Newark, New Jersey, where they held a coat giveaway with then–Newark Mayor Cory Booker, and in Brooklyn, New York, where they worked with Congressman Ed Towns to give away winter jackets to underprivileged children, including at the Marcy Avenue Houses. Prior to the start of the 2012 school year, Kars4Kids partnered with local government officials to give away backpacks to over 3,000 children in the Queens housing projects, and to children in the Bronx.
The organization saw a significant increase in donated cars following Hurricane Sandy, with owners donating cars totaled by hurricane damage. After being contacted by the New York Police Department, the charity auctioned off a 2003 Ford Explorer in which two children drowned after being swept from their mother's arms during Hurricane Sandy. The auction proceeds went to raise money for coats for the needy. Kars 4 Kids worked with United States Representative Michael Grimm to distribute over 1,000 children's coats and other assorted clothing items to Staten Island residents affected by the hurricane. In 2014, Kars4Kids released an app for Android, Kars4Kids Safety, which aims to prevent accidental deaths of children left in hot cars, by providing reminders to their parents. The app syncs with the car's Bluetooth technology, to set off an automatic alert when the phone's Bluetooth disconnects from the car's.
In 2017, CharityWatch criticized Kars4Kids for not disclosing that donations to the charity would benefit a Jewish organization. In 2024, CharityWatch included Kars4Kids in its list of "Worst Charities in America", saying that its marketing and fundraising were not transparent about its true mission. CharityWatch also criticized Kars4Kids as not spending its funds efficiently, saying that the charity's 2023 financial statements showed that it only spent 41% of its expenditures on charitable programs, and that it spent $48 per $100 raised.
1-877-Kars 4 Kids.
K-A-R-S, Kars for Kids.
1-877-Kars 4 Kids.
Donate your car today.
In 1999, Kars4Kids ran advertisements on New York radio stations, featuring an advertising jingle that the organization would become known for. The group's director of public relations stated that the song was written in the late 1990s by a volunteer, with music adapted from Country Yossi's song "Little Kinderlach". By 2004, the ads began to play in other markets such as Chicago, and later nationally as part of radio network ad time. In 2014, Kars4Kids introduced a television commercial featuring the jingle.
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Kars4Kids
Kars4Kids is an American Jewish 501(c)(3) nonprofit car donation organization based in Lakewood, New Jersey. It states that its mission is to fund "educational, developmental, and recreational programs for Jewish youth and their families". This is provided through programs largely facilitated by its sister charity Oorah, an Orthodox Jewish outreach (kiruv) organization that focuses on Jewish youth and the families thereof. It was founded in 1994 and is currently headed by Eliyahu Mintz.
Kars4Kids is a nonprofit organization with 501(c)(3) status, operating in the United States, Canada, and Israel. It is the vehicle donation arm of the organization Joy for Our Youth. Kars4Kids takes donations of cars, boats, yachts and real estate, which are then auctioned for salvage. The organization accepts over 40,000 cars annually. In 2018, Kars4Kids reported revenue of $65.6 million and expenses of $59.8 million. Donations to Kars4Kids benefit Oorah, a national nonprofit organization whose stated mission is "to give Jewish children and their families opportunities to become active and productive members of their communities".
Kars4Kids offers financial assistance to students to help pay for private school tuition and GED testing. The organization also sponsors a youth program known as Chillzone, an after-school program teaching Jewish culture and moral values. Additionally, they sponsor the summer camp TheZone, which operates Jewish sleepaway camps in the upper Catskills region of New York State. They also offer small grants to other nonprofit organizations. Advertising and overhead costs use up two-thirds of the money they take in.
The organization has hosted giveaways of coats for the needy, including in Newark, New Jersey, where they held a coat giveaway with then–Newark Mayor Cory Booker, and in Brooklyn, New York, where they worked with Congressman Ed Towns to give away winter jackets to underprivileged children, including at the Marcy Avenue Houses. Prior to the start of the 2012 school year, Kars4Kids partnered with local government officials to give away backpacks to over 3,000 children in the Queens housing projects, and to children in the Bronx.
The organization saw a significant increase in donated cars following Hurricane Sandy, with owners donating cars totaled by hurricane damage. After being contacted by the New York Police Department, the charity auctioned off a 2003 Ford Explorer in which two children drowned after being swept from their mother's arms during Hurricane Sandy. The auction proceeds went to raise money for coats for the needy. Kars 4 Kids worked with United States Representative Michael Grimm to distribute over 1,000 children's coats and other assorted clothing items to Staten Island residents affected by the hurricane. In 2014, Kars4Kids released an app for Android, Kars4Kids Safety, which aims to prevent accidental deaths of children left in hot cars, by providing reminders to their parents. The app syncs with the car's Bluetooth technology, to set off an automatic alert when the phone's Bluetooth disconnects from the car's.
In 2017, CharityWatch criticized Kars4Kids for not disclosing that donations to the charity would benefit a Jewish organization. In 2024, CharityWatch included Kars4Kids in its list of "Worst Charities in America", saying that its marketing and fundraising were not transparent about its true mission. CharityWatch also criticized Kars4Kids as not spending its funds efficiently, saying that the charity's 2023 financial statements showed that it only spent 41% of its expenditures on charitable programs, and that it spent $48 per $100 raised.
1-877-Kars 4 Kids.
K-A-R-S, Kars for Kids.
1-877-Kars 4 Kids.
Donate your car today.
In 1999, Kars4Kids ran advertisements on New York radio stations, featuring an advertising jingle that the organization would become known for. The group's director of public relations stated that the song was written in the late 1990s by a volunteer, with music adapted from Country Yossi's song "Little Kinderlach". By 2004, the ads began to play in other markets such as Chicago, and later nationally as part of radio network ad time. In 2014, Kars4Kids introduced a television commercial featuring the jingle.