Kids In Need Foundation
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| Founded | 1995 |
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| Type | 501(c)(3) charity |
| Focus | Children's education |
| Location | |
Area served | national |
| Method | School supplies, and grants for teachers |
Key people |
Executive Director David Smith, Director of Marketing and Communications Penny Hawk |
| Slogan | To ensure that every child is prepared to learn and succeed by providing free school supplies nationally to students most in need. |
| Website | http://www.kinf.org |
The Kids In Need Foundation is an American national 501(c)(3) charity that provides free school supplies to teachers and students and grants to teachers to assist in the education of America's children.
Second Responder®
Providing backpacks full of school supplies to students in the wake of a natural disaster to support them as they return to the classroom.
School Ready Supplies
Partnering with corporations and philanthropic organizations throughout the country to provide completely assembled school supply backpacks to students who otherwise would have to do without the basic tools for learning.
Teacher Grants
Funding certified preK-12 teachers to conduct innovative classroom projects. With generous support from the business community, the Foundation is proud to assist our most creative and important educational resource – our nation’s teachers.
Charity Navigator's 4-Star Charity Award
The Kids In Need Foundation has received Charity Navigator's 4-Star Charity Award for several years. According to Charity Navigator's website, a 4-star award shows that charity "[e]xceeds or meets industry standards and performs as well as or better than most charities in its Cause." [1]
National Network of Resource Centers
Supporting a national network of affiliate partner locations that benefit needy children by providing free school supplies to teachers from low-income schools.
- TREASURES 4 TEACHERS – Phoenix, AZ
- TEACHER RESOURCE BANK – Los Angeles, CA
- SCHOOL TOOLS INLAND EMPIRE UNITED WAY – Rancho Cucamonga, CA
- TOOLS FOR SCHOOLS BROWARD – Fort Lauderdale, FL
- TOOLS 4 TEACHING – Ocala, FL
- A GIFT FOR TEACHING – Orlando, FL
- TEACHING TOOLS FOR HILLSBOROUGH SCHOOLS – Tampa, FL
- ATLANTA KIDS IN NEED RESOURCE CENTER – Atlanta, GA
- TEACHER’S HARVEST – Valdosta, GA
- TEACHER RESOURCE CENTER CHICAGO – Chicago, IL
- TEACHERS’ TREASURES – Indianapolis, IN
- RUTH’S REUSABLE RESOURCES – Portland, ME
- KIDSMART – Tools For Learning – St. Louis, MO
- TWIN CITIES KIDS IN NEED RESOURCE CENTER – Minneapolis, MN
- CLASSROOM CENTRAL – Charlotte, NC
- TOOLS 4 SCHOOLS – Newark, NJ
- TEACHER RESOURCE CENTER NY – Bronx, NY
- THE TEACHER’S DESK – Buffalo, NY
- CRAYONS TO COMPUTERS – Cincinnati, OH
- CLEVELAND KIDS IN NEED FOUNDATION – Cleveland, OH
- CRAYONS TO CLASSROOMS – Dayton, OH
- SCHOOLHOUSE SUPPLIES – Portland, OR
- TEACHER EXCHANGE – Las Vegas, NV
- THE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP – Pittsburgh, PA
- TEACHER’S SUPPLY CLOSET – Charleston, SC
- LP PENCIL BOX – Nashville, TN
- SCHOOL TOOLS SE TEXAS FOOD BANK – Beaumont, TX
- NORTH TEXAS TEACHER RESOURCE CENTER – Dallas, TX
- HOUSTON FOOD BANK – Houston, TX
- SCHOOL TOOLS – A Project of the Food Bank RGV – McAllen, TX
- TEACHER RESOURCE CENTER NW – Fife, WA
- TEACHER RESOURCE CENTER WV – Appalachia, WV
References
Kids In Need Foundation; director of marketing and communications
External links
Official website