Programs

Closed

This organization closed in 2018. It filed a final 990 indicating termination and no longer appears as active in IRS records, as it is absent from the EO Business Master File and Pub78 List.

  • School Supplies for Low-Income Students

    KIDS IN NEED NATIONAL NETWORK OF RESOURCE CENTERS - THE NATIONAL NETWORK INCLUDES AFFILIATE FREE STORES WHERE TEACHERS CAN OBTAIN FREE SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR STUDENTS WHOSE FAMILIES ARE UNABLE TO PURCHASE WHAT THE STUDENTS NEED TO PARTICIPATE IN CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES. THE FOUNDATION RECEIVES CASH TO SUPPORT THE PROCUREMENT OF PRODUCT, AS WELL AS IN-KIND DONATIONS OF EXCESS INVENTORY, UNSELLABLE, RETURNED OR SLIGHTLY DAMAGED MERCHANDISE, OUTDATED PRODUCT, ETC. THESE ITEMS ARE THEN DISTRIBUTED FROM THE VARIOUS RESOURCE CENTERS TO TEACHERS WHO GIVE THEM TO THEIR STUDENTS IN NEED OF THE SUPPLIES. IN 2012, THE FOUNDATION TOOK OVER THE OPERATIONS OF A RESOURCE CENTER IN MINNEAPOLIS, MN. THE RESOURCE CENTER PROVIDES SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR USE IN THE CLASSROOMS BY LOW-INCOME STUDENTS IN THE MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL SCHOOL DISTRICTS. TEACHERS SHOP FREE-OF-CHARGE AT THE CENTER. FROM JANUARY 1, 2013 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2017, THE TWIN CITIES RESOURCE CENTER SERVED 107 SCHOOLS WITH A TOTAL OF 4,241 ELIGIBLE TEACHERS WHO WERE INVITED TO SHOP FOR FREE SUPPLIES. EACH TEACHER WHO SHOPPED SELECTED AN AVERAGE OF $432 WORTH OF FREE SCHOOL SUPPLIES PER VISIT.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2017 – Dec 31, 2017
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $125.8M

  • Teacher Supply Box Program

    TEACHER SUPPLY BOX PROGRAM: FOCUSES ON OUR CORE MISSION OF PROVIDING ESSENTIAL SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO THE CLASSROOMS OF CHILDREN MOST IN NEED. SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS RECEIVE TWO LARGE BOXES CONTAINING A PREDETERMINED ASSORTMENT OF CORE ITEMS WITH A RETAIL VALUE OF APPROXIMATELY $500. A TOTAL OF 650 TEACHERS RECEIVED SUPPLY BOXES IN 2017.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2017 – Dec 31, 2017
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $122.5K

  • School Ready Supplies Program

    SCHOOL READY SUPPLIES PROGRAM - THE FOUNDATION SEEKS SPONSORS TO PROVIDE SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO CHILDREN IN NEED. UNDER THIS PROGRAM, THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES BACKPACKS CONTAINING SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR CHILDREN IN NEED. THESE SCHOOL SUPPLIES ARE SHIPPED TO VARIOUS SCHOOLS AND APPROVED CHARITIES.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2017 – Dec 31, 2017
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $3.9M