Nonprofit · EIN 26-2615368
KATES KART INC
Tax-exempt · FORT WAYNE, IN 46825
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $650,190 | $540,717 | $109,473 | $963,380 | $0 | $963,380 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $648,873 | $464,925 | $183,948 | $853,907 | $0 | $853,907 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $545,570 | $440,542 | $105,028 | $669,959 | $0 | $669,959 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $519,344
- of which government grants
- $349,315
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $29,754
- Net income from fundraising events
- $98,415
- Other revenue
- $101,092
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $126,030
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $137,827
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $12,419
- Occupancy
- $50,758
- Travel
- $2,904
- Depreciation
- $11,823
- Program services (functional)
- $390,580
- Management and general (functional)
- $67,898
- Fundraising (functional)
- $82,239
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $853,907
- Total assets, end of year
- $963,380
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $963,380
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $59,510
- Publicly traded securities
- $524,030
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $953,499
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $9,881
- Gross receipts
- $677,083
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 280
- Year formed
- 2008
- State of legal domicile
- IN
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KRISTA LAYMAN | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director | 40 | $78,631 |
| AUDREY BIGELOW | BOARD SECRET Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| EDWARD DERDZINSKI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TRENT DILLER | BOARD PRESID Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| AMANDA GARNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| COURTNEY LEACH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATE MILLER | FORMER BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HOLLIE MITCHELL | BOARD TREASU Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RORY MOEHNKE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARCUS PRICE | FORMER BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ARMANDO RANGEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DIANA SCHEELE | BOARD VICE P Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KRISTIN SMITH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH SOMERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY TRABEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KRISTA LAYMAN | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director | 45 | $71,839 |
| EDWARD DERDZINSKI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TRENT DILLER | BOARD PRESID Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| STACY JESTER | FORMER BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREW KUEHNERT | FORMER BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| COURTNEY LEACH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATE MILLER | BOARD SECRET Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| HOLLIE MITCHELL | BOARD TREASU Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RORY MOEHNKE | BOARD VICE P Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARCUS PRICE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ARMANDO RANGEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KRISTIN SMITH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH SOMERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KRISTA LAYMAN | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director | 40 | $66,589 |
| KEVIN BERNING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EDWARD DERDZINSKI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TRENT DILLER | BOARD PRESID Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| STACY JESTER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREW KUEHNERT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANNA MENZI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATE MILLER | BOARD SECRET Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| HOLLIE MITCHELL | BOARD TREASU Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RORY MOEHNKE | BOARD VICE P Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARCUS PRICE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KRISTIN SMITH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH SOMERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 10376 LEO RD STE A, FORT WAYNE, IN 46825-2571
- In care of
- % KRISTA LAYMAN
- Mailing address (990-N for 2010)
- 429 E DUPONT RD 119, FORT WAYNE IN 46825
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- KRISTA LAYMAN, 10376 LEO ROAD SUITE A, FORT WAYNE, IN 46825
- Principal officer (990-N for 2010)
- KRISTA LAYMAN, 11906 WESTWIND DRIVE, FORT WAYNE IN 46845
- Signed the 990
- KRISTA LAYMAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (260) 999-6173
- Website
- KATESKART.ORG
- Return prepared by
- LEONARD J ANDORFER & CO LLP
Mission
THROUGH THE GIFTING OF NEW BOOKS, KATE'S KART STRIVES TO PROVIDE A COMFORTING DIVERSION TO HOSPITALIZED CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND TO FOSTER A LOVE OF BOOKS, AND ULTIMATELY LITERACY, BY ENCOURAGING CHILDREN TO READ AND PARENTS TO READ TO THEIR CHILDREN.
Program accomplishments
- KATE'S KART, INC. IS A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION THAT SUPPLIES FREE BOOKS TO HOSPITALIZED CHILDREN TO KEEP FOR THEIR ENJOYMENT WITH A GOAL TO PROMOTE LITERACY AND ENCOURAGE CHILDREN, AND THEIR FAMILIES, TO READ ON AN ONGOING BASIS. CURRENTLY, KATE'S KART HAS OVER 280 VOLUNTEERS COLLECTING, COUNTING, SORTING, LABELING, STOCKING, AND DISTRIBUTING MORE THAN 4,400 BOOKS PER MONTH TO 25 AREA HOSPITALS. DURING 2025, KATE'S KART DISTRIBUTED 53,023 BOOKS FROM 46 KARTS AT 25 AREA LOCATIONS.Expenses $390,580
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 26-2615368
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2009
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $963,380
- Income (IRS master file)
- $677,083
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $650,190 | $540,717 | $963,380 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $648,873 | $464,925 | $853,907 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $545,570 | $440,542 | $669,959 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $463,536 | $349,703 | $564,931 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2010 Officer: KRISTA LAYMAN | December 31, 2010 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 26-2615368).
Questions about KATES KART INC
- What is the EIN of KATES KART INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of KATES KART INC is 26-2615368.
- Is KATES KART INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2009.
- Are donations to KATES KART INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does KATES KART INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of KATES KART INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did KATES KART INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of KATES KART INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names KRISTA LAYMAN.
- Who are the officers and directors of KATES KART INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 15 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $78,631 (KRISTA LAYMAN, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does KATES KART INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $650,190, expenses of $540,717 and total assets of $963,380 at year end.
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