Nonprofit · EIN 36-4965481
KIDNUZ
Tax-exempt · ALAMO, CA 94507
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $132,833 | $88,376 | $44,457 | $153,374 | $3,273 | $150,101 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990-EZ | $102,937 | $85,264 | $17,673 | $108,944 | $3,300 | $105,644 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990-EZ | $110,515 | $75,482 | $35,033 | $92,241 | $4,270 | $87,971 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $97,683
- Program service revenue
- $35,030
- Investment income
- $0
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $120
- Other revenue
- $120
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $36,885
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $36,885
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $380
- Program services (functional)
- $72,706
- Management and general (functional)
- $7,977
- Fundraising (functional)
- $7,693
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $108,944
- Total assets, end of year
- $153,374
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,273
- Net assets, end of year
- $150,101
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $150,101
- Gross receipts
- $132,833
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 26
- Year formed
- 2020
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosemarie Schwarz | Co-President Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $19,510 |
| Kim Hunter | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $17,375 |
| Jennifer Anderson | Co-President Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| Kim Yonenaka | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Tara Singer | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Ema Jitsukawa | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Curtis | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Max Woolf | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosemarie Schwarz | Co-President | 30 | $19,355 |
| Victoria Nelson | President | 7 | $15,755 |
| Kim Yonenaka | Secretary | 2 | $0 |
| Tara Singer | Treasurer | 4 | $0 |
| Jennifer Anderson | Co-President | 15 | $0 |
| Tracey Bracco | Director | 3 | $0 |
| Ema Jitsukawa | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Curtis | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Max Woolf | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Lori McDevitt | Director | 1 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosemarie Schwarz | Vice President | 30 | $18,875 |
| Victoria Nelson | President | 10 | $11,265 |
| Lori McDevitt | Secretary | 3 | $0 |
| Tracey Bracco | Treasurer | 3 | $0 |
| Jennifer Anderson | Director | 15 | $0 |
| Tara Singer | Treasurer | 4 | $0 |
| Michelle Deasy | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Stephanie Kelmar | Director | 7 | $0 |
| Ema Jitsukawa | Director | 0 | $0 |
| Mark Curtis | Director | 0 | $0 |
| Max Woolf | Director | 0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3000-F DANVILLE BLVD 373, ALAMO, CA 94507-1538
- In care of
- % ROSEMARIE SCHWARZ
- Mailing address (990-N for 2021)
- 3697 Mount Diablo Boulevard 205, Lafayette CA 94549
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Tara Singer, 3000-F Danville Blvd 373, Alamo, CA 94507
- Principal officer (990-N for 2021)
- Rosemarie Thomas Schwarz, 160 Camille Court, Alamo CA 94507
- Signed the 990
- Tara Singer, Treasurer
- Phone
- (925) 984-8780
- Website
- www.kidnuz.org
- Return prepared by
- REGALIA BERGER & BERGER CPAS
Mission
To engage kids in current events, encourage critical thinking and spark meaningful conversations through our free news platform centered around a 6-story, 7-minute daily current events podcast produced specifically for kids.
Program accomplishments
- Kidnuz podcast: A daily, nonpartisan news podcast for kids averaging 250,000 monthly listeners. Kidnuz engages kids in current events, encourages critical thinking, and sparks conversations.Expenses $72,706 · revenue $35,150
- Journalists and other professional contractors are paid significantly below market value for their time. The value of the in-kind volunteer hours donated by these professionals is estimated to be $297,780. These volunteer hours allow KidNuz to free up resources to pay for general operating and programmatic expenses.
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-EZ on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990-EZ on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 36-4965481
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2020
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Youth development (O50)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $153,374
- Income (IRS master file)
- $132,833
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $132,833 | $88,376 | $153,374 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2024 | $102,937 | $85,264 | $108,944 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2023 | $110,515 | $75,482 | $92,241 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2021 Officer: Rosemarie Thomas Schwarz | December 31, 2021 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990-N for 2020 Officer: Rosemarie Schwarz | December 31, 2020 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 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.
Questions about KIDNUZ
- What is the EIN of KIDNUZ?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of KIDNUZ is 36-4965481.
- Is KIDNUZ tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2020.
- Are donations to KIDNUZ tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does KIDNUZ 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 KIDNUZ 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 KIDNUZ 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 KIDNUZ?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Tara Singer.
- Who are the officers and directors of KIDNUZ?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 8 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $19,510 (Rosemarie Schwarz, Co-President).
- How much revenue does KIDNUZ have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $132,833, expenses of $88,376 and total assets of $153,374 at year end.
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