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{{Infobox organization {{Infobox organization
| logo = File:Kars_4_Kids_logo.png | logo = File:Kars_4_Kids_logo.png
| name = Kars 4 Kids | name = Kars4Kids
| type = ] | type = ]
| status = ]<ref name= irseos/> | status = ]<ref name= irseos/>
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| leader_name4 = Ben Turin<ref name= team/> | leader_name4 = Ben Turin<ref name= team/>
| leader_title4 = ], Director of ] | leader_title4 = ], Director of ]
| location = ], ], U.S.<br/>], ], Canada | location = ], ], U.S.<br/>], Canada<br/>], Israel
| area_served = United States and Canada | area_served = United States, Canada and Israel
| focus = Needs of Jewish children underrepresented youth and their families | focus = Needs of Jewish children, underrepresented youth, and their families
| method = Personal guidance and educational resources | method = Personal guidance and educational resources
| employees = 152<ref name= 990-2018>"". ''Kars 4 Kids Inc''. ]. Retrieved January 24, 2021.</ref> | employees = 152<ref name= 990-2018>"". ''Kars 4 Kids Inc''. ]. Retrieved January 24, 2021.</ref>
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| expenses = $59,842,570<ref name= 990-2018/> | expenses = $59,842,570<ref name= 990-2018/>
| expenses_year = 2018 | expenses_year = 2018
⚫ | website = U.S.: {{URL|http://www.kars4kids.org/}}<br/> Canada: {{URL|http://www.kars4kids.ca}}<br/>Israel: {{URL|https://www.kars4kids.co.il/}}
| motto = Because kids are our future.
⚫ | website = U.S.: {{URL|http://www.kars4kids.org/}}<br/> Canada: {{URL|http://www.kars4kids.ca}}
| dissolved = | dissolved =
| founded = {{Start date and age|1994}} | founded = {{Start date |1994}}
}} }}
'''Kars4Kids''' is a ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kars For Kids Programs {{!}} About Our Charity |url=https://www.kars4kidsprograms.org/about-us/ |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=www.kars4kidsprograms.org}}</ref> ] ] organization based in ] in the United States. Kars4Kids is a ] ] that states that its mission is "to fund educational, developmental and recreational programs for low-income youth"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kars4kidsprograms.org/about-us/mission.asp |publisher=Kars4Kids |title=Kars4Kids mission statement |accessdate=25 January 2019}}</ref> through programs largely facilitated by its sister charity ], which focuses on Jewish children and families.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kars4kidsprograms.org/about-us/|publisher=Kars4Kids |title=Kars for Kids Programs about our charity|accessdate=January 25, 2019}}</ref> It was founded in 1994 and is currently headed by Eliyohu Mintz.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kars4kids.org/our-team.asp|title=Kars4Kids {{!}} Our Team|website=www.kars4kids.org|access-date=July 19, 2017}}</ref> '''Kars4Kids''' is a ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kars For Kids Programs {{!}} About Our Charity |url=https://www.kars4kidsprograms.org/about-us/ |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=www.kars4kidsprograms.org}}</ref> ] ] organization based in ] in the United States. Kars4Kids is a ] ] that states that its mission is "to fund educational, developmental, and recreational programs for low-income youth"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kars4kidsprograms.org/about-us/mission.asp |publisher=Kars4Kids |title=Kars4Kids mission statement |accessdate=25 January 2019}}</ref> through programs largely facilitated by its sister charity ], which focuses on Jewish children and families.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kars4kidsprograms.org/about-us/|publisher=Kars4Kids |title=Kars for Kids Programs about our charity|accessdate=January 25, 2019}}</ref> It was founded in 1994 and is currently headed by Eliyohu Mintz.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kars4kids.org/our-team.asp|title=Kars4Kids {{!}} Our Team|website=www.kars4kids.org|access-date=July 19, 2017}}</ref>

Nationwide locations in which the organization hosts coat and clothing giveaways for the needy include ], ] and ]<ref name="newyork.cbslocal.com">; ]; New York; retrieved March 2013.</ref><ref name="Kars...to Give-away 1000 Coats">"". ''Goddard.org''. March 21, 2013. Archived from on March 2013.</ref>


==Background== ==Background==
Kars4Kids is a ] with ] status, operating in the ] and Canada. Kars4Kids takes donations of cars, boats, yachts and real estate, accepting over 40,000 cars annually.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenonprofittimes.com/news-articles/insurance-undertow-for-flood-car-donations/|title=Insurance Undertow For Flood Car Donations |publisher=The NonProfit Times}}</ref> Kars4Kids is a ] with ] status, operating in the ], Canada and Israel. Kars4Kids takes donations of cars, boats, yachts and real estate, accepting over 40,000 cars annually.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenonprofittimes.com/news-articles/insurance-undertow-for-flood-car-donations/|title=Insurance Undertow For Flood Car Donations |publisher=The NonProfit Times}}</ref>


In 2018, Kars4Kids reported revenue of $65.6&nbsp;million and expenses of $59.8&nbsp;million.<ref name= 990-2018/> In 2018, Kars4Kids reported revenue of $65.6&nbsp;million and expenses of $59.8&nbsp;million.<ref name= 990-2018/>
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Kars4Kids offers financial assistance to students to help pay for private school tuition and ].<ref>{{Cite web Kars4Kids offers financial assistance to students to help pay for private school tuition and ].<ref>{{Cite web
|url=https://www.kars4kidstuition.org |url=https://www.kars4kidstuition.org
|title=Choice in Education School Grant |work=Kars4Kids |access-date= February 27, 2017 }}</ref> The organization also sponsors a youth program known as Chillzone, an after-school program teaching Jewish culture and moral values.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://chillzone.org/kars4kids/|title=Our Sponsor: Kars4Kids |work=ChillZone|access-date=2017-03-22|language=en-US}}</ref> Additionally, they sponsor the summer camp TheZone,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thezone.org/karsforkids.asp|title=Kars for Kids and TheZone connection|work = The Zone |language=en|access-date=March 22, 2017 }}</ref> which operates Jewish sleepaway camps in the upper ] region of ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thezone.org/about-us/|title=Jewish Sleepaway Camps |work= TheZone| language=en|access-date= March 22, 2017 }}</ref> They also offer small grants to other nonprofit organizations,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kars4kidsgrants.org/|title=Kars For Kids Small Grant Program |work= Kars4Kids |access-date= April 4, 2017 }}</ref> and in 2016 Kars4Kids awarded $5,000 to Girls on the Run International.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Choice in Education School Grant |work=Kars4Kids |access-date= February 27, 2017 }}</ref> The organization also sponsors a youth program known as Chillzone, an after-school program teaching Jewish culture and moral values.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://chillzone.org/kars4kids/|title=Our Sponsor: Kars4Kids |work=ChillZone|access-date=2017-03-22|language=en-US}}</ref> Additionally, they sponsor the summer camp TheZone,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thezone.org/karsforkids.asp|title=Kars for Kids and TheZone connection|work = The Zone |language=en|access-date=March 22, 2017 }}</ref> which operates Jewish sleepaway camps in the upper ] region of ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thezone.org/about-us/|title=Jewish Sleepaway Camps |work= TheZone| language=en|access-date= March 22, 2017 }}</ref> They also offer small grants to other nonprofit organizations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kars4kidsgrants.org/|title=Kars For Kids Small Grant Program |work= Kars4Kids |access-date= April 4, 2017 }}</ref>
|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwfitness/article/Kars4Kids-Awards-5000-Grant-To-Girls-On-The-Run-International-20160817
|title=Kars4Kids Awards $5,000 Grant To Girls On The Run International|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|access-date=April 4, 2017 |language=en}}</ref>


The organization hosts regular coat and clothing giveaways for the needy nationwide, including in ], ], and in ], where they held a give-away together with then-] (and current U.S. Senator) ].<ref name="newyork.cbslocal.com"/><ref name="Kars...to Give-away 1000 Coats"/> The organization has hosted coat and clothing giveaways for the needy, including in ], ], and in ], where they held a give-away together with then-] ].<ref name="newyork.cbslocal.com">; ]; New York; retrieved March 2013.</ref><ref name="Kars...to Give-away 1000 Coats">"". ''Goddard.org''. March 21, 2013. Archived from on March 2013.</ref>


Prior to the start of the 2012 school year, the Chairman of the ] in partnership with Kars4Kids distributed school supplies and backpacks to more than 3,000 children in ] housing projects.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycha/html/news/nycha-chairman-john-rhea-ruben-wills-kars4kids-backpack-giveaway.shtml |title=NYCHA Chairman John Rhea, Council Member Ruben Wills & Kars4Kids Host Backpack Give-Away<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2012-09-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203082047/http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycha/html/news/nycha-chairman-john-rhea-ruben-wills-kars4kids-backpack-giveaway.shtml Prior to the start of the 2012 school year, the Chairman of the ] in partnership with Kars4Kids distributed school supplies and backpacks to more than 3,000 children in ] housing projects.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycha/html/news/nycha-chairman-john-rhea-ruben-wills-kars4kids-backpack-giveaway.shtml |title=NYCHA Chairman John Rhea, Council Member Ruben Wills & Kars4Kids Host Backpack Give-Away<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2012-09-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203082047/http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycha/html/news/nycha-chairman-john-rhea-ruben-wills-kars4kids-backpack-giveaway.shtml
|archive-date=February 3, 2014|url-status=dead }}</ref> Around that same time period with ]man ], they distributed free backpacks in the ] as part of a "back-to-school initiative aimed at helping struggling families with the rising expenses of school supplies."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/bronx/backpack-giveaway/prweb9828272.htm|title=Kars4Kids Partners with NYC Councilman James Vacca for Back to School Backpack Giveaway|publisher=}}</ref> In ], Congressman ] and Kars4Kids distributed winter jackets to underprivileged children, including at the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/brooklyn/backpack-giveaway/prweb9828270.htm|title=Congressman Ed Towns Teams Up With Kars4Kids For A Back To School Backpack Giveaway}}</ref> |archive-date=February 3, 2014|url-status=dead }}</ref> Around that same time period with ]man ], they distributed free backpacks in the ] as part of a "back-to-school initiative aimed at helping struggling families with the rising expenses of school supplies."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/bronx/backpack-giveaway/prweb9828272.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307212447/http://www.prweb.com/releases/bronx/backpack-giveaway/prweb9828272.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 7, 2014|title=Kars4Kids Partners with NYC Councilman James Vacca for Back to School Backpack Giveaway|publisher=}}</ref> In ], Congressman ] and Kars4Kids distributed winter jackets to underprivileged children, including at the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/brooklyn/backpack-giveaway/prweb9828270.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120831001909/http://www.prweb.com/releases/brooklyn/backpack-giveaway/prweb9828270.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 31, 2012|title=Congressman Ed Towns Teams Up With Kars4Kids For A Back To School Backpack Giveaway}}</ref>


The organization saw a boom in donated cars following ], with owners donating cars totaled by hurricane damage.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/article.php?p=154275 |newspaper=]|title=Kars4Kids Flooded with Hurricane Sandy Car Donations}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.lakewoodlocal.com/2013/01/26/photos-kars4kids-flooded-with-hurricane-sandy-car-donations/ |title=PHOTOS: Kars4Kids Flooded with Hurricane Sandy Car Donations |work=LakewoodLocal |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130130155305/http://www.lakewoodlocal.com/2013/01/26/photos-kars4kids-flooded-with-hurricane-sandy-car-donations/ |url-status=usurped |archivedate=January 30, 2013 }}</ref> The organization saw a boom in donated cars following ], with owners donating cars totalled by hurricane damage.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/article.php?p=154275 |newspaper=]|title=Kars4Kids Flooded with Hurricane Sandy Car Donations}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.lakewoodlocal.com/2013/01/26/photos-kars4kids-flooded-with-hurricane-sandy-car-donations/ |title=PHOTOS: Kars4Kids Flooded with Hurricane Sandy Car Donations |work=LakewoodLocal |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130130155305/http://www.lakewoodlocal.com/2013/01/26/photos-kars4kids-flooded-with-hurricane-sandy-car-donations/ |url-status=usurped |archivedate=January 30, 2013 }}</ref>


After being contacted by the ], the charity auctioned off a 2003 ] 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/tragic-s-suv-kars4kids-article-1.1212835|title=Tragic S.I. SUV going to Kars4Kids|website=]|publisher=}}</ref> Kars 4 Kids worked with United States Representative ] to distribute over 1,000 children's coats and other assorted clothing items to ] residents affected by the hurricane.<ref>{{cite web After being contacted by the ], the charity auctioned off a 2003 ] 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/tragic-s-suv-kars4kids-article-1.1212835|title=Tragic S.I. SUV going to Kars4Kids|website=]|date=December 4, 2012 |publisher=}}</ref> Kars 4 Kids worked with United States Representative ] to distribute over 1,000 children's coats and other assorted clothing items to ] residents affected by the hurricane.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/01/18/kars-4-kids-teams-to-donate-over-1000-childrens-coats-on-staten-island |url=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/01/18/kars-4-kids-teams-to-donate-over-1000-childrens-coats-on-staten-island
|title=Kars 4 Kids Teams To Donate Over 1,000 Children's Coats On Staten Island |publisher=]}}</ref> |title=Kars 4 Kids Teams To Donate Over 1,000 Children's Coats On Staten Island |date=January 18, 2013 |publisher=]}}</ref>


In 2014, Kars4Kids released an app for ], Kars4Kids Safety,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vb.kidsnkars In 2014, Kars4Kids released an app for ], Kars4Kids Safety,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vb.kidsnkars
|title=Kars4Kids Safety - Android Apps on Google Play |website=play.google.com |language=en-us |access-date=April 4, 2017 }}</ref> 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 ] technology, to set off an automatic alert when the phone's Bluetooth disconnects from the car's.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.earlylearningleaders.org/news/181679/Kars4Kids-Releases-Free-App-to-Prevent-Parents-from-Unknowingly-Leaving-Children-in-Hot-Cars.htm|title=Kars4Kids Releases Free App to Prevent Parents from Unknowingly Leaving Children in Hot Cars - Association for Early Learning Leaders|website=www.earlylearningleaders.org|access-date= April 4, 2017 }}</ref> |title=Kars4Kids Safety - Android Apps on Google Play |website=play.google.com |language=en-us |access-date=April 4, 2017 }}</ref> 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 ] technology, to set off an automatic alert when the phone's Bluetooth disconnects from the car's.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.earlylearningleaders.org/news/181679/Kars4Kids-Releases-Free-App-to-Prevent-Parents-from-Unknowingly-Leaving-Children-in-Hot-Cars.htm|title=Kars4Kids Releases Free App to Prevent Parents from Unknowingly Leaving Children in Hot Cars - Association for Early Learning Leaders|website=www.earlylearningleaders.org|access-date= April 4, 2017 }}</ref>

Kars4Kids also accepts donations of real estate<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kars4kids.org/real-estate/|title=Donate Real Estate to Charity|work= Kars4Kids |access-date= July 24, 2017 }}</ref> and land donations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kars4kids.org/real-estate/donate-land.asp|title=Donate Land to Charity |work= Kars4Kids|access-date= July 24, 2017 }}</ref>


==Ratings== ==Ratings==
Kars4Kids receives ]'s "good" rating of three out of a possible four stars.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.charitynavigator.org/ein/223746050|title=Charity Navigator - Rating for Kars4Kids|publisher=Charity Navigator|access-date=November 3, 2022}}</ref> Kars4Kids receives ]'s "Needs Improvement" rating of two out of a possible four stars.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.charitynavigator.org/ein/223746050|title=Charity Navigator - Rating for Kars4Kids|publisher=Charity Navigator|access-date=November 3, 2022}}</ref>


==Advertising jingle==
==Song==


{{blockquote|1-877-Kars 4 Kids. {{blockquote|1-877-Kars 4 Kids.
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The group's director of public relations stated that the song was written in the late 1990s by a volunteer, with music adapted from ]'s song "Little Kinderlach".<ref>{{cite magazine| url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/features/7557645/kars-4-kids-jingle-charity-backstory | magazine=Billboard | title=A Brief History of the Inane Kars 4 Kids Jingle You Can't Get Out of Your Head |date=October 28, 2016}}</ref> The jingle was first used in radio commercials broadcast in the New York City area, by 2004 the ads began to play in other markets such as Chicago, and later nationally as part of radio network ad time.<ref name="noisey-kars4kids"/> In 2014, Kars4Kids introduced a television commercial featuring the jingle.<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 14, 2017 |title=Kars 4 Kids stars can't get annoying jingle out of their heads either |language=en-US |work=New York Post |url=https://nypost.com/2017/09/14/kars-4-kids-ad-stars-cant-get-annoying-jingle-out-of-their-heads-either/ |access-date=September 14, 2017}}</ref> The group's director of public relations stated that the song was written in the late 1990s by a volunteer, with music adapted from ]'s song "Little Kinderlach".<ref>{{cite magazine| url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/features/7557645/kars-4-kids-jingle-charity-backstory | magazine=Billboard | title=A Brief History of the Inane Kars 4 Kids Jingle You Can't Get Out of Your Head |date=October 28, 2016}}</ref> The jingle was first used in radio commercials broadcast in the New York City area, by 2004 the ads began to play in other markets such as Chicago, and later nationally as part of radio network ad time.<ref name="noisey-kars4kids"/> In 2014, Kars4Kids introduced a television commercial featuring the jingle.<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 14, 2017 |title=Kars 4 Kids stars can't get annoying jingle out of their heads either |language=en-US |work=New York Post |url=https://nypost.com/2017/09/14/kars-4-kids-ad-stars-cant-get-annoying-jingle-out-of-their-heads-either/ |access-date=September 14, 2017}}</ref>


The jingle has become the subject of public ridicule, as critics have considered it to be an annoyance; it was described by '']'' journalist Peter Hartlaub as an "assault on senses".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blog.sfgate.com/parenting/2011/02/03/great-now-my-toddler-is-singing-1-877-kars-4-kids/|title=Great, now my toddler is singing 1-877-KARS-4-KIDS|date=February 3, 2011|accessdate=February 12, 2013|publisher=San Francisco Chronicle|last=Hartlaub|first=Peter}}</ref> On November 4, 2010, ] was caught on a ] mocking a Kars4Kids ad during a commercial break of his radio show '']'', telling the group to "go to hell" and jokingly blurting "I'll give you my ], you moron."<ref name="noisey-kars4kids"/><ref name="thr-imuskars"/> Imus later apologized.<ref name="noisey-kars4kids"/><ref name="thr-imuskars"/> '']'' jokingly declared that the television version of the ad would bring end times.<ref name="noisey-kars4kids"/> The jingle has become the subject of public ridicule, as critics have considered it to be an annoyance; it was described by '']'' journalist Peter Hartlaub as an "assault on senses".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blog.sfgate.com/parenting/2011/02/03/great-now-my-toddler-is-singing-1-877-kars-4-kids/|title=Great, now my toddler is singing 1-877-KARS-4-KIDS|date=February 3, 2011|accessdate=February 12, 2013|publisher=San Francisco Chronicle|last=Hartlaub|first=Peter}}</ref> On November 4, 2010, ] was caught on a ] mocking a Kars4Kids ad during a commercial break of his radio show '']'', telling the group to "go to hell" and jokingly blurting "I'll give you my ], you moron."<ref name="noisey-kars4kids"/><ref name="thr-imuskars"/> Imus later apologized.<ref name="noisey-kars4kids"/><ref name="thr-imuskars"/> '']'' jokingly declared that the television version of the ad would bring end times.<ref name="noisey-kars4kids"/>


The jingle has been referenced and parodied by multiple television series; in a December 2014 '']'' sketch satirizing talk show '']'' and the ], ] and ] (] and ]) told ] (]) that the Kars4Kids jingle was one of the ]'s other torture methods, alongside ] customer service and ] screenings.<ref name="deadline-snlcia">{{cite web|title=CIA Torture Report Becomes 'SNL' Comedy Fodder|url=https://deadline.com/2014/12/cia-torture-saturday-night-live-cold-open-1201324373/|website=Deadline.com|date=December 14, 2014 |accessdate=August 25, 2016}}</ref><ref name="noisey-kars4kids">{{cite web|title=1-877-KARS-4-KIDS: Behind the Most Hated (and Best) Jingle of All Time|url=http://noisey.vice.com/blog/kars-4-kids-the-most-hated-and-best-jingle-of-all-time|website=Noisey|publisher=Vice|accessdate=August 25, 2016}}</ref><ref name="thr-imuskars">{{cite web|title= Don Imus Apologizes for Telling Kids' Charity Singer to 'Go to Hell'|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/morning-roundup-don-imus-apologizes-36193|website=]|date=November 5, 2010 |accessdate=August 25, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gajewski |first=Ryan |date=2014-12-13 |title=‘SNL’ Mocks CIA Torture Report in Cold Open |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/snl-mocks-cia-torture-report-757510/ |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> The 2018 '']'' episode "Friends and Lover" featured a parody of the charity known as "Trucks4Tykes", which was portrayed as having a similarly annoying jingle.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Mason |first1=Charlie |date=2018-01-05 |title=Will & Grace Recap: Bread Over Heels |url=https://tvline.com/2018/01/04/will-grace-season-9-episode-8-recap-nick-offerman/ |access-date=February 21, 2019 |website=TVLine |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ihnat |first=Gwen |date=January 5, 2018 |title=Nick Offerman helps Will & Grace get its groove back in season 9's first perfect episode |url=https://www.avclub.com/nick-offerman-helps-will-grace-get-its-groove-back-in-1821792740 |access-date=February 21, 2019 |website=The A.V. Club |language=en-US}}</ref> In the season four premiere episode of '']'', "A Girl From Arizona", the jingle is sung by several demons as the anthem of "The Bad Place."<ref>{{cite web |last=Murray |first=Noel |date=September 26, 2019 |title=The Good Place Season-Premiere Recap: Semi-Charmed Afterlife |url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/09/the-good-place-season-4-episode-1-recap-a-girl-from-arizona.html |accessdate=September 27, 2019 |newspaper=]}}</ref> The jingle has been referenced and parodied by multiple television series; in a December 2014 '']'' sketch satirizing talk show '']'' and the ], ] and ] (] and ]) told ] (]) that the Kars4Kids jingle was one of the ]'s other torture methods, alongside ] customer service and ] screenings.<ref name="deadline-snlcia">{{cite web|title=CIA Torture Report Becomes 'SNL' Comedy Fodder|url=https://deadline.com/2014/12/cia-torture-saturday-night-live-cold-open-1201324373/|website=]|date=December 14, 2014 |access-date=August 25, 2016}}</ref><ref name="noisey-kars4kids">{{cite web|title=1-877-KARS-4-KIDS: Behind the Most Hated (and Best) Jingle of All Time|url=http://noisey.vice.com/blog/kars-4-kids-the-most-hated-and-best-jingle-of-all-time|website=Noisey|date=November 11, 2015 |publisher=Vice|accessdate=August 25, 2016}}</ref><ref name="thr-imuskars">{{cite web|title= Don Imus Apologizes for Telling Kids' Charity Singer to 'Go to Hell'|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/morning-roundup-don-imus-apologizes-36193|website=]|date=November 5, 2010 |accessdate=August 25, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gajewski |first=Ryan |date=2014-12-13 |title='SNL' Mocks CIA Torture Report in Cold Open |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/snl-mocks-cia-torture-report-757510/ |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> The 2018 '']'' episode "Friends and Lover" featured a parody of the charity known as "Trucks4Tykes", which was portrayed as having a similarly annoying jingle.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Mason |first1=Charlie |date=2018-01-05 |title=Will & Grace Recap: Bread Over Heels |url=https://tvline.com/2018/01/04/will-grace-season-9-episode-8-recap-nick-offerman/ |access-date=February 21, 2019 |website=TVLine |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ihnat |first=Gwen |date=January 5, 2018 |title=Nick Offerman helps Will & Grace get its groove back in season 9's first perfect episode |url=https://www.avclub.com/nick-offerman-helps-will-grace-get-its-groove-back-in-1821792740 |access-date=February 21, 2019 |website=The A.V. Club |language=en-US}}</ref> In the season four premiere episode of '']'', "A Girl From Arizona", the jingle is sung by several demons as the anthem of "The Bad Place."<ref>{{cite web |last=Murray |first=Noel |date=September 26, 2019 |title=The Good Place Season-Premiere Recap: Semi-Charmed Afterlife |url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/09/the-good-place-season-4-episode-1-recap-a-girl-from-arizona.html |accessdate=September 27, 2019 |newspaper=]}}</ref>


A 2018 episode of '']'' presented a song promoting China's ] performed by children, which host ] likened to a "] Kars4Kids".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/john-oliver-china-president-xi-jinping-winnie-the-pooh-video/|title=John Oliver Pokes Xi Jinping Over His Resemblance to Winnie the Pooh|date=2018-06-18|website=TheWrap|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://slate.com/culture/2018/06/john-oliver-lets-kids-sing-about-chinas-xi-jinping-video.html|title=Last Week Tonight Debuts a Song About Xi Jinping That Will Surely Be Banned in China|last=Martinelli|first=Marissa|date=2018-06-18|website=Slate Magazine|language=en|access-date=2020-03-18}}</ref> After moving to a temporary studio in 2020 with a solid white backdrop, Oliver described the new set as being either "the place movie characters go when they've just died, or where they shot the Kars4Kids commercial". He also said the commercial was "the ] of commercials, in that it is horrifically infectious and ruins people's lives."<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-news/john-oliver-last-week-tonight-coronavirus-donald-trump-967747/|title=John Oliver Contends With Coronavirus Pandemic on Makeshift 'Last Week Tonight'|last=Blistein|first=Jon|date=2020-03-16|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-18}}</ref> A 2018 episode of '']'' presented a song promoting China's ] performed by children, which host ] likened to a "] Kars4Kids".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/john-oliver-china-president-xi-jinping-winnie-the-pooh-video/|title=John Oliver Pokes Xi Jinping Over His Resemblance to Winnie the Pooh|date=2018-06-18|website=TheWrap|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://slate.com/culture/2018/06/john-oliver-lets-kids-sing-about-chinas-xi-jinping-video.html|title=Last Week Tonight Debuts a Song About Xi Jinping That Will Surely Be Banned in China|last=Martinelli|first=Marissa|date=2018-06-18|website=Slate Magazine|language=en|access-date=2020-03-18}}</ref> After moving to a temporary studio in 2020 with a solid white backdrop, Oliver described the new set as being either "the place movie characters go when they've just died, or where they shot the Kars4Kids commercial". He also said the commercial was "the ] of commercials, in that it is horrifically infectious and ruins people's lives."<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-news/john-oliver-last-week-tonight-coronavirus-donald-trump-967747/|title=John Oliver Contends With Coronavirus Pandemic on Makeshift 'Last Week Tonight'|last=Blistein|first=Jon|date=2020-03-16|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-18}}</ref>
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</ref><ref>"". ''Bellville-News-Democrat''. March 1, 2013.</ref> In 2009, Joy for Our Youth paid $65,000 in fines in Pennsylvania;<ref>"". ''The Pottstown Mercury'' (Pottstown, Pennsylvania). July 12, 2014. Archived from on February 20, 2013.</ref> while Kars4Kids paid $65,000 in fines in Oregon<ref name=oregon>"". ''Mail Tribune'' (Medford, Oregon). April 15, 2009. Retrieved February 20, 2013.</ref> in settlements reached with the respective state attorneys general as a result of their contention that the organization had to state clearly that the beneficiaries were of a "certain religious affiliation." In Oregon, the attorney general added that Kars4Kids failed to disclose that its offer of a "free vacation" for vehicle donors was designed to recruit people to attend ] presentations.<ref name=oregon/> </ref><ref>"". ''Bellville-News-Democrat''. March 1, 2013.</ref> In 2009, Joy for Our Youth paid $65,000 in fines in Pennsylvania;<ref>"". ''The Pottstown Mercury'' (Pottstown, Pennsylvania). July 12, 2014. Archived from on February 20, 2013.</ref> while Kars4Kids paid $65,000 in fines in Oregon<ref name=oregon>"". ''Mail Tribune'' (Medford, Oregon). April 15, 2009. Retrieved February 20, 2013.</ref> in settlements reached with the respective state attorneys general as a result of their contention that the organization had to state clearly that the beneficiaries were of a "certain religious affiliation." In Oregon, the attorney general added that Kars4Kids failed to disclose that its offer of a "free vacation" for vehicle donors was designed to recruit people to attend ] presentations.<ref name=oregon/>


In 2017, the ] conducted a compliance review and submitted a 300-page report to the ]. The report found that 44% of funds raised by Kars4Kids went to program expenses, and most of that money had gone to its sister organization ], whose concentration in New York and New Jersey meant only one Minnesota child was believed to have benefited from one of its programs in the years 2012–2014. The report also mentioned the charity had lost money in real estate investments in the financial crisis of 2008 and may have been a victim of losses from a ].<ref name="minnesotaAG">{{cite web|last1=Prather|first1=Shannon|title=Minnesota attorney general finds that less than 1 percent of donations to Kars4Kids charity goes to Minnesota kids|url=http://www.startribune.com/minnesota-attorney-general-finds-that-less-than-1-percent-of-donations-to-kars4kids-charity-goes-to-minnesota-kids/421323363/|work=StarTribune}}</ref> In 2017, ] ] conducted a compliance review and submitted a 300-page report to the ]. The report found that 44% of funds raised by Kars4Kids went to program expenses, and most of that money had gone to its sister organization ], whose concentration in New York and New Jersey meant only one Minnesota child was believed to have benefited from one of its programs in the years 2012–2014. The report also mentioned the charity had lost money in real estate investments in the ] and may have been a victim of losses from a ].<ref name="minnesotaAG">{{cite web|last1=Prather|first1=Shannon|title=Minnesota attorney general finds that less than 1 percent of donations to Kars4Kids charity goes to Minnesota kids|url=http://www.startribune.com/minnesota-attorney-general-finds-that-less-than-1-percent-of-donations-to-kars4kids-charity-goes-to-minnesota-kids/421323363/|work=StarTribune|date=May 5, 2017 }}</ref>


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Nonprofit organization

Kars4Kids
Founded1994 (1994)
TypeNonprofit organization
Tax ID no. 22-3746050
Legal status501(c)(3)
FocusNeeds of Jewish children, underrepresented youth, and their families
Location
Area served United States, Canada and Israel
MethodPersonal guidance and educational resources
Chief Executive OfficerEliyohu Mintz
PresidentRobert Moskovits
Chief Operating OfficerEsti Landau
General Counsel, Director of Public AffairsBen Turin
Revenue$65,588,133 (2018)
Expenses$59,842,570 (2018)
Employees152 (2018)
Volunteers15 (2018)
WebsiteU.S.: www.kars4kids.org
Canada: www.kars4kids.ca
Israel: www.kars4kids.co.il

Kars4Kids is a Jewish nonprofit car donation organization based in Lakewood, New Jersey in the United States. Kars4Kids is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that states that its mission is "to fund educational, developmental, and recreational programs for low-income youth" through programs largely facilitated by its sister charity Oorah, which focuses on Jewish children and families. It was founded in 1994 and is currently headed by Eliyohu Mintz.

Background

Kars4Kids is a nonprofit organization with 501(c)(3) status, operating in the United States, Canada and Israel. Kars4Kids takes donations of cars, boats, yachts and real estate, accepting 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".

Work

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.

The organization has hosted coat and clothing giveaways for the needy, including in Harlem, New York, Washington, D.C., and in Newark, New Jersey, where they held a give-away together with then-Newark Mayor Cory Booker.

Prior to the start of the 2012 school year, the Chairman of the New York City Housing Authority in partnership with Kars4Kids distributed school supplies and backpacks to more than 3,000 children in Queens housing projects. Around that same time period with New York City Councilman James Vacca, they distributed free backpacks in the Bronx as part of a "back-to-school initiative aimed at helping struggling families with the rising expenses of school supplies." In Brooklyn, Congressman Ed Towns and Kars4Kids distributed winter jackets to underprivileged children, including at the Marcy Avenue Houses.

The organization saw a boom in donated cars following Hurricane Sandy, with owners donating cars totalled 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.

Ratings

Kars4Kids receives Charity Navigator's "Needs Improvement" rating of two out of a possible four stars.

Advertising jingle

1-877-Kars 4 Kids.

K-A-R-S, Kars for Kids.

1-877-Kars 4 Kids.

Donate your car today.

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". The jingle was first used in radio commercials broadcast in the New York City area, 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.

The jingle has become the subject of public ridicule, as critics have considered it to be an annoyance; it was described by San Francisco Chronicle journalist Peter Hartlaub as an "assault on senses". On November 4, 2010, Don Imus was caught on a hot mic mocking a Kars4Kids ad during a commercial break of his radio show Imus in the Morning, telling the group to "go to hell" and jokingly blurting "I'll give you my Bentley, you moron." Imus later apologized. Vulture jokingly declared that the television version of the ad would bring end times.

The jingle has been referenced and parodied by multiple television series; in a December 2014 Saturday Night Live sketch satirizing talk show Charlie Rose and the Senate Intelligence Committee report on CIA torture, James Elmer Mitchell and Bruce Jessen (Bobby Moynihan and Kyle Mooney) told Rose (Taran Killam) that the Kars4Kids jingle was one of the CIA's other torture methods, alongside Time Warner Cable customer service and airport security screenings. The 2018 Will & Grace episode "Friends and Lover" featured a parody of the charity known as "Trucks4Tykes", which was portrayed as having a similarly annoying jingle. In the season four premiere episode of The Good Place, "A Girl From Arizona", the jingle is sung by several demons as the anthem of "The Bad Place."

A 2018 episode of Last Week Tonight presented a song promoting China's Belt and Road Initiative performed by children, which host John Oliver likened to a "Kommunist Kars4Kids". After moving to a temporary studio in 2020 with a solid white backdrop, Oliver described the new set as being either "the place movie characters go when they've just died, or where they shot the Kars4Kids commercial". He also said the commercial was "the coronavirus of commercials, in that it is horrifically infectious and ruins people's lives."

Criticism

The organization has been criticized for inadequately disclosing its Jewish educational work. In 2009, Joy for Our Youth paid $65,000 in fines in Pennsylvania; while Kars4Kids paid $65,000 in fines in Oregon in settlements reached with the respective state attorneys general as a result of their contention that the organization had to state clearly that the beneficiaries were of a "certain religious affiliation." In Oregon, the attorney general added that Kars4Kids failed to disclose that its offer of a "free vacation" for vehicle donors was designed to recruit people to attend timeshare presentations.

In 2017, Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson conducted a compliance review and submitted a 300-page report to the Internal Revenue Service. The report found that 44% of funds raised by Kars4Kids went to program expenses, and most of that money had gone to its sister organization Oorah, whose concentration in New York and New Jersey meant only one Minnesota child was believed to have benefited from one of its programs in the years 2012–2014. The report also mentioned the charity had lost money in real estate investments in the financial crisis of 2008 and may have been a victim of losses from a Ponzi scheme.

Data breach

On November 3, 2018, Bob Diachenko, a cyber security researcher, discovered a publicly accessible MongoDB database that contained the emails and personal details of 21,612 Kars4Kids donors/customers plus super administrator password/login details. The database also contained a ransomware note that the files had been stolen and would be returned for bitcoin.

References

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  13. "Jewish Sleepaway Camps". TheZone. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
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  18. "Kars4Kids Partners with NYC Councilman James Vacca for Back to School Backpack Giveaway". Archived from the original on March 7, 2014.
  19. "Congressman Ed Towns Teams Up With Kars4Kids For A Back To School Backpack Giveaway". Archived from the original on August 31, 2012.
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  38. "John Oliver Pokes Xi Jinping Over His Resemblance to Winnie the Pooh". TheWrap. June 18, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
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  46. Diachenko, Bob (November 9, 2018). "Children’s charity Kars4Kids leaks info on thousands of donors, internal passwords online, and evidence of a ransom attack". Security Discovery.

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