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10376 Leo Road, Suite A Fort Wayne, IN 46825 KatesKart.org 2017 Annual Report 2017 ANNUAL REPORT Saturday, June 16, 2018 11am - 3pm Riverside Gardens - Leo, IN 14701 Schwartz Road, Leo, IN 46765 FREE Ice Cream FREE Kiddie Rides & Inflatables FREE Family-Friendly Lots of Surprises Entertainment Hot Dogs, Chips & Drinks FREE Kids Games & Prizes Available for Purchase This family-friendly event is our LARGEST FUNDRAISER each year. We will be accepting monetary donations and BRAND NEW children’s books at the event. Please see our wish list at kateskart.org for the types of books we need most. As always, the Ice Cream Social is a FREE open to the public event that includes free ice cream, kiddie rides, family-friendly entertainment, inflatables, games and prizes, and more! deliver, and store the books as we expand our services outside of the A Message from the Director regional area surrounding Fort Wayne. Does Kate’s Kart stay focused in Northeast Indiana or do we continue to extend our services throughout the 10 Years! Ten amazing years of growing a legacy in memory of our entire state, Ohio, and beyond? sweet little Kate. It seems like just months ago we took the challenge of filling a small U-Haul with new books. We bought 15 tubs and were Our Board of Directors, a group of dedicated volunteers who have a thrilled when we gathered 2,000 books on that windy day in May 2008. true passion for Kate’s Kart, are developing a robust strategic plan with Overwhelmed with the success of our very first fundraiser, we had no idea guidance from an outside consultant. It’s an exciting time as we truly what we would do with all the books, where we would store them, and examine our mission and plans for sustainability and future growth. It is 2017 ANNUAL REPORT how we would distribute them at the hospital we our hope that Kate’s Kart will continue to bless children for many years to made arrangements with. come. A detailed strategic plan ensures that growth, including new hospitals, staff, and space, utilizes donated funds with the utmost integrity Fast forward ten years and we are on the and stewardship. brink of giving away our 200,000th book. Our pink van delivers over 3,500 books each We look forward to another amazing year of Kate’s Kart. We are and every month to 18 hospitals. Our bright, encouraged daily with the emails, videos, photos and donations from colorful office, where we prepare and store families who have been impacted by the gift of a new book. When books, is the perfect setting for our thriving families give back, it confirms that what we are doing is significant and charity. A team of over 100 volunteers, plus appreciated. It is the greatest compliment we can receive. countless hospital staff, brighten the day of so many hurting and scared children all over Northeast Indiana. We rely 100% on the generosity of our community and we are blessed that so many of you believe in our mission. From the large foundation 2017 was yet another successful and impactful year for grants to the bag of change brought in from a small child’s piggy bank… Kate’s Kart. Book distribution increased by over 10,000 from every donation is appreciated. We are truly a team working together to the prior year, resulting in a $40,000+ budget increase, primarily for the positively impact hospitalized children in Northeast Indiana, one book at purchase of books. Through the generosity of so many, the unexpected a time. budget increase was met through corporate donations, foundation grants, ice cream social sponsorships, and the generosity of so many individuals Thank you for all you have done for Kate’s Kart. We encourage you to and families. follow us on Facebook, Instagram, or kateskart.org for the latest news and stories. We appreciate you greatly. As we look to the future, plans are underway to add two new Karts to our network. We are excited to partner with Parkview Wabash Hospital as they expand their facility. Plus, we will be adding a Kart at the Parkview Behavioral Hospital. A good book might just be the distraction these kids need to escape. Although this is a new direction for Kate’s Kart, our Board of Directors believes this aligns with our mission of brightening the day of Krista Layman hospitalized children…no matter what type of illness they are battling. Co-Founder & Executive Director Growth is a topic of great debate. We regularly receive requests for a Kart from hospitals throughout Indiana and surrounding states, including Riley Children’s Hospital. Many questions arise including how to fund, Lagrange SteuenSteuben Hospital Volunteer Hours St. Joseph Elkhart LaPorte 2008-2017 Porter Lake Nole DeKal Kate’s Kart is Marshall 2017 2,980 Kosciusko currently providng Starke 2016 3,131 Lagrange SteuenSteuben St. Joseph Elkhart Whitley LaPorte Allen free books to Pulaski Porter Fulton 2015 2,761 Jasper Lake Nole DeKal Marshall Kosciusko Newton Starke hospitalized 2014 2,318 Whitley Allen Pulaski Fulton Jasper Wabash Huntington Newton Cass Miami children in 19 Wells Adams 2013 1,024 White Wabash Huntington Cass Miami White Wells Adams community 2012 973 Total # Benton Benton 2017 ANNUAL REPORT Carroll Carroll Grant of Volunteer Hours oward Blackford Grant Jay Warren Tippecanoe oward hospitals in 13 2011 1,106 2008 - 2017 Clinton Tipton Blackford Jay Delaware Madison Tippecanoe Randolph Warren Fountain 2010 1,049 Boone amilton counties in Montgomery Tipton 10,084 Clinton enry Wayne ancock Delaware 2009 904 Parke endricks Marion Madison Northeast Indiana. Vermillion Randolph Putnam Fayette nion Fountain Rush amilton 2008 424 Shelby Boone Johnson Montgomery Morgan igo Franklin Clay Decatur Owen enry Bartholomew - 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 Brown Monroe Dearborn Wayne Ripley Sullivan ancock Greene # of Karts: Jennings Parke endricks Marion Ohio 2008-2013 represent hours given by volunteers distributing books at Parkview Jackson Vermillion Lawrence Switerland Jefferson Putnam Regional Medical Center, Dupont Hospital, and Lutheran Hospital. Knox Daviess Martin Fayette nion Scott Rush Washington Orange ShelbyClark 2014-present, in addition to distribution above, includes time spent in meetings and Pike Johnson MorganDubois Gibson Floyd planning done by the Board of Directors and planning committees. igo Crawford Franklin Clay arrison 28 Warrick Perry Decatur *2012: Decrease due to closing of Parkview Randalia pediatric floors. PoseyOwenVanderburgh Spencer Brown Bartholomew *2017: Decrease due to hiring of part-time Administrative Assistant. Monroe Dearborn Ripley Sullivan Greene Jennings Ohio Office & Other Volunteer Hours Jackson Lawrence Switerland BooksJefferson Distributed 2014-2017 Knox Daviess Martin Scott 2008-2017 Washington Orange 1,019 Clark 1,229 Pike Dubois2017 40,116 Other Gibson Floyd Crawford 839 2016 29,519 arrison 789 Warrick 2015 Perry 24,642 Posey Vanderburgh Spencer2014 20,645 824 698 2013 17,227 Office # of Books Distributed 682 2012 15,518 as of 12/31/2017 410 2011 13,984 2010 12,105 186,165 0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 2009 9,312 2017 2016 2015 2014 2008 3,097 Office Volunteer Hours include time spent in the office during open hours. - 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 Other Volunteer Hours include meetings and planning commitees. Revenue Donate How YOU Year Ended 12/31/2017 Monetary donations are the most $110,450 33% needed and most effective type can help of donation. With your cash, check, Corporate/Individuals or credit/debit card donation, we Ice Cream Social can purchase the types of books that Kate’s Kart Other $99,767 29% we currently need most. And as a non- In-Kind Donations profit organization, we have the power to Foundations/Grants purchase in bulk which makes your money go $83,413 further! To donate online, visit kateskart.org/donate. Misc/Interest 25% Of course we always need donations of brand new books too! Books with $38,245 popular characters, best sellers, current movies and classic read-alouds 11% $6,278 are the types we need most. To see the current books we need most, visit 2% kateskart.org/our-wish-list. Additional Ways to Give Back Holding a fundraiser or Book Drive to benefit Kate’s Kart can be fun Operating Expenses and rewarding! Challenge your group or organization to meet a pre- $5,213 determined level. We’re happy to come to your office or school and talk $2,162 2% $13,380 Year Ended 12/31/2017 about what we do and why it is important to our community. We will also 1% 4% $14,296 let you know what your Book Drive can do to help. Books & Kart Supplies 5% $25,524 8% If you shop at Kroger, supporting Kates’s Kart is easy!! Fundraising Supplies & Fees Simply link your Kroger Plus Card to our organization, and for the rest of the year, a percentage of your $50,110 purchases will be donated directly to Kate’s Kart! 16% Outside Contract Services Instructions to link your card can be found at Occupancy, Depreciation & kateskart.org/shop-kroger. Insurance Love to shop at Amazon? When you shop at Printing & Postage smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same $200,440 low prices, vast selection and convenient 64% Other shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate 0.5% of Salaries, Wages & Related the purchase price to Kate’s Kart. Simply go to Expenses smile.amazon.com and select Kate’s Kart as your charity of choice. 2017 ANNUAL REPORT Fort Wayne Chapel Ridge Health Care Information Sauer Land Surveying Lions Club Management The Piano Guys Productions Fort Wayne Venture Group Kingston Care Center Fort United Methodist Church of Wayne Jay County Hospital Auxiliary the Covenant Women Kiwanis Club of Portland Marshalls Maysville Pointe Voya Foundation 2017 Donor List Lincoln Financial Matilda Jane, Jane Gives Wagner-Meinert, LLC Foundation Kate’s Kart acknowledges the generosity of all Back Whitko High School Psi Iota Xi, Pi Chapter Lions Club of Andrews, donors who made gifts between January 1, 2017 Indiana Whitko Middle School Psi Iota Xi, Phi Chapter and December 31, 2017.