Polly Klaas Foundation

Filing Period

Jul 1, 2012 to Jun 30, 2013

Signed

Feb 12, 2014

Return Version

2012v2.0

Gross Receipts

$2,562,011

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Prevention/Education - Child Safety KitsThe Child Safety Kit is our flagship publication and the principal vehicle for mission fulfillment in the areas of Education and Abduction Prevention. The Kit includes 24 pages of positive, encouraging guidance for parents on how to teach their children to stay safe "without scaring your child or yourself."The empowering message of the Child Safety Kit was initiated in 1994 and is unique to the Polly Klaas Foundation. Since then it has continued to evolve into one of the most sought after publications in the field of Child Safety Education. By communicating a hopeful message to parents, our Child Safety Kit unblocks the paralyzing fear of stranger abduction, and models ways for parents to teach their children how not to go missing or, if children do get lost or separated, how to ask for help.Throughout its history, the Foundation has insisted on telling the truth, providing all of the facts about missing children and empowering parents rather than frightening them. Our Child Safety Kit gives parents, educators and Law Enforcement professional's powerful teaching tools that strongly supports family involvement and communication. In the last quarter of 2004 we decided to offer the Kit to our online members.The online order form and free consumer goods lists catapulted the Polly Klaas Foundation into the consciousness of tens of thousands of parents throughout the United States and indeed had an impact throughout the world (about 5% of our online members reside outside the United States). Parents, Law Enforcement professionals, schools and churches across the nation have ordered over 223,000 kits from January 2006 through December 2010.

Activity 3

The Foundation has established a national reputation as one of the preeminent child find organizations, dedicating its resources to the safety of all childreneverywhere. We have worked with thousands of families to help them find their children and with law enforcement professionals, educators and researchers to develop prevention strategies, educational programs and other resources that empower parents and whole communities to protect children from harm. We have also distinguished ourselves among local, state and national policy makers for our leadership on child safety legislation.Highlights of our services include:*Public Affairs - Joining with State and Federal policy makers to promote child safety legislation. In a nationwide effort facilitated by the Polly Klaas Foundation, all 50 states now have Amber Alert laws in place. To date, over 400 children have been recovered with Amber Alerts. *Casework - Parents whose children are missing call our 24/7 hot line or email the Response Department of the Foundation. Since 1993 we have provided comprehensive casework services and have helped over 7500 families bring their children home again. *Prevention/Education - Thousands of parents throughout the world are teaching their children how to stay safe with abduction prevention materials developed by the Foundation including our free Child Safety Kit and Internet Safety Kit.*Information and News - Every month tens of thousands of people receive safety information and missing child news through the Foundation's monthly eNews.*Rapid Response Team eVolunteers - Moms, dads, family members and neighbors throughout the nation who sign up as RRT eVolunteers participate in our efforts to find missing children by receiving official emails with links to missing child posters. They download the posters, print them on their personal computers, and then distribute them within their local communities.*Master List of Missing Children - neighbor's teachers and health care professionals use the Polly Klaas Foundation web site to search our master file photos and call in information if there are suspicious circumstances. Many missing children have been found this way*Fax Blasts - Restaurants and many other businesses throughout the country receive fax blasts with posters of missing children. Our national presence and reputation for distinguished service has generated a roster of thousands of online members which grows geometrically every day. Our Foundation is one of most sought after by those needing services to find missing children, and information abduction prevention child safety.

Filer

EIN

68-0314615