Kids First Law Center
Donations deductibleKids First Law Center's network
11 people8 organisationsi11 people and 8 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (11). Violet dotted lines (8) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
11 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 10 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Blankenship | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Elizabeth Mitchell | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| James Klein | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jennifer Peden | Vice President | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Katie Jensen | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Latoya Harrington | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Lynn Hartman | Director (Partial Year) | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Maria Doce | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Nikki Kettelkamp | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Scott Bennett | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Vernon Squires | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Jenny Schulz | Exeuctive Director | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenny Schulz | Executive Director | 50 | $69k | $10k | |
| Jennifer Zahrt | President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Elizabeth Mitchell | Vice President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Gregg Botkin | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Katie Jensen | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Latoya Harrington | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dave Blankenship | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Nikki Kettelkamp | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Maria Doce | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Paul Esker | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Brenda Wallrichs | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lindsay Reisner | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Vernon Squires | President (Partial Year) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Scott Bennett | Treasurer (Partial Year) | 1 | $0 | ||
| James Klein | Secretary (Partial Year) | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Kids First Law Center
- EIN
- 202199649
- Address
- 420 6th St Se Ste 160, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52401-1906
- State
- Iowa
- Mission
- Kids first gives children a voice in divorce, custody, and other conflicts by providing focused legal representation and services for kids. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- I80 Crime and legal-related
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Crime & Legal-Related
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2005
- Principal officer
- Jenny Schulz (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 2005
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsJames Klein
≥8years on the filingsLynn Hartman
≥8years on the filingsScott Bennett
≥8years on the filingsVernon Squires
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $2.2m
- Total liabilities
- $24k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $2.2m
- Contributions and grants received
- $1.3m
- Program service revenue
- $56k
- Employees
- 23
- Volunteers
- 56
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Kids First Law Center likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Iowa Secretary of State, active business entities (data.iowa.gov ez5t-3qay). Licence: CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Iowa Secretary of State. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Iowa
- Entity type
- Revised Domestic Non-Profit
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 21 January 2005
- Registered agent
- Jenny Schulz (city and state not held)