Kc Tech Council INC FY2021 filing

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Kansas City, MO501(c)(6)Community DevelopmentEIN 26-2852304Revenue $652K in FY2021

On file with the IRS710 Central Suite 200, 64105-1682 · Kansas City, MOTax-exempt since Sep 2009

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The associations purpose is to develop and promote the IT industry in the Kc metro area through educational programs, events, and peer networking.

1¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$339K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $6K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
1%
of spending
Concern: 1% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$339K
to officers and key staff · 56% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 56% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$219K
82% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 82% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$652K
-8% vs prior year
Spent
$610K
To programs
1%
Net assets
$46K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$652K
FY2021▼ -8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$706K
FY2021$652K
FY2022$925K
FY2023$819K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$610K
FY2021▼ -17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$734K
FY2021$610K
FY2022$997K
FY2023$763K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$46K
FY2021▲ +889%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5K
FY2021$46K
FY2022−$26K
FY2023$30K
FY2024$111K
FY2025$138K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2009.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

1 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 1% · $9K Management & general 99% · $601K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

16 people listed on the 990; $339K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$192,000Pt VII · Sec A
Key Employee
$147,188Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Memeber
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kara Lowe’s $190K as President is at the 63rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2833 $1–10M community development nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ryan Weber———$192,000$190,181
Kara Lowe$189,917$170,709$146,092$147,188—

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Develops and promotes the IT industry through education, events, and networking.

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1 program · $9K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The associations purpose is to develop and promote the it industry in the KC metro area through educational programs, events, and peer networking.

$9Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$652K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$474K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$119K
Other incomeLn 4–11$59K
Money outPt IX
$610K
Ln 25
Programscol B$9K
Managementcol C$601K
Owns and owesPt X
$46K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$260K
Total assetsLn 16$265K
LiabilitiesLn 26$219K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$119K
Government grantsLn 1e$5K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$474K
Other incomeLn 4–11$59K
Total revenueLn 12$652K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$260K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$260K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$265K
LiabilitiesLn 26$219K
Net assetsLn 32$46K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$344K$260K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$350K$265K
LiabilitiesLn 26$345K$219K
Net assetsLn 32$5K$46K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$93K$93K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$358K$358K
Payroll taxesLn 10$29K$29K
Legal feesLn 11b$19K$19K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$22K$22K
OccupancyLn 16$43K$43K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$4K
InterestLn 20$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$19K$2K$17K
Total functional expensesLn 25$610K$9K$601K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.1M$1.1M$27K$138K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.0M$1.0M$14K$111K 990 PDF
FY2023 $819K$763K$56K$30K 990 PDF
FY2022 $925K$997K−$72K−$26K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $652K$610K$42K$46K 990 PDF
FY2020 $706K$734K−$28K$5K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $651,713 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $161,235$118,526
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $544,656$474,179
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $534$59,008
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $706,425$651,713
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $492,376$479,765
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $241,661$130,208
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $734,037$609,973
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$27,612$41,740
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $651,713 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$113,251
VIII-1e Government grants$5,275
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$118,526
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $474,179$474,179
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $59,008$59,008
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $474,179 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $59,008$651,713
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $609,973 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $93,289$93,289
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $357,851$357,851
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $28,625$28,625
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $18,997$18,997
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,103$6,103
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,843$6,843
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $22,388$22,388
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $43,479$43,479
IX-17 TravelManagement $2,936$2,936
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $3,907$3,907
IX-20 InterestManagement $2,581$2,581
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,855$3,855
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,909 · Management $17,210$19,119
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $8,752 · Management $601,221 · Fundraising $0$609,973
Part X · Balance sheet $265,252 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $344,319$259,733
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,299$2,299
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,120$3,220
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $349,738$265,252
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $345,042$218,816
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $345,042$218,816
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,696$46,436
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $349,738$265,252
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $46,436 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$651,713
XI-2 Total expenses$609,973
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$41,740
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,696
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$46,436

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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