Mission Southside INC

Tax-deductible

Olathe, KS501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 27-3655778Revenue $1.9M in FY2025

On file with the IRSmissionsouthside.org514 S Kansas Ave, 66061-4548 · Olathe, KSTax-exempt since Sep 2011Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Mission Southside is putting god's love into action by extending help through hope.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 12,000 volunteers and 13 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
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
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists 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 $497K a year · 22% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$72K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 80% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $3K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.06% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.9M
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$2.1M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$3.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.9M
FY2025▼ -6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.2M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$3.6M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$1.9M
Expenses
$2.1M
FY2025▼ -4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$2.1M
Net assets
$3.7M
FY2025▼ -4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$4.0M
FY2024$3.9M
FY2025$3.7M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 2025) · 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 2011.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $1.6M Management & general 16% · $335K Fundraising 6% · $119K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $72K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$59,582Pt VII · Sec A
Part-Year Secretary
$12,880Pt VII · Sec A
Part-Year Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Craig Howard’s $60K as Executive Director is at the 20th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $1–10M religion 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Craig Howard$59,582$55,693$55,617$54,217$61,500$49,150
Amy Herman—————$55,750
Steve Freisen—————$40,600
Rod Janzen—————$40,000
Danielle Rogg-Guillermo—————$31,880
Donna Ellis$12,880$12,308————
Katie Hines—$1,100————

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Extends help through hope, putting God's love into action.

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3 programs · $1.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Warehouse Distribution Program

Clothing, furniture, and housewares are necessary for life function and our warehouse team is there to make sure these needs can be met as easily as possible. We offer furniture pick-up and delivery. Our warehouse is set up with a donation drop off area that is sorted and processed for maximum impact in our community for those in need.

$766Kprogram expense
02

Neighborhood Teams

Sports ministry serving 300, day camp week serving 300 kids, homework huddle serving 400 kids, language classes serving 45 participants, family nights serving 70 families, christmas store serving 311 families and food coop serving 350 families per week: these services constitute the majority of our programming efforts that target or take…

$619Kprogram expense
03

Backsnack Program

Food is provided by school food drives, church food drives, business food drives, food grants and individuals. Backsnacks are for middle school students in the olathe and gardner, KS area that are on the "free" lunch program. The program provides 250 backsnacks each week for 40 weeks (8 food items per backsnack).

$244Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$3K
Grants paid · 33 grants · $442K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$87,444
Unitemized GrantFY2024$36,116
Unitemized GrantFY2024$8,464
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,475
Unitemized GrantFY2024$70
Unitemized GrantFY2023$30,370
Unitemized GrantFY2023$25,095
Unitemized GrantFY2023$4,033
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,871
Unitemized GrantFY2023$480
Unitemized GrantFY2023$407
Unitemized GrantFY2022$20,128
Unitemized GrantFY2022$13,500
Unitemized GrantFY2022$4,772
Unitemized GrantFY2022$3,196
Unitemized GrantFY2022$310
Unitemized GrantFY2022$150
Unitemized GrantFY2021$21,319
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$50K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$26K
Money outPt IX
$2.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.6M
Managementcol C$335K
Fundraisingcol D$119K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$3.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$15K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$706K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$11K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$26K
Investment incomeLn 3$50K
Other incomeLn 4–11$14K
Gains on assetsLn 7$14K
Total revenueLn 12$1.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$117K
SavingsLn 2$905K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$331K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$3.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$3.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
VolunteersI 612,000
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M$1.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$303K$331K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.4M$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$3.9M$3.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$3.9M$3.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$854K$854K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$146K$100K$29K$18K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$519K$340K$116K$62K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$40K$26K$9K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$87K$57K$20K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$28K$19K$6K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$853$853
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$20K
Investment management feesLn 11f$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$57K$22K$35K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$1K$469
Office expensesLn 13$58K$22K$31K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$77K$42K$28K$6K
TravelLn 17$27K$27K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$25K$12K$13K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$73K$48K$16K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$901$595$198$108
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$65K$59K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.1M$1.6M$335K$119K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.9M$2.1M−$168K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.0M$2.2M−$130K$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.6M$1.8M$1.8M$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.8M$1.6M$222K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.8M$1.4M$427K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.2M$1.3M$830K$1.5M 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,915,993 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,966,672$1,826,493
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $27,701$25,734
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $38,519$50,015
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,680$13,751
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,039,572$1,915,993
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $840,860$853,762
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $878,660$820,668
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $1,500$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $448,854$409,518
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,169,874$2,083,948
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$130,302−$167,955
Part VI · Governance 10 of 11 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,915,993 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $4,203 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$22,069
VIII-1c Fundraising events$11,450
VIII-1e Government grants$14,915
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,778,059
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$705,961
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,826,493
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $25,734$25,734
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $36,244$36,244
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $13,771$13,771
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $9,548$9,548
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $25,734 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $63,766$1,915,993
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,083,948 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $853,762$853,762
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $99,600 · Management $29,294 · Fundraising $17,577$146,471
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $340,277 · Management $116,446 · Fundraising $62,280$519,003
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $26,031 · Management $8,941 · Fundraising $4,769$39,741
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $57,169 · Management $19,678 · Fundraising $10,479$87,326
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,564 · Management $6,188 · Fundraising $3,375$28,127
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $853$853
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $20,300$20,300
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $3,137$3,137
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $22,170 · Management $34,608$56,778
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,095 · Fundraising $469$1,564
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $21,752 · Management $31,466 · Fundraising $5,211$58,429
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $42,286 · Management $28,447 · Fundraising $6,151$76,884
IX-17 TravelPrograms $27,247$27,247
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $11,965 · Management $13,017$24,982
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $48,290 · Management $16,097 · Fundraising $8,780$73,167
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $595 · Management $198 · Fundraising $108$901
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $59,045 · Management $6,231$65,276
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,629,848 · Management $334,901 · Fundraising $119,199$2,083,948
Part X · Balance sheet $3,706,825 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,327$117,309
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,137,271$905,404
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,420,151$2,352,710
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $302,594$331,402
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,862,343$3,706,825
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,477$2,177
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,477$2,177
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,857,866$3,704,648
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,862,343$3,706,825
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,704,648 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,915,993
XI-2 Total expenses$2,083,948
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$167,955
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,857,866
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$14,737
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,704,648

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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