International Relations Council

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Kansas City, MO501(c)(3)InternationalEIN 43-0864912Revenue $217K in FY2024

On file with the IRSirckc.org300 E 39th St Ste 4m, 64111-1531 · Kansas City, MOTax-exempt since Mar 1957Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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The International Relations Council strengthens Kansas City's global perspective by maintaining an active dialogue around world events, global issues, and their impact on our community. As a nonpartisan, educational nonprofit organization, the IRC values informed civil discourse, accessibility, and substance as we work to sharpen our community's 21st-century global acumen. Our vision is a globally informed, engaged, and active Kansas City community that welcomes diverse perspectives and connects through a sincere desire to contribute to our shared future.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
57¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 75 volunteers and 4 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $7K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
57%
of spending
Worth a look: 57% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$60K
to officers and key staff · 27% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 54% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 27% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $28K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
22
of 22 voting members
Looks good: 22 of 22 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$217K
-0.4% vs prior year
Spent
$222K
To programs
57%
Net assets
$840K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$217K
FY2024-0.4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$258K
FY2021$263K
FY2022$277K
FY2023$218K
FY2024$217K
Expenses
$222K
FY2024▼ -16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$215K
FY2021$255K
FY2022$311K
FY2023$263K
FY2024$222K
Net assets
$840K
FY2024▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$900K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$853K
FY2023$800K
FY2024$840K

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 1957.

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Where the money goes

57 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 57% · $125K Management & general 28% · $62K Fundraising 16% · $35K

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

23 people listed on the 990; $60K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$59,654Pt VII · Sec A
First Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Second Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Evan Verploegh’s $60K as Executive Director is at the 54th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $100K–1M international 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Matthew Hughes—$3,963$68,125$64,550—
Matthew B Hughes————$63,939
Evan Verploegh$59,654$55,452———

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 15aYes

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Fosters global understanding and engagement in Kansas City through dialogue on world events.

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3 programs · $125K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The International Relations Council offers membership for individuals families universities nonprofit organizations and businesses. We value our members and the unique insights international experience and sincere desire to understand the world they bring to the IRC network and the Kansas City community.

$95Kprogram expense
02

From Eleanor Roosevelt our first speaker in January 1955 to Secretaries of State Henry Kissinger Madeleine Albright and Condoleezza Rice from revered journalist Jim Lehrer to Peace Corps Director Carol Bellamy hundreds of journalists professors diplomats and other experts have joined us in Kansas City through the years to provide keen…

$24Kprogram expense
03

The International Relations Council is proud to work with Kansas City-area schools and teachers a wide range of programs for students. High school students from across the greater Kansas City area are invited to put their global knowledge to the test in the annual Academic WorldQuest competition a flagship program of the World Affairs…

$6Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$217K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$102K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$65K
Investment incomeLn 3$50K
Money outPt IX
$222K
Ln 25
Programscol B$125K
Managementcol C$62K
Fundraisingcol D$35K
Owns and owesPt X
$840K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$22K
Total assetsLn 16$851K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a22
IndependentVI 1b22
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$102K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$65K
Investment incomeLn 3$50K
Gains on assetsLn 7$26K
Total revenueLn 12$217K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$22K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$22K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$827K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$851K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
Net assetsLn 32$840K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 675
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9K$22K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$813K$827K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$91$0
Total assetsLn 16$823K$851K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K$10K
Net assetsLn 32$800K$840K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$107K$66K$12K$29K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3K$2K$369$874
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$5K$964$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$0$7K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$7K$0$7K$0
Information technologyLn 14$3K$0$3K$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$20K$16K$1K$3K
TravelLn 17$2K$0$2K$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$0$5K$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$91$0$91$0
InsuranceLn 23$16K$0$16K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$36K$36K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$0$6K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$222K$125K$62K$35K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $217K$222K−$5K$840K 990 PDF
FY2023 $218K$263K−$45K$800K 990 PDF
FY2022 $277K$311K−$34K$853K 990 PDF
FY2021 $263K$255K$8K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $258K$215K$43K$900K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $217,208 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $110,015$102,244
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $38,471$64,557
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $69,566$50,407
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $218,052$217,208
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $173,101$118,836
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $90,258$102,951
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $263,359$221,787
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$45,307−$4,579
Part VI · Governance 22 of 22 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body22
VI-1b Independent voting members22
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $217,208 across 16 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$60,675
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$41,569
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$102,244
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $64,557 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$64,557
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $24,316 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$24,316
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $26,091 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$26,091
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $114,964 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$217,208
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $221,787 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $66,098 · Management $12,073 · Fundraising $28,612$106,783
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,037 · Management $369 · Fundraising $874$3,281
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,441 · Management $964 · Fundraising $2,367$8,772
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $7,459 · Fundraising $0$7,459
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $7,408 · Fundraising $0$7,408
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $3,259 · Fundraising $0$3,259
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $16,007 · Management $1,003 · Fundraising $3,009$20,019
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $1,762 · Fundraising $0$1,762
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $5,071 · Fundraising $0$5,071
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $91 · Fundraising $0$91
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $15,939 · Fundraising $0$15,939
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $35,782 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$35,782
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $6,161 · Fundraising $0$6,161
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $125,365 · Management $61,559 · Fundraising $34,862$221,787
Part X · Balance sheet $850,666 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $8,863$22,147
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$1,004
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,264$583
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $91$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $812,600$826,932
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $822,818$850,666
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $22,096$10,197
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $500$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $22,596$10,197
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $729,443$768,411
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $70,779$72,058
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $800,222$840,469
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $822,818$850,666
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $840,469 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$217,208
XI-2 Total expenses$221,787
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$4,579
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$800,222
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$44,826
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$840,469

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