Provide educational and technological services to community, schools, and agencies.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
22¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$81K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $125K a year · 13% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
22%
of spending
Concern: 22% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$81K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $10K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.2M
94% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 94% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$890K
Spent
$898K
To programs
22%
Net assets
$85K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$890K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$890K
FY2022$779K
FY2023$687K
FY2024$734K
FY2025$1.6M
Expenses
$898K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$898K
FY2022$919K
FY2023$642K
FY2024$691K
FY2025$954K
Net assets
$85K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$85K
FY2022−$55K
FY2023$17K
FY2024$60K
FY2025$744K

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 May 1974.

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Where the money goes

22 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 22% · $197K Management & general 78% · $701K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $81K 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
Executive Director
$80,750Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kechia Smith’s $37K as Executive Director is at the 5th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M education 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Juan Tabb—$87,458$79,667$39,000—
David Sullivan$30,000$27,000——$80,750
Kechia Smith$36,667————

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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Offers educational and tech services to communities, schools, and agencies.

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3 programs · $197K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

COMBAT is a government funded to reduce and/or eliminate substance abuse and violence among our youth.

$85Kprogram expense
02

Teens in Transition is a life skills based employment program for youth selected by school resource officers already experiencing troubled behavior and criminal activity. The youth work with the police to find common ground through art and other mediums to prevent future problems.

$63Kprogram expense
03

ArtsTech is the fiscal sponsor for the KC No Violence Alliance that provides social services to convicted individuals as well as victim support. Multiple local, state, and federal law enforcement are involved.

$48Kprogram expense

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$10K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$890K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$782K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$83K
Other incomeLn 4–11$24K
Money outPt IX
$898K
Ln 25
Programscol B$197K
Managementcol C$701K
Owns and owesPt X
$85K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$364K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$782K
Government grantsLn 1e$664K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$83K
Investment incomeLn 3$739
Other incomeLn 4–11$24K
Total revenueLn 12$890K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$364K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$364K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$893K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
Net assetsLn 32$85K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 567
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$276K$364K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$918K$893K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M$1.2M
Net assetsLn 32$93K$85K
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$81K$81K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$307K$307K$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$4K$2K$2K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$31K$27K$3K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$41K$39K$1K$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$0$6K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$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$90K$90K$0
Information technologyLn 14$0$0$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$147K$147K$0
TravelLn 17$49$49$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$29K$29K$0
InsuranceLn 23$0$0$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$163K$128K$35K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$898K$197K$701K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.6M$954K$684K$744K 990 PDF
FY2024 $734K$691K$43K$60K 990 PDF
FY2023 $687K$642K$45K$17K 990 PDF
FY2022 $779K$919K−$139K−$55K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $890K$898K−$8K$85K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $889,535 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $589,705$781,888
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $369,434$82,648
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $455$739
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $24,543$24,260
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $984,137$889,535
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 $589,728$462,816
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $444,614$434,801
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,034,342$897,617
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$50,205−$8,082
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $889,535 across 14 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $85,343 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$663,553
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$118,335
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$781,888
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $739$739
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 −$1,400 · Excluded from tax $0−$1,400
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $18,990$18,990
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,975 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,975
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $89,318 · Unrelated business −$1,400 · Excluded from tax $19,729$889,535
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $897,617 across 30 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 staffManagement $80,750$80,750
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $306,690 · Fundraising $0$306,690
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,460 · Management $1,795 · Fundraising $0$4,255
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $27,218 · Management $3,372 · Fundraising $0$30,590
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $39,296 · Management $1,235 · Fundraising $0$40,531
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 $5,618 · Fundraising $0$5,618
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $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 expensesManagement $89,721 · Fundraising $0$89,721
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $146,983 · Fundraising $0$146,983
IX-17 TravelPrograms $49 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$49
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
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 amortizationManagement $29,309 · Fundraising $0$29,309
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $127,698 · Management $35,423 · Fundraising $0$163,121
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $196,721 · Management $700,896 · Fundraising $0$897,617
Part X · Balance sheet $1,303,492 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $275,676$364,428
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $136,825$46,060
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $918,413$893,004
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,330,914$1,303,492
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,318$17,739
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $86,391$25,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $101,500$149,224
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,238,298$1,218,958
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $92,616$84,534
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,330,914$1,303,492
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $84,534 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$889,535
XI-2 Total expenses$897,617
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$8,082
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$92,616
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
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$84,534

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