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Kansas City, MO501(c)(3)EIN 43-1121678Revenue $1.3M in FY2024

On file with the IRSnpconnect.org1703 Wyandotte St FL 100, 64108-1212 · Kansas City, MOTax-exempt since Dec 1977Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 11 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $225K a year · 17% 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
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$277K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $2.5M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 3.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $30K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$635K
19% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 19% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
67%
Net assets
$2.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2024▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.3M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2024▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$945K
FY2021$942K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.3M
Net assets
$2.6M
FY2024▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$2.6M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 1977.

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

Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $867K Management & general 29% · $371K Fundraising 4% · $50K

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

18 people listed on the 990; $277K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$161,360Pt VII · Sec A
$115,758Pt VII · Sec A
Martin Kraus
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Macaela Stephenson
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lynne Browne
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rita Cortes
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Karen Donnelly
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Luann Fehan—$166,360———
Luann Feehan$161,360—$145,600$150,600$149,848
Sidney Smith$115,758$109,350$106,200——

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

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3 programs · $867K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Educationa. Professional development programsnonprofit connect offers a wide range of professional development programs designed to meet the diverse training needs of nonprofit professionals.

$326Kprogram expense
02

Resourcesa. Membershipwhen a nonprofit joins nonprofit connect, it becomes part of a network of over 850 members representing organizations of all sizes and focus areas throughout the metro region.

$326Kprogram expense
03

Eventsa. Nonprofit connect's annual awards celebrationnow in its 41ST year, the annual awards celebration is nonprofit connect's largest event and sole fundraiser. Held each may, the luncheon brings together approximately 1,000 members of the nonprofit and for-purpose community to celebrate the outstanding contributions to philanthropy…

$215Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
National Council of NonprofitsFY2025$30K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$30K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $5K · 2020–2020
Community Health Council of Wyandotte County INCKS · FY2020$5,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$827K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$406K
Investment incomeLn 3$102K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$867K
Managementcol C$371K
Fundraisingcol D$50K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$379K
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$635K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$406K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$165K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$827K
Investment incomeLn 3$102K
Gains on assetsLn 7$16K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$329K
SavingsLn 2$51K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$379K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$68K
Other assetsLn 15$313K
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$635K
Net assetsLn 32$2.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$463K$379K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.3M$2.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$192K$68K
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$722K$635K
Net assetsLn 32$2.5M$2.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$368K$270K$98K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$341K$208K$91K$42K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$7K$5K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$67K$42K$18K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$51K$38K$14K
Management feesLn 11a$13K$13K$299
Legal feesLn 11b$39K$12K$27K
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$18K
Investment management feesLn 11f$12K$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$83K$78K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$31K$27K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$16K$10K$6K$211
OccupancyLn 16$127K$76K$51K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$31K$27K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$23K$12K$12K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$53K$47K$6K$313
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$867K$371K$50K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.3M$1.3M−$15K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.2M−$19K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.4M$1.1M$370K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.5M$942K$523K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.2M$945K$268K$1.7M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,272,715 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $308,799$406,263
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $866,412$826,978
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $18,821$101,603
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$39,500−$62,129
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,154,532$1,272,715
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,000$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $757,494$834,709
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $411,086$453,232
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,173,580$1,287,941
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$19,048−$15,226
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,272,715 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$165,030
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$241,233
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$406,263
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $826,978$826,978
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $85,291$85,291
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $16,312$16,312
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$63,340−$63,340
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,211$1,211
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $828,189 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $38,263$1,272,715
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,287,941 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $269,522 · Management $98,210$367,732
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $207,868 · Management $91,202 · Fundraising $42,421$341,491
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,854 · Management $1,769$6,623
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $42,378 · Management $18,022 · Fundraising $7,082$67,482
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $37,659 · Management $13,722$51,381
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $12,675 · Management $299$12,974
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $11,735 · Management $27,382$39,117
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $17,658$17,658
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $11,855$11,855
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $77,881 · Management $4,876$82,757
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $27,219 · Management $3,423$30,642
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,545 · Management $6,396 · Fundraising $211$16,152
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $76,111 · Management $50,741$126,852
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $26,987 · Management $4,030$31,017
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $11,631 · Management $11,631$23,262
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,637 · Management $4,253$7,890
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $47,055 · Management $5,688 · Fundraising $313$53,056
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $866,757 · Management $371,157 · Fundraising $50,027$1,287,941
Part X · Balance sheet $3,265,067 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $412,294$328,665
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $50,383$50,636
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,807$18,347
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $14,430$12,979
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $192,464$67,536
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,271,908$2,473,508
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $311,612$313,396
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,254,898$3,265,067
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $56,835$38,200
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $183,932$182,755
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $480,968$414,071
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $721,735$635,026
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,193,589$2,285,911
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $339,574$344,130
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,533,163$2,630,041
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,254,898$3,265,067
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,630,041 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,272,715
XI-2 Total expenses$1,287,941
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$15,226
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,533,163
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$112,105
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,630,041

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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