Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1992.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
12 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
10 people listed on the 990; $23K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Cynthia Ann Brown’s $15K as Volunteer Chair is at the 1st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M arts & culture 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cynthia Ann Brown | $14,950 | $10,500 | — | — | — | — |
| Abby Callaghan | — | $9,663 | $2,302 | $4,250 | $4,553 | $2,758 |
| Kelsie Herron | $6,663 | $1,445 | — | $3,230 | $838 | $1,279 |
| Melynda Steward | — | — | $1,451 | — | — | — |
| Laura Tyler | $1,175 | — | $273 | — | — | $572 |
| Aimee Adams | — | — | $924 | — | $438 | $759 |
| Janet Reuss | — | — | — | — | $749 | — |
| Josh Wood | — | — | $604 | — | — | — |
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.
See K C Clay Guild executive salaries →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 15aNo
Programs and updates
Connects and educates the ceramic arts community, promoting public awareness of pottery.
Questions for K C Clay Guild
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Clay classes taught to adults and classes taught to children. The guild provides educational and technical assistance year round adult clay classes 5 days a week educating over 300 individuals in the ceramic arts year round childrens clay classes 1 day a week educating over 50 children in the ceramic arts sponsor three ceramic artists in…
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 43-1480279) · Dispute this lineSpecial programs and events including 1 weekend with attendance of more than 200 people introducing participants to the ceramic art of raku 2 hosted the teabowl national show open to artists throughout the country 3 hosted the holiday sale connecting more than 40 ceramic artists throughout kansas city with patrons and 4 hosted the spring…
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 43-1480279) · Dispute this lineStudio and equipment rental sale of clay supplies and tools: the guild provides studio space and equipment for members to use in the production of clay wares.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 43-1480279) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $476K | $908K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $0 | $0 |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $286K | $1.3M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $763K | $2.4M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $27K | $848K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $736K | $1.6M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Pay of disqualified personsLn 6 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $249K | $89K | $160K | $0 |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $2K | $0 | $2K | $0 |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $786 | $0 | $786 | $0 |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Management feesLn 11a | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $3K | $0 | $3K | $0 |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $2K | $0 | $2K | $0 |
| Lobbying feesLn 11d | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Professional fundraising feesLn 11e | $24K | $24K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $13K | $0 | $0 | $13K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $4K | $0 | $4K | $0 |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $6K | $0 | $6K | $0 |
| RoyaltiesLn 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M | $0 |
| TravelLn 17 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $5K | $0 | $5K | $0 |
| InterestLn 20 | $26K | $0 | $26K | $0 |
| Payments to affiliatesLn 21 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $51K | $0 | $51K | $0 |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $12K | $0 | $12K | $0 |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $91K | $86K | $5K | $0 |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $27K | $24K | $4K | $0 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $1.7M | $199K | $1.4M | $36K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jan 29, 2026 | $1.2M | $1.7M | −$441K | $1.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Jun 3, 2025 | $617K | $459K | $158K | $736K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Jun 3, 2025 | $496K | $424K | $72K | $577K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Jun 3, 2025 | $434K | $360K | $74K | $506K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Jul 13, 2022 | $295K | $270K | $25K | $309K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 8, 2021 | $206K | $163K | $43K | $257K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $1,212,330 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 2 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,212,330 across 16 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,652,847 across 31 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $2,434,748 assets, 31 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,587,001 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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