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Excelsior Springs Educational

Excelsior Springs, MOUnknown exempt organizationEIN 43-1689479

Our mission is to strengthen relationships within the community and to provide resources for the enhancement of education.

80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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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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 $46K a year · 33% 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
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$28K
-27% vs prior year
Spent
$34K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$28K
FY2025▼ -27%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$170K
FY2022$112K
FY2023$338K
FY2024$38K
FY2025$28K
Expenses
$34K
FY2025▲ +58%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$243K
FY2022$97K
FY2023$63K
FY2024$21K
FY2025$34K
Net assets
$0
FY2025▼ -100%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$362K
FY2022$457K
FY2023$732K
FY2024$796K
FY2025$0

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2025 (typical filing lag)
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CExcelsior Springs Educational
EINHdr · item D43-1689479
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CExcelsior Springs, MO
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.essdfoundation.com

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.20
Program services80%$27K
Management & general20%$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$34K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Surplus margin
-21%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -146% vs prior filing year
Program spending
80%
of expenses reach programs▼ -13% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Total assets
$0
FY2025▼ -100%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2021$362K
FY2022$457K
FY2023$732K
FY2024$796K
FY2025$0
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2021$0
FY2022$0
FY2023$0
FY2024$0
FY2025$0
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$6K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$0
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B80%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1—
Total assetsLn 16$0
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$0

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$20K · 73%
Investment income$7K · 27%
Contributions & grants73%$20K
Investment income27%$7K
Total revenueLn 12$28K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves — · Operating expenses/yr $34K
Highly liquid reserves (cash & marketable securities on Pt X) ÷ monthly operating expenses (Pt IX total, less non-cash grants & depreciation when reported).
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $27K · Total expenses $34K
80%
Management & General
Management & general $7K · Total expenses $34K
20%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $34K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $109K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $20K · Total revenue $28K
73%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $28K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $28K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $7K · Total revenue $28K
+27%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $34K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $28K · Prior year $38K
-27%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $170K · FY2024 $28K
-36%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $0 · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $28K · Expenses $34K
-21%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $0
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $0 · Total assets $0
—
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $0
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual John Arnold · Reported title DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $34K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) — · Total expenses $34K
—
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 80%——
Overhead ratio 20%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0%——
Revenue growth -27%——
Legal fee ratio 4%——
Accounting fee ratio 10%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
John Arnold
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kim Curtis
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tray Harkins
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kelli Kincaid
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 10Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 10Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Strengthens community relationships and provides resources to enhance education.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $27K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Student support through acquisition of educational supplies and equipment for excelsior springs 40 school district

$27Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 6 grants · $105K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$14,750
Excelsior Springs School DistrictFY2024$12,197
Unitemized GrantFY2023$8,900
Unitemized GrantFY2022$32,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$19,011
Unitemized GrantFY2020$18,500

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest Viewing $28K$34K-27% 990 PDF
FY2024 $38K$21K-89% 990 PDF
FY2023 $338K$63K+201% 990 PDF
FY2022 $112K$97K-34% 990 PDF
FY2021 $170K$243K 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

Full filing: Form 990 for FY2025

Every line we hold from the return, cited to its Part and line.
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $33,510 across 5 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $12,197$12,197
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $14,750$14,750
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,271$1,271
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,442$3,442
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $1,850$1,850
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $26,947 · Management $6,563 · Fundraising $0$33,510

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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