Turn the Page KC is working to mobilize the community to achieve reading proficiency at grade level or above for all 3rd graders in Kansas City, Missouri.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 3 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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FY2025 · 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
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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $8K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$125K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $208K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $13K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$15K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$764K
+30% vs prior year
Spent
$746K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$318K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$764K
FY2025▲ +30%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$495K
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$689K
FY2023$447K
FY2024$590K
FY2025$764K
Expenses
$746K
FY2025▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$481K
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$680K
FY2023$601K
FY2024$707K
FY2025$746K
Net assets
$318K
FY2025▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$470K
FY2021$556K
FY2022$564K
FY2023$411K
FY2024$305K
FY2025$318K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Jun 2014.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $652K Management & general 13% · $94K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $125K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$125,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kristin Droege -’s $125K as Executive Director is at the 91st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mike English————$131,000$114,500
Kristin Droege -$125,000$125,000$125,000$121,189——

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

Programs and updates

Mobilize the community to ensure Kansas City's 3rd graders read at grade level.

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3 programs · $167K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Inclusive Books/3rd Grade Reading Initiative

To become readers,children must be invited into reading with inclusive literacy materials,onesthat welcome, celebrate, intrigue, and comfort all children. Books, in particular, must serve as "windows, mirrors, and sliding glass doors" for children to see themselves, to see others different from themselves, and to recognize that they have…

$62Kprogram expense
02

Out of School Time Collaborative

Kansas city's kids deserve access to quality programs outside of school and throughout the summer. Turn the page KC is bringing together trusted leaders in quality care and education to build capacity and resources.

$55Kprogram expense
03

Read 360

Is a new collective impact program from turn the page KC focused on centering the voices of parents and families, one neighborhood at a time, to direct the resources and services from across the city that increase literacy.

$50Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$13K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$764K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$734K
Investment incomeLn 3$23K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Money outPt IX
$746K
Ln 25
Programscol B$652K
Managementcol C$94K
Owns and owesPt X
$318K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$125K
Total assetsLn 16$333K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$734K
Government grantsLn 1e$62K
Investment incomeLn 3$23K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Gains on assetsLn 7$15K
Total revenueLn 12$764K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$125K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$125K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$208K
Total assetsLn 16$333K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
Net assetsLn 32$318K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 650
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$167K$125K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$146K$208K
Total assetsLn 16$312K$333K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K$15K
Net assetsLn 32$305K$318K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$125K$110K$15K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$136K$120K$16K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$39K$34K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$18K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$30K$30K
Investment management feesLn 11f$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$100K$99K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$5K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$1K$708$492
OccupancyLn 16$6K$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$3K$222$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$15K$14K$577
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$253K$248K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$746K$652K$94K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $764K$746K$17K$318K 990 PDF
FY2024 $590K$707K−$117K$305K 990 PDF
FY2023 $447K$601K−$154K$411K 990 PDF
FY2022 $689K$680K$10K$564K 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.1M$3.0M$182K$556K 990 PDF
FY2020 $495K$481K$15K$470K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $763,769 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $440,205$733,840
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,596$22,749
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $142,967$7,180
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $589,768$763,769
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 $349,775$319,995
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $357,249$426,461
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $707,024$746,456
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$117,256$17,313
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $763,769 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $7,180 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$62,370
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$671,470
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$733,840
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $7,955$7,955
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $14,794$14,794
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $21,974 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $7,955$763,769
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $746,456 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $109,974 · Management $15,026$125,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $119,833 · Management $16,374$136,207
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $34,149 · Management $4,666$38,815
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,572 · Management $2,401$19,973
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $29,981$29,981
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $1,770$1,770
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $98,790 · Management $1,302$100,092
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,422 · Management $5,402$10,824
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $708 · Management $492$1,200
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,248 · Management $3,248$6,496
IX-17 TravelPrograms $222 · Management $2,675$2,897
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $14,315 · Management $577$14,892
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,692$5,692
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $248,047 · Management $4,570$252,617
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $652,280 · Management $94,176 · Fundraising $0$746,456
Part X · Balance sheet $332,883 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $166,739$124,903
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $145,717$207,980
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $312,456$332,883
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,507$15,315
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,507$15,315
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $163,267$275,484
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $141,682$42,084
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $304,949$317,568
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $312,456$332,883
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $317,568 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$763,769
XI-2 Total expenses$746,456
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$17,313
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$304,949
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$4,694
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$317,568

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