Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2016.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
66 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
14 people listed on the 990; $89K paid to officers and key staff.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claire Bishop | $125,905 | $114,317 | $98,276 | $93,000 | $88,751 |
| Allan Katz | $48,000 | $63,651 | — | — | — |
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 American Public Square INC 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 15aYes
Programs and updates
Convenes diverse groups for civil, fact-based dialogue to reduce polarization and find common ground.
Questions for American Public Square INC
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Fiscal sponsor for KC Common Good.
American Public Square covers a wide range of topics that are important to our community. In 2020, our mission to improve discourse through public discussions became even more important as the Covid pandemic exacerbated divisions in society and threatened to isolate community members.
In 2020, American Public Square worked with area high school and college students to bring a project-based learning assignment to their American History, English and Civics classrooms, and to offer meaningful internships to interested students.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2020 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY20 | End FY20 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $288K | $369K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $15K | $12K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $325K | $385K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $7K | $7K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $317K | $378K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $93K | $93K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $91K | $46K | $23K | $23K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $221K | $185K | $19K | $18K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $5K | $4K | $178 | $178 |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $6K | $5K | $525 | $525 |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $23K | $17K | $3K | $3K |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $13K | $6K | $6K | $0 |
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $144K | $82K | $38K | $24K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $47K | $10K | $34K | $3K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $7K | $34 | $7K | $96 |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $16K | $40 | $16K | $0 |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $19K | $9K | $9K | $0 |
| TravelLn 17 | $1K | $819 | $245 | $0 |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $1K | $115 | $1K | $21 |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $3K | $0 | $3K | $0 |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $3K | $0 | $3K | $0 |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $12K | $10K | $2K | $54 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $705K | $468K | $165K | $72K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Oct 29, 2025 | $909K | $645K | $264K | $787K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 11, 2024 | $722K | $694K | $28K | $489K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2023 | $778K | $726K | $52K | $462K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 | $651K | $620K | $31K | $409K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 | $766K | $705K | $61K | $378K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $766,011 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 12 of 13 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $766,011 across 13 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $705,281 across 17 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $385,278 assets, 12 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $378,131 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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