Our mission is to increase access to excellent, affordable legal representation for marginalized and underserved immigrants in the Kansas City Area through direct representation, pro se assistance, and community partnerships.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 45 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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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 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $156K a year · 21% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$83K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $88K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$55K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
+50% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$521K
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2024▲ +50%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$215K
FY2023$805K
FY2024$1.2M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +82%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$35K
FY2023$612K
FY2024$1.1M
Net assets
$521K
FY2024▲ +22%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$229K
FY2023$426K
FY2024$521K

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 Jun 2017.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $947K Management & general 14% · $151K Fundraising 1% · $13K

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; $83K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Excutive Director
$83,055Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Clare Murphy-Shaw’s $83K as Excutive Director is at the 12th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1147 $1–10M crime & legal 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Clare Murphy-Shaw$83,055——
Clare Murphy Shaw—$48,866—
Leslie Tabb Jd——$2,976

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 15aNo

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Provides affordable legal help to immigrants in Kansas City through direct representation and community support.

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3 programs · $947K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Unaccompanied Child Program

As part of our Unaccompanied Childrens Program, ACKC provides legal services including limited scope and full representational services to immigrant children designated as unaccompanied minors and who live near Kansas City. Unaccompanied children are children who have entered the U.S. without a parent or guardian to care for them.

$583Kprogram expense
02

Afghan Legal Services Project

After the American withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021, approximately 76,000 Afghans were evacuated and brought to the United States. Primarily, these individuals were given parole status that allowed them to remain in the United States only temporarily.

$353Kprogram expense
03

Other Immigration Legal Services

Currently, ACKC takes in as many of these cases as capacity allows and will typically at least provide initial consultations and referrals for those ACKC does not have capacity to represent.

$11Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$88K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $10K · 2024–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,995
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,889
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,685

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$78K
Investment incomeLn 3$459
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$947K
Managementcol C$151K
Fundraisingcol D$13K
Owns and owesPt X
$521K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$257K
Total assetsLn 16$576K
LiabilitiesLn 26$55K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$78K
Investment incomeLn 3$459
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$257K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$257K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K
Total assetsLn 16$576K
LiabilitiesLn 26$55K
Net assetsLn 32$521K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 645
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$215K$257K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12K$6K
Total assetsLn 16$462K$576K
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K$55K
Net assetsLn 32$426K$521K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$10K$10K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$85K$72K$11K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$560K$545K$8K$7K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$12K$12K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$69K$57K$10K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$49K$46K$3K$806
Management feesLn 11a$48K$48K
Legal feesLn 11b$80K$80K
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$2K$18K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$20K$12K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$246$246
Office expensesLn 13$25K$15K$10K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$29K$24K$5K$243
TravelLn 17$46K$41K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$13K$10K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K$100$49
InsuranceLn 23$13K$11K$1K$24
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$25K$7K$18K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$947K$151K$13K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.2M$1.1M$95K$521K 990 PDF
FY2023 $805K$612K$193K$426K 990 PDF
FY2022 $215K$35K$180K$229K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,207,141 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $784,625$1,128,557
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $19,703$78,125
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $410$459
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $804,738$1,207,141
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $11,564$9,619
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $454,884$776,247
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $145,338$325,857
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $611,786$1,111,723
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $192,952$95,418
Part VI · Governance 8 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,207,141 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,083,513
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$45,044
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,128,557
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $78,125$78,125
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $459$459
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $78,584 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,207,141
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,111,723 across 19 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $9,619$9,619
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $72,044 · Management $11,032 · Fundraising $1,697$84,773
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $545,300 · Management $7,629 · Fundraising $7,477$560,406
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $12,265$12,265
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $56,787 · Management $9,664 · Fundraising $3,042$69,493
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $45,803 · Management $2,701 · Fundraising $806$49,310
IX-11a Management feesManagement $48,000$48,000
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $80,115$80,115
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,503 · Management $18,480$19,983
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $12,498 · Management $7,250$19,748
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $246$246
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $14,757 · Management $10,287$25,044
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $4,213$4,213
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $23,779 · Management $4,544 · Fundraising $243$28,566
IX-17 TravelPrograms $40,738 · Management $4,843$45,581
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $9,988 · Management $2,870$12,858
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,312 · Management $100 · Fundraising $49$3,461
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,463 · Management $1,338 · Fundraising $24$12,825
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,487 · Management $17,730$25,217
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $947,458 · Management $150,927 · Fundraising $13,338$1,111,723
Part X · Balance sheet $576,081 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $215,052$256,914
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $223,588$299,679
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $11,190$13,304
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $11,906$6,184
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $462,073$576,081
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $34,016$52,741
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,135$2,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $36,151$54,741
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $324,188$502,735
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $101,734$18,605
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $425,922$521,340
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $462,073$576,081
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $521,340 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,207,141
XI-2 Total expenses$1,111,723
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$95,418
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$425,922
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$521,340

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