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.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$49K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · 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
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$49K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$36K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$805K
+274% vs prior year
Spent
$612K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$426K
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$805K
FY2023▲ +274%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$215K
FY2023$805K
FY2024$1.2M
Expenses
$612K
FY2023▲ ×17
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$35K
FY2023$612K
FY2024$1.1M
Net assets
$426K
FY2023▲ +86%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$229K
FY2023$426K
FY2024$521K

From the FY2023 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

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $549K Management & general 10% · $61K Fundraising 0% · $1K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $49K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$48,866Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair & Secretary
$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

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  • 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 · $549K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Afghan Legal Services Project

After the American withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021, approximately76,000 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.

$280Kprogram expense
02

Unaccompanied Child Program

As part of our Unaccompanied Childrens Program, ACKC provides know-your- rights presentations and individual legal screenings to immigrant children detained in federal facilities near Kansas City. Unaccompanied children are children who have entered the U.S. without a parent or guardian to care for them.

$207Kprogram expense
03

Other Immigration Legal Services

ACKCs primary focus area are its work with unaccompanied minors as well as Afghan clients resettled in Missouri. ACKC recognizes, however, the immense need for pro bono legal support with many other local populations, including asylum seekers from places like Venezuela, Mexico, Honduras, and Nicaragua.

$63Kprogram expense

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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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$805K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$785K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$20K
Investment incomeLn 3$410
Money outPt IX
$612K
Ln 25
Programscol B$549K
Managementcol C$61K
Fundraisingcol D$1K
Owns and owesPt X
$426K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$215K
Total assetsLn 16$462K
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$785K
Government grantsLn 1e$633K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$20K
Investment incomeLn 3$410
Total revenueLn 12$805K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$215K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$215K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12K
Total assetsLn 16$462K
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K
Net assetsLn 32$426K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 645
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$55K$215K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12K
Total assetsLn 16$251K$462K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K$36K
Net assetsLn 32$233K$426K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$12K$12K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$51K$43K$7K$512
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$340K$322K$18K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$6K$6K$378$8
Other employee benefitsLn 9$27K$25K$2K$36
Payroll taxesLn 10$31K$29K$2K$41
Legal feesLn 11b$32K$28K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$17K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$23K$22K$671$639
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$132$885
Office expensesLn 13$14K$13K$914$19
Information technologyLn 14$6K$5K$355$7
OccupancyLn 16$22K$20K$1K$29
TravelLn 17$6K$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$2K$166$3
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K$224$1
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$13K$7K$6K$9
Total functional expensesLn 25$612K$549K$61K$1K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.2M$1.1M$95K$521K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $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
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Part I · Summary $804,738 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $212,938$784,625
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,090$19,703
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $29$410
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $215,057$804,738
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $7,327$11,564
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $13,016$454,884
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $14,714$145,338
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $35,057$611,786
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $180,000$192,952
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $804,738 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$632,513
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$152,112
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$784,625
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $19,703$19,703
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $410$410
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $20,113 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$804,738
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $611,786 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $11,564$11,564
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $43,019 · Management $7,080 · Fundraising $512$50,611
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $321,983 · Management $17,983$339,966
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $5,504 · Management $378 · Fundraising $8$5,890
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $25,411 · Management $1,836 · Fundraising $36$27,283
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $29,095 · Management $1,998 · Fundraising $41$31,134
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $28,375 · Management $3,608$31,983
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $17,202$17,202
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $21,873 · Management $671 · Fundraising $639$23,183
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $132 · Management $885$1,017
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,310 · Management $914 · Fundraising $19$14,243
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,169 · Management $355 · Fundraising $7$5,531
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $20,435 · Management $1,403 · Fundraising $29$21,867
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,382$6,382
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,228 · Management $1,163$2,391
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,417 · Management $166 · Fundraising $3$2,586
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,987 · Management $224 · Fundraising $1$6,212
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,160 · Management $5,572 · Fundraising $9$12,741
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $549,044 · Management $61,438 · Fundraising $1,304$611,786
Part X · Balance sheet $462,073 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $55,453$215,052
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $194,058$223,588
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $132$337
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $976$11,190
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$11,906
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $250,619$462,073
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $12,836$34,016
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,814$2,135
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $17,650$36,151
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $232,619$324,188
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $350$101,734
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $232,969$425,922
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $250,619$462,073
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $425,922 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$804,738
XI-2 Total expenses$611,786
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$192,952
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$232,969
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$425,922

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