Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2019.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
34 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
4 people listed on the 990; $82K paid to officers and key staff.
Bukeka Blakemore’s $82K as Treasurer is at the 77th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture 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.
See Creative City Kc 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 2Yes
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Promotes jazz heritage through city policies to drive sustainable neighborhood development.
Questions for Creative City Kc INC
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American music apprenticeship program (amap) the american music apprenticeship program (amap) is the flagship program for CCKCS focus on music education and workforce development. Amap provides a curriculum for high school and college-aged students to build their careers in music.
Unesco creative cities membership activities and administration costs and time to attend the annual uccn meeting, ucom meeting of music cities, and administrative costs to maintain active unesco membership. Time (admin) to administer the city of kansas city missouris membership in unesco creative cities network.
Film and music workshop to train youth and adults in the area of film and music production culminating in a short film or documentary that can be shared and utilized by the city of kansas city, missouri, the unesco cities of music, and community stakeholders.
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $297K | $116K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $297K | $116K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $24K | $2K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $273K | $114K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legal feesLn 11b | $1K | $1K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $16K | $16K | ||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $57K | $57K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $63K | $63K | ||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $103 | $103 | ||
| TravelLn 17 | $37K | $37K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $2K | $2K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $37K | $30K | $7K | |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $243K | $124K | $118K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $457K | $154K | $303K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 6, 2025 | $294K | $457K | −$163K | $114K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Sep 23, 2024 | $406K | $147K | $259K | $273K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 5, 2023 | $68K | $66K | $3K | $14K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 24, 2022 | $60K | $53K | $7K | $11K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $294,500 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $294,500 across 5 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $457,020 across 9 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $116,250 assets, 7 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $114,269 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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