Kc Can Compost EIN 83-2365422

Kc Can Compost

EIN  83-2365422 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Kansas City, MO
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Supports environmental conservation and provides training and employment for those in need.
Leadership
Kristan Chamberlain · Executive Director · $80K
Money in and out
$947K revenue, $739K expenses
Bottom line
+22% surplus margin

Supports environmental conservation and provides training and employment for those in need. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $947K in revenue, $739K in expenses, and $280K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$947K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$739K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$280K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $208K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.06
Surplus margin
+22%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ ×22 vs prior filing year
Revenue trend
+39%
avg. annual growth over 5 years
Donor-funded
64%
of revenue is gifts & grants▲ +45% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$947K
FY2024▲ +63%
Expenses
$739K
FY2024▲ +26%
Total assets
$360K
FY2024▲ +135%
Total liabilities
$80K
FY2024▼ -1%
Total revenue
$947K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$739K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$280K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$208K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$360K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B79%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 3pending
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $481K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
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Environmental conservation and educational programs promoting the same

$481Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CKc Can Compost
EINHdr · item D83-2365422
Principal addressHdr · item CKansas City, MO
WebsiteHdr · item Jkccancompost.com
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C27)
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2019

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1apending
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12a
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15a
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$79,636Pt VII · Sec A
Operations Director
$59,692Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kristan Chamberlain’s $80K as Executive Director is at the 62nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1981 $100K–1M environment 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kristan Chamberlain$79,636
Kristan Chamberlain$71,520$70,000$66,923
Heather Nevarez$59,692
Heather Nevarez$53,160$52,000$46,000
Christopher Shelar$17,702$28,338$3,619

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$610K · 64%
Other revenue$336K · 36%
Contributions & grants64%$610K
Other revenue36%$336K
Total revenueLn 12$947K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.06
Program services79%$587K
Management & general14%$105K
Fundraising6%$46K
Total functional expensesLn 25$739K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1
Total assetsLn 16$360K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$80K
Total net assetsLn 32$280K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves — · Operating expenses/yr $739K
Highly liquid reserves (cash & marketable securities on Pt X) ÷ monthly operating expenses (Pt IX total, less non-cash grants & depreciation when reported).
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services — · Total expenses $739K
Management & General
Management & general — · Total expenses $739K
Fundraising
Fundraising — · Total expenses $739K
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $30K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $216K
$0.14 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $610K · Total revenue $947K
64%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $947K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue — · Total revenue $947K
Investment reliance
Investment income — · Total revenue $947K
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue — · Total expenses $739K
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $947K · Prior year $581K
+63%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $250K · FY2024 $947K
+39%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $280K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $947K · Expenses $739K
+22%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $360K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $280K · Total assets $360K
78%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $360K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual — · Reported title — · Highest reported compensation — · Total expenses $739K
No individual compensation reported on this filing
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) — · Total expenses $739K
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 79%
Overhead ratio 14%
Fundraising cost ratio 8%
Revenue growth 63%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$947K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$581K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$367K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$353K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$250K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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