The specific and primary purposes for which this corporation is formed and for which IT shall be exclusively administered and operated are to receive, administer and expend funds for charitable and educational purposes exclusively to support kansas city rescue mission, including, but not necessarily limited to, receiving, administering, and expending funds for charitable and educational purposes exclusively to support environmental conservation and to provide education, training, and employment to indigents and others in need.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
53¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$117K 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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FY2020 · 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $51K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
53%
of spending
Worth a look: 53% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$117K
to officers and key staff · 60% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 60% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$15K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% 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
$250K
Spent
$194K
To programs
53%
Net assets
$99K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$250K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$250K
FY2021$353K
FY2022$367K
FY2023$581K
FY2024$947K
Expenses
$194K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$194K
FY2021$307K
FY2022$415K
FY2023$587K
FY2024$739K
Net assets
$99K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$99K
FY2021$145K
FY2022$97K
FY2023$72K
FY2024$280K

From the FY2020 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 Apr 2019.

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Where the money goes

53 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 53% · $103K Management & general 37% · $71K Fundraising 10% · $20K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $117K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$66,923Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Operations
$46,000Pt VII · Sec A
$3,619Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kristan Chamberlain’s $80K as Executive Director is at the 62nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kristan Chamberlain$79,636$71,520$70,000$66,923
Heather Nevarez$59,692$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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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 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

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Supports environmental conservation and provides training and employment for those in need.

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1 program · $103K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Support environmental conservation and to provide education, training, and employment to indigents and others in need

$103Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

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

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$250K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$208K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$42K
Other incomeLn 4–11$56
Money outPt IX
$194K
Ln 25
Programscol B$103K
Managementcol C$71K
Fundraisingcol D$20K
Owns and owesPt X
$99K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$21K
Total assetsLn 16$113K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$208K
Government grantsLn 1e$8K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$64K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$42K
Other incomeLn 4–11$56
Total revenueLn 12$250K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$21K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$21K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$92K
Total assetsLn 16$113K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
Net assetsLn 32$99K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8K$21K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$29K$92K
Total assetsLn 16$42K$113K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$15K
Net assetsLn 32$42K$99K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$117K$58K$47K$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4K$2K$2K$424
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$4K$4K$883
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$11K$6K$5K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$860$687$172
OccupancyLn 16$4K$2K$2K$385
TravelLn 17$8K$4K$3K$792
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$12K$6K$5K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$3K$2K$604
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$15K$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25$194K$103K$71K$20K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $947K$739K$208K$280K 990 PDF
FY2023 $581K$587K−$6K$72K 990 PDF
FY2022 $367K$415K−$48K$97K 990 PDF
FY2021 $353K$307K$46K$145K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $250K$194K$56K$99K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $249,990 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$208,219
I-9 Program service revenue$41,715
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$56
I-12 Total revenue$249,990
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$129,614
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$64,097
I-18 Total expenses$193,711
I-19 Revenue less expenses$56,279
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $249,990 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$133,702
VIII-1e Government grants$7,905
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$66,612
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$63,702
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$208,219
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $41,715$41,715
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $56$56
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $41,771 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$249,990
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $193,711 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $58,271 · Management $46,617 · Fundraising $11,654$116,542
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,120 · Management $1,696 · Fundraising $424$4,240
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,416 · Management $3,533 · Fundraising $883$8,832
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,650$1,650
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,716 · Management $4,572 · Fundraising $1,142$11,430
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,252 · Fundraising $2,252$4,504
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $860 · Management $687 · Fundraising $172$1,719
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,925 · Management $1,540 · Fundraising $385$3,850
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,960 · Management $3,168 · Fundraising $792$7,920
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,053 · Management $4,842 · Fundraising $1,211$12,106
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,018 · Management $2,415 · Fundraising $604$6,037
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $14,881$14,881
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $103,472 · Management $70,720 · Fundraising $19,519$193,711
Part X · Balance sheet $113,026 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $8,446$21,344
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $28,787$91,682
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $42,234$113,026
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$13,623
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$14,513
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $42,234$98,513
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $42,234$113,026
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $98,513 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$249,990
XI-2 Total expenses$193,711
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$56,279
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$42,234
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$98,513

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