Kc Action Fund FY2023 filing

Kansas City, MOUnknown exempt organizationEIN 85-3161591

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Kc Action Fund has the mission to encourage quality schooling by increasing the advocacy capacity and effectiveness of critical stakeholders in education, including parents, families, community leaders and business.

88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$234K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $0 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$234K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $989K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$32K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.0M
-66% vs prior year
Spent
$1.6M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$813K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2023▼ -66%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$548K
FY2021$100K
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$371
Expenses
$1.6M
FY2023▼ -5%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$146K
FY2021$348K
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$813K
Net assets
$813K
FY2023▼ -43%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$401K
FY2021$154K
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$813K
FY2024$0

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $1.4M Management & general 11% · $175K Fundraising 1% · $23K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $234K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director (thru 8/31/23)
$120,674Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Strategic Development
$113,425Pt VII · Sec A
Strategic Advisor/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Interim CEO & Exec Dir/President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Programs and updates

Empowers parents, families, and leaders to advocate for better schools.

Provided by the organization

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1 program service account for $1.4M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
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KC action fund's mission is to advocate for a world-class public education for all students through data, policy, and collaboration across kansas city. The organization understood a broad series of dialogues with key stakeholders across the area to better understand their views and priorities for educational improvement.

$1.4Mprogram expense

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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 · FY2022
City FundFY2022$15K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$989K
Grants paid · 20 grants · $2.3M · 2020–2024
School Smart Kc INCMO · FY2024$200,000
Revolucion EducativaMO · FY2024$125,000
Blaque Promise ProjectMO · FY2024$125,000
Community Capital FundMO · FY2024$97,500
Parent Power Lab INCMO · FY2024$87,500
Start at Zero INCMO · FY2024$40,000
Blaque Promise ProjectMO · FY2023$307,632
Revolucion EducativaMO · FY2023$145,810
Start at Zero INCMO · FY2023$85,000
Parent Power Lab INCMO · FY2023$80,000
Community Capital FundMO · FY2023$15,000
Blaque Dated 5-25-2020MO · FY2022$419,210
Parent Power Lab INCMO · FY2022$120,000
Revolucion EducativaMO · FY2022$110,270
Start at Zero INCMO · FY2022$25,000
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$332
Money outPt IX
$1.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$175K
Fundraisingcol D$23K
Owns and owesPt X
$813K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$845K
Total assetsLn 16$845K
LiabilitiesLn 26$32K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$332
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$845K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$845K
Total assetsLn 16$845K
LiabilitiesLn 26$32K
Net assetsLn 32$813K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$1.1M$845K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M$845K
LiabilitiesLn 26$122K$32K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$813K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$658K$658K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$5K$5K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$135K$95K$20K$20K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$214K$207K$7K$688
Other employee benefitsLn 9$51K$43K$8K$129
Payroll taxesLn 10$25K$22K$2K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$23K$23K
Accounting feesLn 11c$41K$41K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$300K$300K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$66K$64K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$68K$25K$43K
OccupancyLn 16$16K$16K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$22K$19K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M$1.4M$175K$23K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $371$813K−$813K$0 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.0M$1.6M−$614K$813K 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.0M$1.7M$1.3M$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $100K$348K−$248K$154K 990 PDF
FY2020 $548K$146K$401K$401K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2023 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,022,333 across 3 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $332 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,022,001
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,022,001
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $332$1,022,333
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,635,905 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $658,467$658,467
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $5,000$5,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $94,768 · Management $20,308 · Fundraising $20,308$135,384
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $206,523 · Management $6,583 · Fundraising $688$213,794
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $43,162 · Management $7,799 · Fundraising $129$51,090
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $22,037 · Management $1,860 · Fundraising $1,404$25,301
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $23,237$23,237
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $40,851$40,851
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $300,246$300,246
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $63,819 · Management $2,150$65,969
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,632$2,632
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $25,096 · Management $43,334$68,430
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $15,600$15,600
IX-17 TravelManagement $5,394$5,394
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $18,803 · Management $2,914$21,717
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,793$2,793
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,437,921 · Management $175,455 · Fundraising $22,529$1,635,905
Part X · Balance sheet $844,694 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,145,051$844,694
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,548,043$844,694
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $121,937$32,160
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $121,937$32,160
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,426,106$812,534
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,548,043$844,694
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $812,534 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,022,333
XI-2 Total expenses$1,635,905
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$613,572
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,426,106
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$812,534

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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