Fair Contracting Alliance

Not tax-deductible

Kansas City, MO501(c)(6)Since 2020Community DevelopmentEIN 87-2642098

Fair contracting alliance (fca) is committed to promoting the improvement of business conditions and fair contracting standards in the construction industry both public and private, on behalf of taxpayers, workers, owners, contractors, and contractor associations.

100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$133K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $87K a year · 19% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$133K
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 86% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $45K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$13K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$633K
+76% vs prior year
Spent
$502K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$375K
By yearFY2023–FY2025
Revenue
$633K
FY2025▲ +76%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$395K
FY2024$359K
FY2025$633K
Expenses
$502K
FY2025▲ +28%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$231K
FY2024$393K
FY2025$502K
Net assets
$375K
FY2025▲ +54%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$278K
FY2024$244K
FY2025$375K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2025.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $502K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990; $133K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$132,567Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Pres /
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Di
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Manual Abarca IV’s $133K as Executive Di is at the 86th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1709 $100K–1M community development 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Manual Abarca IV$132,567$132,561$118,487

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Advocates for fair contracting standards and better business conditions in construction for all stakeholders.

Provided by the organization

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1 program service account for $502K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Fca provides its wage compliance expertise and resources to various government authorities having jurisdiction (ahj) and enforcement agencies to ensure compliance with prevailing wage laws, overtime laws, worker misclassification laws, and licensing requirements.

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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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$45K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$633K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$371K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$262K
Money outPt IX
$502K
Ln 25
Programscol B$502K
Owns and owesPt X
$375K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$288K
Total assetsLn 16$388K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$262K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$371K
Total revenueLn 12$633K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$288K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$288K
Total assetsLn 16$388K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
Net assetsLn 32$375K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$254K$288K
Total assetsLn 16$254K$388K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K$13K
Net assetsLn 32$244K$375K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$133K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$197K
Payroll taxesLn 10$26K
Legal feesLn 11b$20K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$500
Office expensesLn 13$10K
Information technologyLn 14$16K
OccupancyLn 16$11K
TravelLn 17$24K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$8K
InsuranceLn 23$35K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$502K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $633K$502K$131K$375K 990 PDF
FY2024 $359K$393K−$34K$244K 990 PDF
FY2023 $395K$231K$164K$278K 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 FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $633,274 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$262,500
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$262,500
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $370,774$370,774
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $370,774$633,274
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $502,316 across 14 lines filed
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$132,567
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$197,110
IX-10 Payroll taxes$26,335
IX-11b Legal fees$20,463
IX-11c Accounting fees$16,319
IX-11g Other fees for services$2,859
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$500
IX-13 Office expenses$9,670
IX-14 Information technology$16,210
IX-16 Occupancy$11,400
IX-17 Travel$23,597
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$7,898
IX-23 Insurance$34,791
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$2,597
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$502,316
Part X · Balance sheet $387,971 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $253,748$287,704
X-4 Accounts receivable$100,267
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $253,748$387,971
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,998$13,263
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,998$13,263
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $243,750$374,708
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $243,750$374,708
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $253,748$387,971
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $374,708 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$633,274
XI-2 Total expenses$502,316
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$130,958
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$243,750
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$374,708

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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