Exceptional Humans INC

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Empowering humans with diverse abilities to live self-determined lives through education, involvement, and networking with members of their local communities.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 87-4014434) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 14 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $284K a year · 27% of revenue · last 3 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
72% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$96K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
6.6 mo
of spending, in cash
6.6 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $350
2 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$21K
2% of total assets
Liabilities are 2% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
6 of 6 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$1.4M
+27% vs prior year
Spent
$1.0M
To programs
72%
Net assets
$874K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +27%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$105K
FY2023$772K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.4M
Expenses
$1.0M
FY2025▲ +33%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$530K
FY2024$783K
FY2025$1.0M
Net assets
$874K
FY2025▲ +58%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$31K
FY2023$263K
FY2024$553K
FY2025$874K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2022.

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

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $746K Management & general 27% · $286K Fundraising 1% · $7K

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; $96K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$96,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member - 6/1/25 - 12/31/25
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kelly Cogan’s $96K as Executive Director is at the 31st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Kelly Cogan$96,000$96,000$69,231$9,231

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps people with disabilities join community work, recreation, and social events for a better life.

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1 program · $746K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Founded in 2022, Exceptional Humans serves individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities in Platte, Clay, and Jackson Counties across the Kansas City area. Building on a strong foundation of person-centered programs, we currently have two offices and currently partner with 16 community businesses to ensure access to all…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 87-4014434) · Dispute this line
$746Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$350

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.3M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$91K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$1.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$746K
Managementcol C$286K
Fundraisingcol D$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$874K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$575K
Total assetsLn 16$895K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$91K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$8K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$322K
SavingsLn 2$253K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$575K
Accounts receivableLn 4$169K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$14K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$130K
Other assetsLn 15$7K
Total assetsLn 16$895K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K
Net assetsLn 32$874K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 614
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$338K$575K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$104K$130K
Total assetsLn 16$570K$895K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K$21K
Net assetsLn 32$553K$874K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$96K$87K$10K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$482K$394K$82K$6K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2K$2K$372$26
Other employee benefitsLn 9$26K$21K$5K$11
Payroll taxesLn 10$48K$40K$7K$469
Accounting feesLn 11c$33K$0$33K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$80$0$80$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$2K$5K$0
Office expensesLn 13$37K$11K$26K$0
Information technologyLn 14$10K$6K$4K$486
OccupancyLn 16$98K$3K$95K$0
TravelLn 17$22K$21K$1K$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$259$0$259$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$32K$32K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$27K$11K$17K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$117K$117K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.0M$746K$286K$7K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 26, 2026 $1.4M$1.0M$321K$874K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Sep 26, 2025 $1.1M$783K$290K$553K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Oct 23, 2024 $772K$530K$242K$263K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 6, 2023 $105K$31K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support B · Donors D · Assets and endowments O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $1,359,901 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $129,485$90,981
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $932,617$1,274,549
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,093−$5,629
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $9,866$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,073,061$1,359,901
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $512,206$654,596
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $270,832$383,919
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $783,038$1,038,515
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $290,023$321,386
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,359,901 across 13 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$90,981
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$90,981
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,274,549 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,274,549
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,710$2,710
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$8,339 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0−$8,339
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,266,210 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,710$1,359,901
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,038,515 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $86,762 · Management $9,640 · Fundraising $0$96,402
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $394,054 · Management $82,193 · Fundraising $5,813$482,060
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,825 · Management $372 · Fundraising $26$2,223
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $21,381 · Management $4,722 · Fundraising $11$26,114
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $39,969 · Management $7,359 · Fundraising $469$47,797
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $33,231 · Fundraising $0$33,231
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $80 · Fundraising $0$80
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,717 · Management $4,983 · Fundraising $0$6,700
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,242 · Management $26,069 · Fundraising $0$37,311
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,588 · Management $3,961 · Fundraising $486$10,035
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,880 · Management $94,632 · Fundraising $0$97,512
IX-17 TravelPrograms $20,625 · Management $1,477 · Fundraising $0$22,102
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $259 · Fundraising $0$259
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $32,290 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$32,290
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,609 · Management $16,598 · Fundraising $0$27,207
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $117,192 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$117,192
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $746,134 · Management $285,576 · Fundraising $6,805$1,038,515
Part X · Balance sheet $895,134 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $337,793$321,981
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$252,710
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $106,883$169,042
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $13,492$14,493
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $103,558$129,740
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $8,274$7,168
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $570,000$895,134
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $16,914$20,662
X-25 Other liabilities$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $16,914$20,662
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $553,086$874,472
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $553,086$874,472
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $570,000$895,134
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $874,472 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,359,901
XI-2 Total expenses$1,038,515
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$321,386
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$553,086
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$874,472

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

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