The Law Foundation of the University of Missouri-Kansas City

Analysis

The Law Foundation of the University of Missouri-Kansas City is a registered charity in United States, based in Kansas City, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1970, 56 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, The Law Foundation of the University of Missouri-Kansas City reported income of $2.0m and spending of $1.1m, leaving 44% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $2.0m (+83%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The Law Foundation of the University of Missouri-Kansas City sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arkansas Access to Justice Foundation Inc ($2.0m), C P a C ($2.0m) and Cass County Community Living Inc ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% of the total. At year end it held assets of $13.6m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $13.6m.