Community Action Agency of Greater Kansas City

Analysis

Community Action Agency of Greater Kansas City is a registered charity in United States, based in Kansas City, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 September 2023, Community Action Agency of Greater Kansas City reported income of $8.4m and spending of $8.3m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $5.3m to $8.4m (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Community Action Agency of Greater Kansas City sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chaparral Foundation ($8.4m), YMCA Camp Tecumseh Inc ($8.4m) and Lakeland Hills YMCA ($8.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $425k (5.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.8m. At year end it held assets of $3.0m against liabilities of $714k, net assets of $2.3m. It reported 44 employees.