Kansas City Streetcar Authority

Analysis

Kansas City Streetcar Authority is a registered charity in United States, based in Kansas City, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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 April 2023, Kansas City Streetcar Authority reported income of $8.6m and spending of $9.8m, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2019 to April 2023, income grew from $7.2m to $8.6m (+19%), an average of +4.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Kansas City Streetcar Authority sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% 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 Young Mens and Young Womens Hebrew Association of the Bronx ($8.6m), Jackie Robinson Foundation Inc ($8.6m) and Newman Foundation at the University of Illinois ($8.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending April 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $330k (3.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $352k. At year end it held assets of $8.0m against liabilities of $898k, net assets of $7.1m. It reported 5 employees.