Kansas City Startup Foundation

Analysis

Kansas City Startup Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Kansas City, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 December 2023, Kansas City Startup Foundation reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.4m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $590k to $1.3m (+115%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 244%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Kansas City Startup Foundation sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 80th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Silverwood School ($1.3m), National Association of Educational Procurement ($1.3m) and Kovago Developmental Foundation Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 70% and program service revenue 30% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $50k (3.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $769k. At year end it held assets of $182k against liabilities of $813, net assets of $181k. It reported 21 employees.