Flint Hills Area Transportation Agency

Analysis

Flint Hills Area Transportation Agency is a registered charity in United States, based in Manhattan, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1978, 48 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, Flint Hills Area Transportation Agency reported income of $4.1m and spending of $4.4m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $3.4m to $4.1m (+21%), an average of +4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Flint Hills Area Transportation Agency sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 91st percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southern Maine Planning and Development Commission ($4.1m), Palmetto Economic Development Corp ($4.1m) and Takeaction Minnesota Education Fund ($4.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 9.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $197k (4.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.8m. At year end it held assets of $3.1m against liabilities of $45k, net assets of $3.0m. It reported 57 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.