Kansas Rural Water Association

Analysis

Kansas Rural Water Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Seneca, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1989, 37 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Kansas Rural Water Association reported income of $3.4m and spending of $3.4m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.6m to $3.4m (+34%), an average of +7.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Kansas Rural Water Association sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Achievements Inc ($3.4m), Omni Montessori School ($3.4m) and Servant Partners Inc ($3.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 54% and program service revenue 39% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $153k (4.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $11.3m against liabilities of $279k, net assets of $11.0m. It reported 29 employees.