Kansas Rural Center

Analysis

Kansas Rural Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Lawrence, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1980, 46 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 December 2023, Kansas Rural Center reported income of $430k and spending of $493k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $229k to $430k (+88%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Kansas Rural Center sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Road Runners Club of America ($430k), Association of Illinois School Library Educators ($430k) and El Caldito ($430k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 6.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $108k (22% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $136k. At year end it held assets of $84k against liabilities of $42k, net assets of $42k. It reported 6 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.