Kansas Head Start Association

Analysis

Kansas Head Start Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Lawrence, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2000, 26 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 September 2023, Kansas Head Start Association reported income of $174k and spending of $249k, spending 144% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $1.7m to $174k (-90%), an average of -44% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income dropped by 86%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Kansas Head Start Association sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile, and in the 49th percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Everyday Hero Project Inc ($174k), Panacea Waterfronts Florida Partnership Inc ($174k) and Mid-Ohio Scholarship Program Inc ($174k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 46% and program service revenue 45% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $78k (31% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $51k. At year end it held assets of $271k against liabilities of $82k, net assets of $189k. It reported 4 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.