Central Kansas Community Foundation

Analysis

Central Kansas Community Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Newton, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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, Central Kansas Community Foundation reported income of $5.2m and spending of $5.0m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.1m to $5.2m (+144%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 65% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Central Kansas Community Foundation sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include San Antonio Area Foundation ($5.2m), National Medal of Honor Center for Leadership ($5.2m) and Acts Legacy Foundation Inc ($5.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 0.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $104k (2.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $142k. It paid $22k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $31.0m against liabilities of $2.6m, net assets of $28.5m. It reported 6 employees.