Kansas City Community Land Trust

Analysis

Kansas City Community Land Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Kansas City, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover housing and shelter, which this site groups under housing and shelter. 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 City Community Land Trust reported income of $445k and spending of $242k, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $610k to $445k (-27%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 27% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Kansas City Community Land Trust sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Allen Temple Housing Corporation IV ($444k), Jersey Counselling and Housing Development Inc ($445k) and United Church Residences of Goshen Indiana Inc ($444k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 63% and program service revenue 39% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $123k (51% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $321k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 2 employees.