Kansas · Nonprofit
KANSAS CITY AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM INC
KANSAS CITY AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM INC (Kansas) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,325 to it, the largest being Misco Charitable Trust ($2,200). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $1.6M
- Funders on record
- 3
- Grants received
- $2k
- Net assets
- $4.6M
What Kansas City Automotive Museum Inc does
Mission
Our mission is to entertain and educate all generations through the preservation, promotion and display of Kansas City's rich automotive heritage. Our future vision is to expand our mission to include the entire Midwest.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Tours at The Underground by the Kansas City Automotive Museum, located in downtown Kansas City, this subterranean facility provides an eclectic collection of vehicles. The vehicles are curated like the vehicles at the Museum. The venue will host multiple community events as well as automotive related car shows. The Underground is the starting point to our history tour held throughout the year.
$337,479 spent$433,592 earned by the program44% of program spendingThe Kansas City Automotive Museum embraces the unique and diverse stories of Kansas City, while educating young and old, and celebrating the culture, artistry, industry and innovation of the automobile. Since opening, the Museum has become a recognized and popular establishment within the car community and has grown to be a meeting place for car enthusiasts, historians and visitors to Kansas City. Rotating 100+ cars and hosting community events.
$356,870 spent$66,801 earned by the program47% of program spendingThrough The Great Car Show local youth are able to participate in youth judging which allows us to fulfill our mission to educate, preserve and promote Kansas City's rich automotive history. 30+ youth participated in our youth judging programs. Boy Scouts- the Museum offers many opportunities for scouts. From derbies to Automotive Maintenance Badge workshops, we offer something for every interest level. Kansas City Automotive Museum expanded its outreach through two key community programs: the Kids Autocross and the Art Car initiative. The Kids Autocross provides more than 50 children with the unique opportunity to experience the thrill of driving in a safe and supportive environment. Many of these children might not otherwise have the chance to drive, yet on this day, they feel the wind in their hair and the excitement of being behind the wheel. This program not only introduces young people to automotive culture but also builds confidence and creates unforgettable memories. The 2024 Art Car, a collaborative project involving local students and artists, inspired creativity and celebrated the fusion of art and automotive history. The Art Car was showcased at community events,…
$43,422 spent6% of program spendingThe Great Car Show is a benefit for the Kansas City Automotive Museum (KCAM). The Great Car Show is a family friendly community car show. The event is open to the public and will take registration for vehicles of all years, makes, and models. The anticipated number of vehicle registration is between 250 and 350 and will be representative of the Kansas City Metro and surrounding communities. The event is staged on the grounds south east of NWWIMM and includes two types of judging: youth judging and judging by community representatives. Youth judging was provided by Hagerty Car Insurance. A Hagerty representative guided a group of youth judges through the show field to pre-selected show cars and interacted with their owners. This allowed the children (ranging ages 8-14 years) to learn details, history, and fun facts about each vehicle. The youth judges then used a scorecard that highlighted five basic categories to rate the vehicles on a scale of one to five. 3500+ spectators and 35 volunteers.
$24,393 spent3% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $762,164.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2019 to 2020, from $358k to $4.2M (+1064%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2020 0% · 2021 9% · 2022 0% · 2023 0% · 2024 0%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
71% of KANSAS CITY AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (63% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2023: the base narrowed from 2 funders to 1 funder, grant income fell $45 → $25.
1 of 3 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 5% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of KANSAS CITY AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
KANSAS CITY AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 95% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 78% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 100% — growing more concentrated.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of KANSAS CITY AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM INC's grant income comes from Kansas funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $115 arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
KANSAS CITY AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 5,127 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 5,127 arts & culture nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like KANSAS CITY AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM INC
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In Kansas
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
72% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
44%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds KANSAS CITY AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM INC?
- KANSAS CITY AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM INC (Kansas) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,325 to it, the largest being Misco Charitable Trust ($2,200). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does KANSAS CITY AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM INC have?
- IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $2,325 in grants to KANSAS CITY AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM INC, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of KANSAS CITY AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM INC?
- Misco Charitable Trust is the largest funder on record, with $2,200 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like KANSAS CITY AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Kansas. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 3 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing