Nonprofit screen
Screen a listKansas City Symphony
Can you give?
Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$21Mrevenue
FY2025 · −13% in 3 yrs396staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−28.8%
Months of reserve3.8mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+2.1%
Middle half of peersMedianKansas City Symphony
Where the money goes FY2025 · $27M spent
Programs$22M82%Management and general$2.9M11%Fundraising$1.9M7%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking2
Government grants fell 81% in FY2024
$2.3M in FY2023, $439k in FY2024.
990 Part VIIIDeficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$1.7M in FY2023, −$2.3M in FY2024 and −$6.1M in FY2025. Cash covers 3.8 months, above the peer median of 3.3.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor1
Funders stay
45 of the 71 funders that gave before FY2021 are still giving.
Funders’ 990-PF grant lists111funders
$2.9Ma year, last 3 years
19%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Muriel McBrien Kauffman Family FoundationSince FY2021$550k$575k$500kThe Sunderland FoundationOn and off$1.0M$352kRichard J Stern Foundation for the Arts Commerce Bank TrusteeSince FY2020$370k$310k$335k$335kThe Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncEvery year since FY2017$200k$201k$200k$50k$30$190k$192kWilliam T Kemper Foundation Commerce Bank TrusteeSince FY2020$200k$200k$200k$200kR C Kemper Jr Charitable Trust 10023600On and off$5k$750kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$1.7M$1.4M$1.4M$521k$419k$230k$141k83 other fundersUp to $250k a year each$317k$378k$688k$1.7M$1.3M$1.2M$720k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund