Missouri · Nonprofit
KC PARADE OF HEARTS ORGANIZATION EXEC DIR JENN NUSSBECK
KC PARADE OF HEARTS ORGANIZATION EXEC DIR JENN NUSSBECK (Missouri) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $9,000 to it, the largest being Greater Kansas City Community Foundation ($7,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 78% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $1.0M
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $9k
- Net assets
- $492k
What Kc Parade of Hearts Organization Exec Dir Jenn Nussbeck does
Mission
Kc parade of heart's mission is to unite the kansas city region through a free, first-of-its-kind public art experience featuring unique heart sculptures created by local artists and designers. Embracing the kc regional identity as the heart of america, this initiative strengthens communities through art by invigorating local economies, promoting tourism, fostering community pride, enhancing cultural awareness, inspiring creativity, and beautifying public spaces. In 2026, the organization will connect more than 50 cities, multiple counties, two states, and one heartland through a shared vision of unity, expression, and belonging.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Program
On its FY2024 return the organization reported starting a significant new program.
Parade of hearts 2026 is a region-wide celebration of art, culture, and connection. As the heartland shines in a historic year, this initiative will elevate tourism, events, and local experiences across the kansas city region and beyond. It is our moment to show the country the power of big hearts and bold art. Through community pride, cultural richness, and a deep sense of belonging, parade of hearts brings together cities and counties across two states in a shared artistic experience that honors unity, celebrates diversity, and reflects the resilient spirit of our region. Our hearts are open to one another, to our neighbors, and to all who arrive feeling the heartbeat, spirit, and unmatched generosity of the heartland.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 2).
Public art experience featuring unique heart sculptures created by local artists and designers with the initiative of strengthening communities through art by invigorating local economies, promoting tourism, fostering community pride, enhancing cultural awareness, inspiring creativity, and beautifying public spaces.
$221,608 spentof which $25,000 as grants100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2024 Form 990. Program spending in total: $221,608.
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.
Board chair
Lavon Colhour
Chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
1 of 2 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 78% 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 KC PARADE OF HEARTS ORGANIZATION EXEC DIR JENN NUSSBECK’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
KC PARADE OF HEARTS ORGANIZATION EXEC DIR JENN NUSSBECK leans on a few funders — its largest provides 78% 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
78% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund KC PARADE OF HEARTS ORGANIZATION EXEC DIR JENN NUSSBECK.
“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
78% of KC PARADE OF HEARTS ORGANIZATION EXEC DIR JENN NUSSBECK's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $2k that is directly attributable, 100% of it comes from Missouri funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $7k 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
KC PARADE OF HEARTS ORGANIZATION EXEC DIR JENN NUSSBECK runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 11,263 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 11,263 human services nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
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In Missouri
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
42% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds KC PARADE OF HEARTS ORGANIZATION EXEC DIR JENN NUSSBECK?
- KC PARADE OF HEARTS ORGANIZATION EXEC DIR JENN NUSSBECK (Missouri) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $9,000 to it, the largest being Greater Kansas City Community Foundation ($7,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 78% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does KC PARADE OF HEARTS ORGANIZATION EXEC DIR JENN NUSSBECK have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $9,000 in grants to KC PARADE OF HEARTS ORGANIZATION EXEC DIR JENN NUSSBECK.
- Who is the largest funder of KC PARADE OF HEARTS ORGANIZATION EXEC DIR JENN NUSSBECK?
- Greater Kansas City Community Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $7,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like KC PARADE OF HEARTS ORGANIZATION EXEC DIR JENN NUSSBECK find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Missouri. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2024–2024), and the filings of 2 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