Nonprofit screen
Screen a listLiteracy Kansas City
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)
$4.2Mrevenue
FY2025 · +27% in 3 yrs84staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Where the money goes FY2025 · $4.4M spent
Programs$3.8M86%Management and general$369k8%Fundraising$267k6%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$805k in FY2024 and −$234k in FY2025. Cash covers 0.3 months.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
13 of 13 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIA history of government grants
Government grants on 8 of its 9 returns, 48% of revenue in FY2025. $602k is traced federal awards from Corporation for National and Community Service.
990 Part VIII · USAspending60funders
$571ka year, last 3 years
26%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Ewing Marion Kauffman FoundationEvery year since FY2017$52k$100k$2k$102k$150k$150k$152kMarion and Henry Bloch Family FoundationOn and off$50k$250k$150kUnited Way of Greater Kansas City IncStopped after FY2021$88k$76k$71k$38k$41k–William G McGowan Charitable FundSince FY2021$100k$100k$100kThe Sherman Family FoundationEvery year since FY2017$15k$40k$47k$20k$20k$20k$20kVictor E & Caroline E Schutte FoundationEvery year since FY2017$20k$25k$25k$20k$20k$20k$20kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$92k$148k$123k$5k$471$43k$12k40 other fundersUp to $100k a year each$62k$172k$136k$163k$167k$144k$284k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped