Missouri · Nonprofit
NONPROFIT CONNECT NETWORK LEARN GROW
NONPROFIT CONNECT NETWORK LEARN GROW (Missouri) receives grants from 18 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,774,294 to it, the largest being EWING MARION KAUFFMAN FOUNDATION ($1,409,895). 9 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $1.1M
- Funders on record
- 18
- Grants received
- $1.8M
- Net assets
- $2.6M
What Nonprofit Connect Network Learn Grow does
Mission
Nonprofit connect links the nonprofit community to education, resources, and networking opportunities, helping organizations more effectively achieve their missions. Founded in 1974 as the council of philanthropy, nonprofit connect now serves as the hub for the nonprofit sector in greater kansas city. As a regional association, we uniquely support individuals involved in nonprofit management.today, we serve more than 850 member organizations including local, regional, and national nonprofits of all sizes, as well as for-profit businesses and community funders. What sets nonprofit connect apart is our ability to bring together nonprofits, foundations, community leaders, and businesses in a way that's rare across the country. Through this collaboration, we strengthen organizations and help shape the future of the nonprofit sector in kansas city and throughout the region.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Educationa. Professional development programsnonprofit connect offers a wide range of professional development programs designed to meet the diverse training needs of nonprofit professionals. These programs support board members, executive directors, senior leaders, volunteer managers, fundraisers, operations staff, communications professionals, funders, and young professionals. Our goal is to equip individuals at every level with the knowledge and skills needed to lead and support effective nonprofit organizations.b. Connext emerging nonprofit leadersconnext is our initiative for emerging leaders in the nonprofit sector. It is focused on the recruitment, development, and retention of young professionals. Through networking, learning, and leadership opportunities, connext helps build a strong, dynamic, and sustainable nonprofit community.
$347,771 spent$205,600 earned by the program41% of program spendingEventsa. Nonprofit connect's annual awards celebrationnow in its 42nd year, the annual awards celebration is nonprofit connect's largest event and sole fundraiser. Held each may, the luncheon brings together approximately 1,000 members of the nonprofit and for-purpose community to celebrate the outstanding contributions to philanthropy, the valuable impact of the nonprofit sector, and the individuals who dedicate themselves to doing good and making a difference every day. Honorees are recognized in several categories, including stronger together, equity in action, nonprofit catalysts, excellence in impact, and persevering advocates. This inspiring event is a powerful tribute to the nonprofit professionals and organizations who strengthen our community through their service and leadership.b. Philly awardsthe annual philly awards celebrate excellence in nonprofit marketing and communications. Held each fall, the event honors nonprofits and their creative partners for outstanding storytelling, branding, and outreach efforts that advance their missions and engage the community.
$280,989 spent$40,913 earned by the program33% of program spendingResourcesa. Membershipwhen a nonprofit joins nonprofit connect, it becomes part of a network of over 850 members representing organizations of all sizes and focus areas throughout the metro region. This expansive membership allows nonprofit connect to draw upon the collective expertise and knowledge of the network to develop programs and services that inform, promote, connect, and strengthen individual nonprofits and the nonprofit sector as a whole.b. Websiteour website, www.npconnect.org, serves as the region's nonprofit career headquarters, offering one of the premier nonprofit job information portals available online. On any given day, more than 100 job openings are posted on joblink, which receives an average of 150,000 page views each month.in addition, members have access to sector-specific resources and toolkits designed to support the unique needs of nonprofit organizations. The member information center also provides on-demand training, best practice guides, and videos on topics created especially for nonprofit professionals.
$224,082 spent$557,157 earned by the program26% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $852,842.
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.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $2.5M to $3.2M (+27%).
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: 2021 14%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 9 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.
Chief executive
Luann Feehan
CEO
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2022 and FY2023, and between the FY2023 and FY2024 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 7 funders, grant income rose $128k → $234k.
4 of 18 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 4% 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 NONPROFIT CONNECT NETWORK LEARN GROW’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
NONPROFIT CONNECT NETWORK LEARN GROW leans on a few funders — its largest provides 79% of grant income and the top three 90%; 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: 2017 84% · 2018 87% · 2019 52% · 2020 83% · 2021 86% · 2022 95% · 2023 89% — 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.
How long its funders stay
56% of NONPROFIT CONNECT NETWORK LEARN GROW's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 50% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
93% of NONPROFIT CONNECT NETWORK LEARN GROW's grant income comes from Missouri funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $78k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 states 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.
Organizations like NONPROFIT CONNECT NETWORK LEARN GROW
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Missouri
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
71% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
96%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for NONPROFIT CONNECT NETWORK LEARN GROW: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds NONPROFIT CONNECT NETWORK LEARN GROW?
- NONPROFIT CONNECT NETWORK LEARN GROW (Missouri) receives grants from 18 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,774,294 to it, the largest being EWING MARION KAUFFMAN FOUNDATION ($1,409,895). 9 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does NONPROFIT CONNECT NETWORK LEARN GROW have?
- IRS filings report 18 organizations giving $1,774,294 in grants to NONPROFIT CONNECT NETWORK LEARN GROW, 9 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of NONPROFIT CONNECT NETWORK LEARN GROW?
- EWING MARION KAUFFMAN FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $1,409,895 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like NONPROFIT CONNECT NETWORK LEARN GROW 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 FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 18 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 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing