Kansas · Nonprofit
Racial Equity Collaborative
Racial Equity Collaborative (Kansas) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $85,000 to it, the largest being WYANDOTTE HEALTH FOUNDATION ($50,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $294k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $85k
- Net assets
- $244k
What Racial Equity Collaborative does
Mission
The Racial Equity Collaborative REC executes programming that brings together families mandated reporters the child welfare workforce and other human service providers to build shared multi-disciplinary knowledge and accountability in achieving equitable outcomes for children and families of color who come into contact with the child welfare system.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
KS BRAVE: The KS BRAVE initiative facilitated inclusive participation to enhance outcomes for children and families in foster care. An integral part of this effort was The RECs involvement in the inaugural Community Forum in 2025. This gathering united stakeholders with diverse connections to the foster care system including individuals with lived experiences foster parents and kinship caregivers. The REC played a crucial role in encouraging community attendance and delivering insights on the child welfare system. Furthermore The REC collaborates with a child management provider for the Building Up initiative utilizing interactive theater for innovative training sessions emphasizing the importance of expanding kinship care.
$62,073 spentof which $99,273 as grants31% of program spendingSOUL Family Support Opportunity Unity Legal relationships is the latest permanency option for youth aging out in Kansas. The SOUL Family proposal offers an innovative solution to tackle the states high number of young individuals leaving foster care without stable relationships and connections. In Kansas over 56% of youths aged 16 and above exit foster care without permanent families. REC has conducted focus groups to ensure all perspectives are considered involving lived experts and professionals. Efforts have been made to educate individuals in the field such as judges and lawyers to promote a shared understanding of SOUL Family and its operations.
$11,865 spentof which $65,000 as grants6% of program spendingThe RED Raising Engagement Data Dashboard provides individuals with access to data relevant to their work. It presents this data in a user-friendly format that is accessible to everyone. The dashboard contains information on various topics such as KS child poverty rates uninsured individuals foster care removals and placement stability. It is utilized for grant applications research papers general information and for agencies to verify their data accuracy.
$10,580 spent5% of program spendingKS Strong giving from last year and all remaining funding this year provides support for general operating programs: We specialize in providing essential preventive services to children focusing on initiatives that promote strong family reunification.
$113,144 spentof which $129,124 as grants57% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $197,662.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2024, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2024, 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 2024 to 2025, from $173k to $244k (+41%).
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.
100% of Racial Equity Collaborative’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (99% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 2 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
Shanelle Dupree
Executive Director
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of Racial Equity Collaborative’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
Racial Equity Collaborative leans on a few funders — its largest provides 59% 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
“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
59% of Racial Equity Collaborative's grant income comes from Kansas funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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
Racial Equity Collaborative runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 904 civil rights nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 904 civil rights nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like Racial Equity Collaborative
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 Kansas
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
89% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for Racial Equity Collaborative: 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 Racial Equity Collaborative?
- Racial Equity Collaborative (Kansas) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $85,000 to it, the largest being WYANDOTTE HEALTH FOUNDATION ($50,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does Racial Equity Collaborative have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $85,000 in grants to Racial Equity Collaborative.
- Who is the largest funder of Racial Equity Collaborative?
- WYANDOTTE HEALTH FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $50,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Racial Equity Collaborative 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.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2024–2025), 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