GREATER KANSAS CITY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

GREATER KANSAS CITY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

EIN 43-1152398 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations (T310)

What they do

The Greater Kansas City Community Foundations Mission is to Improve The Quality of Life In Greater Kansas City By Increasing Charitable Giving, Educating and Connecting Donors to Community Needs They Care About, and Leading On Critical Community Issues.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $96.60 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders27 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

47.33%of revenue went to mission work96.6% of expenses · Program services

0.44%of revenue went to fundraising0.9% of expenses

$48.99spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

1.22%of revenue went to management and office costs2.5% of expenses

$8.84in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

73.7%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$781,787,887

Mission workProgram services$370,036,04947.33% of revenue96.6% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$9,550,4761.22% of revenue2.5% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$3,440,9640.44% of revenue0.9% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$398,760,39851.01% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$383,027,48948.99% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 96.6% mission · 2.5% management · 0.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 48.99% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 96.9% mission · 2.2% management · 0.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 79.29% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 97.8% mission · 1.6% management · 0.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 88.01% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 96.9% mission · 2.3% management · 0.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 36.87% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 97.5% mission · 1.7% management · 0.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 87.36% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 98.6% mission · 0.6% management · 0.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 81.87% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 98.7% mission · 0.6% management · 0.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 74.07% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 98.9% mission · 0.6% management · 0.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 70.96% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$781,787,887

Expenses$383,027,489

Annual surplus $398,760,398 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$370,036,049 · 96.6% of expenses

Management and office costs$9,550,476 · 2.5% of expenses

Fundraising$3,440,964 · 0.9% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$781,787,887

Expenses$383,027,489

Assets$3,386,068,279

Income$1,548,841,987

Contributions$576,394,857

Mission work (program services)$370,036,049

Fundraising$3,440,964

Grants given$2,542,767,565

Average grant$306,468

Management and general$9,550,476

Executive compensation (total)$944,523

Stocks and bonds$2,653,955,354

Accounting fees$281,011

Investing fees$5,991,421

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

DEBORAH WILKERSONDIRECTOR/PRESIDENT & CEO · 20 hrs/week $549,913Base $490,724 · Other $59,189

KATIE GRAYCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER · 20 hrs/week $336,052Base $297,355 · Other $38,697

BRENDA CHUMLEYCHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER · 20 hrs/week $300,406Base $256,661 · Other $43,745

COREY ZIEGLERCHIEF LEGAL OFFICER/ASST SECRETARY · 20 hrs/week $290,990Base $267,391 · Other $23,599

JULIE BARRYVICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE · 20 hrs/week $263,263Base $216,292 · Other $46,971

JEREMY BREWERVICE PRESIDENT OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS · 20 hrs/week $225,888Base $197,377 · Other $28,511

RONDA RICHEYVICE PRESIDENT OF ACCOUNTING OPERATIONS · 20 hrs/week $216,712Base $176,145 · Other $40,567

HOLLY GIAMMANCODIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SECURITY · 20 hrs/week $205,849Base $173,706 · Other $32,143

LISA FOLSCROFTVICE PRESIDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES · 40 hrs/week $197,429Base $168,215 · Other $29,214

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (27)

DEBORAH WILKERSONDIRECTOR/PRESIDENT & CEO

KATIE GRAYCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

BRENDA CHUMLEYCHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

COREY ZIEGLERCHIEF LEGAL OFFICER/ASST SECRETARY

JULIE BARRYVICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE

JEREMY BREWERVICE PRESIDENT OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS

RONDA RICHEYVICE PRESIDENT OF ACCOUNTING OPERATIONS

HOLLY GIAMMANCODIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SECURITY

LISA FOLSCROFTVICE PRESIDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES

WILLIE LANIER JRDIRECTOR

WILLIAM M LYONSDIRECTOR/PAST CHAIR

STEVEN J SESTAKDIRECTOR

SANDRA R STITES MDDIRECTOR

SANDRA J PRICEDIRECTOR

RAMIN CHERAFATDIRECTOR

MAUREEN MAHONEYDIRECTOR

MADELINE M ROMIOUSDIRECTOR

M GAYLE PACKERDIRECTOR/SECRETARY

LISA M KRIGSTENDIRECTOR

KEN WILLIAMSDIRECTOR/TREASURER

ANN F KONECNYDIRECTOR/VICE CHAIR

JULIE L QUIRINDIRECTOR

JILL MARCHANTDIRECTOR

JEFF HARGROVESDIRECTOR/CHAIR

DR C MAULI AGRAWALDIRECTOR

CHRISTOPHER D LONG IIIDIRECTOR

DEAN NEWTONDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1979
Location: 1055 BROADWAY BLVD STE 130, KANSAS CITY, MO 64105-1595
County: Jackson
In care of: % KATIE GRAY
Primary officer: DEBORAH WILKERSON, PRESIDENT AND CEO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@growyourgiving.org Phone(816) 842-0944

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: FORVIS MAZARS LLP
NTEE classification: Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations (T310)
IRS tax category: Grantmaking Foundations
Grant-giving organization: Yes