GREATER KANSAS CITY SPORTS COMMISSION Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

GREATER KANSAS CITY SPORTS COMMISSION

EIN 43-1521059 · Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues (S41)

What they do

FOCUS and ORGANIZE COMMUNITY SUPPORT for THE SPORTING EVENTS THE CITY ENJOYS and FACILITATE THE ACQUISITION of ADDITIONAL SPORTING EVENTS.

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Of every $100 spent, about $85.00 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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

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They name their leaders38 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

82.13%of revenue went to mission work85.0% of expenses · Program services

4.54%of revenue went to fundraising4.7% of expenses

$96.62spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

9.94%of revenue went to management and office costs10.3% of expenses

$0.75in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

35.8%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

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$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$4,488,066

Mission workProgram services$3,686,26482.13% of revenue85.0% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$446,2259.94% of revenue10.3% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$203,9354.54% of revenue4.7% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$151,6423.38% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$4,336,42496.62% 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: 85.0% mission · 10.3% management · 4.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.62% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 91.4% mission · 4.9% management · 3.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 90.88% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 76.9% mission · 12.5% management · 10.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 88.08% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 75.4% mission · 13.1% management · 11.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 85.36% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 82.5% mission · 12.4% management · 5.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.33% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 84.4% mission · 8.8% management · 6.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.54% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 73.2% mission · 15.0% management · 11.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.59% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 72.8% mission · 14.8% management · 12.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 112.91% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$4,488,066

Expenses$4,336,424

Annual surplus $151,642 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)$3,686,264 · 85.0% of expenses

Management and office costs$446,225 · 10.3% of expenses

Fundraising$203,935 · 4.7% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$4,488,066

Expenses$4,336,424

Assets$3,250,256

Income$4,562,731

Contributions$1,607,003

Mission work (program services)$3,686,264

Fundraising$203,935

Management and general$446,225

Accounting fees$19,683

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

KATHY NELSONPRESIDENT / CEO · 20 hrs/week $635,675Base $615,185 · Other $20,490

KATHERINE HOLLANDWORLD CUP BID DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $193,493Base $182,935 · Other $10,558

DAVID BORCHARDTVICE PRESIDENT OF CORPORATE & COMMUNITY RELATIONS · 40 hrs/week $174,327Base $140,082 · Other $34,245

SARAH STANTONVP ADMINISTRATION · 40 hrs/week $160,354Base $153,223 · Other $7,131

LORI KIRCHOFFDIRECTOR PROJECT MGMT-KC2026 · 40 hrs/week $148,403Base $143,333 · Other $5,070

JOSHUA ZABELDIRECTOR, EVENTS · 40 hrs/week $143,941Base $129,904 · Other $14,037

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (38)

KATHY NELSONPRESIDENT / CEO

KATHERINE HOLLANDWORLD CUP BID DIRECTOR

DAVID BORCHARDTVICE PRESIDENT OF CORPORATE & COMMUNITY RELATIONS

SARAH STANTONVP ADMINISTRATION

LORI KIRCHOFFDIRECTOR PROJECT MGMT-KC2026

JOSHUA ZABELDIRECTOR, EVENTS

REGINA CROUCHERPAST CHAIR

KIM BEATTYDIRECTOR

LISA GINTERDIRECTOR

MARA COHARADIRECTOR

MATT KENNYDIRECTOR

MICHAEL CHALFIEVICE CHAIR, MARKETING

MICHELLE MCCONNELLVICE CHAIR, EVENTS

TUCKER TROTTERDIRECTOR

SARAH TOURVILLEDIRECTOR

SCOTT SHERRYDIRECTOR

SHAWN LONGDIRECTOR

SUSAN LYMANDIRECTOR

TERESA MARTINDIRECTOR

TONY KEMPFSECRETARY

ADAM ZIERENVICE CHAIR, FINANCE

DIANE GALLAGHERDIRECTOR

ANDREA KIMBALLVICE CHAIR, WIN FOR KC

ANGELA HURTDIRECTOR

BRANDON MARTINDIRECTOR

BRIAN MORRISDIRECTOR

BRUCE MILLEREXECUTIVE VICE CHAIR

CHRIS LONGDIRECTOR

CHUCK WYANTDIRECTOR

DAVE HALLDIRECTOR

JON WRIGHTDIRECTOR

GREG KRATOFILDIRECTOR

JAKE REIDDIRECTOR

JASON BOOKERCHAIR

JEFF PLACEKDIRECTOR

JENNY HOUSLEYDIRECTOR

JIM RINEDIRECTOR

JOHN MONCKEDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1989
Location: 1100 WALNUT ST, KANSAS CITY, MO 64106-2197
County: Jackson
In care of: KATHERINE NELSON
Primary officer: KATHERINE NELSON, PRESIDENT/CEO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(816) 474-4652

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: KELLER & OWENS LLC
NTEE classification: Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues (S41)
IRS tax category: Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues