Civic Council of Greater Kansas City
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What it says it does
TO ACCELERATE GROWTH IN THE REGION'S PROSPERITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL BY STRATEGICALLY DEPLOYING THE PERSONAL AND CORPORATE RESOURCES, INFLUENCE AND EXPERTISE OF THE REGION'S BUSINESS AND CIVIC LEADERS.
- Income
- $2.8 million
- Spending
- $2.4 million
- Employees
- 9
- Volunteers
- 68
- Highest pay
- $189,301, vice president, interim pr
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $1.3 million spent. THE CIVIC COUNCIL PARTICIPATES IN THE PLANNING FOR AND FUNDING OF SEVERAL COMMUNITY INITIATIVES TO FURTHER EDUCATION, A PROGRESSIVE CIVIC AND CULTURAL COMMUNITY, NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT, AND THE COORDINATION OF LEADERSHIP INITIATIVES. SUPPORTED INITIATIVES INCLUDE HEARTLAND CIVIC COLLECTIVE, BIONEXUS KC, CHAMBER LEADERSHIP EXCHANGE, INCLUSIVE PROSPERITY, AND ADVOCACY FOR PUBLIC POLICIES THAT SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE KANSAS CITY REGION.
- $562,408 spent. KC RISING WAS FORMED TO HELP KC GROW FASTER AND MORE INTENTIONALLY. IT IS BUSINESS-LED, METRICS-BASED AND LONG-TERM FOCUSED. KC BUSINESSES LEAD THIS CHARGE BY NURTURING PARTNERSHIPS AND CULTIVATING INNOVATION. WE AMPLIFY COMMUNITY EFFORTS BY ALIGNING CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS, NONPROFITS, GOVERNMENTS, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, HUMAN SERVICES GROUPS, CIVIC LEADERS, AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, ACCELERATING A FUTURE OF INCLUSIVE REGIONAL PROSPERITY. ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS ARE LARGELY ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH THREE CO-SPONSORING ENTITIES, THEIR RESPECTIVE STAFF MEMBERS, AND KC RISING'S DIRECTOR. ALL CO-SPONSORS CONTRIBUTE FUNDS AND/OR STAFF TIME TO THE INITIATIVE. THE CIVIC COUNCIL IS FISCAL AGENT FOR KC RISING. ACCORDINGLY, MOST REVENUE AND OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSE FLOW THROUGH ITS OPERATING ACCOUNT.
- $177,107 spent. THE CIVIC COUNCIL SPONSORS A NINE-MONTH CIVIC LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM CALLED KANSAS CITY TOMORROW (KCT). THE CIVIC COUNCIL BELIEVES THAT THE ONGOING SUCCESS OF ANY COMMUNITY DEMANDS THAT ITS CURRENT LEADERS PUT CONSIDERABLE EFFORT TOWARD IDENTIFYING, ENCOURAGING, AND DEVELOPING ITS FUTURE LEADERS. WITH A MISSION TO BE THE BEST SOURCE OF NEW LEADERSHIP ANYWHERE IN THE REGION, KCT HAS AN IMPRESSIVE TRACK RECORD AND A LAUDABLE LIST OF MORE THAN 1300 ALUMNI - INCLUDING SEVERAL CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE CIVIC COUNCIL - WHO TODAY HOLD SENIOR POSITIONS IN BUSINESS, CIVIC, PHILANTHROPIC, AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE KANSAS CITY AREA. THE KCT PROGRAM WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE CIVIC COUNCIL FOUNDATION IN 2022, BUT CIVIC COUNCIL STILL SUPPORTS THE PROGRAM WITH FUNDING, RESOURCES, AND SUPPORT.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since January 1965.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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