Kansas City Area Development Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO OPERATE EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL, AND SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES TO CARRY OUT THE OBJECTIVES OF THE KANSAS CITY AREA DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL TO CREATE JOBS IN THE KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN AREA.
- Income
- $1,000
- Spending
- $68
- Reserves
- Over 10 years of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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 (1)
- DURING 2024, THE ORGANIZATION FULFILLED ITS PURPOSE AS A SUPPORT ORGANIZATION TO KANSAS CITY AREA DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (KCADC). THE ORGANIZATION, OFTEN WORKING WITH AND THROUGH KCADC, PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO THE CITIZENS OF KANSAS CITY RELATIVE TO THE BENEFITS OF WORKING AS A REGION AND HOW THOSE REGIONAL, CIVIC ACTIONS COULD LEAD TO THE CREATION OF NEW JOBS AND BUSINESSES THROUGH THEIR ATTRACTION TO A UNITED REGIONAL COMMUNITY. 2,419 JOBS WERE CREATED IN THE REGION AS EVIDENCE OF THE SUCCESS OF WORKING REGIONALLY. ADDITIONALLY, THE ORGANIZATION'S SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES WERE ACHIEVED THROUGH WORK DONE TO EDUCATE CITIZENS AND COMPANIES RELATIVE TO THE MERITS OF THE ANIMAL HEALTH CORRIDOR INITIATIVE AND THE JOB CREATION AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH BENEFITS AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS VEHICLE.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 1999.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.
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