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Kansas Motor Carriers Association Inc

EIN 48-0289750 · Topeka, KS

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LegitimacyCautionRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedToo small or too little detailImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

CHARTERED BY THE STATE OF KANSAS AS A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION ON AUGUST 11, 1936, THE KANSAS MOTOR CARRIERS ASSOCIATION THROUGH THE INTERVENING YEARS CONSISTENTLY HAS PROVIDED THE PROGRESSIVE, ORGANIZED LEADERSHIP THAT HAS HELPED THE HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY IMPROVE ITS SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC AND TO ACHIEVE ITS PRESENT STATURE.WITH ITS MEMBERSHIP OF MORE THAN 1,200 COMPANIES - CONSISTING OF REPRESENTATIVES OF ALL TYPES OF MOTOR CARRIER OPERATIONS AND ALLIED ENTERPRISES - KMCA IS ABLE TO SPEAK WITH AUTHORITY AS THE VOICE OF THE HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY. IN ALL ITS DELIBERATIONS AND IN ALL OF ITS POLICIES, THE PROTECTION AND THE PROMOTION OF THE PUBLIC INTEREST REMAINS A PARAMOUNT OBJECTIVE OF KMCA.THE HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY, AND THE KANSAS MOTOR CARRIERS ASSOCIATION, SUBSCRIBE TO THE CONVICTION THAT WHEN THE INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC IS SERVED, THE INTERESTS OF THE MEMBERS OF THIS ASSOCIATION ARE SERVED.

Income
$557,702
Spending
$662,009
Employees
6
Volunteers
0
Highest pay
$110,308, executive director (thru 11/24)

Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 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 August 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 August 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. CONVENTIONS AND MEETINGS - TO EDUCATE AND TRAIN MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION
  2. SAFETY COUNCIL - TO PROMOTE SAFETY AMONG THE MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION
  3. PUBLIC EDUCATION - PROMOTE POSITIVE IMAGE OF THE INDUSTRY BY MAKING PRESENTATIONS TO SCHOOL CHILDREN

Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(6) business league.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  2. 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.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.

    The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending August 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since December 1949.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. 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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