Miss Kansas Organization Inc
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What it says it does
THE MISS KANSAS PAGEANT IS THE STATE LICENSE HOLDER TO THE MISS AMERICA ORGANIZATION. THE MISS AMERICA ORGANIZATION IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST PRIVATE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, AWARDING MILLIONS IN SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE TO CONTESTANTS AT VARIOUS LEVELS.
- Income
- $183,001
- Spending
- $159,094
- Employees
- 0
Source: Form 990 for the year ending October 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 October 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 October 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 (1)
- $142,508 spent. THE HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS OF THE MISS KANSAS ORGANIZATION WORK YEAR-ROUND TO PROMOTE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF YOUNG WOMEN THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF KANSAS, INCLUDING THE COMMUNITY OF PRATT, KANSAS, WHICH HOSTS THE STATE FINALS OF THE MISS KANSAS PAGEANT. LOCAL PRELIMINARY PAGEANTS ARE HELD IN COMMUNITIES ACCROSS THE STATE FROM JULY THROUGH MARCH. MISS KANSAS REPRESENTS THE STATE OF KANSAS EACH YEAR AT THE MISS AMERICA PAGEANT. MISS KANSAS ALSO SPEAKS ABOUT HER PLATFORM. DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, MISS KANSAS SPEAKS TO THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS STATEWIDE, ENCOURAGING THEM TO WORK TOWARDS POSITIVE GOALS. IN ADDITION, MISS KANSAS SPEAKS TO CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS ABOUT HER PLATFORM AND IDENTIFIES OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTNER WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT WORTHWHILE ISSUES THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending October 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 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? 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 October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending October 2025.
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 1990.
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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