Kansas International Film Festival Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
KANSAS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL WAS FOUNDED IN THE YEAR 2000 AS A KANSAS CITY BASED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE EXHIBITION AND PRESERVATION OF INDEPENDENT AND CLASSIC CINEMA. AS A PREMIER CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL EVENT IN KANSAS CITY, THE FESTIVAL STANDS ALONE AS A MOVIE PURIST DELIGHT, FEATURING FILM SCREENINGS IN THE NATION'S PREMIER ARTHOUSE AND CLASSICE FILM SCREENING VENUES. THE FESTIVAL ATTRACTS LOCAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL WORK RECOGNIZING VISITING FILMMAKERS AND SCREEN PERSONALTIES, WITH THE INTENTION OF INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF INDEPENDENT AND CLASSICE CINEMA AS A CULTURAL, ECONOMIC, AND EDUCATIONAL ASSET.1. BOOKING FEATURE FILMS - 15% FILMS MUST BE PLAYED IN EACH THEATRE IN ORDER TO ATTRACT THE AUDIENCE TO PURCHASE THE TICKETS FOR THE FISTIVAL. SEVERAL MOVIE THEATRE BOX OFFICES IN THE KANSAS CITY AREA WILL BE UTILIZED.2. PROMOTION OF THE FILM FESTIVAL 35% THE FESTIVAL MUST BE PROMOTED PROPERLY DURING THE YEAR.
- Income
- $44,453
- Spending
- $27,641
- Reserves
- Over 10 years of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 79%
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)
- $14,843 spent. OPERATES THE KANSAS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
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 November 6, 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 March 2001.
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 November 4, 2026.
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