Defining Moments Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Provide free mental health services and mental wellness support.
- Income
- $72,145
- Spending
- $83,839
- Reserves
- 0.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $52,000, executive director
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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, 2025, 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, 2025, 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 (3)
- $6,000 spent. Defining Moments Inc facilitated weekly mental wellness group sessions serving approximately 50 men per week, totaling an estimated 2,600 participant engagements annually. Programming included community seminars, wellness education, and outreach events designed to reduce mental health stigma and increase awareness among men in the Kansas City area. Printed wellness materials were distributed and meals were provided at events and seminars.
- $4,000 spent. Defining Moments Inc provided free individual mental health counseling sessions to low-income and underserved individuals in the Kansas City, Missouri area. Licensed Professional Counselors (LPCs) were contracted to deliver direct client care at no cost to recipients. Services addressed depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, and general mental wellness. The organization conducted approximately 20 sessions per week, serving an estimated 1,040 counseling sessions annually.T
- $1,000 spent. Defining Moments Inc delivered direct mental wellness support services to approximately 120 families in the Kansas City, Missouri area. Services focused on early intervention, family mental health education, and connecting children and families with appropriate wellness resources and support systems in the community.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 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 August 2023.
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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