Ann and Gary Dickinson Family Charitable Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
431799476
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Kansas City, MO, USA
Phone
8168420944
Rating
91
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Named Trusts N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,884,565
Expenses
$1,869,908
Assets
$16,281,232
Liabilities
$400,000

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • AMY DICKINSON HOLEWINSKI (CHAIR AND PRESIDENT)
  • DANIEL L DICKINSON (VICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER)
  • JANE DICKINSON KRESS (VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY)

People named in this filing

  • AMY DICKINSON HOLEWINSKI (CHAIR AND PRESIDENT)
  • DANIEL L DICKINSON (VICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER)
  • JANE DICKINSON KRESS (VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

As a supporting organization of the greater Kansas city community foundation, the mission of the ann and gary dickinson family charitable foundation is to provide enhanced access and opportunities to participate in education, recreation, arts, historical preservation, and community development primarily through funding the construction of permanent facilities for such activities and other gifts that promise a significant impact in the community that helps support the greater Kansas city community foundation's primary exempt purpose. Priority will be given to efforts that build community pride, promote family values and bring people together. The primary geographical focus of charitable giving is the greater downtown of Kansas city, Missouri.

What it reported doing in 2024

In 2024, the ann and gary dickinson family charitable foundation approved grants totaling $1,774,700 to further the revitalization of the downtown Kansas city area. The grantees selected were diverse and included public charities that serve health care, arts and culture, education, community development, and human services needs in the community. The foundation continued its focus on improving the quality of life in the greater Kansas city area.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and some filed totals do not add up.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 87
  • Transparency & Controls: 95
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 61
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 94.9%; rating input score 95
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 0.8%; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 8.71; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 9.6% per year; rating input score 100; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.7% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.4% per year; rating input score 100; 23rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 94.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 7 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 20 of 21 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 23 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 38/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Schedule R controlled transactions itemized did not reconcile in the filed values.