Kansas Pet Advocates Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
881762257
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2022–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Leawood, KS, USA
Phone
9138513118
Rating
85
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Animal Protection and Welfare

Reported finances

Revenue
$55,000
Expenses
$48,084
Assets
$19,478
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

People named in this filing

  • CHARLES A LAUE (DIRECTOR)
  • JENNIFER D LAUE (DIRECTOR)
  • TERRY HUMPHREY (DIRECTOR)

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

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Kansas pet advocates, inc. (kpa) promotes the humane treatment of pet animals involved in commercial, shelter, rescue and adoption, and medical research activitivities. Kpa gathers, develops, compiles, shares, and disseminates information on issues related to pet animal health to the public and policymakers, and provides input into public policies aimed to position Kansas as a premier center for pet animal health. These activities are performed by the executive director and those employees and contractors that are hired and funded by donations and membership fees. One hundred percent of the corporation's budget is allocated to this activity. The activity of the organization is intended to improve the health and safety of pet animals in the state of Kansas through the promotion of humane breeding and adoption practices.

What it reported doing in 2025

The Kansas pet advocates, inc. (kpa) is an organization focused exclusively on pet animals. We are expanding the organizations membership to include shelters, rescues, and pet industry businesses. The coalition advocates for laws that elevate the standard of care for pets and positions Kansas as a national leader in the pet industry.

Operating model

Revenue model
Membership-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from membership dues.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and assets have declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 92
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 53
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 87.4%; rating input score 87
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 12.6%; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.41; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 17.2% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 8.9% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -1.9% per year; rating input score 0; 32nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 87.4% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $48K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2022 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 28/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.