Kansas Turfgrass Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
480721495
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2010–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Manhattan, KS, USA
Phone
7855326173
Rating
53
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$116,847
Expenses
$82,692
Assets
$212,594

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

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • RYAN VARNS (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • RYAN VARNS (PRESIDENT)
  • ANDY KLEIN (VICE-PRESIDE)
  • JACK FRY (SEC-TREASURE)

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

Research to improve turf quality on Kansas golf courses and athletic fields.

What it reported doing in 2025

Evaluates new turfgrass varieties, identification of low-water using, drought resistant grasses, identification and control of turfgrass disease, insect and weed pests and other research aimed at improving turf quality on Kansas golf courses and athletic fields.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 86% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Transfer-based 990-EZ. The 990-EZ reports grants or member benefits, but it does not separate enough spending to show the nonprofit’s full delivery mix.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 32
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 71
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 52.2%; rating input score 52
  • Program expense ratio: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 29.2%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.57; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -0.6% per year; rating input score 0; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.5% per year; rating input score 100; 34th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 52.2% of revenue deployed
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 5 of 5 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2010 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 52/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.