Kc Digital Drive Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
464502675
IRS 990 coverage
2014–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Kansas City, MO, USA
Phone
9134759885
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Services N.E.C.

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$616,501
Expenses
$1,015,479
Assets
$369,147
Liabilities
$157,803

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • AARON DEACON (MANAGING DIR): $192,808 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Kc digital drive's (kcdd) mission is to make Kansas city a digital leader to secure our economic prosperity and improve the quality of life for all people in the region.

What it reported doing in 2024

In fy2024, kc digital drive expanded its role as the Kansas city region's civic backbone for digital equity and technology innovation through the launch of new programs and the deepening of collaborative initiatives. A major milestone was the launch of the digital life exchange (dlx), a regional consortium designed to coordinate device distribution, skills training, affordability programs, and digital navigation across a hub-and- spoke network. The digital services & support center at the lamp campus continues to provide neighborhoods with digital services, and became the first dlx anchor site, serving as a demonstration model for direct community support and multi-partner coordination. Kc digital drive also broadened its civic innovation and community engagement portfolio. The digital divide simulation, a new experiential learning program, was delivered in Kansas city, austin, and hilton head to raise awareness of connectivity barriers, with additional sites planned for future years. Administration of code for kc continued, mobilizing volunteers to develop open-source solutions that improve access to civic information and digital services. Hands-on digital literacy efforts included the launch of "cut the cord" workshops, which help households save money and gain confidence in transitioning from costly cable to affordable streaming options. Organizational capacity was strengthened through the hosting of three american connection corps (acc) members, who supported coalition-building, data analysis, and digital inclusion storytelling. Kc digital drive also advanced solutions lab ventures, its early-stage startup fellowship program to support entrepreneurs leveraging emerging technologies for public benefit. Collectively, these efforts demonstrate kc digital drive's commitment to aligning public, private, and community partners to bridge the digital divide, foster inclusive participation in the digital economy, and drive regional innovation.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 96% 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 84
  • Transparency & Controls: 67
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 10
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 75.1%; rating input score 75
  • Fundraising efficiency: $9.09 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 70.8%; rating input score 71; 32nd 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 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -64.7%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.36; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.43; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 19%; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 17.7% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 18% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 27.1% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 75.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $762K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $193K · 6 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 30 of 31 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2014 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

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

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 35/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 2/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 17/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Document-retention policy not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 16/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 18/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Federal audit findings: this organization reported findings in its latest federal Single Audit.