KC2026

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
931734832
IRS 990 coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Kansas City, MO, USA
Phone
8163894194
Rating
63
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Public, Society Benefit N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$14,252,262
Expenses
$2,375,789
Assets
$12,480,527
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

19 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KAREN DANIEL (BOARD PRESIDENT)
  • JAKE REID (BOARD VICE PRESIDENT)
  • NEAL SHARMA (BOARD VICE PRESIDENT)
  • PAM KRAMER (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • KATHERINE HOLLAND (PRIOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • PAM KRAMER (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $275,333 total reported compensation
  • KATHERINE HOLLAND (PRIOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $182,936 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Kc2026 is organized and operated primarily to advance the social welfare, health and economic interest of the greater Kansas city metropolitan area and the surrounding region through the organization, promotion, management, and supervision of the 2026 fifa world cup event in Kansas city.

What it reported doing in 2024

Promotion, management, and supervision of the 2026 fifa world cup event in Kansas city

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 70% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 29
  • Transparency & Controls: 74
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 83
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 9.8%; rating input score 10
  • Program expense ratio: 50%; rating input score 50
  • Fundraising efficiency: $24.82 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • 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: 83.3%; rating input score 98; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 5.25; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 99; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 19.3%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 116% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 173.8% per year; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 170.3% per year; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 9.8% of revenue deployed · 50% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 16 of 16 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $275K · 19 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 4 contractors listed · $450K reported
  • Consistency: 27 of 27 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

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

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 10/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 50/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 4/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Federal audit findings: this organization reported findings in its latest federal Single Audit.