KVC Health Systems

Legal name: Kvc Behavioral Healthcare Missouri Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
440565392
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Olathe, KS, USA
Phone
(913) 322-4900
Rating
70
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$102,267,167
Expenses
$97,594,645
Assets
$71,641,911
Liabilities
$16,842,406

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

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JAMES ROBERSON (DIRECTOR/SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT)
  • JASON HOOPER (DIRECTOR/CEO HSI)
  • LINDSEY STEPHENSON (DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT)
  • CHRISTY HOWARD (VICE PRESIDENT COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES)
  • ELKE HANSON (VICE PRESIDENT RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT)
  • KELLY ENGLISH (SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • JASON HOOPER (DIRECTOR/CEO HSI): $453,597 total reported compensation
  • ERIN STUCKY (DIRECTOR/COO HSI): $378,703 total reported compensation
  • SHERRI LOHE (DIRECTOR/CFO HSI): $344,181 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

To strengthen families, prevent child abuse and neglect, and help children and adults achieve mental wellness.

What it reported doing in 2024

KVC MISSOURI PROVIDES RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH THEIR MENTAL HEALTH AND NEED INTENSIVE AND COMPASSIONATE CARE IN A THERAPEUTIC SETTING WITH 24/7 SUPERVISION. TREATMENT IS BASED ON EACH CHILD'S UNIQUE NEEDS AND USES A COMBINATION OF THERAPEUTIC SERVICES, INCLUDING INDIVIDUAL, GROUP AND FAMILY THERAPY, PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES, AND MEDICAL SERVICES IN A MILIEU SETTING. OUR APPROACH TO RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT IS TRAUMA-INFORMED, STRENGTH-BASED, CHILD- AND FAMILY-FOCUSED, AND STRESSES THE IMPORTANCE OF BUILDING HEALTHY ATTACHMENTS AND RELATIONSHIPS. KVC MISSOURI HAS TWO PRTFS (SPRINGFIELD AND COLUMBIA), PROVIDING HIGH-LEVEL CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT IN A RESIDENTIAL SETTING. IT ALSO HAS RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTERS IN ST. JAMES AND KANSAS CITY. Strengthened residential treatment capacity, stability, and model fidelity across campuses. Continued facility upgrades and strengthened leadership development. Integrated residential campuses into a more unified residential treatment program. Columbia PRTF maintained over 90% capacity for the first time in more than five years. Springfield campus opened a new high-acuity Intensive Stabilization Program, increasing Missouri's capacity to serve youth with the most complex needs. St. James and Niles continued serving as critical safety-net programs for the Missouri child welfare system.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 83% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 90% 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 - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 63
  • Transparency & Controls: 96
  • Accountability: 44
  • Sustainability: 49
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 70.2%; rating input score 70
  • Program expense ratio: 73.3%; rating input score 73
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 12.5%; rating input score 12; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 4.6%; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.73; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.24; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 1.6%; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 34.1% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 30.3% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 28.7% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 5 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 70.2% of revenue deployed · 73.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 1 of 8 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $71.5M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $454K · 13 people listed · 5 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $1.4M reported
  • Consistency: 36 of 36 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 10 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, executive pay, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 8 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 10 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.

  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 12/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 55/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 29/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.