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United Way of Greater Kansas City
United Way of Greater Kansas City reported $26.6 million in revenue and $28.5 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $80.07 went to program services, $6.23 to management and general costs and $13.70 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 96.4% of the total. Government grants made up 6.1%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $573,329 (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). 12 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 1% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $29MFor context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $27M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$90.08 $24M
- Government grants$6.12 $1.6M
- Program service revenue$0.28 $74,820
- Investment income$3.52 $940K
Other revenue was negative: −$46,432. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 80.1% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 6.2% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 13.7% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.15 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 96.4% | 79.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 6.1% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $573,329 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.01% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 12 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 9.4 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 33 of 33 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
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United Way plays an important human service ecoystem role by addressing the economic effects of poverty and racial & ethnic disparities through the administration of direct financial assistance through a range of collaborative interventions. Summarized below are key examples of this work in the Kansas City region. Eviction prevention fund - United Way of Greater Kansas City serves as partner to various city and county governments throughout the Kansas City metropolitan region in the deployment of financial assistance, paired with legal defense provided by nonprofit legal service providers…
United Way 211 is an easy-to-remember central phone number connecting people with available health and human services and volunteer opportunities. United Way 211 is available 24/7/365 and is completely free and confidential. Trained, professional community resource navigators work with callers to determine the most appropriate referral(s), utilizing a comprehensive resource database. United Way 211 provides language translation capacity in 150 languages. United Way of Greater Kansas City 211 serves residents of 16 counties in missouri (andrew, bates, buchanan, caldwell, cass, clay, clinton…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer, 50.0 hrs/week | $484,034 | $0 | $89,295 | $573,329 |
| CHIEF OPERATING AND FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 50.0 hrs/week | $216,265 | $0 | $55,596 | $271,861 |
| CHIEF PHILANTHROPY AND IMPACT OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 37.5 hrs/week | $199,489 | $0 | $31,783 | $231,272 |
| CHIEF IMPACT OFFICER UNTIL MAY 2024 Highest compensated employee, 37.5 hrs/week | $213,602 | $0 | $1,746 | $215,348 |
| CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 37.5 hrs/week | $159,430 | $0 | $28,728 | $188,158 |
| SENIOR ADVISOR & SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT Highest compensated employee, 37.5 hrs/week | $137,350 | $0 | $39,030 | $176,380 |
| VP, OPERATIONS Highest compensated employee, 37.5 hrs/week | $122,372 | $0 | $16,852 | $139,224 |
12 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from United Way of Greater Kansas City (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $921K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b33 · 33 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5105
- Volunteers Part I, line 61,721
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| Forvis Mazars Audit and Tax Services | $157,460 |
| Morgan hunter Companies Temporary Contract Workers | $118,036 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 2 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
25 private foundations reported grants to United Way of Greater Kansas City totaling $4.4M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from United Way of Greater Kansas City's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for United Way of Greater Kansas City, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 United Way of Greater Kansas City spent in FY2025, $80.07 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of United Way of Greater Kansas City's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, United Way of Greater Kansas City reported that 80.1% of its $28.5 million in expenses went to program services, 6.2% to management and general and 13.7% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does United Way of Greater Kansas City pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation United Way of Greater Kansas City reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $573,329, for the role of CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does United Way of Greater Kansas City get its money?
Of $26.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 96.4% came from contributions and grants (including 6.1% from government grants) and 0.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is United Way of Greater Kansas City a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 44-0545812 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202610869349301101 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202510789349300016 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202410979349300601 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202330839349300928 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202220539349300417 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2020, object 202100259349300325 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 44-0545812: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.