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← SCHOOL SMART KC INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by SCHOOL SMART KC INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$10,049,424
Total expenses
$8,056,062
Contributions and grants received
$9,553,785
Grants paid
$4,385,014
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$459,831
Other revenue
$35,808
Total assets, end of year
$12,044,134
Total liabilities, end of year
$764,884
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$11,279,250
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$7,404,350
Management and general expenses
$513,422
Fundraising expenses
$138,290
Program service expenses (Part III)
$7,404,350

Program services were 91.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $9,553,785

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $346,361

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $460,934 · excluded $460,934

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $34,550

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $34,550

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $34,550 · excluded $34,550

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $345,258

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $346,361

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$1,103

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$1,103 · excluded -$1,103

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $1,258 · excluded $1,258

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,258

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $4,385,014 · program services $4,385,014

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $312,535 · program services $156,267 · management and general $93,761 · fundraising $62,507

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $783,006 · program services $544,971 · management and general $195,107 · fundraising $42,928

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $71,930 · program services $50,331 · management and general $17,854 · fundraising $3,745

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $123,627 · program services $84,458 · management and general $31,216 · fundraising $7,953

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $73,509 · program services $47,599 · management and general $19,241 · fundraising $6,669

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $97,977 · program services $97,857 · management and general $120

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $87,634 · management and general $87,634

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,905,503 · program services $1,904,919 · management and general $584

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $4,119 · management and general $4,119

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $38,181 · program services $23,142 · management and general $11,796 · fundraising $3,243

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $18,139 · program services $11,745 · management and general $4,748 · fundraising $1,646

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $89,768 · program services $51,464 · management and general $31,093 · fundraising $7,211

  • 17 · Travel

    total $12,109 · program services $7,841 · management and general $3,169 · fundraising $1,099

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $38,745 · program services $29,545 · management and general $9,200

  • 20 · Interest

    total $62 · management and general $62

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $14,204 · program services $9,197 · management and general $3,718 · fundraising $1,289

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $351,190 · end of year $250,000

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $9,596,834 · end of year $11,305,894

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $286,504

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $38,332

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $4,080 · end of year $4,588

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $115,099

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $115,099

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $262,028 · end of year $197,148

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $706,284 · end of year $418,722

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,200 · end of year $152,300

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $259,092 · end of year $193,862

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,107,129 · end of year $9,759,766

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,178,759 · end of year $1,519,484

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

FROM OUR INCEPTION OUR MISSION HAS BEEN TO ELIMINATE THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP FOR STUDENTS IN KANSAS CITY. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)WE RECOGNIZE THE EXISTING OBSTACLES AND CHALLENGES THAT AFFECT SCHOOL PERFORMANCE IN OUR CITY - AND WE ARE FUELED IN OUR WORK BY THE PASSION OF OUR FAMILIES, THE COMMITMENT OF OUR SCHOOL LEADERS AND EDUCATORS, THE GROWTH IN QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE IN MANY OF OUR SCHOOLS, AND THE OVERWHELMING POTENTIAL THAT WE SEE IN EVERY CHILD IN OUR CLASSROOMS. WE KNOW THAT TOGETHER WE ARE STRONGER, AND WE WORK WITH THE ENTIRE EDUCATION COMMUNITY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR OUR STUDENTS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

ELIMINATE THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP FOR STUDENTS IN KANSAS CITY.

  • SCHOOLSMARTKC FORMALLY LAUNCHED IN MARCH OF 2017 WITH THE GOAL OF CLOSING THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP FOR STUDENTS IN KANSAS CITY. WHEN WE LAUNCHED, 30% OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE KANSAS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT WERE PERFORMING IN THE BOTTOM FIVE PERCENT OF SCHOOLS IN THE STATE OF MISSOURI. DESPITE THIS CHALLENGE, SSKC SAW THE POTENTIAL OF OUR COMMUNITY TO WORK TOGETHER IN SUPPORT OF OUR SCHOOLS THROUGH COORDINATED STRATEGIES TO BOOST SCHOOL PERFORMANCE AND INCREASE STUDENT SUCCESS.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)SINCE OUR WORK STARTED, WORKING CLOSELY WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND OUR SCHOOLS, SCHOOLSMARTKC HAS INVESTED OVER $30 MILLION INTO SCHOOLS AND EDUCATION PARTNERS IN KANSAS CITY. THESE INVESTMENTS, WHICH INCLUDE DIRECT SUPPORT TO 100% OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND LEAS IN THE CITY, HAVE SEEN TANGIBLE IMPROVEMENTS TO SCHOOLS IN THE FORM OF NEW OFFERINGS, EXPANDED PROGRAMMING, AND IMPROVED TECHNOLOGY IN THE HANDS OF OUR STUDENTS. THEY HAVE ALSO ALLOWED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND EXPANSION OF DEEPER COLLECTIVE EFFORTS TO ADDRESS ISSUES SURROUNDING FAMILY ENGAGEMENT, RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF EDUCATORS, AND THE CRITICAL NEED FOR PRE-K SOLUTIONS IN OUR CITY.NOW, EIGHT (8) YEARS INTO OUR WORK, OUR RESOLVE IS STRONGER THAN EVER. TOGETHER WITH THE CONSTANTLY GROWING GROUP OF ALLIES SUPPORTING IMPROVED PUBLIC EDUCATION IN KANSAS CITY, WE ARE FOCUSING ON HARNESSING OUR COLLECTIVE POWER TO TACKLE THE SYSTEMIC ISSUES THAT EXIST FOR STUDENTS IN KANSAS CITY AND CONTINUE TO MOVE THE NEEDLE FOR EVERY CHILD ATTENDING A PUBLIC SCHOOL.

    Expenses $7,404,350 · Grants $4,385,014

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Mark Larrabee

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Irene Caudillo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Eusebio Diaz

    DIRECTOR (TERM START 3/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Colleen Hernandez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Doranne Hudson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Tracey Lewis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kecia Ray

    DIRECTOR (TERM START 3/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jerry Williams

    DIRECTOR (TERM START 3/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Angelique Nedved

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $312,535
    From this org
    $247,962
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $64,573
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $235,130
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $2,832
    Deferred
    $25,443
    Nontaxable benefits
    $39,130
    Filer's total
    $312,535
  • John Rangel

    CHIEF PARTNERSHIP OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $149,875
    From this org
    $121,905
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,970
    Hours/week
    40
  • Robin Henderson

    CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $131,964
    From this org
    $112,400
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,564
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 7
ANGELIQUE NEDVED, PRESIDENT & CEO, WAS PAID A DISCRETIONARY RETENTION BONUS. TERMS AND AMOUNT WERE DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

  • IMPROVED CAPABILITIES AND GREATER DIVERSITY OF EDUCATORS IN KANSAS CITY

  • EXPANDED QUALITY EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS IN KANSAS CITY

  • INFORMATION RESOURCES REGARDING KANSAS CITY SCHOOLS AND ENROLLMENT PROCESSES

  • IMPROVED CAPABILITIES AND GREATER DIVERSITY OF EDUCATORS IN KANSAS CITY

  • KANSAS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

    $271,080

    IMPROVEMENT OF NEIGHBORHOOD AND SIGNATURE QUALITY SCHOOLS

  • EXPANDED QUALITY EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS IN KANSAS CITY

  • STUDENT MENTORING, TUTORING AND OTHER SUPPORT TO IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES

  • EACH ONE TEACH ONE LEARNING CENTER LLC

    $125,000

    EXPANDED QUALITY EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS IN KANSAS CITY

  • EXPANDED QUALITY EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS IN KANSAS CITY

  • EMPOWER LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
20 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202542949349300419

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