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← KANSAS CITY FREE EYE CLINIC

Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by KANSAS CITY FREE EYE CLINIC.

Totals

Total revenue
$162,888
Total expenses
$213,198
Contributions and grants received
$173,837
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$476
Investment income
$2,022
Other revenue
-$13,447
Total assets, end of year
$245,155
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,607
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$240,548
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$90,097
Management and general expenses
$68,081
Fundraising expenses
$55,020
Program service expenses (Part III)
$90,097

Program services were 42.3% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $46,077

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $0

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $127,760

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $18,900

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Patient fees

    total $476 · related or exempt $476 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $4,220 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $4,220

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $23,591 · other assets $0

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

    securities $21,475 · other assets $4,314

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $2,116 · other assets -$4,314

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$2,198 · related or exempt -$4,314 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $2,116

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $7,266

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $46,077

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $19,784

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$12,518 · unrelated business $0 · excluded -$12,518

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $6,045

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $6,974

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total -$929 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded -$929

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $76,943 · program services $22,446 · management and general $25,803 · fundraising $28,694

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $55,225 · program services $44,180 · management and general $11,045 · fundraising $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $3,026 · program services $2,231 · management and general $630 · fundraising $165

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $9,765 · program services $4,995 · management and general $2,677 · fundraising $2,093

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $10,975 · management and general $10,975

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $1,289 · management and general $1,289

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $25,762 · program services $105 · management and general $2,032 · fundraising $23,625

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $3,232 · program services $725 · management and general $2,482 · fundraising $25

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $11,188 · program services $4,254 · management and general $6,934

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,552 · program services $1,763 · management and general $385 · fundraising $404

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $250 · program services $250

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $5,855 · program services $5,855

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $5,641 · program services $2,013 · management and general $3,628

  • 24a · Other expenses: Program Related Expenses

    total $1,280 · program services $1,280 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: Board/Staff/Volunteer Development

    total $201 · program services $0 · management and general $201 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: Donor Development

    total $14 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $14

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $136,671 · end of year $52,615

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $15,000 · end of year $27,000

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,384 · end of year $2,262

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

    $67,517

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

    $38,754

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $13,237 · end of year $28,763

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $120,012 · end of year $134,515

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $5,191 · end of year $4,607

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $266,113 · end of year $230,548

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $15,000 · end of year $10,000

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

The mission of the Kansas City Free Eye Clinic is to provide accessible, high-quality eye care services and corrective lenses to communities in need in the Kansas City metro.

  • In 2025, KCFEC experienced a year of growth and preparation for our biggest year ever. In 2025, KCFEC hired a new Executive Director who brings over 10 years of experience working with our service population and right in our clinic's neighborhood. A new Program and Clinic Manager was hired in June; she brings an MSW and 5 years in domestic violence and animal welfare services. With these leadership changes, KCFEC reduced barriers to service by removing the pre-application process, removing verification and hosting more clinics around the city than ever before - 30 clinics at our physical clinic, 14 off-site clinics, 17 screening events and 45 order/pick-up days. In 2025, KCFEC provided 459 eye exams, and 622 pairs of glasses. The KCFEC team prepared for 2026: 1000 patients by increasing program partnerships and growing our current relationship with the Kansas City Public Library to bring vision care directly into the community. Volunteers provided 521.5 hours of service and $21,403 of economic impact.

    Expenses $90,097 · Revenue $476

As filed on the 2025 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Kaitlin Dempsey

    Executive Director 5.5.25-12.31.25

    Total calculated
    $56,114
    From this org
    $52,769
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,345
    Hours/week
    40

  • Birju Solanki

    Executive Director 1.1.25-1.17.25

    Total calculated
    $20,829
    From this org
    $20,829
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • John Burton

    Board President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Andrew Tippin

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Carlynn Castle

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Chris Burton

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Craig Aukamp

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jamie Weiser

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LaTonya Rogers

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Maninder Pabla

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Spencer Noyes

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
3 September 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.0
Source object
202632469349301313

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