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US nonprofit · EIN 472601220 · Kansas City, MOiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 472601220) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2014.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Kansas City Startup Foundation

Donations deductible
Revenue
$894k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$709k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$283k
$2k liabilities
Net assets
$282k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
15
4.2 years on average
Staff
6
employees, year to 31 December 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
3
named in Part VII
How am I connected?

Kansas City Startup Foundation's network

15 people5 organisationsi15 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (15). Violet dotted lines (5) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

15 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 8 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 15 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Anurag PatelMember2020
6 yrs
Davin GordonTreasurer2024
2 yrs
Fred WiseMember2023
3 yrs
India Wells-CarterMember2022
4 yrs
Jennifer FeltenMember2023
3 yrs
Josh RowlandMember2023
3 yrs
Julie LeonhardtCEO2024
2 yrs
Kalinda CalkinsMember2022
4 yrs
Karen SandnesCompany secretary2020
6 yrs
Matthew MellorPresident2022
4 yrs
Phyllis StevensMember2023
3 yrs
Quinncy McNealMember2021
5 yrs
Shawnee Peterson-CaruthersMember2022
4 yrs
Sheri GonzalezMember2022
4 yrs
Steven AnthonyMember2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 15 →

Officers and senior leadership

3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Davin GordonTreasurer2023
Karen SandnesCompany secretary2023
Matthew MellorPresident2023

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Austin BarnesPublisher40$95k$4k
Julie LeonhardtCEO Jan - June 202540$64k$9k
Shawnee Peterson-CaruthersBoard Chair Jan - June 20251$0
CJ KadelTreasurer1$0
Jennifer FeltenSecretary1$0
Kalinda CalkinsMember1$0
Steve WilsonMember Jan - June 20251$0
Craig Moore IIMember1$0
Deanna MunozMember Jan - June 20251$0
Scott HendersonMember1$0

About

Legal name
Kansas City Startup Foundation
EIN
472601220
Address
1475 Walnut St, Kansas City, MO, 64106-3019
State
Missouri
Mission
To cultivate a thriving and inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem in Kansas City. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B90 Education
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Education
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2014
Principal officer
Craig Moore (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 April 2015
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsAnurag Patel
≥6years on the filingsKaren Sandnes
≥5years on the filingsQuinncy McNeal
≥4years on the filingsIndia Wells-Carter

Latest return

year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$283k
Total liabilities
$2k
Net assets or fund balances
$282k
Contributions and grants received
$684k
Program service revenue
$204k
Employees
6