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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: June 2026 Expires: June 2027

Rose Brooks Center

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
(816) 523-5550
P.O. Box 320599
Kansas City, MO, 64132
https://www.rosebrooks.org/
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Rose Brooks Center meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"To break the cycle of domestic violence so that individuals and families can live free of abuse."

Year, State Incorporated:
1978, MO

Rose Brooks Center is one of the largest domestic violence agencies in Kansas City, Missouri, having served the area for over 45 years. With a mission to break the cycle of domestic violence so that individuals can live free from abuse, Rose Brooks Center first began as an emergency hotline in 1978, and quickly grew to include an emergency shelter for adult and child survivors of domestic violence. Today, Rose Brooks Center offers a full continuum of services to increase survivor safety and to heal and rebuild lives. Primary services include a 24-hour crisis hotline; emergency shelter; onsite pet shelter and other supportive services for survivors with pets; rapid re-housing program; childrens programming and parenting support; advocacy services co-located within the Municipal Courts domestic violence docket, Protection Order Unit, Kansas City Missouri Police Department, and five area hospital systems; a lethality assessment program, in conjunction with the Kansas City Missouri Police Department; residential and non-residential case management services; economic and employment advocacy; individual and group therapy for adults and children; substance abuse counseling; on-site health clinic; school violence prevention program offering weekly support groups and large group presentations in over 30 schools; and extensive training and education for professional community partners.

For the year ended June 30, 2025, Rose Brooks Center's program expenses were:

Programs $7,977,488
Total Program Expenses $7,977,488

Chief Executive
Lisa Fleming, CEO

Chair of the Board
Sarah Tiedt

Board Size
20

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Television, Grant proposals, Internet, Planned giving arrangements, Cause-related marketing (affinity credit cards, consumer product sales, etc.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Rose Brooks Center's audited financial statements - consolidated for the year ended June 30, 2025.

Source of Funds
Federal Grants $6,445,583
Contributions $3,898,429
Investment Return $1,299,226
Special Events $581,687
Other Contracts and Agreements $148,337
In-Kind Donations $59,898
Other $18,044
Total Income $12,451,204

Programs: 83% Fundraising: 11% Administrative: 6%

Total Income $12,451,204
Total expenses: $9,657,120
  Program expenses $7,977,488
  Fundraising expenses $1,101,947
  Administrative expenses $577,685
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $2,794,084
Beginning Net Assets $22,494,508
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $25,288,592
Total Liabilities $1,723,228
Total Assets $27,011,820

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