Brain Injury Association of Kansas and Greater Kansas City
Meets Standards
Standards For Charity Accountability
Governance
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Board Oversight
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Board Size
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Board Meetings
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Board Compensation
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Conflict of Interest
Measuring Effectiveness
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Effectiveness Policy
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Effectiveness Report
Finances
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Program Expenses
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Fundraising Expenses
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Accumulating Funds
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Audit Report
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Detailed Expense Breakdown
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Accurate Expense Reporting
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Budget Plan
Fundraising & Info
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Truthful Materials
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Annual Report
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Website Disclosures
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Donor Privacy
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Cause Marketing Disclosures
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Complaints
Brain Injury Association of Kansas and Greater Kansas City meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
Stated Purpose:
“to provide ongoing brain injury advocacy, education, and resources.”
Year, State Incorporated:
1982, KS
Brain Injury Association of Kansas and Greater Kansas City (BIAKS) reports that it serves individuals with brain injury, their families, and healthcare professionals who treat brain injury patients. The organization offers education and awareness seminars for healthcare professionals and conducts community education and brain injury awareness events. BIAKS states that through its hotline, the organization provides resource materials and information to traumatic brain injury survivors, as well as referrals to receive professional care. BIAKS participates in community safety fairs and operates within schools to educate children about bicycle safety and brain injury prevention. The organization also offers support groups for brain injury survivors and proposes legislative initiatives to expand services offered for those with a traumatic brain injury in Kansas. BIAKS reports that, in 2022, it assisted more than 300 individuals through its hotline, offered 17 support groups across Kansas, and held multiple educational seminars and special events. The organization states its bicycle rodeos, fairs, and school assemblies were not held in 2022 due to COVID-19.
For the year ended December 31, 2022, Brain Injury Association of Kansas and Greater Kansas City's program expenses were:
| Education and awareness | $134,613 |
| Information and referral | $26,966 |
| Prevention | $12,938 |
| Total Program Expenses | $174,517 |
Chief Executive
Heather Pilkinton, Executive Director
Chair of the Board
Julie van Foeken, CTRS, CBIST
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Program Director, NeuroRestorative
Board Size
10
Paid Staff Size
3
*2023 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
Note: Total comepnsation for Executive Director Heather Pilkinton is unavailable because they were not hired until September 2023. In 2021, former Executive Director Robin Abramowitz received $75,777 in total compensation.
Method(s) Used:
Grant proposals, Internet, Direct mail appeals, Foundation grants, Print advertisements
Fundraising costs were 23% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $153,752, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)
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 Brain Injury Association of Kansas and Greater Kansas City's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.
Source of Funds
| Membership dues | $5,435 |
| Government grants | $21,092 |
| Conference, seminars and training | $39,335 |
| Contributions and grants | $47,033 |
| Miscellaneous income | $64,337 |
| Special events | $80,192 |
| Total Income | $257,424 |
Programs: 71% Fundraising: 14% Administrative: 14%
| Total Income | $257,424 |
| Total expenses: | $244,120 |
| Program expenses | $174,517 |
| Fundraising expenses | $34,838 |
| Administrative expenses | $34,765 |
| Other expenses | $0 |
| Income in Excess of Expenses | $13,304 |
| Beginning Net Assets | $115,553 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $0 |
| Ending Net Assets | $128,857 |
| Total Liabilities | $9,549 |
| Total Assets | $138,406 |
Note: According to BIAKS’s 2021 audited financial statements, the organization received in-kind contributions of $10,293 in food, supplies, and prizes for the Going the Distance for Brain Injury Run and other events.
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