Lee's Summit Cares
Standards For Charity Accountability
Governance
-
Board Oversight
-
Board Size
-
Board Meetings
-
Board Compensation
-
Conflict of Interest
Measuring Effectiveness
-
Effectiveness Policy
-
Effectiveness Report
Finances
-
Program Expenses
-
Fundraising Expenses
-
Accumulating Funds
-
Audit Report
-
Detailed Expense Breakdown
-
Accurate Expense Reporting
-
Budget Plan
Fundraising & Info
-
Truthful Materials
-
Annual Report
-
Website Disclosures
-
Donor Privacy
-
Cause Marketing Disclosures
-
Complaints
Lee's Summit Cares does not meet the following 1 Standards for Charity Accountability:
Standard 17 (Web Site Disclosures)
Include on any charity websites that solicit contributions, the same information that is recommended for annual reports, as well as the mailing address of the charity and electronic access to its most recent IRS Form 990.
The charity does not meet this Standard because:
The organization does not have access to its most recent 990 from its website.
Lee's Summit Cares meets the remaining 19 Standards for Charity Accountability.
Stated Purpose:
Lees Summit CARES is a non-profit community coalition dedicated to preventing youth substance abuse and violence, empowering positive parenting, and promoting exemplary character and mental
health.
Year, State Incorporated:
1983, MO
Positive Parenting Classes as well as Alcohol Retailers Training.
For the year ended December 31, 2024, Lee's Summit Cares's program expenses were:
| Programs | $303,176 |
| Total Program Expenses | $303,176 |
Chief Executive
CD Madden, Executive Director
Compensation*
$80,000
Board Size
21
Method(s) Used:
Invitations to fund raising events, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Grant proposals, Cause-related marketing (affinity credit cards, consumer product sales, etc.), Membership appeals, Other
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 Lee's Summit Cares's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024.
Source of Funds
| Government Grants | $190,838 |
| Employee Retention Tax Credit | $21,434 |
| Contributions | $19,003 |
| Other Income | $11,325 |
| Special Events | $10,115 |
| Interest and Dividend Income | $7,378 |
| Unrealized Gains | $3,776 |
| Program Revenue | $887 |
| Realized Gains | $102 |
| Total Income | $264,858 |
Programs: 80% Fundraising: 2% Administrative: 18%
| Total Income | $264,858 |
| Total expenses: | $378,968 |
| Program expenses | $303,176 |
| Fundraising expenses | $7,579 |
| Administrative expenses | $68,213 |
| Other expenses | $0 |
| Income in Excess of Expenses | $-114,110 |
| Beginning Net Assets | $394,637 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $0 |
| Ending Net Assets | $280,527 |
| Total Liabilities | $52,825 |
| Total Assets | $333,352 |
An organization may change its practices at any time without notice. A copy of this report has been shared with the organization prior to publication. It is not intended to recommend or deprecate, and is furnished solely to assist you in exercising your own judgment. If the report is about a charity and states the charity meets or does not meet the Standards for Charity Accountability, it reflects the results of an evaluation of information and materials provided voluntarily by the charity. The name Better Business Bureau is a registered service mark of the International Association of Better Business Bureaus.
This report is not to be used for fundraising or promotional purposes.
RELATED CONTENT
-
Meets Standards
-
Standards Not Met
-
Did Not Disclose
-
Review in Progress
-
Unable to Verify
Report completed by:
BBB in Nebraska, South Dakota, Kansas Plains & SW Iowa