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Kansas City Girls Preparatory Academy

Public charity · Grantmaker Kansas City, MO EIN: 81-4691824 Website

The mission of Kansas City Girls Preparatory Academy is to develop young women to use their voices, succeed in college, and lead meaningful impactful lives. The school serves neighborhoods impacted by segregation and is free, public, and open enrollment. It is an affiliate of the young women's leadership network, a national network of single-gender schools, and is sponsored by the Missouri charter public school commission.

Kansas City Girls Preparatory Academy at a glance

Total assets
$1,309,784
-32.3% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$4,753,315
-29.3% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$109,447
+771.5% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$5,253,625
-6.9% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Kansas City Girls Preparatory Academy funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Kansas City

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M$4M1 grant2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $105K (2022) to $3.4M (2020). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $105K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Kansas City Girls Preparatory Academy Foundation Kansas City, MOSupport$104,686
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$1,309,784$4,753,315$5,253,625——$109,447
2024$1,935,706$6,720,376$5,645,207——$12,559
2023$713,180$4,303,398$4,669,203——$4,339
2022$1,112,496$4,105,082$4,333,359$104,6861$342
2021$1,237,216$3,237,870$2,723,991——$391
2020$763,990$2,912,331$5,826,412$3,434,6571—

About Kansas City Girls Preparatory Academy

Based on IRS filings

Kansas City Girls Preparatory Academy is a public charity focused on Education, based in Kansas City, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.3M in total assets. Net investment income was $109K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Kansas City Girls Preparatory Academy is led by Nicole Smith, Chief Executive Officer since 2025 (on filings since 2023); 1 of 11 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Nicole Smith

    Chief Executive Officer

    Director → Chief Executive Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $68K (2025)

  • Christine Kemper

    Board Chair

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sylvester James Jr.

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Debby Ballard

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Samara Crawford Herrera

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thalia Cherry

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kim Jones

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Escher

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tammy Robinson

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julie Tomasic

    Board Secretary

    Secretary → Board Secretary, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa White Hardwick

    Board Vice Chair

    Board Member → Director, 2021

    Director → Board Vice Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (6)
  • Former: Nikkie Newton (2023–2025) — Director · Filing note: Ended 93024
  • Former: Tom Krebs (2020–2024) — Chief Executive Officer
  • Former: Martha Salinas (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: McClain Bryant (2023) — Director
  • Former: Rhea Muchalla Legrande (2023) — Director
  • Former: McClain Bryant Macklin (2020–2022) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Dr Nicole Smith — Chief Executive Officer: $68KDr Nicole SmithChief Executive Officer$68K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $68K, to Dr Nicole Smith (Chief Executive Officer).

Frequently asked questions about Kansas City Girls Preparatory Academy

How large is Kansas City Girls Preparatory Academy?

Kansas City Girls Preparatory Academy reported $1.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.8M.

What is Kansas City Girls Preparatory Academy?

Kansas City Girls Preparatory Academy is a public charity focused on Education, based in Kansas City, MO. It holds $1.3M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Kansas City Girls Preparatory Academy operate?

Kansas City Girls Preparatory Academy has awarded grants in Missouri.

What is Kansas City Girls Preparatory Academy's EIN?

Kansas City Girls Preparatory Academy's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-4691824. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 24, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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