Performing Arts Foundation of Kansas City
The theatre is a not-for-profit corporation organized and operated exclusively for the promotion of activities to encourage interest in and appreciation for the performing arts.
Performing Arts Foundation of Kansas City at a glance
- Total assets
- $11,849,398
- +0.5% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,962,039
- Net investment income (2025)
- $215,332
- Expenses (2025)
- $2,316,033
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. Covers 14 months (fiscal year-end changed).
Who Performing Arts Foundation of Kansas City funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2020) to $15K (2019). In 2022 it reported $11K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
*2025: Covers 14 months (fiscal year-end changed).
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025* | $11,849,398 | $1,962,039 | $2,316,033 | — | — | $215,332 |
| 2024 | $11,786,220 | $1,502,785 | $1,951,234 | — | — | $143,262 |
| 2023 | $12,020,498 | $1,772,792 | $1,761,589 | — | — | $90,448 |
| 2022 | $12,129,005 | $5,257,403 | $1,312,047 | $11,000 | Total only | $146,617 |
| 2021 | $8,359,637 | $2,281,469 | $911,561 | — | — | $105,624 |
| 2020 | $6,882,194 | $950,293 | $1,154,899 | $1,500 | Total only | $45,166 |
| 2019 | $6,769,034 | $1,262,178 | $1,298,683 | $14,500 | 2 | $53,219 |
*2025: Covers 14 months (fiscal year-end changed).
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Performing Arts Foundation of Kansas City
Based on IRS filings
Performing Arts Foundation of Kansas City is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Kansas City, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $11.8M in total assets. Net investment income was $215K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Performing Arts Foundation of Kansas City is led by Rick Truman, President & CEO since 2025 (on filings since 2022); none of the 22 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Rick Truman
President & CEO
Executive Director → President & CEO, 2025
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$41K (2022) → $0 (2025)
Stacy Purvis
Chairperson
Director → Vice President, 2023
Vice President → Chairperson, 2025
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Eagleton
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard Starks
Director
Vice President Finance → Treasurer, 2021
Treasurer → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steve Paddock
Director
Director → President, 2020
President → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anna Bazan-Munguia
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jasmine Thompson
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Gonzales
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Debbie Scott Williams
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Josue Montes
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William Coughlin
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Wood
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Bock
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karenbeth Zacharias
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Megan Whitman
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Hudson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Melanie Clark
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Cox
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Hoang-Anh Tran
Past President
Vice President → President, 2023
President → Past President, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sara E. Welch
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Carlson MD
Vice Chairperson
Director → Vice Chairperson, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patrick Pribyl
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (21)
- Former: Fred Nelson (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Kim Jones (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: James Hailey (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Greg Porter (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Erin Lambert (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Christine Ketterlin (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Alex J. Solorio (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Lyla Perrodin (2019–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Pete Browne (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Sean Barnard (2019–2022) — President
- Former: Gail Tallis (2021–2022) — Executive Director
- Former: Christine Fisher (2021) — Director
- Former: Josh Montes (2021) — Director
- Former: Chris Benner (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Gale Tallis (2019–2020) — Executive Director
- Former: Z. Hall (2020) — Director
- Former: Doug Richards (2019) — Director
- Former: James G. O'Sullivan (2019) — Director
- Former: Jayne Siemens (2019) — Director
- Former: Mark Seely (2019) — President
- Former: Rosetta Robins (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $98K, to Rick Truman (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Performing Arts Foundation of Kansas City
How large is Performing Arts Foundation of Kansas City?
Performing Arts Foundation of Kansas City reported $11.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.0M.
What is Performing Arts Foundation of Kansas City?
Performing Arts Foundation of Kansas City is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Kansas City, MO. It holds $11.8M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Performing Arts Foundation of Kansas City operate?
Performing Arts Foundation of Kansas City has awarded grants in Missouri.
What is Performing Arts Foundation of Kansas City's EIN?
Performing Arts Foundation of Kansas City's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-6054615. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 20, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 27, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 6, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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