Kansas City Symphony

Arts and culture
Kansas City, Missouri
EIN 43-1297475
Tax-exempt since 1983

Firms paid: 4
Fees reported, 2017–2024: $1.2M
Fees reported in 2024: $410K
Most Recent Reported Revenue: $20.0M

Fundraising fees by year

Per Form 990 Schedule G

Firms paid in 2024

$410,148 to 3 fundraisers

Fundraisers Kansas City Symphony paid in 2024, from Form 990 Schedule G
Fundraiser	Filed as	Fee
Community Counseling Servicescampaign consulting	campaign consulting	$286,950
Bennett DirectCapital campaignsTelefunding	Telefunding	$107,598
CarterCapital campaignscampaign consulting	campaign consulting	$15,600

Also among its largest contractors in 2024

From Part VII-B of the return, which lists its five best-paid contractors of any kind paid over $100,000. These can repeat the lines above.

Community Counselling Services Co.philanthropy campaign consulting$470,000

All firms paid

Fundraisers Kansas City Symphony reported paying, all years
Fundraiser	Years	Total fees
Bennett DirectCapital campaigns	2017–2024 · 7 years	$934,974
Community Counseling Services	2024	$286,950
CarterCapital campaigns	2024	$15,600

Form 990 Snapshot

Kansas City Symphony's Form 990 figures by year
Tax year	Revenue	Contributions	Fundraising expenses	Professional fundraising fees
2022	$20.0M	$10.2M	$1.5M	$132K
2021	$24.2M	$13.4M	$1.3M	$125K
2020	$14.8M	$10.8M	$874K	$161K
2019	$17.4M	$10.0M	$1.1M	$148K
2018	$18.7M	$8.7M	$1.2M	$138K
2017	$17.2M	$7.9M	$987K	$122K

Fees are what Kansas City Symphony reported on IRS Form 990. Nonprofits list only fundraisers paid $5,000 or more, and many book consultants under other expenses, so a nonprofit can have worked with firms that don't appear here. Last checked 2026-11-14.