Civic Intelligence

Carls Cause Incorporated

EIN 83-1535485 • 501(c)3 • Overland Park, KS

Profile

Promoting Mental Health Awareness

10520 Barton StreetOverland Park, KS 66214-3011

www.carlscause.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Net Margin

79th percentile

26%

Higher net margin than 79% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

84th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 84% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Asset Growth

84th percentile

36%

Faster asset growth than 84% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2021 to 2024

Revenue Growth

45th percentile

-4.9%

Faster revenue growth than 45% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2021 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Up

$133,024

Up $39,384 (+42%) from 2023

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Up

$133,024

Up $39,384 (+42%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin79th percentile

Revenue

Up

$152,100

Up $1,547 (+1.0%) from 2023

Expenses

Down

$112,716

Down $2,933 (-2.5%) from 2023

Net Income

Up

$39,384

Up $4,480 (+13%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth84th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2019: $28,457Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $28,4572019Assets 2020: $25,705Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $25,7052020Assets 2021: $52,935Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $52,9352021Assets 2022: $58,736Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $58,7362022Assets 2023: $93,640Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $93,6402023Assets 2024: $133,024Net Assets 2024: $133,0242024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$133,024
Liabilities-
Net Assets$133,024
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth45th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$200K$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2019: $152,591Expenses 2019: $132,424Net Income 2019: $20,1672019Revenue 2020: $122,113Expenses 2020: $124,865Net Income 2020: -$2,7522020Revenue 2021: $176,737Expenses 2021: $149,507Net Income 2021: $27,2302021Revenue 2022: $144,635Expenses 2022: $138,834Net Income 2022: $5,8012022Revenue 2023: $150,553Expenses 2023: $115,649Net Income 2023: $34,9042023Revenue 2024: $152,100Expenses 2024: $112,716Net Income 2024: $39,3842024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$152,100
Expenses$112,716
Net Income$39,384
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$133,024
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$133,024
Revenue
$152,100
Expenses
$112,716
Net income
$39,384
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.33$1.33$1.52$1.13$0.39
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.94$0.00$0.94$1.51$1.16$0.35
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.59$0.00$0.59$1.45$1.39$0.06
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.53$0.00$0.53$1.77$1.50$0.27
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.26$0.00$0.26$1.22$1.25$0.03
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.28$0.00$0.28$1.53$1.32$0.20
Latest Filing Detail
Jump To
Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Nov 17, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$181,626
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Supporting mental health services

Promoting mental health awareness

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HEALTH SYSTEM - MENTAL HEALTH POSITION FUNDING$100,000$100,000
GO FURTHER FOUNDATION - MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES$300$300
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay84th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
KELLY M SPECHTPresident/Tr-$5,000-$5,000
MEGAN SHEPHERDVice-Preside-$0--
ROBERT C SPECHTSecretary-$0--
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming

Fundraising Events

EventGross ReceiptsGross RevenueDirect ExpensesNet Income
Golf Tournament$133,718$133,718$29,526$104,192
Total Events$133,718$133,718$29,526$104,192
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
CARL'S CAUSE INC
EIN
83-1535485
Phone
9134064494
Address
10520 BARTON STREET, OVERLAND PARK, KS 66214-3011

Signing Officer

Name
Kelly M Specht
Title
President/treasurer
Phone
9134064494
Signed
2025-11-17
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Kmb-cpas LLC
Address
8717 W 110TH STREET SUITE 540, OVERLAND PARK, KS 66210-2126
Preparer
Matthew G Boan CPA
Phone
9139127052
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 10

“Name: university of kansas health system cash contribution: 100,000”

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

“Expenses advertising and promotion 6,648 office 718 conferences/meetings 50 total 7,416”

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This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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