Public Charity

FOLK ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL

FOLK ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL, of KANSAS CITY, MO, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $2.0M in revenue, $2.0M in expenses, $1.2M in total assets. 24 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $616K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 561698333 KANSAS CITY, MO Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.0M
Total Expenses$2.0M
Total Assets$1.2M
Grant Records24
Funding Total$616K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

TO FOSTER AND PROMOTE TRADITIONAL, CONTEMPORARY, AND MULTICULTURAL FOLK MUSIC AND DANCE AND TO STRENGTHEN AND ADVANCE ORGANIZATIONAL AND INDIVIDUAL INITIATIVES IN FOLK MUSIC AND DANCE THROUGH EDUCATION, NETWORKING, ADVOCACY, AND PROFESSIONAL AND FIELD DEVELOPMENT.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Abby Altman
DIRECTOR Ann Powers
DIRECTOR Art Menius
PRESIDENT Ashley Shabankareh
DIRECTOR Ayappa Biddanda
DIRECTOR Brandi Waller-Pace

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$246,600 7 grants
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$100,000 1 grant
TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT.
$100,000 1 grant
ARTS, CULTURE
$37,000 2 grants
ART SUPPORT
$25,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $2.0M $2.0M $1.2M
2024 $1.9M $1.7M $1.2M
2023 $1.5M $1.4M $938K
2022 $1.5M $1.5M $993K
2021 $957K $941K $1.0M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $957K to $2.0M (+106%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.2M.

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