Empowering women and families to enrich lives.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$216K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $129K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$216K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $279K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.9M
47% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 47% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6.7M
Spent
$6.2M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$3.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$6.7M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$6.7M
FY2021$7.4M
FY2022$9.6M
FY2023$9.5M
FY2024$10.7M
Expenses
$6.2M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$6.2M
FY2021$7.0M
FY2022$9.0M
FY2023$10.0M
FY2024$10.9M
Net assets
$3.2M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.2M
FY2021$3.6M
FY2022$4.1M
FY2023$3.6M
FY2024$3.4M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 1942.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $5.2M Management & general 14% · $862K Fundraising 3% · $167K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

15 people listed on the 990; $216K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$95,615Pt VII · Sec A
Chair/CEO (effective 4/20)
$74,000Pt VII · Sec A
CEO (until 3/20)
$46,693Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kerri Tietgen$177,545$171,562$164,645$123,077—
Michelle Hentschel—$109,531$114,164$110,685$95,615
Katy Morris$101,130————
Sydney Buchmann$85,902————
Anne Rieck McFarland———$24,000$74,000
Karen Lundquist————$46,693

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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3 programs · $4.3M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Embe provided 2,940 hours of operation and averaged an enrollment of 291 students in the childcare centers. Our comprehensive child development program facilitates the growth and development of each child socially, emotionally, physically and intellectually utilizing creative curriculum as well as the sparks physical education…

$3.2Mprogram expense
02

Embe provides school age care for elementary students kindergarten through fifth grade. Our programs offer a safe, fun way for kids to spend time before and after school and in the summer with unique learning opportunities and hands-on involvement. As of december 31, 2020, 460 children were enrolled in the school age care programs.

$794Kprogram expense
03

Kindercollege is a full day, everyday custom prepared preschool program for four and five year olds, offering parents an alternative in developing and advancing their child's learning. Focused on social, physical, emotional, and intellectual development of children, with life skills in etiquette, foreign language, art, music, health and…

$352Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.6M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Other incomeLn 4–11$186K
Money outPt IX
$6.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.2M
Managementcol C$862K
Fundraisingcol D$167K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$6.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.5M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$10K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$65K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$37K
Other incomeLn 4–11$186K
Gains on assetsLn 7$13K
Total revenueLn 12$6.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$1.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$528K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.1M
Other assetsLn 15$44K
Total assetsLn 16$6.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.9M
Net assetsLn 32$3.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5390
VolunteersI 6658
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$894K$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$452K$528K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.3M$4.1M
Total assetsLn 16$5.8M$6.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.2M$2.9M
Net assetsLn 32$2.6M$3.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$227K$44K$139K$44K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.8M$3.3M$415K$101K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$60K$50K$7K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$275K$231K$39K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$307K$255K$41K$11K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$966$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$70K$29K$40K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$79K$47K$32K
OccupancyLn 16$197K$165K$32K
TravelLn 17$26K$25K$995$42
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$93K$83K$10K$33
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$281K$235K$45K
InsuranceLn 23$76K$61K$15K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$688K$657K$30K$988
All other expensesLn 24e$19K$14K$5K$161
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.2M$5.2M$862K$167K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $10.7M$10.9M−$261K$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $9.5M$10.0M−$538K$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $9.6M$9.0M$574K$4.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $7.4M$7.0M$347K$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $6.7M$6.2M$522K$3.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $6,719,109 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $659,792$1,862,385
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,565,394$4,633,802
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $42,542$37,091
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $249,458$185,831
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,517,186$6,719,109
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,691,529$4,646,458
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,721,674$1,550,397
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $6,413,203$6,196,855
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $103,983$522,254
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6,719,109 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $396,192 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$222,260
VIII-1c Fundraising events$65,030
VIII-1e Government grants$1,481,502
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$93,593
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$10,429
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,862,385
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,237,610$4,237,610
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $24,585$24,585
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $119,546$119,546
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $12,506$12,506
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $66,285$66,285
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,633,802 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $222,922$6,719,109
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,196,855 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $43,756 · Management $139,150 · Fundraising $43,756$226,662
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,262,911 · Management $414,786 · Fundraising $100,849$3,778,546
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $49,744 · Management $6,943 · Fundraising $3,484$60,171
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $231,345 · Management $39,379 · Fundraising $3,846$274,570
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $254,989 · Management $40,590 · Fundraising $10,930$306,509
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $966 · Management $3,787$4,753
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $28,863 · Management $40,246 · Fundraising $1,000$70,109
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,849$7,849
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $7,494$7,494
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $47,211 · Management $31,553$78,764
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $165,249 · Management $31,599$196,848
IX-17 TravelPrograms $24,635 · Management $995 · Fundraising $42$25,672
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsFundraising $1,500$1,500
IX-20 InterestPrograms $82,933 · Management $10,041 · Fundraising $33$93,007
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $235,409 · Management $45,355$280,764
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $60,874 · Management $15,282$76,156
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $656,852 · Management $30,320 · Fundraising $988$688,160
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $14,299 · Management $4,861 · Fundraising $161$19,321
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,167,885 · Management $862,381 · Fundraising $166,589$6,196,855
Part X · Balance sheet $6,072,501 assets, 15 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $893,681$1,299,122
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $71,183$44,569
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $45,122$35,605
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,311,373$4,121,413
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $452,361$527,757
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $39,968$44,035
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,813,688$6,072,501
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $344,529$230,790
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $269,901$214,904
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $175,000$150,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,165,953$2,859,250
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,122,255$2,420,512
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $525,480$792,739
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,647,735$3,213,251
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,813,688$6,072,501
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,213,251 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,719,109
XI-2 Total expenses$6,196,855
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$522,254
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,647,735
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$43,262
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,213,251

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