Lead Wichita INC

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Wichita, KS501(c)(3)EducationEIN 83-3321935Revenue $394K in FY2025

On file with the IRSleadwichita.orgPo Box 75432, 67275-5432 · Wichita, KSTax-exempt since Jul 2019Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Inspire leaders in the community

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$121K 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $43K a year · 15% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$121K
to officers and key staff · 33% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 90% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 33% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $18K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$130
0.06% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$394K
+71% vs prior year
Spent
$370K
To programs
66%
Net assets
$205K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$394K
FY2025▲ +71%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$77K
FY2021$164K
FY2022$170K
FY2023$222K
FY2024$231K
FY2025$394K
Expenses
$370K
FY2025▲ +125%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$183K
FY2024$165K
FY2025$370K
Net assets
$205K
FY2025▲ +13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$37K
FY2021$65K
FY2022$76K
FY2023$115K
FY2024$181K
FY2025$205K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2019.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $244K Management & general 29% · $109K Fundraising 5% · $18K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $121K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$120,775Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Damon Young’s $121K as CEO is at the 90th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Damon Young$120,775————
Alicia Butler—$31,500$30,000$26,520$25,740

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

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

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1 program · $184K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Leverage the power of the global leadership summit and other leadership events to equip and inspire leaders of our community

$184Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$18K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$394K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$343K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$50K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Money outPt IX
$370K
Ln 25
Programscol B$244K
Managementcol C$109K
Fundraisingcol D$18K
Owns and owesPt X
$205K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$185K
Total assetsLn 16$205K
LiabilitiesLn 26$130
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$343K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$50K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Total revenueLn 12$394K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$85K
SavingsLn 2$100K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$185K
Total assetsLn 16$205K
LiabilitiesLn 26$130
Net assetsLn 32$205K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$176K$185K
Total assetsLn 16$181K$205K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$130
Net assetsLn 32$181K$205K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1K$1K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$121K$60K$60K
Management feesLn 11a$37K$16K$14K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$35K$18K$17K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$53K$43K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$1K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$18K$18K
TravelLn 17$6K$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$83K$79K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$1K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$370K$244K$109K$18K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $394K$370K$24K$205K 990 PDF
FY2024 $231K$165K$66K$181K 990 PDF
FY2023 $222K$183K$39K$115K 990 PDF
FY2022 $170K$76K 990 PDF
FY2021 $164K$65K 990 PDF
FY2020 $77K$37K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $394,290 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $181,304$342,903
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $49,615$50,270
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$1,117
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $230,919$394,290
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$1,447
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$120,775
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $164,752$247,827
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $164,752$370,049
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $66,167$24,241
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $394,290 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,117 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$342,903
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$342,903
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $50,270$50,270
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $51,387$394,290
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $370,049 across 12 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,447$1,447
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $60,388 · Management $60,387$120,775
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $15,860 · Management $13,860 · Fundraising $6,930$36,650
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,772 · Management $3,773$7,545
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $17,643 · Management $17,494$35,137
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $42,513 · Fundraising $10,628$53,141
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,443 · Management $1,968$3,411
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $18,000$18,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,790 · Management $2,790$5,580
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,924$1,924
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $78,770 · Management $4,661$83,431
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,287 · Management $1,721$3,008
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $243,913 · Management $108,578 · Fundraising $17,558$370,049
Part X · Balance sheet $205,267 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $176,083$84,679
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$100,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,813$20,588
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $180,896$205,267
X-25 Other liabilities$130
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$130
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $180,896$105,137
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$100,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $180,896$205,137
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $180,896$205,267
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $205,137 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$394,290
XI-2 Total expenses$370,049
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$24,241
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$180,896
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$205,137

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