Empower Evergreen INC

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Wichita, KS501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 85-3067734Revenue $2.4M in FY2024

On file with the IRSPo Box 4524, 67204-0524 · Wichita, KSTax-exempt since Jul 2021Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Empower the north end residents of wichita, KS, especially the hispanic community, by providing educational, workforce-readiness and small business development resources

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
55¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 85 volunteers and 7 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
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
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.7M a year · 76% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
55%
of spending
Worth a look: 55% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$105K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 60% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
43 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 43.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
13
named funders · $1.9M
Looks good: 13 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$971K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% 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
$2.4M
-23% vs prior year
Spent
$639K
To programs
55%
Net assets
$6.6M
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$2.4M
FY2024▼ -23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$3.1M
FY2024$2.4M
Expenses
$639K
FY2024▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$140K
FY2022$667K
FY2023$604K
FY2024$639K
Net assets
$6.6M
FY2024▲ +36%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$999K
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$4.9M
FY2024$6.6M

From the FY2024 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 Jul 2021.

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

Where the money goes

55 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 55% · $352K Management & general 23% · $145K Fundraising 22% · $142K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $105K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$105,177Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ariel Rodriguez’s $105K as Executive Director is at the 40th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Ariel Rodriguez$105,177$95,838$84,677$61,539

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides education, job training, and small business help to North End residents, especially Hispanics.

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2 programs · $352K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Providing educational opportunities, work-readiness preparation, and small business development resources in a culturally inviting, bilingual, and comfortable space.

$266Kprogram expense
02

This is a program that launched during 2024 to help citizens of the community be empowered to command their own finances and gain lasting financial confidence. Participants apply for this 12 session program including budgeting, savings, debt, and financial investment awareness.

$86Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $14K · 2024–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$14,050

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$104K
Money outPt IX
$639K
Ln 25
Programscol B$352K
Managementcol C$145K
Fundraisingcol D$142K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$7.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$971K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$833K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$10K
Investment incomeLn 3$104K
Total revenueLn 12$2.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$31K
SavingsLn 2$2.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.7M
Total assetsLn 16$7.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$971K
Net assetsLn 32$6.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 685
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.1M$2.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$899K$3.7M
Total assetsLn 16$5.2M$7.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$320K$971K
Net assetsLn 32$4.9M$6.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$14K$14K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$108K$65K$22K$22K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$242K$145K$48K$48K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$7K$4K$1K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$25K$24K$333$333
Payroll taxesLn 10$31K$18K$6K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$28K$6K$21K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$61K$61K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$33K$33K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K$237
Office expensesLn 13$17K$9K$8K$997
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$8K$6K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$971$58$913
InterestLn 20$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$22K$22K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$1K$3K$104
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$25K$15K$7K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K$380
Total functional expensesLn 25$639K$352K$145K$142K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $2.4M$639K$1.8M$6.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.1M$604K$2.5M$4.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.0M$667K$1.4M$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$140K$999K$999K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,395,315 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,049,454$2,306,360
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,661$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $18,486$103,683
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $23,341−$14,728
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,092,942$2,395,315
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$14,050
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $260,343$412,656
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $79,087$60,707
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $264,654$151,679
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $604,084$639,092
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,488,858$1,756,223
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,395,315 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$10,000
VIII-1e Government grants$832,800
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,463,560
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,306,360
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $103,683$103,683
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$14,728−$14,728
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $88,955$2,395,315
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $639,092 across 19 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $14,050$14,050
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $64,999 · Management $21,666 · Fundraising $21,666$108,331
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $144,956 · Management $48,319 · Fundraising $48,319$241,594
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,321 · Management $1,440 · Fundraising $1,441$7,202
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $24,074 · Management $333 · Fundraising $333$24,740
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,473 · Management $6,158 · Fundraising $6,158$30,789
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $6,400 · Management $21,129$27,529
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $60,707$60,707
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $33,254$33,254
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,029 · Management $237$4,266
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,600 · Management $7,679 · Fundraising $997$17,276
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $2,092$2,092
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,214 · Management $1,608$7,822
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $58 · Management $913$971
IX-20 InterestPrograms $3,320$3,320
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $22,338$22,338
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,291 · Management $3,268 · Fundraising $104$4,663
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $15,418 · Management $7,486 · Fundraising $2,184$25,088
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,680 · Management $380$3,060
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $352,137 · Management $145,046 · Fundraising $141,909$639,092
Part X · Balance sheet $7,592,981 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $11,474$30,663
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,039,557$2,275,211
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,227,764$1,564,664
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,330$193
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,500$6,973
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $899,291$3,715,277
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,185,916$7,592,981
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $23,259$791,470
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $109,867$77,750
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $319,917$970,759
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,431,970$4,307,392
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,434,029$2,314,830
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,865,999$6,622,222
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,185,916$7,592,981
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,622,222 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,395,315
XI-2 Total expenses$639,092
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,756,223
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,865,999
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,622,222

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