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East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corporation

Ottawa, KS · EIN 48-0725806 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corporation reported $12.6 million in revenue and $12.9 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $94.57 went to program services, $5.43 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 96.3% of the total. Government grants made up 94.3%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $128,281 (CEO). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 36% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $13M

For context, the median across 479 covered community improvement & capacity building charities: $90.45 programs, $9.31 management, $0.24 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $13M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 479 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
94.6%89.1%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
5.4%9.2%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.2%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
96.3%80.1%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
94.3%14.9%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
3.4%11.9%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$128,281$291,103
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.00%1.49%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
15
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
3.39.2
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
14 of 14100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$12M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $1.4M · revenue $422K

Eckan's community service block grant (csbg) funded services assist low- income individuals and families in anderson, coffey, douglas, franklin, johnson, lyon, miami, morris, and osage counties. In fy2024-2025, csbg- funded services focused primarily on crisis recovery, assisting households with necessary payments to maintain their living situations; these direct assistance payments included rent, utilities, car insurance, car repairs, bus passes, medical expenses, and more. Csbg-funded services also supported families during the school year through school supply distributions, during the…

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
CEO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$128,281$0$0$128,281

1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corporation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $128K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$13M$13M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$13M$13M94.6%$3.6M$128,281
FY2024 ⓘ$12M$12M94.2%$3.9M$117,929
FY2023 ⓘ$12M$12M93.9%$3.7M$119,529
FY2022 ⓘ$10M$10M94.0%$3.2M$114,299
FY2021 ⓘ$11M$11M94.8%$3.5M$105,825
FY2020 ⓘ$9.3M$9.6M93.7%$3.5M$104,256

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b14 · 14 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 5143
  • Volunteers Part I, line 62,749

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
THE HAYES COMPANY
Weatherization
$399,973
ALL WEATHER CONTROL INC
Weatherization
$379,118
HOME EFFICIENCY AND WEATHERIZATION S
Weatherization
$370,063
GREEN FACTOR INSULATION
Weatherization
$337,620
HIATT SERVICE LLC
Repairs
$286,511

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 12 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corporation totaling $150K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corporation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corporation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corporation's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corporation reported that 94.6% of its $12.9 million in expenses went to program services, 5.4% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corporation pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corporation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 was $128,281, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corporation get its money?

Of $12.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, 96.3% came from contributions and grants (including 94.3% from government grants) and 3.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corporation a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 48-0725806 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, object 202620139349302967 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, object 202442699349301759 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023, object 202342759349301109 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022, object 202233159349302108 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021, object 202123549349300207 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020, object 202100209349301605 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 48-0725806: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.