EMPOWER EVERGREEN: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization: EMPOWER EVERGREEN (EIN 85-3067734)
Tax period: 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed: 2025-05-12
IRS object ID: 202511329349307161
Schema version: 2024v5.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-05-12T18:35:37-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	480573184	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	REGIER CARR & MONROE LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	300 W DOUGLAS AVE STE 900	AddressLine1Txt
City	WICHITA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	KS	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	672022914	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2024-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	853067734	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	EMPOWER EVERGREEN INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	EMPO	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3163518612	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2601 N ARKANSAS AVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	WICHITA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	KS	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	67204	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ARIEL RODRIGUEZ	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3163518612	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-05-12	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	0	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	LAURA LEHMER	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01252614	PTIN
Phone	3162642335	PhoneNum
Preparation	2025-05-08	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	ARIEL RODRIGUEZ	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2601 N ARKANSAS AVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	WICHITA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	KS	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	67204	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$2,420,447	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	NA	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2020	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	KS	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	EMPOWER THE NORTH END RESIDENTS OF WICHITA, KS, ESPECIALLY THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY, BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL, WORKFORCE-READINESS AND SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	12	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	12	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	7	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	85	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$3,049,454	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$2,306,360	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$1,661	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$18,486	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$103,683	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$23,341	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	-$14,728	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$3,092,942	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$2,395,315	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$14,050	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$260,343	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$412,656	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$79,087	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$60,707	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$141,909	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$264,654	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$151,679	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$604,084	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$639,092	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$2,488,858	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,756,223	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$5,185,916	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$7,592,981	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$319,917	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$970,759	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$4,865,999	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$6,622,222	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	EMPOWER PROVIDES THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY CONNECTION TO A CONTINUUM OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, WORK-READINESS PREPARATION, AND SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES IN A CULTURALLY INVITING, BILINGUAL, AND COMFORTABLE SPACE.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$266,025	ExpenseAmt
Desc	PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, WORK-READINESS PREPARATION, AND SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES IN A CULTURALLY INVITING, BILINGUAL, AND COMFORTABLE SPACE.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$86,112	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$14,050	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	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.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$352,137	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	Yes (1)	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	9	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	7	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
DAF Excess Business Holdings	0	DAFExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Taxable Distributions	0	TaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To Donor	0	DistributionToDonorInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	12	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	12	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (1)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE ORGANIZATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	3163518612	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	103 E 21ST ST N	AddressLine1Txt
City	WICHITA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	KS	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	67214	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (13 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
GENE CAMARENA
CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CECILIA THIBAULT
VICE CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ALICIA SANCHEZ
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
STEVE WEBB
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHRIS ARELLANO
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TOM BORREGO
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JANET MILLER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARIA BUSTAMANTE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
AMY JOHNSON
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MOJI ROSSON
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CINDY CLAYCOMB
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
YOLANDA CAMARENA
EX-OFFICIO	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ARIEL RODRIGUEZ
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$105,177	$0	$3,155

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$105,177	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$3,155	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HUTTON	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	111 N SYCAMORE ST	AddressLine1Txt
City	WICHITA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	KS	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	67203	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	CONSTRUCTION	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$1,709,600	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$10,000	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$832,800	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$1,463,560	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$2,306,360	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$103,683	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$103,683	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$10,404	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$10,000	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$25,132	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$14,728	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$14,728	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,395,315	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$88,955	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,050	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,050	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$108,331	TotalAmt
Program Services	$64,999	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$21,666	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$21,666	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$241,594	TotalAmt
Program Services	$144,956	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$48,319	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$48,319	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,202	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,321	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,440	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,441	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,740	TotalAmt
Program Services	$24,074	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$333	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$333	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$30,789	TotalAmt
Program Services	$18,473	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,158	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,158	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$27,529	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,400	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$21,129	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$60,707	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$60,707	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$33,254	TotalAmt
Program Services	$33,254	ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,266	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,029	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$237	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,276	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,600	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,679	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$997	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,092	TotalAmt
Management And General	$2,092	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,822	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,214	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,608	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$971	TotalAmt
Program Services	$58	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$913	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,320	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,320	ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$22,338	TotalAmt
Management And General	$22,338	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,663	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,291	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,268	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$104	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
MISCELLANEOUS	$8,987	$3,125	$4,351	$1,511
DONOR COMMUNICATIONS	$6,873	$6,125	$75	$673
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN	$5,778	$4,093	$1,685
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT	$3,450	$2,075	$1,375

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,060	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,680	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$380	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$639,092	TotalAmt
Program Services	$352,137	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$145,046	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$141,909	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,474	BOYAmt
EOY	$30,663	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,039,557	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,275,211	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,227,764	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,564,664	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,330	BOYAmt
EOY	$193	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,500	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,973	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$3,774,006	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$58,729	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$899,291	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,715,277	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,185,916	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,592,981	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$23,259	BOYAmt
EOY	$791,470	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$186,791	BOYAmt
EOY	$101,539	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$109,867	BOYAmt
EOY	$77,750	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$319,917	BOYAmt
EOY	$970,759	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,431,970	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,307,392	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,434,029	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,314,830	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,865,999	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,622,222	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,185,916	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,592,981	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$1,756,223	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,138,192	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,021,957	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,049,454	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,306,360	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$8,515,963	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$14,850	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,661	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$16,511	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,138,192	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,036,807	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,051,115	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,306,360	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$8,532,474	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$685,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$591,400	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$100,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$25,000	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,401,400	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$685,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$591,400	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$100,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$25,000	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,401,400	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$7,131,074	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$18,486	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$103,683	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$122,169	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$18,486	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$103,683	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$122,169	TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$605	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$8,377	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$23,341	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total	$32,323	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,138,797	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,045,184	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,092,942	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,410,043	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$8,686,966	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
First5 Years509	Yes (X)	First5Years509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$80,500	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$80,500	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$3,531,164	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$44,157	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$3,487,007	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$90,000	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$13,347	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$76,653	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$52,919	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,225	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$51,694	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$19,423	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$19,423	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$3,715,277	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	REFUNDABLE ADVANCE	Desc
Amt	$77,750	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$77,750	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,420,447	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$2,420,447	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	-$25,132	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	-$25,132	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$2,395,315	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$664,224	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$25,132	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$25,132	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$639,092	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$639,092	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:	EMPOWER IS ORGANIZED AS A KANSAS NONPROFIT CORPORATION AND HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(A) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AS AN ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3). EMPOWER IS QUALIFIED TO RECEIVE DEDUCTIBLE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS UNDER SECTION 509(A)(2), AND HAS BEEN DETERMINED NOT TO BE A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER SECTIONS 509(A)(1) AND (3). EMPOWER IS ANNUALLY REQUIRED TO FILE A RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX (FORM 990) WITH THE IRS. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX ON NET INCOME THAT IS DERIVED FROM BUSINESS ACTIVITIES THAT ARE UNRELATED TO THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSES. EMPOWER HAS DETERMINED IT IS NOT SUBJECT TO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX AND HAS NOT FILED AN EXEMPT ORGANIZATION BUSINESS INCOME TAX RETURN (FORM 990-T) WITH THE IRS. ITS ANNUAL FILING REQUIREMENTS, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. EMPOWER WOULD RECOGNIZE FUTURE ACCRUED INTEREST AND PENALTIES RELATED TO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS AND LIABILITIES IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE IF SUCH INTEREST AND PENALTIES ARE INCURRED.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	FUNDRAISING EXPENSE -25,132.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	FUNDRAISING EXPENSE 25,132.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	Yes (1)	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SWANSON HOUSE INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1316 W 15TH AVENUE STE 200	AddressLine1Txt
City	EMPORIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	KS	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	66801	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activity	CAPITAL CAMPAIGN	ActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds	0	FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts	$1,011,093	GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor	$60,707	RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization	$950,386	NetToOrganizationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts	$1,011,093	TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors	$60,707	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization	$950,386	TotalNetToOrganizationAmt

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	NOMAR FIESTA	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$20,404	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$10,000	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$10,404	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1	$236	NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$2,262	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1	$5,800	EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$16,834	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$20,404	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$10,000	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$10,404	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events	$236	NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$2,262	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$5,800	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$16,834	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$25,132	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$14,728	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Type	SAVINGS MATCH	GrantTypeTxt
Recipient	27	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$14,050	CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	ASSISTANCE IS IN THE FORM OF A SAVINGS ACCOUNT MATCH UP TO $650. TO RECEIVE A MATCH, PARTICIPANTS MUST APPLY FOR THE EMPOWER FINANCIAL RESOURCE CENTER PROGRAM AND COMPLETE THE 12 WEEK COURSE. A LISTING OF STUDENTS IS MAINTAINED AND IT IS TRACKED WHO RECEIVES A MATCH.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2	GENE CAMARENA (CHAIR) AND YOLANDA CAMARENA (BOARD MEMBER) ARE MARRIED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE TREASURER REVIEWS AND APPROVES A DRAFT COPY OF THE FORM 990. ALL BOARD MEMBERS HAVE ACCESS TO A COPY OF THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	ANNUAL EVALUATION OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	A COMMITTEE PERFORMS AN ANNUAL REVIEW TO COMPARE LOCAL DATA AND TRENDS FOR COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AS WELL AS AN ANNUAL REVIEW TO BENCHMARK PERFORMANCE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C	PROCEDURES ARE CONSISTENT WITH PRIOR YEAR.