Diakon
Diakon's network
8 people4 organisationsi8 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Violet dotted lines (5) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
8 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 8 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emried D Cole JR ESQ Chair | Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Diane Batchik | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Jennifer Schlegel | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Larry Delp | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Maurice Bobst | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Peter Knudsen | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Shari Vandergast | CEO/President (Start 11/11/2024) | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Susan Schellenberg | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
10 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| David Baker | Sr VP Facilities and It | 2024 |
| Jarrod LEO | Senior VP/CFO (Until 3/22) | 2022 |
| Jennifer D Rautzhan | Sr. VP Human Resources Qa & Compliance | 2024 |
| Laurel Spencer | Vice President Operations | 2024 |
| Lisa Stum | Swan Contracts Administrator | 2024 |
| Lisa Webster | VP/Finance | since 2022 |
| Mark T Pile | CEO/President | since 2018 |
| Melissa Kindall | VP Communications Advancement | 2024 |
| Scott Habecker | Exec VP/Chief Op & Financial Officer | since 2018 |
| Shaina Dailey | Director of Human Resources | 2024 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Habecker | CEO/President (Until 11/10/2024) | 37.5 | $926k | $289k | $40k |
| Shari Vandergast | CEO/President (Start 11/11/2024) | 37.5 | $234k | $621k | $128k |
| Jennifer D Rautzhan | Sr. VP Human Resources Qa & Compliance | 37.5 | $118k | $222k | $49k |
| Lisa Webster | VP/Finance | 37.5 | $108k | $125k | $17k |
| Melissa Kindall | VP Communications Advancement | 37.5 | $67k | $66k | $22k |
| Laurel Spencer | Vice President Operations | 37.5 | $55k | $68k | $29k |
| David Baker | Sr VP Facilities and It | 37.5 | $48k | $286k | $41k |
| Lisa Stum | Swan Contracts Administrator | 37.5 | $46k | $55k | $23k |
| Shaina Dailey | Director of Human Resources | 37.5 | $45k | $55k | $12k |
| Emried D Cole Jr Esq | Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Larry Delp | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Susan Schellenberg | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Peter Knudsen | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Maurice Bobst | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Diane Batchik | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jennifer Schlegel | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Diakon
- EIN
- 233014613
- Address
- 5000 Ritter Road, Mechanicsburg, PA, 17055-6922
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Mission
- In response to god's love in jesus christ, diakon will demonstrate god's command to love the neighbor through acts of service. (as filed on the Form 990)
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Size band
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1999
- Principal officer
- Shari Vandergast (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 April 1988
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
RelatedPRGM OPERATIONSDiakon Lutheran Social MinistriesRelatedSOCIAL SVCSDiakon Child Family & Community Ministries
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsEmried D Cole JR ESQ
≥8years on the filingsLarry Delp
≥8years on the filingsSusan Schellenberg
≥7years on the filingsMaurice Bobst
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $160.3m
- Total liabilities
- $30.4m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $129.9m
- Contributions and grants received
- $2.4m
- Program service revenue
- $77.8m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $1.6m
- Employees
- 381
- Volunteers
- 7
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $87.9m | $85.7m | $2.2m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
2 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Diakon Child Family & Community Ministries | Program support | $930k |
| Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries | Employee tuition assistance and program support | $600k |
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Diakon likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Pennsylvania Department of State, business entities (data.pa.gov xvd7-5r2c). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Entity type
- Domestic Nonprofit Corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 1 September 1999
- Registered agent
- Not stated
Officers (5)
- Lisa Webster Treasurer
- Lisa Webster Secretary
- Shari VanderGast Governor
- Shari VanderGast President
- Tracy Boyer Assistant Secretary
City and state of officers are not held in this extract.