Center for Business Excellence Inc
Donations deductibleCenter for Business Excellence Inc's network
7 people2 organisationsi7 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). 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
7 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 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kym Baker-Butler Chair | Chairman | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Mark Bagwell Chair | Immediate Past Chair until 12/23 | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Emma Jordan | 2nd Vice Chairman | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Gregory Brown | Treasurer until 12/23 | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| John A Katalinich | 1st Vice Chairman | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Kathy Sears | Treasurer | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Levon D Johnson (also filed as Levon Johnson) | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levon D Johnson | Secretary | 0.15 | $0 | $123k | $6k |
| Kym Baker-Butler | Immediate Past Chair | 0.15 | $0 | ||
| John A Katalinich | Chairman | 0.15 | $0 | ||
| Emma Jordan | 1st Vice Chairman | 0.15 | $0 | ||
| Matt Krathwohl | 2nd Vice Chairman | 0.15 | $0 | ||
| Kathy Sears | Treasurer | 0.15 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Center for Business Excellence Inc
- EIN
- 351850192
- Address
- 418 S Main St, Elkhart, IN, 46516-3209
- State
- Indiana
- Mission
- The vision of the Center for Business Excellence is to make North Central Indiana a more vibrant economic region by helping businesses excel through continuous improvement and strong leadership. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- S50Z Community improvement and capacity building
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Community Improvement & Capacity Building
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1992
- Principal officer
- Levon D Johnson (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 December 1993
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsGregory Brown
≥8years on the filingsLevon D Johnson
≥7years on the filingsMark Bagwell
≥4years on the filingsKym Baker-Butler
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
- $2m
- Total liabilities
- $1.9m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $65k
- Contributions and grants received
- $66k
- Program service revenue
- $82k
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 6