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US nonprofit · EIN 391900136 · Omaha, NEiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 391900136) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Release Inc

Donations deductible
Revenue
$4.1m
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$4m
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$2.3m
$310k liabilities
Net assets
$2m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
13
4.1 years on average
Staff
69
688 volunteers
Chair observed
≥7 yrs
David Raymond
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
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Release Inc's network

13 people1 organisationi13 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (13). Violet dotted lines (1) 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

13 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 13 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
David Raymond ChairChairman2018
8 yrs
Brandon WhitakerBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Christina OsthusBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Christopher FeltsTreasurer2020
6 yrs
Christopher GedemerBoard Member2023
3 yrs
ED YongBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Eldrige BellCompany secretary2023
3 yrs
Jason EllettVice Chairman2023
3 yrs
Jordan FaustBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Karl SchaphorstBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Kevin ColemanBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Tami SteensmaBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Trisiha HallBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 13 →

Officers and senior leadership

2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
David WiningerExecutive Director - Since Retiredsince 2018
Garrett P SwanbergExecutive Director2025

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 2025iFrom 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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
David WiningerExecutive Director - Since40$97k
Garrett P SwanbergExecutive Director40$81k
David RaymondChairman5$0
Jason EllettVice Chairman2$0
Eldrige BellSecretary2$0
Christopher FeltsTreasurer2$0
Tami SteensmaBoard Member2$0
Christina OsthusBoard Member2$0
Ed YongBoard Member2$0
Kevin ColemanBoard Member2$0
Karl SchaphorstBoard Member2$0
Brandon WhitakerBoard Member2$0
Jordan FaustBoard Member2$0
Christopher GedemerBoard Member2$0
Trisiha HallBoard Member2$0

About

Legal name
Release Inc
EIN
391900136
Address
4815 S 107th Ave, Omaha, NE, 68127-1904
State
Nebraska
Mission
To affect youth and their families with the life-changing love of jesus christ, releasing them to be all god intends them to be. Helping children and families become safe, together, healthy and free. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
X20 Religion-related
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Religion-Related
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1997
Principal officer
Garrett Swanberg (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 January 1999
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsDavid Raymond
≥6years on the filingsChristopher Felts
≥4years on the filingsKevin Coleman
≥3years on the filingsBrandon Whitaker

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$2.3m
Total liabilities
$310k
Net assets or fund balances
$2m
Contributions and grants received
$563k
Program service revenue
$3.4m
Employees
69
Volunteers
688

Filed finances

2 yearsiTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$4.3m$4.4mDeficit $118k
2023$4.3m$4.4mDeficit $127k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.