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US nonprofit · EIN 465249882 · Chesterfield, MOiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 465249882) - 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 tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2018.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Empowering Youth and Communities Inc's network

5 peoplei5 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

5 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure 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.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Beth Sharpe-Verdugo ChairChairman2024
2 yrs
John MarcranderDirector2024
2 yrs
Maggie MarcranderDirector2021
5 yrs
Melissa YostTreasurer2023
3 yrs
Sara VaughanCompany secretary2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

5 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Jacqueline WardOfficersince 2019
LOU ReussOfficer2024
Luis ReussOfficersince 2021
Robin LevanOfficersince 2019
Tammy NoelPresidentsince 2019

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
Lou ReussHead of School40$95k
Allan ZhangPresident4$0
John DelautreVice President4$0
Kurt JeffersonSecretary4$0
Melissa YostTreasurer4$0

About

Legal name
Empowering Youth and Communities Inc
EIN
465249882
Address
13718 Olive Blvd, Chesterfield, MO, 63017-2602
State
Missouri
Mission
Eyc academy provides a highly personalized learning environment which fosters critical thinking, cultivates individual potential, inspires confidence, and prepares students to be productive members of their communities. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B20 Education
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Education
Size band
3 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2018
Principal officer
Lou Reuss (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 November 2018
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥5years on the filingsMaggie Marcrander
≥3years on the filingsMelissa Yost
≥3years on the filingsSara Vaughan
≥2years on the filingsBeth Sharpe-Verdugo

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
$31k
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$31k
Contributions and grants received
$38k
Program service revenue
$538k
Employees
14