Skip to content
Governance Register
US nonprofit · EIN 480543712 · Newton, KSiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 480543712) - 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, related organisations (Schedule R).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.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Emberhope Inc's network

10 people3 organisationsi10 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (10). Violet dotted lines (3) 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

10 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.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 10 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Michael Shockley ChairChair2018
8 yrs
Bishop Ruben Saenz JREx-Officio2020
6 yrs
Dustin JacksonDirector2022
4 yrs
Jennifer WoldTreasurer2020
6 yrs
Judge Kevin MoriartyDirector2018
8 yrs
Pastor Dave FelpsDirector2020
6 yrs
Pastor Marsha HaneyDirector2021
5 yrs
Rev Richard ShockeyDirector2020
6 yrs
Rev Zach AndersonEx-Officio2021
5 yrs
TIM HodgeCompany secretary2020
6 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

13 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Allison PateVP Residentisince 2021
Amy Engel-HudsonVP of Ks Fcsince 2019
Amy TuttleVP Kansas Foster Care2018
Brenda WatkinsVP of Fostersince 2022
Lance MurnanVP of Financsince 2022
Lisa CappsChief Adv. Osince 2019
Lori GonzalesChief Program Officersince 2018
Marty KramerVP of Advancsince 2022
Nickaila SandateInterim CEOsince 2018
Rebecca TozierVP of Financsince 2021
Richard WrightCFO2018
Susan KensillCFOsince 2019
Shelly A DuncanCEO (Termed 07/29/17)2018

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
Nickaila SandateCEO40$197k
Lori GonzalesPresident of40$142k
Marty KramerPresident of40$129k
Lance MurnanCFO40$125k
Brenda WatkinsPresident of40$75k$54k
Rev Zach AndersonDirector1$0
Kathy ArmstrongDirector1$0
Pastor Dave FelpsDirector1$0
Pastor Marsha HaneyDirector1$0
Tim HodgeSecretary1$0
Dustin JacksonDirector1$0
Matt ListTreasurer1$0
Judge Kevin MoriartyBoard Chair1$0
Christy SchunnDirector1$0
Rev Richard ShockeyDirector1$0
Rev Kathy WilliamsDirector1$0

About

Legal name
Emberhope Inc
EIN
480543712
Address
900 W Broadway Street, Newton, KS, 67114-2004
State
Kansas
Mission
Impacting the lives of children, youth and families by offering innovative, trauma sensitive programs rooted in faith to inspire positive change. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
P320 Human services
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Human Services
Size band
8 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1927
Principal officer
Nickaila Sandate (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 April 1946
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsMichael Shockley
≥8years on the filingsJudge Kevin Moriarty
≥6years on the filingsBishop Ruben Saenz JR
≥6years on the filingsJennifer Wold

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
$34.3m
Total liabilities
$7.5m
Net assets or fund balances
$26.8m
Contributions and grants received
$2.7m
Program service revenue
$50.4m
Employees
848
Volunteers
112