United Way of the Flint Hills Inc
Donations deductibleUnited Way of the Flint Hills Inc's network
14 people3 organisationsi14 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (14). 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
14 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 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julie Cooper Chair | Chair | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Allison Anderson Harder | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Aron Dody | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| BJ Bayer | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jennifer Brothers | Treasurer | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Lucas Markowitz | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Lynn Cunningham | Vice Chair | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Mandi Beyer | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Matt Coleman | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| McKenzie Cinelli | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Michele Boyce | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Orlando Sheets | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Sara Schwerdtfeger | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Scott Hayes | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Daphne Reed Mertens | 2024 Exec Di | 2023 |
| Jamie Reever | Executive Director/Clerk | since 2018 |
| Mickey Edwards | Executive Director/Clerk | since 2019 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daphne Reed Mertens | Executive Di | 40 | $58k | $2k | |
| Mickey Edwards | Former Exec | 40 | $19k | $567 | |
| Michelle Boyce | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ryann Brooks | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jennifer Brothers | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| McKenzie Cinelli | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Cara Codney | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Aron Dody | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Missy Floyd | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Scott Hayes | Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Rebeca Herrera | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Carolyn Hollins | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ryan Karjala | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| David Maldonado | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Brandee Orender | Vice Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sara Schwerdtfeger | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- United Way of the Flint Hills Inc
- EIN
- 480756002
- Address
- 702 Commercial St Suite II-E, Emporia, KS, 66801-3091
- State
- Kansas
- Mission
- To mobilize resources to identify and address human needs within the communities. This is accomplished through annual campaigns in lyon, chase, osage, coffey, morris, greenwood, and wabaunsee counties in kansas to raise support for allocation to programs which meet those needs (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- T70Z Philanthropy, voluntary services and grantmaking
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations
- Size band
- 5 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1938
- Principal officer
- Jennifer Brothers (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 April 1944
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsBJ Bayer
≥8years on the filingsMandi Beyer
≥6years on the filingsAron Dody
≥6years on the filingsMcKenzie Cinelli
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
- $601k
- Total liabilities
- $80k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $521k
- Contributions and grants received
- $422k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $276k
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 50
Grants paid
18 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grants to Org-Cash | $62k | |
| The Dollywood Foundation | $24k | |
| Sos | $23k | |
| Emporia Community Daycare | $20k | |
| Kansas Legal Services | $17k | |
| Salvation Army | $17k | |
| Camp Alexander | Client assistance | $12k |
| Jayhawk Area Council Bsa | Client assistance | $12k |
| United Cerebral Palsy | $11k | |
| Building Blocks Community Child Car | Client assistance | $10k |
| Crosswinds Counseling | $10k | |
| Little Huskies Childcare Center | $10k | |
| Kansas Children Service League | $10k | |
| Emporia Community Foundation | $9k | |
| Help House of Osage County | Client assistance | $9k |
| Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland | Client assistance | $8k |
| Corner House Inc | $8k | |
| Bloom House Youth Services | $7k |