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US nonprofit · EIN 591978981 · Gainesville, FLiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 591978981) - 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 September 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.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

St Francis House Inc's network

11 people3 organisationsi11 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (11). 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

11 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 11 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Betsy SudaMember2022
4 yrs
Brenda CesarMember2022
4 yrs
Charles CockrellPresident2018
8 yrs
David RuchinskiMember2021
5 yrs
Eric LigmanMember2022
4 yrs
John MecholskyCompany secretary2018
8 yrs
Kyler BurkMember2022
4 yrs
Pam WorshamMember2021
5 yrs
Robert AtwoodVice President2018
8 yrs
Roland DenaultTreasurer2021
5 yrs
Walter RosenbaumMember2021
5 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 11 →

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Lauri SchiffbauerCEO and Executive Directorsince 2021

Pay and hours

year to 30 September 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
Lauri SchiffbauerCEO and Executive Director40$82k$600
Pam WorshamMember2$0
Eric LigmanMember2$0
Stephen CarrMember2$0
John DolesMember2$0
Charles RickieMember2$0
Charles CockrellTreasurer5$0
Robert AtwoodPresident10$0
John MecholskySecretary3$0
Walter RosenbaumVice President2$0

About

Legal name
St Francis House Inc
EIN
591978981
Address
413 S Main St, Gainesville, FL, 32601-6723
State
Florida
Mission
Empowering families with chidren to achieve permanent and stable self-sufficiency by providing case management; nutritious meals; and educational, health and career resources; in a safe and secure environment. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
L410 Housing and shelter
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Housing & Shelter
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1980
Principal officer
Robert Atwood (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 December 1981
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 filingsCharles Cockrell
≥8years on the filingsJohn Mecholsky
≥8years on the filingsRobert Atwood
≥5years on the filingsDavid Ruchinski

Latest return

year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$1.2m
Total liabilities
$106k
Net assets or fund balances
$1.1m
Contributions and grants received
$586k
Program service revenue
$50k
Grants and similar paid out
$85k
Employees
30
Volunteers
300