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US nonprofit · EIN 800077427 · Topeka, KSiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 800077427) - 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 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R), grants paid (Schedule I).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

Greater Topeka Partnership Foundation's network

5 people3 organisationsi5 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). 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

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 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.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
John B Dicus Chair (also filed as John Dicus)Chair2020
6 yrs
Shekhar Challa ChairChair Elect2022
4 yrs
Aaron ClassiBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Mark YardleyTreasurer2018
8 yrs
Veronica Ronnie Padilla (also filed as Veronica Padilla)Board Member2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Joshua PattersonSVP of Finance (5/6/22-12/31/22)since 2022
Matthew PivarnikPresident & CEOsince 2019
Natalie ZellerCFO (1/1/22-5/5/22)2022

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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Aaron ClassiBoard Member1$0
Veronica PadillaBoard Member1$0
Juliann MazachekChair-Elect1$0
Shekhar ChallaChair1$0
Matt AllTreasurer1$0
Matthew PivarnikPresident & CEO1$0$381k$53k
Joshua PattersonCFO1$0$89k$34k

About

Legal name
Greater Topeka Partnership Foundation
EIN
800077427
Address
719 S Kansas Ave 100, Topeka, KS, 66603-3807
State
Kansas
Mission
To provide sources of charitable support and provide funding for the establishment or support of educational, employment, economic and training opportunities designed to provide relief of the poor, distressed and underprivileged as well as to support the advancement of economics, economic planning and development. To accelerate the quality and quantity of economic growth and employment... (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
S30 Community improvement and capacity building
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Community Improvement & Capacity Building
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2003
Principal officer
Molly Howey (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 May 2004
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
5, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

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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
$1.8m
Total liabilities
$230k
Net assets or fund balances
$1.6m
Contributions and grants received
$337k
Program service revenue
$37k
Grants and similar paid out
$541k
Employees
0
Volunteers
5

Grants paid

1 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.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Greater Topeka Partnership Inc$541k