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US nonprofit · EIN 812837618 · Wichita, KSiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 812837618) - 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 time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. 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

Shepherds Way Inc

Donations deductible
Revenue
$814k
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$772k
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$138k
$5k liabilities
Net assets
$133k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
8
3.4 years on average
Staff
13
183 volunteers
Chair observed
≥4 yrs
David Redfern
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
How am I connected?

Shepherds Way Inc's network

8 people1 organisationi8 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Violet dotted lines (1) 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

8 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 8 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
David Redfern ChairChairman2020
6 yrs
Ben FrenchPresident and CEO2024
2 yrs
Daniel K BackGoverning Body2024
2 yrs
Dorian GrahamGoverning Body2024
2 yrs
Jeff FluhrPresident2024
2 yrs
Kenton CriserGoverning Body2024
2 yrs
Matthew ScholfieldTreasurer2020
6 yrs
Tylan DyerGoverning Body2024
2 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

9 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Ann FoxGoverning Body2022
Ben FrenchPresident and CEOsince 2020
Daniel BlackGoverning Body2022
Daniel K BackGoverning Body2023
David RedfernChairmansince 2022
Dorian GrahamGoverning Body2023
Kenton CriserGoverning Body2023
Matthew ScholfieldTreasurersince 2022
Tylan DyerGoverning Body2023

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
Ben FrenchPresident and CEO15$18k
David RedfernChairman1$0
Daniel K BackGoverning Body1$0
Kenton CriserTreasurer1$0
Tylan DyerGoverning Body1$0
Jeff FluhrPresident1$0
Dorian GrahamGoverning Body1$0

About

Legal name
Shepherds Way Inc
EIN
812837618
Address
1603 N Chapel Hill St Ste 400, Wichita, KS, 67206-5510
State
Kansas
Mission
Shepherd's Way is a residential program committed to empowering young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, not requiring daily nursing intervention, to live independently. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
F33 Mental health and crisis intervention
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Mental Health & Crisis Intervention
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2017
Principal officer
Ben French (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 November 2017
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
3, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsDavid Redfern
≥6years on the filingsMatthew Scholfield
≥2years on the filingsBen French
≥2years on the filingsDaniel K Back

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
$138k
Total liabilities
$5k
Net assets or fund balances
$133k
Contributions and grants received
$590k
Program service revenue
$224k
Employees
13
Volunteers
183

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$505k$490k$15k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.