Nonprofit · EIN 48-1137537
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION OF EAST CENTRAL KANSAS
Also known as R D A OF EAST CENTRAL KANSAS
Tax-exempt · EMPORIA, KS 66801
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $432,765 | $437,620 | -$4,855 | $281,128 | $168,975 | $112,153 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $358,318 | $369,577 | -$11,259 | $242,884 | $125,876 | $117,008 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $350,123 | $395,576 | -$45,453 | $138,940 | $10,673 | $128,267 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $386,192
- of which government grants
- $386,192
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $205
- Other revenue
- $46,368
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $48,308
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $76,275
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $10,347
- Accounting fees
- $5,100
- Occupancy
- $25,164
- Travel
- $5,019
- Depreciation
- $1,548
- Program services (functional)
- $360,698
- Management and general (functional)
- $76,922
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $242,884
- Total assets, end of year
- $281,128
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $168,975
- Net assets, end of year
- $112,153
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $4,054
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $112,153
- Gross receipts
- $432,765
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 16
- Year formed
- 1993
- State of legal domicile
- KS
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LYLE BUTLER | INTERIM PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $50,000 |
| BRUCE BOETTCHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRAD KRAFT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARON DAUGHERTY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CORY HAAG | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JUSTIN MALLON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AARON OTTO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF WILLIAMS | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DOUG PECK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMIE SAUDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHANE SHIVLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TREY COCKING | TREASURER Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTIAN KEISLER | SECRETARY Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JIM WITT | INTERIM PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLES SCOTT | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $17,551 | $702 |
| BRUCE BOETTCHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRAD KRAFT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KALA MAXFIELD | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUG PECK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMIE SAUDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM SHEPHERD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF WILLIAMS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TREY COCKING | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEANINE MCKENNA | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MOLLY PRIEST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINA MONTGOMERY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CASEY WOODS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN HUSH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARON DAUGHERTY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM WITT | INTERIM PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLES SCOTT | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $132,720 |
| BRUCE BOETTCHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CORY HAAG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRAD KRAFT | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KALA MAXFIELD | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DOUG PECK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BECKY SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM SHEPHERD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TREY COCKING | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JEANINE MCKENNA | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MOLLY PRIEST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTINA MONTGOMERY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CASEY WOODS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEN HUSH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARON DAUGHERTY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 719 COMMERCIAL ST, EMPORIA, KS 66801-2912
- In care of
- % REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- LYLE BUTLER, 719 COMMERCIAL STREET, EMPORIA, KS 66801
- Signed the 990
- LYLE BUTLER, INTERIM PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (620) 342-1600
- Website
- WWW.EMPORIARDA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- VARNEY & ASSOCIATES CPAS LLC
Mission
PROMOTE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR THE EMPORIA AREA.
Program accomplishments
- ASSISTING EXISTING LOCAL BUSINESSES WITH EXPANSION. WORKING WITH PROSPECTIVE BUSINESSES TO ENCOURAGE RELOCATION TO THE EMPORIA AREA.Expenses $360,698
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 48-1137537
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1994
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $281,128
- Income (IRS master file)
- $432,765
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $432,765 | $437,620 | $281,128 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $358,318 | $369,577 | $242,884 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $350,123 | $395,576 | $138,940 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $415,580 | $410,429 | $173,884 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 48-1137537).
Questions about REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION OF EAST CENTRAL KANSAS
- What is the EIN of REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION OF EAST CENTRAL KANSAS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION OF EAST CENTRAL KANSAS is 48-1137537.
- Is REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION OF EAST CENTRAL KANSAS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1994.
- Are donations to REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION OF EAST CENTRAL KANSAS tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION OF EAST CENTRAL KANSAS file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION OF EAST CENTRAL KANSAS due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION OF EAST CENTRAL KANSAS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION OF EAST CENTRAL KANSAS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names LYLE BUTLER.
- Who are the officers and directors of REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION OF EAST CENTRAL KANSAS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 14 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $50,000 (LYLE BUTLER, INTERIM PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION OF EAST CENTRAL KANSAS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $432,765, expenses of $437,620 and total assets of $281,128 at year end.
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