- Revenue 2024
- $10,671,288
- Expenses 2024
- $10,932,492
Program services were 84.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- Classification
- 1270
- Street
- 300 W 11TH ST
These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
EMPOWERING WOMEN AND FAMILIES TO ENRICH LIVES.
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EMBE PROVIDED 2,864 HOURS OF OPERATION AND AVERAGED AN ENROLLMENT OF 435 STUDENTS IN THE CHILDCARE CENTERS. OUR COMPREHENSIVE CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FACILITATES THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF EACH CHILD SOCIALLY, EMOTIONALLY, PHYSICALLY AND INTELLECTURALLY UTILZING CREATIVE CURRICULUM AS WELL AS THE SPARKS PHYSICAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM. THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDE THE NECESSARY EDUCATION AND CARE TO ADDRESS THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF THE CHILDREN WHILE ASSISTING THEM IN REALIZING THEIR POTENTIAL. EMBE UTILIZES A SLIDING FEE SCALE FOR FAMILIES THAT MEET INCOME GUIDELINES.
Expenses $5,709,987 · Revenue $6,084,651
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EMBE PROVIDES SCHOOL AGE CARE FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS KINDERGARTEN THROUGH FIFTH GRADE NOW IN BOTH HARRISBURG AND SIOUX FALLS COMMUNITIES. OUR PROGRAMS OFFER A SAFE, FUN WAY FOR KIDS TO SPEND TIME BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL AND IN THE SUMMER WITH UNIQUE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND HANDS-ON INVOLVEMENT. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024, 708 CHILDREN WERE ENROLLED IN THE SCHOOL AGE CARE PROGRAMS.
Expenses $2,135,216 · Revenue $3,153,892
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OTHER PROGRAMS OFFERED BY EMBE INCLUDE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, FIRST LEGO LEAGUE, GIRLS ON THE RUN, AQUATICS AND WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS. YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROVIDED SPORTING LEAGUES AND CLINICS, CAMPS AND CLASSES TO ABOUT 785 CHILDREN. THE FIRST LEGO LEAGUE FOR YOUTH PROVIDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ABOUT 185 CHILDREN. THE GIRLS ON THE RUN PROGRAMS HELPED ABOUT 994 GIRLS GRADES THREE THROUGH EIGHT DEVELOP LIFE SKILLS. AQUATICS CLASSES SERVE APPROXIMATELY 1,079 PEOPLE, PROVIDING SWIMMING LESSONS TO INDIVIDUALS SIX MONTHS TO ADULT AND LIFEGUARD TRAINING TO THOSE 15 AND OLDER. COUNTLESS SWIMMERS ALSO EXPERIENCED OUR POOL THROUGH OPEN SWIM, RENTALS, AND TEAM PRACTICES. THE WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDED TRAINING TO 76 WOMEN TO ENABLE THEM TO DEVELOP THEIR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GOALS.
Expenses $1,405,306 · Revenue $397,601
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Officers and directors · 2024
As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.
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Kerri TietgenKERRI TIETGEN
CEO
- Total calculated
- $199,514
- From this org
- $177,545
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $21,969
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $177,545
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $6,837
- Nontaxable benefits
- $15,695
- Filer's total
- $200,077
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Sydney BuchmannSYDNEY BUCHMANN
CONTROLLER
- Total calculated
- $91,848
- From this org
- $85,902
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $5,946
- Hours/week
- 40
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Katy MorrisKATY MORRIS
CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCE OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $119,453
- From this org
- $101,130
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $18,323
- Hours/week
- 40
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John MeyerJOHN MEYER
CHAIR/PAST CHAIR FROM 10/2024
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Beth JensenBETH JENSEN
VICE CHAIR/CHAIR FROM 10/2024
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Andrew CurleyANDREW CURLEY
VICE CHAIR FROM 10/2024
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Alissa MattALISSA MATT
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Brian GrammBRIAN GRAMM
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Sonja TheisenSONJA THEISEN
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR UNTIL 09/2024
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Joe BeckJOE BECK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Antionette JensenANTIONETTE JENSEN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Melanie CarpenterMELANIE CARPENTER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Rebecca Dahmen-PonnezhanREBECCA DAHMEN-PONNEZHAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Andrew CurleyANDREW CURLEY
DIRECTOR UNTIL 09/2024
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Steve VlkSTEVE VLK
DIRECTOR FROM 04/2024
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Stacey HackettSTACEY HACKETT
DIRECTOR FROM 04/2024
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.
Filings
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2024
- Revenue
- $10,671,288
- Expenses
- $10,932,492
- Contributions
- $797,371
- Grants paid
- $0
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2023
- Revenue
- $9,463,754
- Expenses
- $10,001,806
- Contributions
- $1,165,886
- Grants paid
- $0
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2022
- Revenue
- $9,569,179
- Expenses
- $8,995,316
- Contributions
- $2,657,432
- Grants paid
- $0
The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.
Other returns filed
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2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $7,368,188
- Expenses
- $7,021,429
- Assets (EOY)
- $8,195,427
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2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $6,719,109
- Expenses
- $6,196,855
- Assets (EOY)
- $6,072,501
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2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $6,517,186
- Expenses
- $6,413,203
- Assets (EOY)
- $5,813,688
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2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $6,041,123
- Expenses
- $6,010,194
- Assets (EOY)
- $6,268,320
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2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $5,920,998
- Expenses
- $5,732,059
- Assets (EOY)
- $6,314,698
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2016 · 990
- Revenue
- $5,620,130
- Expenses
- $5,375,220
- Assets (EOY)
- $5,960,986
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2015 · 990
- Revenue
- $5,441,546
- Expenses
- $4,989,931
- Assets (EOY)
- $6,000,323
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2014 · 990
- Revenue
- $4,763,125
- Expenses
- $4,591,631
- Assets (EOY)
- $5,716,709
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2013 · 990
- Revenue
- $4,615,182
- Expenses
- $4,628,969
- Assets (EOY)
- $5,709,240
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2012 · 990
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- $4,257,568
- Assets (EOY)
- $5,925,767
Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.
Grants made
No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.
Grants received
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2023 SWIMMING LESSONS, PLAYGROUND PROJECT, LEGO LEAGUE, TRIBUTE TO WOMEN, GENERAL SUPPORT
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2022 GENERAL SUPPORT, PROGRAMS SUPPORT
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SOUTH DAKOTA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$101,145
2022 Community welfare and betterment
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2024 GENERAL SUPPORT, CHILDCARE PROGRAMS, FINANCIAL LITERACY PROGRAM
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$81,000
2025 COMMUNITY IMPACT
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$50,000
2022 Sponsorship
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$45,000
2023 Donation
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$25,909
2022 PARTNER AGENCY ALLO
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$15,410
2022 PARTNER AGENCY ALLO
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THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS
$15,312
2024 General Support
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Other IRS files
Auto-Revocation List
Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.
Publication 78
Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.
These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.
What this page reflects
The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 29 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.