Ellipsis Inc
Ellipsis mission is helping kids and families build healthy relationships so they can write their own story.
Ellipsis Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $14,736,331
- +25.8% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $16,232,691
- +152.2% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $14,457,134
- +97.5% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Ellipsis Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 1 grant of 2 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2022 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $900K (2024) to $2.9M (2022). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $900K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Youth Homes of Mid America Foundation Johnston, IA | Fund Capital Campaign | $900,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $14,736,331 | $16,232,691 | $14,457,134 | — | — | — |
| 2024 | $11,710,064 | $6,437,706 | $7,319,853 | $900,000 | 1 | $3,201 |
| 2023 | $13,078,490 | $14,951,930 | $12,080,945 | — | — | $-16,653 |
| 2022 | $8,930,388 | $11,798,146 | $14,674,235 | $2,941,194 | 1 | $-2,244 |
| 2021 | $11,044,724 | $15,079,487 | $8,318,957 | — | — | $5,360 |
| 2020 | $8,942,972 | $6,990,755 | $6,357,419 | — | — | $20,515 |
| 2019 | $8,622,243 | $5,494,110 | $5,145,890 | — | — | $-506 |
About Ellipsis Inc
Based on IRS filings
Ellipsis Inc is a public charity focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in Johnston, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $14.7M in total assets.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Ellipsis Inc is led by Kelly Hannan, Chief Executive Officer on the 2025 filing; 3 of 22 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kelly Hannan
Chief Executive Officer
New on the 2025 filing
38 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mick Lovell
President & Past Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2023
Secretary → President & Past Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jill Smith
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rich Schappert
Director
Treasurer → Secretary, 2020
Secretary → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tim Crawford
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Don Blumenthal
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jane Sturtz
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joanne Lasrado
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ann Trebilcock
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Stimson
Director -
Director → Director -, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kirk Besh
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kyle Desmith
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rachel Kelley
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tina Hoffman
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lauren Allen
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chris Koepplin
Past Chief Executive Officer -
Executive Director → Chief Executive Officer, 2021
Chief Executive Officer → Past Chief Executive Officer -, 2025
On filings since 2019
38 hrs/week
$122K (2019) → $169K (2025)
Mike Pavon
Chief Operating Officer
On filings since 2020
38 hrs/week
$106K (2020) → $150K (2025)
Jamie Bussell
Chief Financial & Administrator Officer
CAO & CFO → Chief Financial Administrative Officer, 2023
Chief Financial Administrative Officer → Chief Financial & Administrator Officer, 2025
On filings since 2021
38 hrs/week
$50K (2021) → $133K (2025)
Amy Williams
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Doug Pearson
Past Vice President -
Vicepresident → Vice President, 2024
Vice President → Past Vice President -, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shane Zimmerman
Treasurer
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Travis Sheets
Past President
President → Past President, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (32)
- Former: Laura Allen (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Mark Lyons (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Mark Merfeld (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Dereck Trebilcock (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Brad Winterbottom (2021–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Paul Kruse (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Paul Schlueter (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Travis Etchison (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Aaron Rutledge (2019–2021) — Former Director
- Former: Brad Mellencamp (2019–2021) — Finance Director
- Former: Brett Adams (2019–2021) — Former Director
- Former: Doug Richard (2019–2021) — Former Director
- Former: Elizabeth Swanson (2019–2021) — Former Director
- Former: Erica Boliver (2019–2021) — Former Vice President
- Former: Evan Powers (2019–2021) — Former Director
- Former: Garrett Miller (2019–2021) — Former Director
- Former: Larry Taylor (2019–2021) — Former Director
- Former: Mark Iles (2019–2021) — Former Director
- Former: Scott Hoekman (2019–2021) — Former Director
- Former: Tom Folders (2019–2021) — Former Director
- Former: Winston Morris (2019–2021) — Former Director
- Former: John Parrish (2020–2021) — Former Director
- Former: Mindy Williamson (2020–2021) — Former Director
- Former: Charles Hartlieb (2021) — Former Director
- Former: Chuck Hartlieb (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Douglas Pearson (2019–2020) — President
- Former: Mike Arndt (2020) — Executive Advisor
- Former: Andrew Steiger (2019) — Director
- Former: Anne Happel (2019) — Past President
- Former: Derrick Beechum (2019) — Director
- Former: Kirk Van Kirk (2019) — Director
- Former: Michael Arndt (2019) — Former Executive Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $169K, to Chris Koepplin (Past Chief Exec Officer - End May 2025). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Ellipsis Inc
How large is Ellipsis Inc?
Ellipsis Inc reported $14.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $16.2M.
What is Ellipsis Inc?
Ellipsis Inc is a public charity focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in Johnston, IA. It holds $14.7M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Ellipsis Inc operate?
Ellipsis Inc has awarded grants in Iowa.
What is Ellipsis Inc's EIN?
Ellipsis Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 42-0680439. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
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