Lee County Economic Development Group INC FY2021 filing

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Montrose, IA501(c)(3)Since 2002Community DevelopmentEIN 04-3605260Revenue $534K in FY2021

On file with the IRSleecountyedg.com2495 280th St, 52639-9569 · Montrose, IATax-exempt since May 2003Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Economic Development for the Lee County, iowa community

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$126K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $148K a year · 18% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$126K
to officers and key staff · 29% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 29% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $31K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$441K
49% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 49% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$534K
Spent
$437K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$460K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$534K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$534K
FY2022$904K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$530K
FY2024$428K
Expenses
$437K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$437K
FY2022$534K
FY2023$715K
FY2024$931K
FY2024$757K
Net assets
$460K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$460K
FY2022$829K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$955K
FY2024$626K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 2003.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $362K Management & general 14% · $60K Fundraising 3% · $15K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

18 people listed on the 990; $126K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chief Execut
$125,700Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past Chairma
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Emily Benjamin’s $134K as Chief Execut is at the 87th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1708 $100K–1M community development nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Dennis Fraise—$145,501$135,036$127,619$125,700
Emily Benjamin$133,702————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowers Lee County, Iowa's economic growth through community development initiatives.

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1 program · $362K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The primary purpose of the corporation is to encourage economic development and expansion in lee county, iowa by marketing and promoting the geographic area to businesses and industry.

$362Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$31K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $134K · 2020–2021
Unitemized GrantFY2021$20,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$40,000
Individual RecipientFY2020$37,080
Individual RecipientFY2020$37,080

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$534K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$520K
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Money outPt IX
$437K
Ln 25
Programscol B$362K
Managementcol C$60K
Fundraisingcol D$15K
Owns and owesPt X
$460K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$449K
Total assetsLn 16$901K
LiabilitiesLn 26$441K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$520K
Government grantsLn 1e$237K
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Total revenueLn 12$534K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$417K
SavingsLn 2$32K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$449K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Other assetsLn 15$386K
Total assetsLn 16$901K
LiabilitiesLn 26$441K
Net assetsLn 32$460K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 66
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$376K$449K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$945K$901K
LiabilitiesLn 26$582K$441K
Net assetsLn 32$363K$460K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$74K$74K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$40K$40K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$126K$126K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$49K$49K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$18K
Legal feesLn 11b$906$906
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$15K$15K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$3K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$21K$21K
OccupancyLn 16$8K$8K
TravelLn 17$27K$27K$696
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$980$980
InterestLn 20$12K$12K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$11K$10K$579
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$10K$7K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$602$602
Total functional expensesLn 25$437K$362K$60K$15K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $530K$931K−$401K$955K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$715K$526K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $904K$534K$369K$829K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $534K$437K$97K$460K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $534,006 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $436,991$520,241
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $20,886$13,765
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $457,877$534,006
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$114,160
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $221,173$196,000
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $126,617$126,787
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $347,790$436,947
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $110,087$97,059
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $534,006 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$236,700
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$283,541
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$520,241
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $13,765$13,765
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $13,765$534,006
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $436,947 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $74,160$74,160
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $40,000$40,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $125,700$125,700
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $48,652$48,652
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,117$4,117
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,531$17,531
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $906$906
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,765$7,765
IX-11g Other fees for servicesFundraising $14,821$14,821
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,898$3,898
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,207 · Management $1,892$5,099
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $21,153$21,153
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $8,269$8,269
IX-17 TravelPrograms $26,669 · Management $696$27,365
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $980$980
IX-20 InterestManagement $12,500$12,500
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $10,366 · Management $579$10,945
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,897$2,897
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,597 · Management $2,990$9,587
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $602$602
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $362,479 · Management $59,647 · Fundraising $14,821$436,947
Part X · Balance sheet $900,697 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $343,398$416,581
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $32,326$32,323
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $57,750$61,750
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $14,738$3,793
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $496,666$386,250
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $944,878$900,697
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $145,530$129,025
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $36,700$36,700
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $582,230$440,990
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $362,648$459,707
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $944,878$900,697
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $459,707 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$534,006
XI-2 Total expenses$436,947
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$97,059
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$362,648
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$459,707

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