The Economic Development Group INC FY2020 filing

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Buffalo, NY501(c)(3)Since 2000Recreation & SportsEIN 22-3781639

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The mission of northland is to advance the Economic well-being of western new york by developing and maintaining a skilled and diverse workforce to meet the needs of the advanced manufacturing and energy sectors, while providing opportunities to job seekers as well as pathways to gainful employment, career advancement and Economic sustainability.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$220K 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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FY2020 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $768K a year · 15% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$220K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $259K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$682K
24% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 24% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.0M
Spent
$3.4M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$2.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$5.0M
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.0M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$4.7M
FY2023$4.9M
FY2024$5.6M
FY2025$7.8M
Expenses
$3.4M
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.4M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$3.7M
FY2023$4.5M
FY2024$5.1M
FY2025$5.7M
Net assets
$2.1M
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$3.1M
FY2025$5.1M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2001.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $2.5M Management & general 25% · $855K

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; $220K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
President & CEO
$141,003Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President of Business & Center
$79,330Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Stephen Tucker’s $315K as President & CEO is at the 96th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1842 $1–10M recreation & sports 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Stephen Tucker$315,301$315,301$201,584$177,660$156,842$141,003
Carolyn Storms-Stoltman$112,208$112,208$72,562———
Asantewa Holley$108,087$108,087$75,332———
Simmone Washington———$60,398$88,632$79,330

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Develops a skilled workforce for advanced manufacturing and energy sectors, creating jobs and career paths.

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1 program service account for $2.5M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2019.
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Northland Houses Two Co-Located Training Facilities

The advanced manufacturing training center and the utility of the future & clean energy training center, to increase the number and quality of local candidates prepared for energy and advanced manufacturing careers.

$2.5Mprogram expense

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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 3 funders$259K
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $25K · 2022–2022
Buffalo United Front INCNY · FY2022$5,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.7M
Other incomeLn 4–11$264K
Money outPt IX
$3.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.5M
Managementcol C$855K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$682K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$264K
Total revenueLn 12$5.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.0M
SavingsLn 2$508K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$934K
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$682K
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 520
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$23K$934K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$984K$682K
Net assetsLn 32$514K$2.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$292K$99K$193K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$434K$358K$76K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$193K$125K$67K
Legal feesLn 11b$13K$13K
Accounting feesLn 11c$91K$91K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$84K$45K$39K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$91K$91K
Office expensesLn 13$33K$33K
OccupancyLn 16$435K$344K$91K
TravelLn 17$18K$18K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$31K$31K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$4K$996
InsuranceLn 23$31K$31K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.6M$1.5M$101K
All other expensesLn 24e$84K$16K$68K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.4M$2.5M$855K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $7.8M$5.7M$2.1M$5.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $5.6M$5.1M$576K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.9M$4.5M$402K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.7M$3.7M$958K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.1M$3.1M−$980K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $5.0M$3.4M$1.6M$2.1M 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 FY2020 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,998,045 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$13,666 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$3,765,014
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$969,294
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,734,308
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $92,376$92,376
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $185,027$185,027
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $185,027 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $78,710$4,998,045
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,402,318 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $98,833 · Management $192,982$291,815
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $358,041 · Management $76,028$434,069
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $125,024 · Management $67,482$192,506
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $13,126$13,126
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $91,150$91,150
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $45,160 · Management $39,187$84,347
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $91,453$91,453
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $33,212$33,212
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $343,984 · Management $91,439$435,423
IX-17 TravelManagement $17,807$17,807
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $30,717$30,717
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,746 · Management $996$4,742
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $31,431$31,431
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,465,421 · Management $101,388$1,566,809
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $15,851 · Management $67,860$83,711
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,547,513 · Management $854,805 · Fundraising $0$3,402,318
Part X · Balance sheet $2,791,255 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $724,419$1,040,902
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $501,705$508,111
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $238,827$27,400
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$7,711
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $10,500$273,421
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $22,526$933,710
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,497,977$2,791,255
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $212,315$272,650
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $772,113$265,842
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $984,428$681,979
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $413,549$1,795,569
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $100,000$313,707
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $513,549$2,109,276
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,497,977$2,791,255
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,109,276 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,998,045
XI-2 Total expenses$3,402,318
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,595,727
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$513,549
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,109,276

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