Valley Economic Development Partners INC

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Youngstown, OH501(c)(3)Since 1977Community DevelopmentEIN 34-1264163Revenue $4.3M in FY2025

On file with the IRSvalleyedp.com4319 Belmont Ave, 44505-1005 · Youngstown, OHTax-exempt since Jun 1979Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To support the creation and expansion of small businesses and local jobs where Economic opportunity is needed most through education classes and flexible lending solutions in collaboration with other community Development organizations.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$135K 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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FY2025 · 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $5.0M a year · 64% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$135K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 61% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
37 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 36.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$9.8M
21% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 21% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.3M
-43% vs prior year
Spent
$2.1M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$37.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.3M
FY2025▼ -43%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$11.9M
FY2021$7.4M
FY2022$7.6M
FY2023$8.2M
FY2024$7.5M
FY2025$4.3M
Expenses
$2.1M
FY2025▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.6M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$3.3M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$2.1M
Net assets
$37.4M
FY2025▲ +7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$13.4M
FY2021$18.5M
FY2022$22.8M
FY2023$29.8M
FY2024$35.1M
FY2025$37.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · 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 Jun 1979.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $1.8M Management & general 14% · $303K

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; $135K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$135,063Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Teresa Miller’s $135K as Executive Director is at the 39th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Teresa Miller$135,063$131,823$121,776$127,775$134,711$105,022

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides loan programs and business development services to help regional entrepreneurs create jobs, expand their companies, and stimulate local economic growth.

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1 program · $1.8M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Promote economic development and employment opportunities through business creation, expansion, and retention. Develop and operate a diversified portfolio of loan programs and other services to address the needs of regional businesses.

$1.8Mprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K
Grants paid · 676 grants · $9.2M · 2020–2025
VariousFY2025$784,171
VariousFY2024$846,100
VariousFY2023$80,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$618,756
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Vv Wine PartnersFY2022$10,000
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.1M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$225K
Money outPt IX
$2.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.8M
Managementcol C$303K
Owns and owesPt X
$37.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.4M
Total assetsLn 16$47.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$225K
Other incomeLn 4–11$115K
Gains on assetsLn 7$3K
Total revenueLn 12$4.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$5.2M
SavingsLn 2$1.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$6.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$169K
Total assetsLn 16$47.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.8M
Net assetsLn 32$37.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.9M$6.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.7M$3.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$184K$169K
Total assetsLn 16$46.9M$47.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11.8M$9.8M
Net assetsLn 32$35.1M$37.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$784K$784K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$155K$116K$39K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$550K$412K$139K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$38K$29K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$96K$72K$24K
Payroll taxesLn 10$54K$41K$14K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$30K$24K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$37K$29K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$65K$52K$13K
Office expensesLn 13$14K$11K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$19K$15K$4K
TravelLn 17$5K$4K$1K
InterestLn 20$11K$7K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$14K$14K
InsuranceLn 23$41K$33K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$135K$107K$28K
All other expensesLn 24e$59K$57K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.1M$1.8M$303K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $4.3M$2.1M$2.2M$37.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $7.5M$2.2M$5.3M$35.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $8.2M$1.3M$6.9M$29.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $7.6M$3.3M$4.3M$22.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $7.4M$2.2M$5.1M$18.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $11.9M$5.6M$6.3M$13.4M 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
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Part I · Summary $4,298,391 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,061,651$1,878,426
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,154,870$2,079,417
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $201,102$225,187
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $95,995$115,361
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,513,618$4,298,391
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $846,100$784,171
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $785,102$894,165
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $582,616$431,977
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,213,818$2,110,313
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $5,299,800$2,188,078
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,298,391 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $69,813 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$1,732,675
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$145,751
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,878,426
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,079,417$2,079,417
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $221,780$221,780
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $3,407$3,407
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $31,432$31,432
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $14,116$14,116
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,163,346 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $256,619$4,298,391
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,110,313 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $784,171$784,171
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $116,241 · Management $38,786$155,027
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $411,732 · Management $138,598$550,330
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $28,744 · Management $9,658$38,402
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $71,856 · Management $24,141$95,997
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $40,726 · Management $13,683$54,409
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,240$2,240
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $24,260 · Management $6,065$30,325
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $29,264 · Management $7,316$36,580
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $52,170 · Management $13,042$65,212
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,434 · Management $2,268$13,702
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $14,841 · Management $3,744$18,585
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,023 · Management $1,006$5,029
IX-20 InterestPrograms $6,977 · Management $3,924$10,901
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $14,365$14,365
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $32,574 · Management $8,143$40,717
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $107,207 · Management $27,846$135,053
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $56,628 · Management $2,640$59,268
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,807,213 · Management $303,100 · Fundraising $0$2,110,313
Part X · Balance sheet $47,179,581 assets, 17 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $37,293,229; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $7,315,648$5,200,790
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $598,249$1,228,932
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $23,718$199,645
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $253,068$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$19,694
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $183,804$169,439
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,699,506$3,013,530
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $40,667$54,322
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $46,885,293$47,179,581
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,331$268,948
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $400,267$342,282
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $10,961,166$8,823,685
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,783,872$9,793,539
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,105,954$7,027,073
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $28,995,467$30,358,969
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $35,101,421$37,386,042
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $46,885,293$47,179,581
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $37,386,042 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,298,391
XI-2 Total expenses$2,110,313
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,188,078
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$35,101,421
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$96,543
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$37,386,042

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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