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Lewis & Clark Certified Development Company

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Mandan, ND501(c)(3)Since 2009Human Services EIN 35-2370257Revenue $474K in FY2025Latest return filed Jul 24, 2026

On file with the IRSMandan, NDTax-exempt since Jan 2010Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Economic Development by working with the sba (small business administration) and private sector lenders to provide financing to small businesses.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 11 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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 $75K a year · 22% 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
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$850K
×11 of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 1100% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$474K
+15% vs prior year
Spent
$290K
To programs
88%
Net assets
−$765K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$474K
FY2025▲ +15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$287K
FY2021$290K
FY2022$269K
FY2023$289K
FY2024$413K
FY2025$474K
Expenses
$290K
FY2025-0.01%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$253K
FY2021$204K
FY2022$246K
FY2023$288K
FY2024$290K
FY2025$290K
Net assets
−$765K
FY2025▲ +19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$1.2M
FY2021−$1.1M
FY2022−$1.1M
FY2023−$1.1M
FY2024−$949K
FY2025−$765K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · see the original

990 PDF Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2010.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $256K Management & general 12% · $33K

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

12 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Dallon Bitz
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mary Beth Votava
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tiffany Hodge
Secr/Treas
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Val Decker
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rod Heit
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Steve Ilse
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chad Johnson
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

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Connects small businesses with loans from the SBA and private lenders.

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1 program · $256K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Providing sba 504 financing to small businesses for long-term, fixed rate financing primarily for major fixed assets, such as land and buildings. This program provides businesses with one-on-one application assistance; loan processing, closing and servicing.

$256Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$474K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$473K
Investment incomeLn 3$742
Money outPt IX
$290K
Ln 25
Programscol B$256K
Managementcol C$33K
Owns and owesPt X
−$765K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$75K
Total assetsLn 16$86K
LiabilitiesLn 26$850K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$473K
Investment incomeLn 3$742
Total revenueLn 12$474K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$75K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$75K
Accounts receivableLn 4$10K
Total assetsLn 16$86K
LiabilitiesLn 26$850K
Net assetsLn 32−$765K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 611
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$54K$75K
Total assetsLn 16$59K$86K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M$850K
Net assetsLn 32−$949K−$765K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Management feesLn 11a$130K$130K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9K$9K$156
Advertising and promotionLn 12$11K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$1K$660
Information technologyLn 14$11K$11K
TravelLn 17$25K$23K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$82K$71K$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$290K$256K$33K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 24, 2026 $474K$290K$184K−$765K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jul 9, 2025 $413K$290K$123K−$949K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Mar 8, 2024 $289K$288K$1K−$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 14, 2023 $269K$246K$22K−$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jul 26, 2022 $290K$204K$86K−$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Feb 12, 2021 $287K$253K$33K−$1.2M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $473,554 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $411,919$472,812
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $610$742
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $412,529$473,554
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $289,560$289,529
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $289,560$289,529
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $122,969$184,025
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-13 Written whistleblower 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
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $473,554 across 3 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $472,812$472,812
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $742$742
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $472,812 · Excluded from tax $742$473,554
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $289,529 across 9 lines filed
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $129,600$129,600
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,695$15,695
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $9,000 · Management $156$9,156
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $11,003$11,003
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,079 · Management $660$1,739
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $11,085$11,085
IX-17 TravelPrograms $23,143 · Management $1,465$24,608
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,662$4,662
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $71,145 · Management $10,836$81,981
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $256,055 · Management $33,474 · Fundraising $0$289,529
Part X · Balance sheet $85,515 assets, 9 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $53,541$75,438
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,302$10,077
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $58,843$85,515
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $17,811$20,458
X-22 Loans from officers and insidersStart of year $990,000$830,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,007,811$850,458
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$948,968−$764,943
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$948,968−$764,943
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $58,843$85,515
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$764,943 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$473,554
XI-2 Total expenses$289,529
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$184,025
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$948,968
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$764,943

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

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