Rockford Area Economic Development

Rockford, ILUnknown exempt organizationEIN 36-3055858Revenue $677K in FY2023

On file with the IRSrockfordil.com308 W State Street Suite 350 · Rockford, IL

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The Rockford Area Economic Development council cultivates opportunities for primary job growth that increase the Economic well-being of our region.

Run by 200 volunteers and 8 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $110K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 21 voting members
Looks good: 21 of 21 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$677K
+15% vs prior year
Spent
$508K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2019–FY2023
Revenue
$677K
FY2023▲ +15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$1.5M
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$988K
FY2022$589K
FY2023$677K
Expenses
$508K
FY2023▼ -57%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$1.6M
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$971K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$508K
Net assets
$0
FY2023▲ +100%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$417K
FY2020$351K
FY2021$367K
FY2022−$225K
FY2023$0

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

22 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
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Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Nathan Bryant——$247,383$244,913
Therese Thill$149,833———
Jarid Funderburg——$112,152$114,046
Gerald Sagona—$113,894$112,191—
Stephanie Jones—$113,760—$113,542
Jerry Sagona———$113,443
Don Daniels$103,465———

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

Cultivates regional economic well-being by driving primary job growth and providing business climate services to current and potential investors.

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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Business Climate Services

Work with current and potential raedc investors regarding economic development issues.

Pt IX · col B
02

Business Expansion & Retention

Assisting existing area businesses to retain or expand.

Pt IX · col B
03

Business Attraction

Attracting businesses to locate or relocate to the rockford area.

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$677K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$647K
Other incomeLn 4–11$29K
Investment incomeLn 3$265
Money outPt IX
$508K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$647K
Government grantsLn 1e$98K
Investment incomeLn 3$265
Other incomeLn 4–11$29K
Total revenueLn 12$677K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 6200
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 FY23End FY23
Total assetsLn 16$394K$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$619K$0
Net assetsLn 32−$225K$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$125K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$154K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$95K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K
Office expensesLn 13$10K
OccupancyLn 16$58K
TravelLn 17$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K
InsuranceLn 23$827
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$508K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest Viewing $677K$508K$169K$0 990 PDF
FY2022 $589K$1.2M−$592K−$225K 990 PDF
FY2021 $988K$971K$16K$367K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.2M$1.3M−$66K$351K 990 PDF
FY2019 $1.5M$1.6M−$79K$417K 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $676,959 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $538,084$647,410
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $45,500$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $581$265
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,496$29,284
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $588,661$676,959
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $796,440$313,479
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $384,204$194,484
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,180,644$507,963
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$591,983$168,996
Part VI · Governance 21 of 21 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members21
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 $676,959 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$549,576
VIII-1e Government grants$97,834
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$647,410
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $265$265
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $29,284$29,284
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $29,549$676,959
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $507,963 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$125,365
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$154,326
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$5,376
IX-9 Other employee benefits$10,156
IX-10 Payroll taxes$18,256
IX-11b Legal fees$3,915
IX-11g Other fees for services$94,793
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$6,000
IX-13 Office expenses$9,675
IX-16 Occupancy$57,795
IX-17 Travel$5,461
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$5,785
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$1,614
IX-23 Insurance$827
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$5,887
IX-24e All other expenses$2,732
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$507,963
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 4 lines filed
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $393,923$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $618,554$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$224,631$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $393,923$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$676,959
XI-2 Total expenses$507,963
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$168,996
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$224,631
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$55,635
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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