Stimulate Development of the local economy, provide support to existing and prospective employers, serve as a professional resource to local units of government and promote tourism opportunities within Oconto County wisconsin.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 16 volunteers and 3 employees.
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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $152K a year · 17% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 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
$116K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $33K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$167K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% 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
$994K
-18% vs prior year
Spent
$961K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$994K
FY2025▼ -18%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$476K
FY2021$463K
FY2022$690K
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$994K
Expenses
$961K
FY2025▲ +52%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$484K
FY2021$433K
FY2022$619K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$634K
FY2025$961K
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$495K
FY2021$526K
FY2022$597K
FY2023$804K
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.4M

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 Oct 1988.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $822K Management & general 14% · $139K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $116K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$115,566Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jayme Sellen’s $116K as Executive Di is at the 28th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jayme Sellen$115,566$113,300$110,000$108,000$31,154—
Paul Ehrfurth—————$82,068

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

Boosts local economy by supporting businesses, government, and tourism.

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1 program · $822K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Attracting new business, retaining current industries and promoting tourism in the oconto county wisconsin area.

$822Kprogram expense

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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$33K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$994K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$497K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$440K
Other incomeLn 4–11$31K
Money outPt IX
$961K
Ln 25
Programscol B$822K
Managementcol C$139K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$670K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$167K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$440K
Government grantsLn 1e$320K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$497K
Investment incomeLn 3$25K
Other incomeLn 4–11$31K
Total revenueLn 12$994K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$111K
SavingsLn 2$559K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$670K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$69K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$126K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$167K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 616
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$642K$670K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$67K$69K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$133K$126K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$72K$167K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$116K$73K$42K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$100K$63K$36K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$23K$14K$8K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$24K$15K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$11K$6K
Management feesLn 11a$20K$20K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$29K$29K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$4K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$14K$9K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$9K$6K$3K
TravelLn 17$5K$3K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$8K$8K$696
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$5K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$907$523
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$562K$562K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$1K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$961K$822K$139K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $994K$961K$33K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.2M$634K$577K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6M$1.4M$207K$804K 990 PDF
FY2022 $690K$619K$71K$597K 990 PDF
FY2021 $463K$433K$31K$526K 990 PDF
FY2020 $476K$484K−$8K$495K 990 PDF

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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 $993,636 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $680,726$439,868
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $430,512$497,124
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $14,875$25,263
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $85,122$31,381
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,211,235$993,636
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $264,972$278,717
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $368,980$682,000
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $633,952$960,717
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $577,283$32,919
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
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 $993,636 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$319,805
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$120,063
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$439,868
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $497,124$497,124
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $25,263$25,263
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $31,381$31,381
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $528,505 · Excluded from tax $25,263$993,636
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $960,717 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $73,280 · Management $42,286$115,566
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $63,101 · Management $36,411$99,512
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $14,487 · Management $8,359$22,846
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $14,906 · Management $9,260$24,166
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,543 · Management $6,084$16,627
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $19,500$19,500
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,963$15,963
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $28,856$28,856
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,686 · Management $2,127$5,813
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $8,757 · Management $5,054$13,811
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,626 · Management $3,246$8,872
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,283 · Management $1,894$5,177
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $7,535 · Management $696$8,231
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,580 · Management $2,643$7,223
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $907 · Management $523$1,430
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $561,532$561,532
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,029 · Management $4,563$5,592
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $821,608 · Management $139,109 · Fundraising $0$960,717
Part X · Balance sheet $1,580,838 assets, 14 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $587,476; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $176,562$110,942
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $465,199$558,789
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $25,119$117,168
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,361$11,665
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $133,082$125,859
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $66,575$68,939
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,452,514$1,580,838
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,039$98,914
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $58,490$68,020
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $71,529$166,934
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $512,492$613,840
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $868,493$800,064
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,380,985$1,413,904
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,452,514$1,580,838
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,413,904 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$993,636
XI-2 Total expenses$960,717
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$32,919
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,380,985
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,413,904

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