To further economic Development in the Ashland Area of wisconsin.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
63¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 12 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

Before you give

FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $80K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
63%
of spending
Worth a look: 63% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$129K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$552K
-66% vs prior year
Spent
$923K
To programs
63%
Net assets
$2.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$552K
FY2024▼ -66%
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$352K
FY2021$398K
FY2022$685K
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$552K
Expenses
$923K
FY2024▼ -20%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$319K
FY2021$324K
FY2022$496K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$923K
Net assets
$2.1M
FY2024▼ -15%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$2.1M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

990 PDF Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 1984.

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

Where the money goes

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $582K Management & general 37% · $341K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Something off? Claim to add context

Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Carver Harries’s $54K as Executive Di is at the 32nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1709 $100K–1M 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.

See Ashland Area Development Corp executive salaries →

On this list? Claim this org

Something off? Claim to add context

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

Promotes economic growth in Ashland, Wisconsin.

Questions for Ashland Area Development Corp

Tap to ask. Ashland Area Development Corp sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Ashland Area Development Corp answers here, for everyone.

Provided by the organization

Know this org? Add your story

1 program · $582K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

To further economic development in the ashland county area of wisconsin.

$582Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$552K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$285K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$227K
Investment incomeLn 3$36K
Money outPt IX
$923K
Ln 25
Programscol B$582K
Managementcol C$341K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$433K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$129K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$227K
Government grantsLn 1e$213K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$285K
Investment incomeLn 3$36K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Total revenueLn 12$552K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$200
SavingsLn 2$433K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$433K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$961K
Other assetsLn 15$773K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$129K
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M$433K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$964K$961K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$118K$129K
Net assetsLn 32$2.5M$2.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$335K$93K$242K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$29K$8K$21K
Payroll taxesLn 10$26K$7K$19K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$79K$33K$46K
TravelLn 17$7K$7K
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$49K$49K
InsuranceLn 23$18K$18K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$341K$341K
All other expensesLn 24e$13K$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$923K$582K$341K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $552K$923K−$371K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6M$1.2M$476K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $685K$496K$188K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $398K$324K$74K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $352K$319K$33K$1.7M 990 PDF

More to add? Claim this org

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $551,806 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,278,121$227,014
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $314,651$284,794
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $20,020$35,765
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $19,636$4,233
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,632,428$551,806
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $322,414$389,431
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $834,206$533,312
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,156,620$922,743
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $475,808−$370,937
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $551,806 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $61 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$212,514
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$14,500
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$227,014
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $284,733$284,733
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $35,765$35,765
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $4,233$4,233
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $324,792$551,806
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $922,743 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $92,926 · Management $241,944$334,870
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,979 · Management $20,776$28,755
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,161 · Management $18,645$25,806
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,400$3,400
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,923$9,923
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $10,103$10,103
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $33,290 · Management $46,020$79,310
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,491$7,491
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,901$1,901
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $48,795$48,795
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $18,456$18,456
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $340,927$340,927
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $13,006$13,006
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $581,855 · Management $340,888 · Fundraising $0$922,743
Part X · Balance sheet $2,224,237 assets, 14 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $53,381; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $748,860$200
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $716,983$432,974
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $127,311$2,881
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $963,918$961,488
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $56$773,313
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,584,401$2,224,237
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $49,696$69,611
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $4,863$2,825
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $63,209$56,105
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $117,768$128,541
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,215,960$1,843,800
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $250,673$251,896
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,466,633$2,095,696
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,584,401$2,224,237
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,095,696 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$551,806
XI-2 Total expenses$922,743
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$370,937
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,466,633
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,095,696

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

Your org? Add context

Made it to the end? Claim this org

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.