State and federal funded program for economic development of local businesses.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 9 volunteers and 28 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 $137K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$826K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $775K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$348K
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% 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
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Revenue
$4.7M
-11% vs prior year
Spent
$4.4M
To programs
92%
Net assets
$2.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.7M
FY2025▼ -11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.7M
FY2021$5.6M
FY2022$5.0M
FY2023$4.5M
FY2024$5.2M
FY2025$4.7M
Expenses
$4.4M
FY2025▼ -7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.9M
FY2021$5.5M
FY2022$5.0M
FY2023$4.5M
FY2024$4.7M
FY2025$4.4M
Net assets
$2.0M
FY2025▲ +19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$991K
FY2021$999K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$2.0M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Jul 1985.

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Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $4.0M Management & general 8% · $357K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $826K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$147,637Pt VII · Sec A
$125,597Pt VII · Sec A
$124,551Pt VII · Sec A
$110,587Pt VII · Sec A
Employee
$106,507Pt VII · Sec A
Dir of Outreach
$105,823Pt VII · Sec A
Employee
$105,325Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dusty Cruise’s $148K as CEO is at the 45th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dusty Cruise$147,637$14,494$6,314$7,283$1,200$19,412
Jeanne Wagner————$125,222$139,709
Sherry Phelps$125,597$109,752$99,847$95,893——
Stacey Marler$124,551$112,204—$100,866——
Gary Harrell—$116,518————
David Goebel—————$114,751
Jimmy Story Thru 13123——$111,441———
Joe Bullinger$110,587—————

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

Funds local businesses for economic development through state and federal programs.

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1 program · $4.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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State and federal funded program for economic development of local businesses, primarily manufacturers and high-technology industries.

$4.0Mprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$775K
Grants paid · 35 grants · $1.2M · 2021–2024
Ranken Technical CollegeMO · FY2024$62,500
Ranken Technical CollegeMO · FY2023$25,000
MagnetOH · FY2022$171,947
Ranken Technical CollegeMO · FY2022$31,250
Mep at Columbus StateFY2022$20,000
Catalyst ConnectionPA · FY2022$16,500
Missouri University Science & TechFY2022$12,568
Floridamakes INCFL · FY2022$10,000
Center for Economic GrowthNY · FY2022$10,000
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$878K
Investment incomeLn 3$23K
Money outPt IX
$4.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.0M
Managementcol C$357K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$348K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$878K
Investment incomeLn 3$23K
Total revenueLn 12$4.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$200
SavingsLn 2$1.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$131K
Other assetsLn 15$50K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$348K
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 528
VolunteersI 69
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$1.8M$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$133K$131K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$722K$348K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M$2.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$144K$144K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$362K$221K$141K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.8M$1.8M$427
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$108K$108K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$216K$211K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$180K$169K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$625K$593K$32K
Office expensesLn 13$110K$100K$10K
Information technologyLn 14$129K$109K$20K
OccupancyLn 16$115K$47K$68K
TravelLn 17$270K$268K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$98K$96K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$41K$36K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$31K$131$31K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$101K$68K$32K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.4M$4.0M$357K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $4.7M$4.4M$306K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $5.2M$4.7M$551K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.5M$4.5M$81K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.0M$5.0M$22K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.6M$5.5M$54K$999K 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.7M$4.9M−$190K$991K 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
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Part I · Summary $4,668,716 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,240,390$3,767,966
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $972,747$877,710
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $22,144$23,040
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,235,281$4,668,716
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $50,000$143,750
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,661,821$2,699,416
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,972,254$1,519,101
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,684,075$4,362,267
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $551,206$306,449
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $4,668,716 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$3,767,966
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,767,966
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $877,710$877,710
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $23,040$23,040
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $877,710 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $23,040$4,668,716
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,362,267 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $143,750$143,750
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $220,852 · Management $140,797$361,649
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,833,440 · Management $427$1,833,867
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $107,599$107,599
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $211,346 · Management $5,035$216,381
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $169,476 · Management $10,444$179,920
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $593,409 · Management $31,671$625,080
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $100,084 · Management $9,552$109,636
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $109,105 · Management $20,222$129,327
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $47,413 · Management $68,031$115,444
IX-17 TravelPrograms $267,612 · Management $1,942$269,554
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $96,247 · Management $1,274$97,521
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $36,162 · Management $4,907$41,069
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $131 · Management $30,828$30,959
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $68,264 · Management $32,247$100,511
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,004,890 · Management $357,377 · Fundraising $0$4,362,267
Part X · Balance sheet $2,309,424 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $200$200
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,777,586$1,673,472
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $125,224$283,236
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $195,615$143,029
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $17,552$28,663
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $133,300$130,690
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $127,260$50,134
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,376,737$2,309,424
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $497,432$249,137
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $101,940$54,032
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $122,453$44,894
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $721,825$348,063
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,654,912$1,961,361
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,654,912$1,961,361
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,376,737$2,309,424
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,961,361 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,668,716
XI-2 Total expenses$4,362,267
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$306,449
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,654,912
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,961,361

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