Stafford County Economic Development INC

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To promote Economic and population growth throughout the County by assisting our local businesses, engaging in community activities, and promoting Stafford County as a great place to live, work and play.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 40 volunteers and 5 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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FY2024 · 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
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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $666K a year · 50% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 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
$58K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $29K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.7M
24% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 24% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.4M
+67% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
92%
Net assets
$5.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.4M
FY2024▲ +67%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$637K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$2.4M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +39%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$601K
FY2021$402K
FY2022$523K
FY2023$768K
FY2024$1.1M
Net assets
$5.4M
FY2024▲ +32%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.2M
FY2021$2.9M
FY2022$3.4M
FY2023$4.1M
FY2024$5.4M

From the FY2024 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2013.

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Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $981K Management & general 8% · $87K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $58K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$58,400Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Charles Russell’s $58K as Executive Di is at the 5th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Charles Russell$58,400$33,688———
Carolyn Dunn———$55,000$50,902
Kathleen Norman——$54,500$36,500—

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Boosts county growth by supporting businesses, engaging the community, and promoting the area.

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3 programs · $156K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Construction and maintenance of a grocery store in ST. John to provide the local community and surrounding area with a grocery store that is affordable and convenient to the citizens of stafford county.

$90Kprogram expense
02

Administer housing programs to advance the availability of housing that is affordable for low and moderate income population. Manage three rental housing units. Administer and monitor the implementation of the moderate income housing program incentive for stafford county, which is used to incentivize private-owned development of…

$45Kprogram expense
03

Maintain a building for use as a business incubator to provide readily available space to start a business, and to provide education and support services to entrepreneurs.

$20Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$29K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$268K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$981K
Managementcol C$87K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$557K
Total assetsLn 16$7.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$268K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$24
Total revenueLn 12$2.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$557K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$557K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$73K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.4M
Other assetsLn 15$335K
Total assetsLn 16$7.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M
Net assetsLn 32$5.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 640
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$485K$557K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$69K$73K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.2M$5.4M
Total assetsLn 16$6.0M$7.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.9M$1.7M
Net assetsLn 32$4.1M$5.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$57K$38K$19K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$72K$42K$30K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K$452
Information technologyLn 14$7K$6K$806
TravelLn 17$7K$7K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$4K
InterestLn 20$54K$54K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$187K$187K
InsuranceLn 23$22K$20K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$581K$581K
All other expensesLn 24e$42K$38K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$981K$87K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $2.4M$1.1M$1.3M$5.4M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 12, 2024 $1.4M$768K$668K$4.1M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 16, 2023 $1.1M$523K$544K$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Sep 19, 2022 $1.2M$402K$756K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Oct 4, 2021 $637K$601K$36K$2.2M 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,395,143 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,216,391$2,117,863
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $238,278$268,224
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$18,290$9,056
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,436,379$2,395,143
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $122,105$147,904
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $646,075$920,200
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $768,180$1,068,104
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $668,199$1,327,039
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,395,143 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,815,400
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$302,463
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,117,863
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $268,224$268,224
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $9,080$9,080
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$24−$24
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $268,200 · Excluded from tax $9,080$2,395,143
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,068,104 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $37,505 · Management $19,320$56,825
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $42,429 · Management $29,799$72,228
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $3,143$3,143
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $6,069$6,069
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $9,639$9,639
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,132$12,132
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,553$2,553
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,644 · Management $452$2,096
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,260 · Management $806$7,066
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,782$6,782
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,981$3,981
IX-20 InterestPrograms $54,406$54,406
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $186,535$186,535
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $20,436 · Management $1,976$22,412
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $580,723$580,723
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $37,631 · Management $3,883$41,514
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $980,885 · Management $87,219 · Fundraising $0$1,068,104
Part X · Balance sheet $7,159,933 assets, 12 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $820,843; see the IRS return.
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $485,057$556,957
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,185,051$5,374,590
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $69,459$72,570
X-15 Other assets$334,973
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,016,908$7,159,933
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $26,811$15,226
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $29,611$24,377
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,924,647$1,740,633
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,577,133$4,732,725
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $515,128$686,575
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,092,261$5,419,300
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,016,908$7,159,933
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,419,300 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,395,143
XI-2 Total expenses$1,068,104
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,327,039
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,092,261
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,419,300

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