To lessen the burdens of County government and to alleviate poverty in the local area by decreasing unemployment and increasing economic opportunites for the residents of Licking County.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$120K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $30K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$120K
to officers and key staff · 31% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 31% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $38K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$14
<0.01% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$462K
+21% vs prior year
Spent
$386K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$294K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$462K
FY2022▲ +21%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$338K
FY2021$380K
FY2022$462K
FY2023$451K
FY2024$477K
Expenses
$386K
FY2022▲ +35%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$355K
FY2021$286K
FY2022$386K
FY2023$462K
FY2024$471K
Net assets
$294K
FY2022▲ +35%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$124K
FY2021$218K
FY2022$294K
FY2023$269K
FY2024$275K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2013.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $376K Management & general 3% · $10K

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; $120K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$120,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alexis Fitzsimmons’s $120K as Executive Director is at the 82nd 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Alexis Fitzsimmons$120,000$120,000$120,000$59,792—
Nathan Strum————$91,409

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Reduces unemployment and increases economic opportunities to lessen government burdens and alleviate poverty.

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1 program · $376K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Encourage economic development in licking county

$376Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$462K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$462K
Investment incomeLn 3$28
Money outPt IX
$386K
Ln 25
Programscol B$376K
Managementcol C$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$294K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$218K
Total assetsLn 16$294K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$462K
Government grantsLn 1e$254K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$50K
Investment incomeLn 3$28
Total revenueLn 12$462K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$218K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$218K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$40K
Total assetsLn 16$294K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14
Net assetsLn 32$294K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 60
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$214K$218K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$98$0
Total assetsLn 16$225K$294K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K$14
Net assetsLn 32$218K$294K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$120K$120K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$89K$89K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$16K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$928$928
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$61K$61K
OccupancyLn 16$17K$17K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$98$98
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$48K$48K
All other expensesLn 24e$728$728
Total functional expensesLn 25$386K$376K$10K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $477K$471K$6K$275K 990 PDF
FY2023 $451K$462K−$11K$269K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $462K$386K$76K$294K 990 PDF
FY2021 $380K$286K$94K$218K 990 PDF
FY2020 $338K$355K−$17K$124K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $461,923 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $380,329$461,895
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8$28
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $380,337$461,923
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $159,375$231,090
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $126,797$154,445
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $286,172$385,535
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $94,165$76,388
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $461,923 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$254,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$207,895
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$50,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$461,895
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $28$28
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $28$461,923
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $385,535 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $120,000$120,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $89,108$89,108
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,556$2,556
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,225$3,225
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,201$16,201
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $3,566$3,566
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,708$9,708
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $928$928
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,700$4,700
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $60,744$60,744
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $17,053$17,053
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,424$2,424
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,845$3,845
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $98$98
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,248$2,248
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $48,403$48,403
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $728$728
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $375,827 · Management $9,708 · Fundraising $0$385,535
Part X · Balance sheet $294,409 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $213,936$218,270
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $7,000$26,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,448$10,556
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $98$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$39,583
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $225,482$294,409
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,300$14
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,475$14
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $218,007$294,395
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $225,482$294,409
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $294,395 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$461,923
XI-2 Total expenses$385,535
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$76,388
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$218,007
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$294,395

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