First District Development Company FY2021 filing

Watertown, SDUnknown exempt organization EIN 46-0374958Revenue $495K in FY2021Latest return filed Jan 14, 2026

On file with the IRS1stdistrict.orgWatertown, SD

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Provide assistance and consultation to loan applicants

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2021. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 46-0374958) · Dispute this line
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $433K a year · 106% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
100% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
79.5 mo
of spending, in cash
79.5 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$681K
20% of total assets
Liabilities are 20% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
11 of 11 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$495K
+17% vs prior year
Spent
$357K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$2.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$495K
FY2021▲ +17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$423K
FY2021$495K
FY2022$431K
FY2023$422K
FY2024$591K
FY2025$82K
Expenses
$357K
FY2021▼ -12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$408K
FY2021$357K
FY2022$392K
FY2023$359K
FY2024$339K
FY2025$3.2M
Net assets
$2.8M
FY2021▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.6M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$3.1M
FY2025$0

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending September 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $357K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990.

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

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3 programs · $357K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Small Business Administration 503/504 Program

Provides businesses with assistance and consultation in the preparation of documents necessary to obtain sba loans.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 46-0374958) · Dispute this line
$354Kprogram expense
02

Revolving Loan Fund Program

Establishes revolving loan funds to lend money to businesses to assist in job creation within the region.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 46-0374958) · Dispute this line
$4Kprogram expense
03

Intermediary Relending Program

Establishes revolving loan funds to lend money to businesses to assist in job creation within the region.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 46-0374958) · Dispute this line
−$1Kprogram 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 · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 1 grant · $2.5M · 2024–2024
Ally Dakota Development INCSD · FY2024$2,506,561

Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Sep 2016 · $764K federal money spent
Intermediary Relending ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.767 · Direct$764K

The auditor reported no findings.

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$495K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$482K
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Other incomeLn 4–11$445
Money outPt IX
$357K
Ln 25
Programscol B$357K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$681K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$482K
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Other incomeLn 4–11$445
Total revenueLn 12$495K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$2.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.4M
Accounts receivableLn 4$27K
Notes and loans receivableLn 7$538K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$365K
Other assetsLn 15$137K
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$681K
Net assetsLn 32$2.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.4M$2.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$373K$365K
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$752K$681K
Net assetsLn 32$2.6M$2.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$229K$229K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$13K$13K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$17K
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$14K$14K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$10K$10K
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$36K$36K
All other expensesLn 24e−$17K−$17K
Total functional expensesLn 25$357K$357K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Jan 14, 2026 $82K$3.2M−$3.1M$0 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Dec 11, 2024 $591K$339K$251K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jan 31, 2024 $422K$359K$62K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 14, 2023 $431K$392K$39K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jan 22, 2022 $495K$357K$138K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jan 26, 2021 $423K$408K$16K$2.6M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $495,328 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $409,894$482,267
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12,900$12,616
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $648$445
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $423,442$495,328
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $264,217$260,236
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $143,322$97,205
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $407,539$357,441
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $15,903$137,887
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $495,328 across 4 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $482,267$482,267
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $12,616$12,616
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $445$445
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $482,712 · Excluded from tax $12,616$495,328
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $357,441 across 15 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $228,800$228,800
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $12,735$12,735
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,553$1,553
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,148$17,148
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $14,759$14,759
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,392$8,392
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $14,210$14,210
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,075$5,075
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,054$2,054
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,401$10,401
IX-20 InterestPrograms $3,985$3,985
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $9,524$9,524
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,585$9,585
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $35,910$35,910
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms −$16,690−$16,690
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $357,441 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$357,441
Part X · Balance sheet $3,434,055 assets, 13 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,444,442$2,366,910
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $25,395$26,926
X-7 Notes and loans receivableStart of year $371,078$538,087
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $373,067$364,833
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $153,728$137,299
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,367,710$3,434,055
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $50,538$79,040
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $701,782$601,739
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $752,320$680,779
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,646,672$1,759,529
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $968,718$993,747
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,615,390$2,753,276
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,367,710$3,434,055
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,753,276 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$495,328
XI-2 Total expenses$357,441
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$137,887
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,615,390
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,753,276

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