Cherokee County Economic Development Corporation

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Attract businesses to Cherokee County, kansas retain and assist in expansion of existing businesses throughout Cherokee County, kansas keeping apprised on new developments in law and proposed legislation

501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $10K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% 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
$108K
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$106K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$91K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$108K
FY2025▲ +14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$647K
FY2021$99K
FY2022$111K
FY2023$92K
FY2024$95K
FY2025$108K
Expenses
$106K
FY2025-0.4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$591K
FY2021$111K
FY2022$83K
FY2023$97K
FY2024$106K
FY2025$106K
Net assets
$91K
FY2025▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$89K
FY2021$77K
FY2022$106K
FY2023$100K
FY2024$89K
FY2025$91K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2014.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $84K Management & general 13% · $14K Fundraising 8% · $8K

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

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Janet Miller’s $77K as Executive Director is at the 53rd 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Janet Miller$76,511$76,926

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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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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Attracts, retains, and helps businesses grow in Cherokee County, Kansas.

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3 programs · $51K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Attract businesses to cherokee county through marketing and providing information and resources to interested parties

$19Kprogram expense
02

Provide assistance to retain and expand existing businesses in cherokee county.

$19Kprogram expense
03

Monitor new developments at the federal, state and local levels; ensure that local physical infrastructure meets the current need of current and prospective businesses.

$14Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$108K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$101K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7K
Money outPt IX
$106K
Ln 25
Programscol B$84K
Managementcol C$14K
Fundraisingcol D$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$91K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$91K
Total assetsLn 16$91K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
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$101K
Government grantsLn 1e$68K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7K
Total revenueLn 12$108K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$91K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$91K
Total assetsLn 16$91K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$91K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$89K$91K
Total assetsLn 16$89K$91K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$89K$91K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$59K$48K$6K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$22K$18K$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$1K$137$152
Office expensesLn 13$4K$3K$385$346
OccupancyLn 16$1$1
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$184$166
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$13K$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$106K$84K$14K$8K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $108K$106K$3K$91K 990 PDF
FY2024 $95K$106K−$11K$89K 990 PDF
FY2023 $92K$97K−$5K$100K 990 PDF
FY2022 $111K$83K$29K$106K 990 PDF
FY2021 $99K$111K−$12K$77K 990 PDF
FY2020 $647K$591K$56K$89K 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 $108,340 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $87,620$101,225
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $7,180$7,115
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $94,800$108,340
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $78,507$58,661
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $27,673$47,044
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $106,180$105,705
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$11,380$2,635
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-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $108,340 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$30,250
VIII-1e Government grants$68,024
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,951
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$101,225
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $7,115$7,115
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,115$108,340
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $105,705 across 9 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $47,516 · Management $5,866 · Fundraising $5,279$58,661
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,954$2,954
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $17,870 · Management $2,206 · Fundraising $1,986$22,062
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,234 · Management $137 · Fundraising $152$1,523
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,114 · Management $385 · Fundraising $346$3,845
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1$1
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,889 · Management $184 · Fundraising $166$2,239
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,912$1,912
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $12,508$12,508
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $84,132 · Management $13,644 · Fundraising $7,929$105,705
Part X · Balance sheet $91,369 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $88,734$91,369
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $88,734$91,369
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $88,734$91,369
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $88,734$91,369
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $88,734$91,369
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $91,369 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$108,340
XI-2 Total expenses$105,705
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,635
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$88,734
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$91,369

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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