Independent Development Services Corporation

Not tax-deductible

Fort Myers, FL501(c)(4)Since 1995EIN 65-0592148Revenue $1.8M in FY2025

On file with the IRSidscorp.org8280 College Pkwy Ste 204, 33919-4113 · Fort Myers, FLTax-exempt since Oct 1995

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Our mission is job creation and retention through sba lending.

91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 11 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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)(4)
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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $191 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$567K
to officers and key staff · 32% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 32% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Liabilities
$305K
86% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 86% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.8M
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$1.8M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$51K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.8M
FY2025▲ +12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.8M
Expenses
$1.8M
FY2025▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.8M
Net assets
$51K
FY2025▲ +55%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$112K
FY2021$136K
FY2022−$29K
FY2023$75K
FY2024$33K
FY2025$51K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 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 Oct 1995.

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

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $1.6M Management & general 9% · $155K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $567K 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
President / Asst. Secretar
$193,931Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Vice President
$141,883Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$126,571Pt VII · Sec A
VP & Senior Underwriter
$105,072Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary / Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Thomas Wallace$193,931$144,029$144,024$141,342$157,289$173,967
Margaret Guzinski$141,883$131,685$130,224$110,813$108,480$106,211
Eric Miller$126,571$100,353$113,912—$107,938—
William Ridgeway$105,072$102,592$104,527—$104,891$101,820

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

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Creates and keeps jobs by providing SBA loans.

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1 program · $1.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Ids corporation is licensed by the us small business administration as a certified development company, making and servicing loans under the sba 504 program. Historically the company had averaged approvals of forty new loans per year for an amount slightly in excess of $40m annually.

$1.6Mprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Money outPt IX
$1.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.6M
Managementcol C$155K
Owns and owesPt X
$51K
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$356K
LiabilitiesLn 26$305K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Total revenueLn 12$1.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$379
Other assetsLn 15$136K
Total assetsLn 16$356K
LiabilitiesLn 26$305K
Net assetsLn 32$51K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 610
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 FY25End FY25
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$379
Total assetsLn 16$364K$356K
LiabilitiesLn 26$331K$305K
Net assetsLn 32$33K$51K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$567K$567K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$429K$429K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$99K$99K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$267K$267K
Payroll taxesLn 10$73K$73K
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$22K$22K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$28K$7K$21K
Office expensesLn 13$33K$33K
Information technologyLn 14$85K$85K
OccupancyLn 16$56K$56K
TravelLn 17$70K$70K
InterestLn 20$7K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.8M$1.6M$155K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.8M$1.8M$18K$51K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.6M$1.6M−$42K$33K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.7M$1.6M$104K$75K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.6M$1.8M−$164K−$29K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.8M$1.8M$24K$136K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.6M$1.5M$61K$112K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,772,039 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,493,601$1,763,566
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $89,340$8,473
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,582,941$1,772,039
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 $1,340,435$1,436,230
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $284,643$317,642
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,625,078$1,753,872
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$42,137$18,167
Part VI · Governance 10 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $1,772,039 across 3 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $173,775 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,589,791$1,589,791
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $8,473$8,473
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,772,039 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,772,039
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,753,872 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $567,457$567,457
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $428,857$428,857
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $99,366$99,366
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $267,434$267,434
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $73,116$73,116
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $5,982$5,982
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $21,680$21,680
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $7,207 · Management $20,534$27,741
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $32,578$32,578
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $84,933$84,933
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $55,906$55,906
IX-17 TravelPrograms $70,466$70,466
IX-20 InterestManagement $7,016$7,016
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,201$1,201
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $10,139$10,139
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,598,836 · Management $155,036 · Fundraising $0$1,753,872
Part X · Balance sheet $355,984 assets, 11 lines filed
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $126,815$202,439
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $16,833$17,645
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,580$379
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $208,466$135,521
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $363,862$355,984
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $14,282$24,189
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $316,352$280,400
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $330,634$304,589
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $33,228$51,395
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $33,228$51,395
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $363,862$355,984
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $51,395 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,772,039
XI-2 Total expenses$1,753,872
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$18,167
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$33,228
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$51,395

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

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