To lead the state of delaware's economic development efforts.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$268K 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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FY2020 · 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
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 deficit $133K a year · 4% 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
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$268K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$88K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.6M
Spent
$3.0M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$3.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.6M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.6M
FY2021$3.2M
FY2022$3.1M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$3.2M
FY2025$3.2M
Expenses
$3.0M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$3.1M
FY2023$3.4M
FY2024$3.2M
FY2025$3.2M
Net assets
$3.1M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.1M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.6M
FY2025$2.7M

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2017.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $2.4M Management & general 15% · $469K Fundraising 6% · $181K

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

20 people listed on the 990; $268K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
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William Kurt Foreman’s $282K as Former President and CEO is at the 84th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
William Kurt Foreman$281,678$284,202$278,232$284,955$277,124$268,346
Rebecca Harrington$188,467$177,879$172,122$160,251$144,361—
Charles Madden——$157,807$154,405$147,676—
Chalres Madden$157,766$155,590————
Michele Schiavoni———$114,641$152,164—
Noah Olson$140,080—————
Joseph Lewis III$132,193$129,631$119,709———
Noah Olsen—$128,465$127,720$110,285——

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

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

Programs and updates

Drives Delaware's economic growth by attracting, growing, and retaining companies and talent.

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1 program · $2.4M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Activities developed to enhance business recruitment, promote entreprenuership and innovation, support workforce development efforts, and produce forward looking analysis on economic trends to best position delaware's economy to grow.

$2.4Mprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Money outPt IX
$3.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.4M
Managementcol C$469K
Fundraisingcol D$181K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.0M
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$88K
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Total revenueLn 12$2.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$236K
SavingsLn 2$2.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20K
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$88K
Net assetsLn 32$3.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 60
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.5M$3.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$24K$20K
Total assetsLn 16$3.6M$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$165K$88K
Net assetsLn 32$3.5M$3.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$268K$220K$35K$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.1M$804K$133K$135K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$64K$45K$8K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$79K$65K$10K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$33K$33K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$20K$20K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$328K$325K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$91K$91K
TravelLn 17$164$164
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$140K$100K$26K$14K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$741K$741K
All other expensesLn 24e$181K$87K$95K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.0M$2.4M$469K$181K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.2M$3.2M$38K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.2M$3.2M−$19K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.9M$3.4M−$567K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.1M$3.1M$69K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.2M$3.1M$71K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $2.6M$3.0M−$391K$3.1M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,644,951 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,597,500$2,634,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $41,328$10,951
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,638,828$2,644,951
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 $1,370,891$1,482,656
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,532,603$1,552,934
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,903,494$3,035,590
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $735,334−$390,639
Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
VI-1b Independent voting members19
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,644,951 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$2,000,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$634,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,634,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $10,951$10,951
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10,951$2,644,951
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,035,590 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $220,044 · Management $34,885 · Fundraising $13,417$268,346
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $803,582 · Management $133,082 · Fundraising $134,543$1,071,207
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $45,185 · Management $7,613 · Fundraising $11,635$64,433
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $64,509 · Management $10,227 · Fundraising $3,934$78,670
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,500$2,500
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $32,595$32,595
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $20,239$20,239
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $324,600 · Fundraising $3,402$328,002
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $7,133$7,133
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $91,465$91,465
IX-17 TravelManagement $164$164
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $4,056$4,056
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $3,834$3,834
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $99,667 · Management $26,211 · Fundraising $14,331$140,209
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $741,279$741,279
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $86,869 · Management $94,589$181,458
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,385,735 · Management $468,593 · Fundraising $181,262$3,035,590
Part X · Balance sheet $3,150,516 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $185,327$236,451
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,270,792$2,719,365
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $120,000$170,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $18,400$4,750
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $23,783$19,950
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,618,345$3,150,516
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $165,457$88,267
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $165,457$88,267
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,204,888$2,992,449
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $248,000$69,800
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,452,888$3,062,249
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,618,345$3,150,516
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,062,249 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,644,951
XI-2 Total expenses$3,035,590
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$390,639
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,452,888
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,062,249

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