Improving well being of individuals through Economic Development, workforce Development, training and incubation programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$514K 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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FY2025 · 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 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $75K a year · 15% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$514K
to officers and key staff · 68% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 68% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.4 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
0
of 2 voting members
Concern: none of 2 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$839K
+104% vs prior year
Spent
$758K
To programs
66%
Net assets
$278K
By yearFY2023–FY2025
Revenue
$839K
FY2025▲ +104%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$263K
FY2024$411K
FY2025$839K
Expenses
$758K
FY2025▲ +142%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$219K
FY2024$313K
FY2025$758K
Net assets
$278K
FY2025▲ +60%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$75K
FY2024$174K
FY2025$278K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · 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 Feb 2022.

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

Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $501K Management & general 34% · $257K

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

2 people listed on the 990; $514K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$371,705Pt VII · Sec A
President & CEO
$142,200Pt VII · Sec A

Russ Yelton’s $372K as Executive Dir. is at the 100th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Russ Yelton$371,705$87,218$57,000
Donald D Laughlin$142,200$85,000$54,000

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 15aNo

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Empowers individuals through economic and workforce development, training, and incubation.

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1 program · $501K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Improving well being of individuals through economic development, workforce development, training and incubation programs.

$501Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$839K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$839K
Money outPt IX
$758K
Ln 25
Programscol B$501K
Managementcol C$257K
Owns and owesPt X
$278K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$278K
Total assetsLn 16$278K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a2
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$839K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$839K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$238K
SavingsLn 2$40K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$278K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$278K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$278K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$196K$278K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$196K$278K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$196K$278K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$514K$257K$257K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$108K$108K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$19K$19K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$21K$21K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$17K$17K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$50K$50K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$24K$24K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$758K$501K$257K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $839K$758K$81K$278K 990 PDF
FY2024 $411K$313K$98K$174K 990 PDF
FY2023 $263K$219K$44K$75K 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 $838,928 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $410,971$838,928
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $410,971$838,928
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $64,092$622,026
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$135,604
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $64,092$757,630
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $346,879$81,298
Part VI · Governance 0 of 2 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $838,928 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $838,928$838,928
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $838,928$838,928
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $757,630 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $256,953 · Management $256,952$513,905
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $108,121$108,121
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $3,500$3,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $19,087$19,087
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $20,536$20,536
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $17,477$17,477
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $49,656$49,656
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $24,290$24,290
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,058$1,058
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $500,678 · Management $256,952 · Fundraising $0$757,630
Part X · Balance sheet $277,721 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $63,705$238,118
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $132,718$39,603
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $196,423$277,721
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $196,423$277,721
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $196,423$277,721
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $196,423$277,721
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $277,721 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$838,928
XI-2 Total expenses$757,630
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$81,298
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$196,423
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$277,721

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