Thurston County Economic Development Council

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Promote sustainable Economic, investment and employment opportunities throughout Thurston County.

501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; the IRS lists gifts to it as tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 23 volunteers and 21 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $92K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 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
$643K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.4 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $246K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$686K
63% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 63% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
23
of 23 voting members
Looks good: 23 of 23 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.9M
+35% vs prior year
Spent
$5.8M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$408K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$5.9M
FY2024▲ +35%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$11.4M
FY2021$3.4M
FY2022$8.4M
FY2023$4.3M
FY2024$5.9M
Expenses
$5.8M
FY2024▲ +36%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$11.1M
FY2021$3.4M
FY2022$8.3M
FY2023$4.3M
FY2024$5.8M
Net assets
$408K
FY2024▲ +14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$236K
FY2021$222K
FY2022$313K
FY2023$358K
FY2024$408K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 1993.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $4.6M Management & general 21% · $1.2M

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

28 people listed on the 990; $643K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$171,275Pt VII · Sec A
Program Manager
$127,224Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Director
$127,126Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Strategic Alliance
$110,206Pt VII · Sec A
Program Manager
$106,911Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michael Cade$171,275$156,163$144,986$180,601$142,416
Tiffany Scroggs$127,224$116,933$105,587——
Heidi McCutcheon$127,126$111,904———
Thomas R Meade$110,206————
Kathleen Hoy$106,911————
Thomas Meade—$106,850———
Gene Angel—$101,148———

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

Promotes sustainable economic growth, investment, and job creation in Thurston County by providing recovery grants to local businesses, particularly child care providers.

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2 programs · $4.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Apex acceleratorapex accelerator provides comprehensive support to businesses seeking to win government contracts and subcontracts. The one-on-one technical assistance includes bid reviews, marketing assistance, contract performance, small business certifications, and more.

$2.5Mprogram expense
02

Thurston strongthe thurston strong economic response and recovery initiative is supported by funding from the U.S. Department of the treasury under the coronavirus state and local fiscal recovery funds award as provided by the american rescue plan act. In 2024, over $1,800,000 went to grant awardees specific to child care businesses.

$2.1Mprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$246K
Grants paid · 837 grants · $13.2M · 2020–2024
Tender Care MomentsFY2024$50,000
Tracy's Westside DaycareFY2024$50,000
Sequoia's Treehouse LLCFY2024$50,000
Rochester Roots Daycare IIFY2024$50,000
Ashav LLC DBA Lots of Love DaycareFY2024$50,000
House of Grace ChildcareFY2024$50,000
Good Times ChildcareFY2024$50,000
Capital Christian CenterWA · FY2024$50,000
Loving and Learning Early EducationFY2024$50,000
Kindergarden in the GardenFY2024$50,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$45,137
US Martial Arts CenterFY2023$10,000
Soul on Fire Consulting LLCFY2023$10,000
Olyphant Art Society LtdFY2023$10,000
House of David LLCFY2023$10,000
Generations Midwifery ServicesFY2023$10,000
Alive and Well Massage Clinic INCFY2023$7,447
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$409K
Investment incomeLn 3$795
Money outPt IX
$5.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.6M
Managementcol C$1.2M
Owns and owesPt X
$408K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$186K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$686K
PeoplePt VI, VII
28
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a23
IndependentVI 1b23
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$5.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$6K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$409K
Investment incomeLn 3$795
Total revenueLn 12$5.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$186K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$186K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K
Other assetsLn 15$58K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$686K
Net assetsLn 32$408K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 521
VolunteersI 623
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$25K$186K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$5K
Total assetsLn 16$994K$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$636K$686K
Net assetsLn 32$358K$408K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$583K$583K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1.3M$1.3M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$171K$96K$76K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.5M$851K$672K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$36K$11K$24K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$149K$48K$101K
Payroll taxesLn 10$128K$41K$87K
Accounting feesLn 11c$24K$8K$16K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.3M$1.2M$23K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$64K$27K$37K
Office expensesLn 13$23K$2K$20K
Information technologyLn 14$31K$10K$21K
OccupancyLn 16$60K$2K$58K
TravelLn 17$69K$29K$40K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$264K$264K
InterestLn 20$876$876
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$122K$90K$32K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.8M$4.6M$1.2M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $5.9M$5.8M$50K$408K 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.3M$4.3M$46K$358K 990 PDF
FY2022 $8.4M$8.3M$91K$313K 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.4M$3.4M−$14K$222K 990 PDF
FY2020 $11.4M$11.1M$285K$236K 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 $5,872,013 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,026,274$5,461,907
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $314,565$409,311
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $233$795
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,341,072$5,872,013
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $120,600$1,882,598
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,973,613$2,007,707
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,201,352$1,932,180
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,295,565$5,822,485
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $45,507$49,528
Part VI · Governance 23 of 23 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body23
VI-1b Independent voting members23
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 $5,872,013 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$154,075
VIII-1e Government grants$5,285,410
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$22,422
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$6,062
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,461,907
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $409,311$409,311
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $795$795
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $409,311 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $795$5,872,013
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,822,485 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $582,598$582,598
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,300,000$1,300,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $95,696 · Management $75,579$171,275
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $851,165 · Management $672,238$1,523,403
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $11,431 · Management $24,187$35,618
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $47,796 · Management $101,132$148,928
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $41,234 · Management $87,249$128,483
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $7,613 · Management $16,031$23,644
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,246,451 · Management $23,066$1,269,517
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $27,088 · Management $36,559$63,647
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,497 · Management $20,068$22,565
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $10,119 · Management $21,309$31,428
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,745 · Management $57,846$59,591
IX-17 TravelPrograms $28,953 · Management $40,178$69,131
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $263,912$263,912
IX-20 InterestManagement $876$876
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,307$1,307
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,061$5,061
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $89,850 · Management $31,651$121,501
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,608,148 · Management $1,214,337 · Fundraising $0$5,822,485
Part X · Balance sheet $1,094,093 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $24,616$186,238
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $857,470$821,532
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $500$23,324
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$4,575
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $111,859$58,424
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $994,445$1,094,093
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $507,759$617,671
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $111,859$58,424
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $635,975$686,095
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $358,470$407,998
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $358,470$407,998
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $994,445$1,094,093
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $407,998 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,872,013
XI-2 Total expenses$5,822,485
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$49,528
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$358,470
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$407,998

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