2025-03-06T13:32:31-06:00 2024-09-30 640575804 T E LOTT & COMPANY PA PO BOX 471 COLUMBUS MS 39703 990 2023-10-01 640387161 THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE DEVELOPMENT LINK GOLD 6623288369 PO BOX 1328 COLUMBUS MS 39703 JOE HIGGINS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6623288369 2025-03-04 1 0 LESLIE W WOOD CPA P00088475 6623285387 2025-03-04 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JOE HIGGINS 1102 MAIN STREET COLUMBUS MS 39701 2857124 0 1 X GTRLINK.ORG X 1959 MS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 26 26 11 0 0 0 2146953 2181034 528595 438889 85259 237201 0 0 2760807 2857124 0 0 0 0 1394943 1302306 0 0 106910 1354802 896628 2749745 2198934 11062 658190 4418788 5431856 67090 421968 4351698 5009888 X THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE DEVELOPMENT LINK IS A VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATION OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE JOINED TOGETHER FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING THE ECONOMIC WELL BEING OF THE BUSINESS AND INDUSTRIAL COMMUNITY OF COLUMBUS-LOWNDES COUNTY, WEST POINT-CLAY COUNTY, AND STARKVILLE-OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, MS. 0 0 1645965 676090 THE LINK ENCOURAGES, FOSTERS, AND ADVANCES ECONOMIC GROWTH THROUGH INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AND PROMOTES CIVIC PRIDE AND AWARENESS IN COLUMBUS AND LOWNDES COUNTY, MS, WEST POINT AND CLAY COUNTY, MS, AND STARKVILLE AND OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, MS. 1645965 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 26 26 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 X JOE HIGGINS 6623288369 1102 MAIN STREET COLUMBUS MS 39701 BLAKE HILL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 0.00 X 0 0 0 BRUFF SANDER EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARY ANN BRIGGS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 0.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT CLARK EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 0.00 X 0 0 0 LADONNA HELVESTON EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 0.00 X 0 0 0 ALBERT JETHROW DIRECTOR 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN JEFFERSON DIRECTOR 0.00 X 0 0 0 JERRY TONEY CHAIR EX. COMMITTEE 0.00 X X 0 0 0 BAIN NICKELS V-CHAIR EX. COMMITTEE 0.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN RUSH DIRECTOR 0.00 X 0 0 0 JUSTIN CASANO DIRECTOR 0.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN CLARK EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 0.00 X 0 0 0 JULIE BROWN DIRECTOR 0.00 X 0 0 0 CAREY EDWARDS DIRECTOR 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANDY NICHOLS DIRECTOR 0.00 X 0 0 0 BILL WHITTLE DIRECTOR 0.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE HARDY WHITTLE DIRECTOR 0.00 X 0 0 0 RUSSEL YOUNG DIRECTOR 0.00 X 0 0 0 BART WISE DIRECTOR 0.00 X 0 0 0 HAYES RECTOR DIRECTOR 0.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE AMOS DIRECTOR 0.00 X 0 0 0 CHAD THOMAS DIRECTOR 0.00 X 0 0 0 BILL WEST EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 0.00 X 0 0 0 BRAD LOVE DIRECTOR 0.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM CORDER DIRECTOR 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOE MAX HIGGINS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 50.00 X 503828 0 84535 MERYL FISACKERLY OFFICER 40.00 X 161097 0 18275 LEAH UPTON OFFICER 40.00 X 106750 0 14057 NEALIE YOUNG EMPLOYEE 40.00 X 127728 0 19200 899403 0 136067 4 0 1 0 0 749072 1431962 2181034 LOWNDES COUNTY INDUSTR 541610 200000 200000 LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD O 900099 71205 71205 OKTIBBEHA COUNTY 900099 51108 51108 CLAY COUNTY 900099 50234 50234 EDUCATION 611710 15500 15500 50842 50842 438889 237201 237201 2857124 676090 0 0 690220 476252 172555 41413 388342 267956 97086 23300 74186 51188 18547 4451 72790 50225 18198 4367 76768 52970 19192 4606 35382 24414 10968 46263 46263 83854 83854 16014 11050 4004 960 29023 20026 7257 1740 30427 20995 7607 1825 17951 13115 3900 936 14151 14151 10389 7168 2597 624 30768 21230 7692 1846 6117 4221 1529 367 PROSPECT EXPENSE 139904 139904 NEW BUSINESS DEVELOPMEN 120291 120291 WEBSITE 68610 47341 17153 4116 MARKETING 64288 64288 183196 155326 22479 5391 2198934 1645965 446059 106910 2158984 85941 1949444 4454095 935957 656239 297485 279718 12875 612102 4418788 5431856 406527 67090 15441 67090 421968 X 4351698 5009888 4351698 5009888 4418788 5431856 658190 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 1 749072 83854 5393 89247 97379 -8132 40522 40522 598977 403414 195563 296458 252825 43633 279718 CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS 611827 SECURITY DEPOSITS 275 612102 TAX WITHHOLDING 15441 15441 X 2857124 0 2857124 0 2857124 2198934 0 2198934 0 2198934 PART X, LINE 2: ASC TOPIC 740, ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, PRESCRIBES A MINIMUM REQUIRED RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT METHODOLOGY BEFORE A TAX POSITION TAKEN, OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN, IN A TAX RETURN IS RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2024, THE LINK HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT QUALIFY FOR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. X 1 1 X X X 0 0 0 JOE MAX HIGGINS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 350000 0 127817 0 26011 0 55000 0 29535 0 588363 0 0 0 MERYL FISACKERLY OFFICER 125000 0 36000 0 97 0 9666 0 8609 0 179372 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A HEALTH CLUB DUES OR CIVIC CLUB DUES PAID ON BEHALF OF ALL EMPLOYEES UNDER AN ACCOUNTABLE PLAN SCHEDULE J PART II COLUMN B (III) - OTHER REPORTED COMPENSATION THIS COLUMN RECORDS THE AUTO ALLOWANCE. SCHEDULE J PART II COLUMN D - NONTAXABLE BENEFITS THIS COLUMN INCLUDES HEALTH, DENTAL, LIFE DISABILITY INSURANCES AND HEALTH & CIVIC CLUB DUES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION'S MEMBERS CONSIST OF AREA BUSINESSES WHICH SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION WITH ANNUAL DUES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A EACH MEMBER IS ALLOWED TO VOTE AND ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE OFFICERS BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE GATHERS RELEVANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDS A COMPENSATION PACKAGE FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE COMMITTEE WAS AIDED BY RESEARCH OF COMMUNITIES WITH SIMILAR POPULATION AND DEMOGRAPHICS TO DETERMINE AN EQUITABLE SALARY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ALL INFORMATION IS MADE AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC UPON REQUEST FORM 990. PART XII, LINE 1. THE ORGANIZATION USES THE MODIFIED CASH BASIS OF ACCOUNTING FOR THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND 990 INFORMATIONAL RETURN. FORM 990. PART XII. LINE 2C THE ORGANIZATION HAS A COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT. THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.