Nonprofit · EIN 61-1329659
BOWLING GREEN AREA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY INC
Tax-exempt · BOWLING GREEN, KY 42101
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,204,734 | $1,098,620 | $106,114 | $9,018,479 | $15,933 | $9,002,546 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,172,528 | $1,023,981 | $148,547 | $8,907,856 | $11,424 | $8,896,432 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,120,837 | $1,007,745 | $113,092 | $8,754,370 | $6,485 | $8,747,885 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $187,500
- of which government grants
- $187,500
- Program service revenue
- $764,634
- Investment income
- $193,336
- Other revenue
- $59,264
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $7,990
- Accounting fees
- $19,525
- Depreciation
- $156,770
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $8,907,856
- Total assets, end of year
- $9,018,479
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $15,933
- Net assets, end of year
- $9,002,546
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $503,843
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $8,957,008
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $45,538
- Gross receipts
- $1,204,734
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1998
- State of legal domicile
- KY
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRAD HOWARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DANNY BERTOTTI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIM THOMAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALEX DOWNING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CLAY PENDLETON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS HIGGINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALEX NOTTMEIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANN PUCKETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TRAVIS KELLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GAINES PENN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRENT CHILDERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN MEFFORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TODD MATTHEWS | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BARKER ANDY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DOWNING BRYAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RON BUNCH | CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| BRAD HOWARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREG BURRELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DANNY BERTOTTI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIM THOMAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALEX DOWNING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CLAY PENDLETON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS HIGGINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL MURPHY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALEX NOTTMEIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANN PUCKETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TRAVIS KELLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GAINES PENN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRENT CHILDERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN MEFFORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TODD MATTHEWS | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RON BUNCH | CEO Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| BRAD HOWARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREG BURRELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALEX BERTOTTI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN DIX | CHAIR ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KIM THOMAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALEX DOWNING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CLAY PENDLETON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS HIGGINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL MURPHY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALEX NOTTMEIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANN PUCKETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TRAVIS KELLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GAINES PENN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRENT CHILDERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN MEFFORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TODD MATTHEWS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 710 COLLEGE ST, BOWLING GREEN, KY 42101-2131
- In care of
- % MARGARET GRISSON
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- MEREDITH WILSON, 710 COLLEGE STREET, BOWLING GREEN, KY 42101
- Signed the 990
- MEREDITH WILSON, PRESIDENT & CEO
- Phone
- (270) 781-3200
- Website
- WWW.BGCHAMBER.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CRI ADVISORS LLC
Mission
THE EDA WAS ORGANIZED TO PROVIDE RESOURCES WITH AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT VISION TO SEEK AND ASSIST IN ESTABLISHING INDUSTRIAL PARKS BY OFFERING INCENTIVE PACKAGES AND CREATING A TEAM FOR ONGOING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY AREA.
Program accomplishments
- THE EDA RECRUITS NEW INDUSTRY TO BOWLING GREEN/WARREN COUNTY AND RETAIN EXISTING BUSINESSES.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 61-1329659
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1999
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $9,018,479
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,204,734
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,204,734 | $1,098,620 | $9,018,479 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,172,528 | $1,023,981 | $8,907,856 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,120,837 | $1,007,745 | $8,754,370 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $707,153 | $1,005,716 | $8,693,334 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 61-1329659).
Questions about BOWLING GREEN AREA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY INC
- What is the EIN of BOWLING GREEN AREA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BOWLING GREEN AREA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY INC is 61-1329659.
- Is BOWLING GREEN AREA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1999.
- Are donations to BOWLING GREEN AREA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY INC tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does BOWLING GREEN AREA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of BOWLING GREEN AREA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BOWLING GREEN AREA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of BOWLING GREEN AREA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names MEREDITH WILSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of BOWLING GREEN AREA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 15 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does BOWLING GREEN AREA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,204,734, expenses of $1,098,620 and total assets of $9,018,479 at year end.
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