Nonprofit · EIN 81-0788139
GREATER COLUMBUS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Tax-exempt · COLUMBUS, IN 47202
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $691,409 | $608,510 | $82,899 | $665,865 | $4,000 | $661,865 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $497,995 | $490,250 | $7,745 | $504,298 | $0 | $504,298 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $483,925
- Membership dues
- $323,925
- Program service revenue
- $241,483
- Investment income
- $12,504
- Net rental income
- -$75,331
- Other revenue
- -$46,503
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $156,459
- Other salaries and wages
- $123,671
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $361,257
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $13,245
- Occupancy
- $6,977
- Travel
- $58,238
- Depreciation
- $8,943
- Program services (functional)
- $486,777
- Management and general (functional)
- $121,733
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $504,298
- Total assets, end of year
- $665,865
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $4,000
- Net assets, end of year
- $661,865
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $26,428
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $661,865
- Gross unrelated business income
- -$37,714
- Gross receipts
- $691,409
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 59
- Year formed
- 2016
- State of legal domicile
- IN
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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JASON HESTER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $156,459 |
| AMANDA MEZA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRAD DAVIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BUCK RITZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CLAYTON FORCE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| COURTNEY METZGER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID DOUP | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEANINE SCHEIDLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF ZIKE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIE ABEDIAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATIE SACKETT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KENT ANDERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KYLIE FOSTER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LEAH BEYER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARC ROTHBART | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
45 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARK WASSERMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL CHIADO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICK SEGER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL QUICK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD JOHNSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARABETH DRYBREAD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT BALLARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT NEWLUND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHEN MACHEEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE SWAILS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TARA JAMES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TONY LONDON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TONY MILLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ZACHARY PAVLIK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALINA BURTON | SPECIAL BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BOB HADDAD JR | SPECIAL BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN RUSSELL | SPECIAL BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLES CARLOS | SPECIAL BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS SUTTON | SPECIAL BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CURT WHEELER | SPECIAL BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID BUSH | SPECIAL BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JON ENDRIS | SPECIAL BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KENNY CANFIELD | SPECIAL BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK CAPPS | SPECIAL BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK MILLER | SPECIAL BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE RIEBL | SPECIAL BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NATHAN KUNKLER | SPECIAL BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NOBU NAKAJIMA | SPECIAL BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PEPPER MULHERIN | SPECIAL BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| POLLY KRAMER | SPECIAL BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RANDY SCHEIDT | SPECIAL BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RITA WILDER | SPECIAL BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHERI REDELMAN | SPECIAL BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHEN STRINGER | SPECIAL BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE BOOHER | SPECIAL BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STUART PRICE | SPECIAL BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TIM BELCHER | SPECIAL BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TIM DORA | SPECIAL BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM HINSHAW | SPECIAL BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM DOWD | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BRITTANY DIEBOLT | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF NOLTING | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF LOGSTON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MIRANDA FOX | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARY FERDON | MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 42 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JASON HESTER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $148,938 |
| JULIE ABEDIAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT BALLARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL CHIADO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD CLARK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRAD DAVIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE DEWITT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID DOUP | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KYLIE FOSTER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TARA JAMES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICK JOHNSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LARRY KLEINHENZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM LIENHOOP | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF LOGSTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHEN MACHEEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN MCGINNIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| COURTNEY METZGER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMANDA MEZA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRANK MILLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATT MILLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TONY MILLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT NEWLUND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ZACHARY PAVLIK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL QUICK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BUCK RITZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATIE SACKETT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN SADTLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEANINE SCHEIDLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICK SEGER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF ZIKE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR STEVEN COMBS | SPECIAL BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CINDY FREY | SPECIAL BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR REINHOLD HILL | SPECIAL BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR NANCY LOLLAR | SPECIAL BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHY OREN | SPECIAL BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN PAYNE | SPECIAL BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR JIM ROBERTS | SPECIAL BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TRACY SOUZA | SPECIAL BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIRANDA FOX | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TOM DOWD | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BRITTANY DIEBOLT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF NOLTING | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 682, COLUMBUS, IN 47202-0682
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- KRISTEN GOECKER, PO BOX 682, COLUMBUS, IN 472020682
- Signed the 990
- KRISTEN GOECKER, INTERIM PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (812) 378-7300
- Website
- WWW.COLUMBUSIN.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BLUE & CO LLC
Mission
TO BUILD A WORLD-CLASS COMMUNITY BY ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND PERSONAL WELL-BEING OF OUR CITIZENS.
Program accomplishments
- ADMINISTRATIVE AND MARKETING SERVICES FOR THE RECRUITMENT OF NEW BUSINESSES: EDC WORKS AND ACTS AS THE COORDINATOR OF NEW BUSINESS RECRUITMENT ACTIVITIES FOR THE COMMUNITIES OF BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY, INDIANA. THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE ACTIVELY MARKETING AND SEEKING NEW BUSINESSES TO LOCATE IN COLUMBUS, EDINBURGH, AND THE OTHER COMMUNITIES OF BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY, AND PROVIDING SITE LOCATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES TO THOSE POTENTIAL NEW BUSINESSES.Expenses $374,819 · revenue $208,139
- ADMINISTRATIVE AND MARKETING SERVICES FOR THE RETENTION AND EXPANSION OF EXISTING PRIMARY BUSINESSES: EDC WORKS AND ACTS AS THE COORDINATOR OF EXISTING BUSINESS RETENTION AND EXPANSION ACTIVITIES FOR THE COMMUNITIES OF BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY, INDIANA. THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE ACTIVELY MEETING ONEONONE WITH EXISTING PRIMARY BUSINESSES AND ENCOURAGING BUSINESS RETENTION BY IDENTIFYING AND ADDRESSING ANY IMPEDIMENTS TO INDIVIDUAL BUSINESS OPERATIONS OR BUSINESS NEEDS. SERVICES ALSO INCLDUE ALL NECESSARY ACTIVITIES RELATED TO BUSINESS EXPANSION INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IDENTIFYING, ASSEMBLING, AND SUBMITTING APPLICABLE EXPANSION SPACE, SECURING STATE AND LOCAL INCENTIVE PACKAGES, AND OVERSEEING THE ENTIRE PROCESS.Expenses $55,979 · revenue $31,086
- INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT: EDC WORKS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO IDENTIFY NEEDED IMPROVEMENTS, EXPANSIONS, OR NEW INVESTMENTS WITH RESPECT TO ROAD ACCESS, WATER AND SEWER PROJECTS, AND OTHER PROJECTS DEEMED NECESSARY TO SUPPORT EXISTING AND NEW PROSPECTIVE BUSINESSES IN THE COMMUNITY. THIS INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, IDENTIFYING RELEVANT PROPERTY FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES INCLUDING BUSINESS RETENTION, EXPANSION, AND ATTRACTION PROJECTS, AND ADVISING RELEVANT PUBLIC AND PRIVATESECTOR STAKEHOLDERS ON NECESSARY DEVELOPMENT ISSUES.Expenses $55,979 · revenue $31,086
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 | Not 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
- 81-0788139
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 2016
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Community improvement and capacity building (S41)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $665,865
- Income (IRS master file)
- $691,409
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $691,409 | $608,510 | $665,865 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $497,995 | $490,250 | $504,298 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $526,632 | $552,682 | $496,553 | 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 81-0788139).
Questions about GREATER COLUMBUS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
- What is the EIN of GREATER COLUMBUS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GREATER COLUMBUS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION is 81-0788139.
- Is GREATER COLUMBUS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 2016.
- Are donations to GREATER COLUMBUS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does GREATER COLUMBUS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 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 GREATER COLUMBUS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did GREATER COLUMBUS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of GREATER COLUMBUS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names KRISTEN GOECKER.
- Who are the officers and directors of GREATER COLUMBUS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 60 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $156,459 (JASON HESTER, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does GREATER COLUMBUS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $691,409, expenses of $608,510 and total assets of $665,865 at year end.
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