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Nonprofit · EIN 84-0776480

AURORA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL INC

Tax-exempt · AURORA, CO 80014

Financials

$2.6M$2.5M2023$2.6M$2.3M2024$2.7M$2.4M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of AURORA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$2,663,029$2,443,000$220,029$2,216,436$362,604$1,853,832
December 31, 2024990$2,627,655$2,316,673$310,982$1,744,878$111,075$1,633,803
December 31, 2023990$2,595,854$2,505,799$90,055$1,482,594$174,773$1,307,821
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$2,139,429
of which government grants
$550,000
Membership dues
$854,500
Program service revenue
$523,600
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$1,116,497
Other salaries and wages
$162,052
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$1,353,196
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$36,866
Occupancy
$37,437
Travel
$20,335
Depreciation
$1,442

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$1,744,878
Total assets, end of year
$2,216,436
Total liabilities, end of year
$362,604
Net assets, end of year
$1,853,832
Land, buildings and equipment
$21,205
Net assets without donor restrictions
$1,853,832
Gross receipts
$3,089,916
Employees
7
Volunteers
0
Year formed
1976
State of legal domicile
CO

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
WENDY MITCHELLPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
40$551,904$44,317
KATHRYN MIDDLETON HOUSEVICE PRESIDENT
Officer
40$186,328$29,629
JONATHAN WOODWARDDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Officer
40$134,070$17,278
YURIY GORLOVVICE PRESIDENT
Officer
40$82,102$8,361
DICK HINSONSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
Officer
8$48,000$9,641
BRAD PIERCEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JON LEHMANNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LYNN BACADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JORDAN RICKSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALLEN CROSSWELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRIANA FERNANDEZ LUNADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SAM BAILEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAT WALSHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LESLIE SUMMEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEFF BARRATTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
52 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
NAOMI COLWELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
STEVE BLACKSTOCKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL GILESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
AUSTIN AKERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
FRED MARVELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TOM KOOIMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ABBY KIRKBRIDEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
GREG TOLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LEAH RAMSEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JEN PERRYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JASON BATCHELORDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ANGELA LAWSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
FRANOISE BERGANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CURTIS GARDNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
STEPHANIE HANCOCKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOE MCCLEARYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MORDECAI BROWNLEEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARC COOPERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BILL BUTLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LACI KNOWLESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JUSTIN CLARKEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DAVID PATTERSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
GEOFFREY BABBITTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JILL ZACHMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MIKE MCGINNISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SCOTT RAUSCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
COURTNEY SCHNEIDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
PAUL HYDEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SHAUN EGANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DAN GREENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TIFFANIE STASIAKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BLAKE FULENWIDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KEN PUNCERELLIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL KAPOORDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DAVID LEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
GLORIA LEEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LUKASZ DUBAJDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DEREK SCHOENEBERGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KIM MENDOZA COOKEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SHELBY NOBLEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TRESSA SHIPLETTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DANE HILLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MIKE PIETSCHMANNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CHRIS FELLOWSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JASON KLEINHELTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TOM OERTELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BRUCE PORTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JEFF THOMPSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MEGAN WALDSCHMIDTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
HOLLIE VELASQUEZ HORVATHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
RITA CONNERLYBOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
BILL WICHTERMANTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 74 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
WENDY MITCHELLPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
40$538,320$48,924
KATHRYN MIDDLETON HOUSEVICE PRESIDENT
Officer
40$224,027$33,673
YURIY GORLOVVICE PRESIDENT
Officer
40$189,027$31,459
JONATHAN WOODWARDDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Officer
40$157,167$18,872
DICK HINSONSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
Officer
8$48,000$11,014
ALEX SCHATZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALLEN CROSSWELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANGELA LAWSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AUSTIN AKERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BARBARA CLELANDHONORARY
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BILL BUTLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BLAKE FULENWIDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BOB ROTHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRAD PIERCEHONORARY
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRIAN HOLLANDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CAROLYNNE WHITEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHAZ TEDESCOHONORARY
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRIS FELLOWSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CURTIS GARDNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAN GREENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANE HILLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANIELLE JURINSKYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DEREK SCHOENEBERGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FRANOISE BERGANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JASON BATCHELORDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JASON KLEINHELTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOE MCCLEARYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JON LEHMANNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KASIA IWANICZKO MACLEODDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KEN PUNCERELLIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LACI KNOWLESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LEAH RAMSEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARC COOPERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARSHA BERZINSHONORARY
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MATTHEW KEENEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL GILESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MIKE MCGINNISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MIKE MARTINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MIKE PIETSCHMANNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MORDECAI BROWNLEEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NAOMI COLWELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAUL HYDEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RANDY HERTELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SAM BAILEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SCOTT RAUSCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHAUN EGANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHAWN MCGOFFDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHELBY NOBLEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVE SUNDBERGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVE COFFINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVEN MARSHALLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TIFFANIE STASIAKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TOM KOOIMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BILL WICHTERMANPAST CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DAVID PATTERSONSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
RITA CONNERLYTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
BRUCE PORTERVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
BILL HOLENHONORARY
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRANDON VALDEZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRIANA LUNADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRISTY DOBSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
COURTNEY SCHNEIDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID LEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GREG TOLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JENNIFER PERRYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JILL ZACHMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JORDAN RICKSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KIM COOKEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MATT PICKETTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICH COOLIDGEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SCOTT BLACKSTOCKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEPHANIE HANCOCKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TOM GRONOWDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HOLLIE VELASQUEZ HORVATHCHAIR-ELECT
Officer
1$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 84 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
WENDY MITCHELLPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
40$563,000$46,893
KATHRYN MIDDLETON HOUSEVICE PRESIDENT
Officer
40$185,900$27,417
YURIY GORLOVVICE PRESIDENT
Officer
40$185,900$26,896
JONATHAN WOODWARDDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Officer
40$132,500$15,512
DICK HINSONSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
Officer
8$48,000$8,887
ALEX SCHATZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALLEN CROSSWELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANDY KLEINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANGELA LAWSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AUSTIN AKERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BARBARA CLELANDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BILL L HOLENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BLAKE FULENWIDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BOB ROTHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRAD PIERCEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRIAN CAINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRIAN HOLLANDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CAROLYNNE WHITEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHAZ TEDESCODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRIS FELLOWSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CRAIG MARASCHKYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CURTIS GARDNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAN GREENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANE HILLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANIELLE JURINSKYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DEREK SCHOENEBERGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DOUG SWAINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DUSTIN ZVONEKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FRANOISE BERGANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HEATHER MCDANIELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JASON BATCHELORDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JASON KLEINHELTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEFF BARRATTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JENNY HAWKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOE EVERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOE MCCLEARYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JON LEHMANNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KASIA IWANICZKO MACLEODDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KEIFFER GARTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KELLIE CAMPBELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KEN PUNCERELLIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KIM MENDOZA COOKEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LACI KNOWLESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LEAH RAMSEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARC COOPERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARCUS JOHNSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARSHA BERZINSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MATTHEW KEENEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MEGAN WALDSCHMIDTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL GILESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MIKE COFFMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MIKE MARTINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MIKE MCGINNISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MIKE PIETSCHMANNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MORDECAI BROWNLEEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NAOMI COLWELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NICOLE MILODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAUL HYDEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RANDY HERTELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROD BOCKENFELDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SAM BAILEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SARAH GROBBELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SCOTT INGVOLDSTADDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SCOTT RAUSCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHAUN EGANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHAWN MCGOFFDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHELBY NOBLEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHELLY SCHNEIDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVE COFFINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVE SUNDBERGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVEN MARSHALLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TERRY PLYMELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TIFFANIE STASIAKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TIM BERTOCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TIM FAYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TIM LACKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TOM KOOIMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TONY PASSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEFF THOMPSONCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
HOLLIE VELASQUEZ HORVATHCHAIR-ELECT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
BRUCE PORTERVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DAVID PATTERSONSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
RITA CONNERLYTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
BILL WITCHERMANPAST CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
12510 E ILIFF AVE STE 115, AURORA, CO 80014-6377
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
WENDY MITCHELL, 12510 EAST ILIFF AVENUE 115, AURORA, CO 80014
Signed the 990
WENDY MITCHELL, PRESIDENT & CEO
Phone
(303) 755-2223
Return prepared by
WATSON COON RYAN LLC

Mission

THE AURORA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL IS A PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP DEDICATED TO ENHANCING THE ECONOMIC STRENGTH OF THE CITY OF AURORA BY RECRUITING NEW PRIMARY EMPLOYERS, RETAINING EXISTING PRIMARY EMPLOYERS, AND ASSISTING CURRENT PRIMARY EMPLOYERS TO EXPAND IN THE CITY.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • TO CREATE AND RETAIN PRIMARY JOBS IN AURORA, COLORADO.
    Expenses $2,463,000

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
84-0776480
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
1979
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$2,216,436
Income (IRS master file)
$3,089,916

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$2,663,029$2,443,000$2,216,436XML
990December 2024$2,627,655$2,316,673$1,744,878IRS
990December 2023$2,595,854$2,505,799$1,482,594XML
990December 2022$2,573,084$2,388,077$1,418,768IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990December 2017–––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 84-0776480).

Questions about AURORA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL INC

What is the EIN of AURORA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of AURORA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL INC is 84-0776480.
Is AURORA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1979.
Are donations to AURORA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL INC tax-deductible?
No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does AURORA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL 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 AURORA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL 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 AURORA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL 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 AURORA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names WENDY MITCHELL.
Who are the officers and directors of AURORA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 67 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $551,904 (WENDY MITCHELL, PRESIDENT & CEO).
How much revenue does AURORA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,663,029, expenses of $2,443,000 and total assets of $2,216,436 at year end.

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