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GREATER FARGO MOORHEAD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
GREATER FARGO MOORHEAD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (EIN 45-6011769)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-05-13
IRS object ID
201621349349301827
Schema version
2015v2.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2016-05-13T09:15:30-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN416134264PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FIEBIGER SWANSON WEST & COPLLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12537 S UNIVERSITY DR STE 200AddressLine1Txt
CityFARGOCityNm
State AbbreviationNDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP58103ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN456011769EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GREATER FARGO MOORHEAD ECONOMICBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlGREABusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7013641900PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line151 BROADWAY NO 500AddressLine1Txt
CityFARGOCityNm
State AbbreviationNDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP58102ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJAMES P GARTINPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone7013641900PhoneNum
Signature2016-04-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJEREMY ULMER CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01218756PTIN
Phone7012802100PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2016-12-15 16:53:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJAMES P GARTINPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line151 BROADWAY SUITE 500AddressLine1Txt
CityFARGOCityNm
State AbbreviationNDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP58102ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$987,380GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.GFMEDC.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1946FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNDLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO GROW & DIVERSIFY THE ECONOMIES OF CASS COUNTY ND AND CLAY COUNTY MN.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body33VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent33VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee10TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers33TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$893,148PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$947,537CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$33,228PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$23,794CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$6,299PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$15,330CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$719CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$932,675PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$987,380CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$108,171PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$299,377CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$821,428PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$876,154CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$25,003CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$403,938PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$370,992CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$1,333,537PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$1,546,523CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$400,862PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$559,143CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$1,938,158TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$30,259TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$55,501TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$2,441,800NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,882,657NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO GROW AND DIVERSIFY THE ECONOMIES OF CASS COUNTY, ND AND CLAY COUNTY, MN, THROUGH THE ATTRACTION, RETENTION, AND EXPANSION OF PRIMARY SECTOR BUSINESSES.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,142,668ExpenseAmt
Grant$299,377GrantAmt
Revenue$24,513RevenueAmt
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Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$8,745ExpenseAmt
DescBUSINESS RETENTION/EXPANSION: THE OBJECTIVE OF THE BUSINESS RETENTION EXPANSION PROGRAM IS TO GROW THE REGIONAL ECONOMY AND CREATE JOBS FOR THE CITIZENS IN CASS COUNTY, ND AND CLAY COUNTY, MN BY RETAINING EXISTING PRIMARY SECTOR BUSINESSES AND HELPING THEM EXPAND THEIR INVESTMENT AND EMPLOYMENT. THE PROGRAM SERVES 250 PLUS PRIMARY SECTOR BUSINESSES BETWEEN BOTH COUNTIES. THE GOAL IS TO MEET WITH THESE COMPANIES ON AN ONGOING BASIS AND ADDRESS ANY BUSINESS ISSUES THAT THEY MAY HAVE. WE ALSO HELP THOSE COMPANIES ACCESS THE TOOLS NEEDED TO HELP THEM EXPAND IN THE REGION. AS ISSUES ARISE, WE STRIVE TO ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS AND WORK WITH PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND POLICY MAKERS IN CREATING A REGIONAL ENVIRONMENT THAT IS CONDUCIVE FOR ALL PRIMARY SECTOR COMPANIES.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$66,255ExpenseAmt
DescWORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND RECRUITMENT PROGRAM: THE OBJECTIVE OF THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND RECRUITMENT PROGRAM IS TO ASSIST PRIMARY SECTOR BUSINESS LOCATED IN CASS COUNTY, ND AND CLAY COUNTY, MN WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AND RECRUITMENT OF SKILLED WORKERS. DOING SO HELPS GROW THE REGION'S POPULATION AND TAX BASE AND HELPS ATTRACT AND RETAIN PRIMARY SECTOR BUSINESSES. IN 2015, WE SPONSORED AND PARTICIPATED IN PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORTED THE RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND DEVELOPMENT OF WORKFORCE. THE MANUFACTURING TOURS ALLOWED APPROXIMATELY 240 STUDENTS TO TOUR LOCAL AREA MANUFACTURING COMPANIES. TEACHERS IN INDUSTRY SUPPORTED SEVEN TEACHERS AND TWO PROFESSORS FOR FOUR WEEKS AT LOCAL COMPANIES. THE TEACHERS OBSERVED PROJECT-BASED LEARNING AND GAINED IDEAS FOR MAKING CLASSROOM CURRICULUM CHANGES. SMART CONNECTIONS INTRODUCES NEW RESIDENTS TO OTHER NEW RESIDENTS AND TO THE COMMUNITY OF FARGO MOORHEAD. THE HEALTH, TECH, AND TRADES EXPO EXPOSES NINTH GRADE STUDENTS TO CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN THE HEALTH, TECH AND TRADE INDUSTRIES.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$50,488ExpenseAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$50,488TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$1,268,156TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document10IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee10EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members33GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member33IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMNStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LISBETH A LARSONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7013641909PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line151 BROADWAY SUITE 500AddressLine1Txt
CityFARGOCityNm
State AbbreviationNDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP58102ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (34 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
TAMMY MILLER
BOARD CHAIR0.70Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFFRY VOLK
CHAIR-ELECT0.70Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
RANDY GERHOLD
TREASURER0.70Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JUDD GRAHAM
SECRETARY0.70Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARSHAL ALBRIGHT
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE0.70Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES BURGUM
AT-LARGE DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOM BUDAN
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE0.70Yes (X)$0$0$0
GRANT WEYLAND
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE0.70Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICH GOLDSBURY
AT-LARGE DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRYCE JOHNSON
AT-LARGE DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
KELBY KRABBENHOFT
AT-LARGE DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
DENISE KOLPACK
AT-LARGE DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
TODD KUMM
AT-LARGE DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
DENISE MAGNESS
AT-LARGE DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
BILL MARCIL JR
AT-LARGE DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVE PIEPKORN
AGENCY DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
TERESA WARNE
AT-LARGE DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR ANNE BLACKHURST
AGENCY DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR DEAN BRESCIANI
AGENCY DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN CAMPBELL
AGENCY DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR WILLIAM CRAFT
AGENCY DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR DAVID FLOWERS
COMMUNITY DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
LYNNE KOVASH
COMMUNITY DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR TIM MAHONEY
AGENCY DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAYOR RICH MATTERN
AGENCY DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
JESSE HAGEN
AGENCY DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHAD PETERSON
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE0.70Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRAD SCHLOSSMAN
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE0.70Yes (X)$0$0$0
DELTON STEELE
AT-LARGE DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICK STEEN
AGENCY DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR JEFFRY SCHATZ
COMMUNITY DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAYOR DEL RAE WILLIAMS
AGENCY DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES P GARTIN
PRESIDENT40.00Yes (X)$213,767$0$13,505
MARTIN PURDY
AT-LARGE DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$678,500GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$269,037AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$947,537TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescJOB TRAINING PROGRAMDesc
Business561000BusinessCd
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$23,794RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$23,794TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$15,330TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$15,330ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

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DescOTHER INCOMEDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$719OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$987,380TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$24,513RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$15,330ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$299,377TotalAmt
Program Services$299,377ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$227,272TotalAmt
Management And General$204,545ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$22,727FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$496,376TotalAmt
Program Services$496,376ProgramServicesAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$39,774TotalAmt
Program Services$39,774ProgramServicesAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$69,786TotalAmt
Program Services$69,786ProgramServicesAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$42,946TotalAmt
Program Services$25,560ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,647ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,739FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$240TotalAmt
Management And General$240ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,643TotalAmt
Management And General$13,643ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$43,580TotalAmt
Program Services$43,043ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$537FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,443TotalAmt
Program Services$20,443ProgramServicesAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,643TotalAmt
Program Services$27,643ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$73,327TotalAmt
Program Services$73,327ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,773TotalAmt
Program Services$6,773ProgramServicesAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$38,564TotalAmt
Program Services$34,197ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,367ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$23,634TotalAmt
Program Services$23,634ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,965TotalAmt
Program Services$3,965ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT$66,958$66,958
DUES & MEMBERSHIPS$15,920$15,920
MISCELLANEOUS$8,581$2,537$6,044
NETWORKING$7,747$4,508$3,239

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,974TotalAmt
Program Services$14,335ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,639ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,546,523TotalAmt
Program Services$1,268,156ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$253,364ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$25,003FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,997,431BOYAmt
EOY$1,776,126EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$405,035BOYAmt
EOY$86,051EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,086BOYAmt
EOY$5,390EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$187,573LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$140,851LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$52,318BOYAmt
EOY$46,722EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,189BOYAmt
EOY$23,869EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,472,059BOYAmt
EOY$1,938,158EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,259BOYAmt
EOY$55,501EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,259BOYAmt
EOY$55,501EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,036,765BOYAmt
EOY$1,796,607EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$405,035BOYAmt
EOY$86,050EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,441,800BOYAmt
EOY$1,882,657EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,472,059BOYAmt
EOY$1,938,158EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$559,143ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,520,398CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,216,353CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$953,441CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$893,148CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$947,537CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,530,877TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,520,398CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,216,353CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$953,441CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$893,148CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$947,537CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,530,877TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$5,530,877PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$11,429CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,751CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,576CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,299CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$15,330CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$51,385TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$5,582,262TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.99080PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.99100PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$11,638OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,758DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,880BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$132,408OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$89,566DepreciationAmt
Book Value$42,842BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$43,527OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$43,527DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$46,722TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$987,380TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$987,380RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$987,380TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,546,523TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,546,523ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,546,523TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:ACCORDING TO GAAP, GREATER FARGO MOORHEAD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION IS REQUIRED TO RECORD A LIABILITY FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS WHEN IT IS PROBABLE THAT A LOSS HAS BEEN INCURRED AND THE AMOUNT CAN BE REASONABLY ESTIMATED. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2015, NO SUCH LIABILITY EXISTED. MANAGEMENT WILL CONTINUALLY EVALUATE EXPIRING STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS, AUDITS, PROPOSED SETTLEMENTS, CHANGES IN TAX LAW, AND NEW AUTHORITATIVE RULINGS.
PART X, LINE 2THE ORGANIZATION IS ORGANIZED AS A NORTH DAKOTA NONPROFIT CORPORATION AND HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) AND SECTION 57-38-09 OF THE NORTH DAKOTA CENTURY CODE, RESPECTIVELY. THE ORGANIZATION IS ANNUALLY REQUIRED TO FILE A RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX (FORM 990) WITH THE IRS. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX ON NET INCOME THAT IS DERIVED FROM BUSINESS ACTIVITIES THAT ARE UNRELATED TO ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT IT IS NOT SUBJECT TO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX AND HAS NOT FILED AN EXEMPT ORGANIZATION BUSINESS INCOME TAX RETURN (FORM 990-T) WITH THE IRS.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (13 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
CONCORDIA COLLEGE
901 8TH ST SMOORHEADMN56562410693977501(C)(3)$25,000TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE OFFUT SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MOORHEAD
1104 7TH AVE SMOORHEADMN56563411687554STATE OF MINNESOTA$25,000MAKERS SPACE
MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY
PO BOX 2845FARGOND58108456002069CITY OF FARGO$5,505AIR SERVICE GRANT
FARGO MOORHEAD AREA FOUNDATION
502 FIRST AVE N SUITE 202FARGOND581024873456010377501(C)(3)$12,500WORKFORCE STUDY
EMERGING PRAIRIE
503 7TH ST N SUITE 109FARGOND58102463567741$68,370GENERAL OPERATING AND PROGRAM SUPPORT
COCO LLC
400 SOUTH 4TH STREET SUITE 401MMINNEAPOLISMN55415450700114$29,967GENERAL OPERATING AND PROGRAM SUPPORT
GROWTH INITIATIVE FUND
51 BROADWAY SUITE 500FARGOND58102450431077501(C)(3)$60,000GENERAL OPERATING AND PROGRAM SUPPORT
FOLKWAYS
514 10TH AVE SFARGOND58103461205415$5,500COSTARTER SUPPORT
THE CHAMBER OF FARGO MOORHEAD WEST FARGO
PO BOX 2443FARGOND581082443450448041501(C)(6)$15,000NDSCS STUDY AND FLOOD DIVERSION TASK FORCE
NDSU RESEARCH & TECH PARK
1854 NDSU RESEARCH CIRCLE NORTHFARGOND58102456002439501(C)(3)$7,500INNOVATION CHALLENGE
NDSU DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
1241 N UNIVERSITY DRIVEFARGOND58102237120898501(C)(3)$5,000BISON MICRO VENTURES/PROVENTURE
NDSU COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
PO BOX 6050FARGOND581086050456002439501(C)(3)$5,000STEM ALLIANCE
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
293 CENTENNIAL DRIVE STOP 7308GRAND FORKSND582027308456002491$10,000ND SBDC PROGRAM
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org6Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org13TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATIONS THAT RECEIVE GRANTS FROM THE EDC ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT BACK TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF GRANT PROCEEDS. THE MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERITY MOORHEAD (MSUM) GRANT PAYMENT WAS FOR SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS. THE PAYMENT WAS MADE DIRECTLY TO MSUM TO ENSURE THE SCHOLARSHIPS WERE USED FOR STUDENT EDUCATION. MSUM REPORTS BACK TO THE EDC REGARDING THE RECIPIENTS OF THE SCHOLARSHIPS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Discretionary Spending AcctYes (X)DiscretionarySpendingAcctInd
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJAMES P GARTINPersonNm
TitlePRESIDENTTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$204,167BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$9,600OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$13,505NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$227,272TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 1AFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationUPON WRITTEN PROOF OF EXPENSES UNDER AN ACCOUNTABLE PLAN, THE EDC PAID THE CREDIT CARD COMPANY DIRECTLY FOR BUSINESS RELATED EXPENSES FOR JAMES P GARTIN, SUCH AS BUSINESS TRAVEL EXPENSES AND MEETING EXPENSES. THE EDC PAID FOR CLUB FEES FOR JAMES P GARTIN. THE PURPOSE OF THE MEMBERSHIP WAS FOR CLIENT MEETINGS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONSISTS OF 33 MEMBERS, ALL WITH VOTING RIGHTS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF 9 MEMBERS THAT CONSISTS OF MEMBERS OF THE FULL GOVERNING BOARD. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS AN OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE FOR MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS DECISIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE FORM 990 WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AT THEIR MEETING. THE FORM 990 WILL BE ELECTRONICALLY SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNING BOARD BEFORE FILING FOR THEIR REVIEW.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CBOARD MEMBERS SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT AND POLICY ANNUALLY, OF WHICH THEY ARE EXPECTED TO UPHOLD THEIR PLEDGE BY ABIDING BY IT. THE FINANCE/OFFICE MANAGER REVIEWS THE SIGNED DOCUMENTS AND BRINGS UP ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICTS TO THE PRESIDENT. BOARD MEMBERS ARE EXPECTED TO ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON MATTERS WITH WHICH THEY MAY HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ISSUE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15AAN ANNUAL REVIEW IS CONDUCTED FOR THE PRESIDENT BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. INCREASE IN SALARY IS DETERMINED BY PERFORMANCE, COST OF LIVING RAISES AND ANALYSIS OF SIMILAR POSITIONS IN SIMILAR MARKETS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE VOTES ON ALL DECISIONS REGARDING THE PRESIDENT'S PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND IS DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD MINUTES. APPROVAL IS GIVEN AND CONFIRMED TO THE ACCOUNTANT FOR ANY PAYROLL CHANGES. THERE ARE NO OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES OR OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. IN REGARDS TO THE COMPENSATION FOR OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DOES NOT DELIBERATE OVER OTHER EMPLOYEE SALARIES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION HAS THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
PART XII, LINE 2CTHE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD TAKES RESPONSIBILITY OVER THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.