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HIGH-TECH SMALL TOWN

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Retrieved 2026-10-19; covers tax years 2021–2025. Data: Strategy Studio, CC BY 4.0.

2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $46K · expenses $40K · assets $24K

EIN
85-2801002
Address
200 N COLLEGE AVE, ALEDO, IL 61231-1460
NTEE code
S32
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2021
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Mission

TO ENCOURAGE BUSINESSES TO LOCATE TECHNICAL TALENT IN ECONOMICALLY DEPRESSED RURAL TOWNS TO PROVIDE NEW EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, WORK WITH LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS TO ENGAGE AND EDUCATED SECONDARY STUDENTS IN TECHNOLOGY COURSE, COORDINATE WITH COLLEGES AND TRAINING INSTITUTIONS TO PROVIDE INTERNSHIPS FOR POST-SECONDARY TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS, WORK WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES AND WOULD-BE ENTREPRENEURS TO UTILIZE TECHNOLOGY TO ENABLE COMPETITION OF RURAL BUSINESS.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 4 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

4 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Louis E Powell DIRECTOR2021-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Sonia D Powell DIRECTOR2021-2025 0 $0 reported 1
William J Albertson DIRECTOR2021-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Crista L Albertson DIRECTOR2021-2025 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LOUIS E POWELL DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
SONIA D POWELL DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
WILLIAM J ALBERTSON DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
CRISTA L ALBERTSON DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
2024 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LOUIS E POWELL DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
SONIA D POWELL DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
WILLIAM J ALBERTSON DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
CRISTA L ALBERTSON DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LOUIS E POWELL DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
SONIA D POWELL DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
WILLIAM J ALBERTSON DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
CRISTA L ALBERTSON DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
2022 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LOUIS E POWELL DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
SONIA D POWELL DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
WILLIAM J ALBERTSON DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
CRISTA L ALBERTSON DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
2021 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LOUIS E POWELL DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
SONIA D POWELL DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
WILLIAM J ALBERTSON DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
CRISTA L ALBERTSON DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$46,420$39,654 $23,617$23,562 $46,420- ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$71,707$67,425 $16,796$16,796 $71,707- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$62,027$68,078 $12,658$12,514 $5,000$57,027 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$43,049$71,203 $19,606$18,565 $15,948$27,101 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$87,403$45,726 $46,717$46,717 $68,727$18,676 ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $185,000 in all, tax years 2020 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2020-2024 5$185,000 2024$50,000
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Where the money went

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2025 · Form 990EZ · $39,654 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $29,400 74.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $9,524 24.0%
Fees to independent contractors $730 1.8%
Total$39,654100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $67,425 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $53,900 79.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $12,697 18.8%
Fees to independent contractors $828 1.2%
Total$67,425100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $68,078 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $58,800 86.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $7,928 11.6%
Fees to independent contractors $1,350 2.0%
Total$68,078100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $71,203 spent · pay $9,133 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $50,044 70.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $11,401 16.0%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $9,133 12.8%
Fees to independent contractors $625 0.9%
Total$71,203100%

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Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $34,300 75.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $9,735 21.3%
Fees to independent contractors $1,554 3.4%
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