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← DORCHESTER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by DORCHESTER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$484,935
Total expenses
$392,692
Contributions and grants received
$417,605
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$11,294
Other revenue
$56,036
Total assets, end of year
$679,546
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,250
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$677,296
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$346,991
Management and general expenses
$0
Fundraising expenses
$45,701
Program service expenses (Part III)
$346,991

Program services were 88.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $417,605

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $11,294 · excluded $11,294

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $43,307

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $15,175

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $28,132 · excluded $28,132

  • 11a · Other revenue: Account Credit Reimbursements

    total $27,904 · excluded $27,904

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $27,904

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $96,201 · program services $50,810 · fundraising $45,391

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $61,502 · program services $61,502

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,500 · program services $1,500

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,136 · program services $1,136

  • 17 · Travel

    total $27,704 · program services $27,704

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $37,180 · program services $36,870 · fundraising $310

  • 24a · Other expenses: Workforce Development - STEMersion Expenses

    total $167,333 · program services $167,333

  • 24b · Other expenses: Workforce Development - DC Industrial Council

    total $136 · program services $136

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $564,903 · end of year $664,046

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $23,650 · end of year $15,500

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $0

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $0

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    end of year $2,250

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $588,553 · end of year $677,296

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Dorchester County Economic Development's mission is to create an environment that supports new business growth and retention enabling companies to succeed for generations. In addition, we work to strengthen and prepare our community for the future. Through such efforts, we aim to provide our citizens with the opportunities to grow and prosper in Dorchester County.

  • TO ADDRESS THE OVERALL NEEDS OF DORCHESTER COUNTY BY CREATING JOBS, IMPLEMENTING SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, BUILDING INDUSTRY RETENTION AND EXPANISION, ASSISTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DORCHESTER COUNTY WORKFORCE, CREATING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, CONDUCTING MARKETING AND ADVERTISING ACTIVITES, FACILITATING RESEARCH RELATED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ENGAGING IN INCENTIVE NEGOTIATIONS, AND PROMOTING INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT.

    Expenses $346,991

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Brad Mallett

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Edward Crosby

    Councilman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Henry Hank Taylor

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jim Martin

    Vice Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kevin Hart

    Appointed Mayor

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lamont Stevens

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lauren Bailey

    Secretary/Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Phyllis Hughes

    Ex-Officio

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rita Berry

    Ex-Officio

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Saundra Sandy Price

    Ex-Officio

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Shane Robbins

    Ex-Officio

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stuart Todd Friddle

    Councilman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tony Pope

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Walter Skip Elliott

    Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
14 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202511349349306286

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