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ILLINOIS VALLEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

EIN 37-6059503 GILLESPIE, IL

Revenue 2024
$13,490,878
Expenses 2024
$11,920,199

Program services were 88.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
P280
Classification
1000
Street
223 S MACOUPIN ST

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

ILLINOIS VALLEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION IS ORGANIZED AS A CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT EXISTS TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY, THROUGH PROGRAMS TO ASSIST LOW-INCOME, DISABLED, ELDERLY, AND INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED. IVEDC ACTS TO RECEIVE, PLAN, COORDINATE, AND ADMINISTER FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND PRIVATE RESOURCES TOWARDS EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING, HOUSING, ENERGY, FOOD AND NUTRITION, DEVELOPMENTAL TRAINING, TRANSPORTATION, RESOURCE COORDINATION, AND OTHER SUCH RELATED NEEDS. IVEDC SHALL BE A CATALYST AND ADVOCATE FOR THE INTEREST OF ITS CLIENTS IN ORDER TO IMPROVE LIVES AND ENRICH COMMUNITIES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

IVEDC RUNS PROGRAMS TO ASSIST LOW-INCOME, DISABLED, ELDERLY, AND INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED.

  • ENERGY PROGRAMS - THE ILLINOIS VALLEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OPERATES TWO PROGRAMS PROVIDING HOME UTILITY ASSISTANCE AND ENERGY SECURITY IN THE AGENCY'S FOUR COUNTY SERVICE AREA. THESE PROGRAMS ARE THE LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (LIHEAP), AND THE ILLINOIS HOME WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (IHWAP). LIHEAP ANNUALLY PROVIDES BENEFITS TO ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS TO OFFSET WINTER AND SUMMER UTILITY COSTS, PROVIDE FOR RECONNECTION OF UTILITY SERVICES, AND PROVIDE FOR FURNACE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT. THE NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS ASSISTED VARIES EACH YEAR DUE TO THE CHANGING ALLOCATIONS PROVIDED. IN FY25 PROGRAM YEAR, THE AGENCY PROVIDED 3,298 HOUSEHOLDS WITH UTILITY ASSISTANCE, OVER 926 HOUSEHOLDS WITH FUNDS FOR EMERGENCY RECONNECTION, AND APPROXIMATELY 34 HOUSEHOLDS WITH FURNACE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT. FOR FY25, THE PERCENTAGE OF INCOME PAYMENT PROGRAM (PIPP) PROVIDED UTILITY ASSISTANCE TO APPROXIMATELY 266 HOUSEHOLDS. IHWAP PROVIDES WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF INSULATION, WEATHER STRIPPING, AIR-SEALING, REPAIRING WINDOWS AND DOORS, PURCHASE OF REFRIGERATORS, AND PROVIDING FOR MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, AND/OR REPLACEMENT OF HEATING SYSTEMS. THE NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS THE IHWAP PROGRAM CAN ASSIST YEARLY DEPENDS ON PROGRAM FUNDING, AND THE AMOUNT OF FUNDS NEEDED PER HOME TO MAKE THE HOME MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT, AFFORDABLE, AND COMFORTABLE. IVEDC RUNS A CREW BASED PROGRAM FOR ARCHITECTURAL AND A CONTRACTOR BASED PROGRAM FOR HVAC. USING THIS HYBRID APPROACH, 28 HOMES WERE WEATHERIZED IN FY25.

    Expenses $3,666,248 · Grants $2,895,354

  • EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS - THE HEAD START PROGRAM PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN, AGES 3 THROUGH 5, TO RECEIVE COMPREHENSIVE CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE TO THEIR PARENTS IN FORMULATING AND ACHIEVING SELF-SUFFICIENCY GOALS. WE ARE FUNDED TO SERVE A TOTAL OF 210 CHILDREN, 10% WITH DISABILITIES, WITHIN OUR SERVICE AREA OF MACOUPIN, GREENE, JERSEY, AND CALHOUN COUNTIES. CHILDREN ATTEND EITHER A CENTER BASED MODEL WITH CLASSES 5 DAYS A WEEK, 5.5 HOURS A DAY, FOR A TOTAL OF 160 DAYS OR A HOME BASED MODEL IN WHICH CHILDREN AND PARENTS PARTICIPATE IN A WEEKLY HOME VISIT FOR 37 WEEKS WITH GROUP ACTIVITIES HELD TWICE A MONTH. AS PART OF THE PROGRAM, CHILDREN RECEIVE EDUCATION, MEDICAL, DENTAL, NUTRITION, AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS AND OUTCOMES ARE TRACKED THROUGH THE TEACHING STRATEGIES GOLD, DIAL 4 SCREENINGS, AND OBSERVATIONAL INSTRUMENTS THREE TIMES DURING THE YEAR. CHILDREN SHOW DRAMATIC PROGRESS IN THE AREAS EVALUATED WHICH INCLUDE SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL, COGNITIVE, AND LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT. APPROXIMATELY 50% OF THE CHILDREN TRANSITION INTO KINDERGARTEN EACH YEAR. THE EARLY HEAD START PROGRAM OFFERS SIMILAR AGE APPROPRIATE AND PARENTING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED FAMILIES WHO HAVE CHILDREN UP TO AGE 3. THE PROGRAM IS A HOME-BASED MODEL SERVING 24 FAMILIES A MINIMUM OF 48 WEEKS/YEAR. PARENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO BECOME DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THE PROGRAM BY VOLUNTEERING IN THE CLASSROOM, ATTENDING PARENT MEETINGS, SERVING ON THE POLICY COUNCIL, PARTICIPATING IN HOME VISITS AND PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES, AND ENTERING INTO FAMILY PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS FOR GOAL SETTING PURPOSES. BY PROVIDING INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICES FOR BOTH CHILDREN AND PARENTS, THE HEAD START PROGRAM PREPARES THE CHILDREN FOR KINDERGARTEN AND THE PARENTS FOR SETTING AND ACHIEVING FAMILY GOALS AS WELL AS STRENGTHENING THEIR ROLE AS THE FIRST AND PRIMARY EDUCATORS OF THEIR CHILDREN. IN FY25 IVEDC SERVED 136 CHILDREN. CHILDREN WERE ASSESSED USING TEACHING STRATEGIES GOLD AND MET OR EXCEEDED OBJECTIVES IN SOCIAL EMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL, LANGUAGE, COGNITIVE, LITERACY AND MATHEMATICS. PREVENTION INITIATIVE 0-3 PROGRAM PROVIDED SIMILAR SERVICES AS THE EARLY HEADSTART PROGRAM. PI SERVED 12 FAMILIES WITH LIKE SERVICES.

    Expenses $2,450,545 · Grants $1,799

  • COMMUNITY DAY SERVICE PROGRAMS - IVEDC OPERATES TWO CDS PROGRAMS IN JERSEY AND MACOUPIN COUNTIES, WHICH PROVIDE A FULL RANGE OF SERVICES FOR PERSONS EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER WHO HAVE A DIAGNOSED DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY. DEVELOPMENT TRAINING SERVICES INCLUDE ASSESSMENT AND INDIVIDUAL PROGRAM PLANNING. EMPLOYMENT SERVICES ARE PROVIDED, WHERE CONTRACT WORK IS COMPETITIVELY BID AND INDIVIDUALS EARN A PAYCHECK WHILE LEARNING REAL WORK SKILLS. THE PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO TEACH LIFE SKILLS AND GOOD WORK HABITS TO DEVELOP POTENTIAL AND INCREASE SELF-SUFFICIENCY, SO THAT EACH INDIVIDUAL MAY HAVE THE BEST POSSIBLE QUALITY OF LIFE WITHIN THE LEAST RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT. IVEDC SERVES APPROXIMATELY 101 DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED ADULTS THROUGH PROGRAMS AND WORK OPPORTUNITIES AT OUR FACILITIES LOCATED IN GILLESPIE (MACOUPIN COUNTY) AND JERSEYVILLE (JERSEY COUNTY). MANY PARTICIPANTS ARE OFFERED THE OPPORTUNITY TO EARN A PAYCHECK WHETHER WORKING IN THE CONTRACTED CARDBOARD RECYCLING, CONTRACTED PIECE WORK, BUILDING CRAFTS THAT SUPPLY LOCAL MARKETS OR MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AT THE RAILSPLITTER AND/OR COALFIELD REST AREA ON INTERSTATE I-55.

    Expenses $1,683,084 · Grants $65 · Revenue $2,145,092

  • THE COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT (CSBG) IS THE CORNERSTONE OF A COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY. SERVICES ARE DESIGNED BY THE AGENCY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR CLIENTS AND INCLUDE EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOUSING AND EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE, CASE MANAGEMENT, EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS, AND SUPPORT OTHER AGENCY ACTIVITIES. WE HAVE EMPHASIZED JOB CREATION WITH OUR SERVICES PROVIDING ASSISTANCE WITH SHORT-TERM TRAINING AND JOB SEARCH. THE AGENCY NETWORKS WITH THE SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES SUCH AS UNITED WAY AND IL DEPT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND ADMINISTERS OTHER EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FUNDS UTILIZING CSBG RESOURCES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS AND STAFF TIME. OVER 1,205 DIRECT SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES INCLUDING CARDBOARD RECYCLING AND PRODUCTION/SALE OF CRAFTS BY DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED ADULTS WERE FINANCIALLY ASSISTED.

    Expenses $257,996 · Grants $110,667

  • SENIOR MEALS SERVED IN FY25 CONSISTED OF CONGREGATE MEALS 4,570; HOME-DELIVERED MEALS 89,339 THIS IS AN OVERALL INCREASE FROM FY24 BY 11,014 UNITS

    Expenses $1,387,187 · Grants $395,175 · Revenue $454,788

  • SENIOR IN-HOME CARE SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO OVER 50 ELDERLY AVERAGING1300 HOURS OF SERVICE PER MONTH. SERVICES INCLUDE ASSISTING WITHSELF-ADMINISTERED MEDICATION, ASSISTING WITH BATHING, DRESSING,SHAVING, AS WELL AS HELPING WITH DAILY LIVING CHORES SUCH AS LIGHTHOUSEKEEPING, LAUNDRY, SHOPPING, COOKING ECT. BOTH THE SENIOR IN-HOMECARE AND SENIOR NUTRITION PROGRAMS MAINTAIN, STRENGTHEN, AND SAFEGUARDOUR SENIORS IN THEIR OWN HOMES, ALLOWING SENIORS TO REMAIN IN THEIRHOMES INTO THEIR ADVANCED YEARS.

    Expenses $114,236 · Grants $25,257 · Revenue $3,000

  • IVEDC'S HOUSING PROGRAMS CONSIST OF HUD, EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS, AND IDHSHOMELESS PREVENTION GRANTS. THESE GRANTS HAVE ENABLED IVEDC TO ASSIST,SUPPORT AND EDUCATE OVER 142 INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE IN A HOUSING CRISIS.SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDE CASE MANAGEMENT, MORTGAGE/RENTAL ASSISTANCEAND ALSO REFERRALS TO OTHER PROGRAMS INTERNALLY AND THROUGH OURCOMMUNITY PARTNERS.

    Expenses $350,546 · Grants $286,022 · Revenue $103,913

  • TRI COUNTY RURAL TRANSIT (TCRT) PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, A MEDICAID APPROVED PROVIDER FOR NON-EMERGENCY TRANSPORT. TCRT IS A DOOR-TO-DOOR DEMAND RESPONSE DEVIATED ROUTE SERVICE THAT PROVIDES AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORATION TO THE RESIDENTS OF GREENE, JERSEY, ANDCALHOUN COUNTIES. BY PARTNERING WITH SURROUNDING AREA TRANSPORTATION PROVIDERS, IVEDC PROMOTES INDEPENDENCE AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY TO COMMUNITY RESIDENTS. TCRT PROVIDES TRANSPORTATION IN ITS SERVICE AREA FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC, SENIOR CITIZENS, AND DISABLED INDIVIDUALS. FARE SCHEDULE IS SUGGESTED FOR ALL PASSENGERS UP TO 60+ YEARS OF AGE.DONATIONS IN ANY AMOUNT BY SENIORS ARE ACCEPTED. IN FY25, 27,332 RIDES AND 342,224 SERVICE MILES DRIVEN WERE PROVIDED BY TCRT ACROSS THE SERVCIE AREA AND NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES. TCRT IS VITAL IN ASSISTING WITH TRANSPORT TO MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, EDUCATION, SHOPPING (GROCERY AND OTHER), EMPLOYMENT, RECREATION AND CONTRACT.

    Expenses $671,106 · Revenue $74,455

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Linda Davidson

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Becky Shipley

    VICE BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Joyce Clark

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Shawna Poe

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jacob Copple

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dana Yowell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Larry Schmidt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Carol Schaffner

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Cindy Coffman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Sarah Workman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Richard Lott

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Gary Krueger

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lynn Robinson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kathy Rogers

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Beth Triplett

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Amber Nash

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Katie Abbey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lisa Smith

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Angela Allen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Sandy Teichmann

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jessica Baze

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lynn Petrelli

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $109,680
    From this org
    $92,970
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,710
    Hours/week
    40
  • Stephanie Stahlhut

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $111,477
    From this org
    $96,196
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,281
    Hours/week
    40

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $13,490,878
    Expenses
    $11,920,199
    Contributions
    $10,612,182
    Grants paid
    $3,714,339
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $12,940,516
    Expenses
    $12,345,548
    Contributions
    $9,744,226
    Grants paid
    $4,293,878
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $14,462,276
    Expenses
    $13,825,549
    Contributions
    $11,602,152
    Grants paid
    $6,006,840

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $12,871,586
    Expenses
    $12,666,759
    Assets (EOY)
    $10,213,117
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $12,352,802
    Expenses
    $11,405,196
    Assets (EOY)
    $10,337,143
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $9,027,042
    Expenses
    $8,800,561
    Assets (EOY)
    $9,647,456
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $8,900,819
    Expenses
    $8,699,740
    Assets (EOY)
    $8,335,328
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $8,193,373
    Expenses
    $8,012,907
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,878,348
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $8,248,299
    Expenses
    $8,024,731
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,775,449
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $7,729,435
    Expenses
    $7,286,393
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,490,460
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $8,718,364
    Expenses
    $8,660,293
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,324,913
  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $9,828,260
    Expenses
    $9,629,126
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,208,672

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 29 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.