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LUBBOCK ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE INC

EIN 90-0183669 LUBBOCK, TX

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Revenue 2024
$16,565,554
Expenses 2024
$7,040,474

Program services were 91.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
04
NTEE code
S30
Classification
3000
Street
1500 BROADWAY STE 600

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).

Other organizations at this address

3 other organizations in the IRS Business Master File list the same street address. matched by us

This address is a suite or unit (STE 600). Organizations that share one are often clients of the same office-services firm, accountant or registered agent rather than related to each other.

We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC GROWTH BY CREATING HIGH QUALITY JOBS, INVESTING IN NEW CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, RETAINING AND EXPANDING EXISTING BUSINESSES AND ENHANCING LUBBOCK'S QUALITY OF LIFE.

  • LEDA CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF INTEREST FROM COMPANIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. LEPRINO FOODS OPENED THEIR $1 BILLION+ CHEESE MANUFACTURING FACILITY EMPLOYING OVER 600 INDIVIDUALS IN LUBBOCK. THIS PROJECT IS THE SINGLE LARGEST PRIVATE CAPITAL INVESTMENT IN THE HISTORY OF LUBBOCK. THE SELECTION OF LUBBOCK FOR THIS AND OTHER COMPANIES HAS REQUIRED LEDA TO EXTEND THE ROADS AND UTILITIES IN EAST AND NORTH LUBBOCK TO SUPPORT THE GROWTH OF THE LUBBOCK ECONOMY IN THAT AREA OF THE CITY. IN ADDITION TO THIS FOOD PRODUCTION COMPANY LOCATED IN EAST LUBBOCK, LEDA ASSISTS WITH THE EXPANSION OF LOCAL BUSINESSES ACROSS THE CITY. DURING 2024-2025, LEDA ASSISTED LUBBOCK IN ACHIEVING THE DESIGNATION OF A 4.2-MILE SEGMENT OF U.S. 87 AS PART OF I-27, WHICH ADVANCES THE PORTS-TO-PLAINS CORRIDOR AND STRENGTHENS LUBBOCK'S ROLE IN REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AND SUPPORTING FUTURE ECONOMIC GROWTH. LEDA ALSO PARTNERS WITH THE TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY INNOVATION HUB ACCELERATOR TO ENCOURAGE ENTREPRENEURS TO GROW THEIR BUSINESS IDEAS IN LUBBOCK. DURING THE YEAR, LEDA NOMINATED THE CITY OF LUBBOCK FOR A TEDC WORKFORCE EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR ITS SUPPORT OF JOB TRAINING IN THE ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING AND HVAC TRADES AND THIS PROJECT WON IN ITS COMMUNITY POPULATION CATEGORY. THE LUBBOCK ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE (LEDA) PARTNERED WITH THE CITY OF LUBBOCK TO ADMINISTER JOB TRAINING ACTIVITIES WITH THE CITY'S AMERICAN RESCUE ACT PLAN (ARPA) FUNDS. OVER 100 INDIVIDUALS (STUDENTS, EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYERS) WERE SUPPORTED AND POSITIVELY IMPACTED BY THESE PROGRAMS IN 2024. THESE ARE INDIVIDUALS THAT LIVE IN THE LUBBOCK COMMUNITY AND WILL USE THE SKILLS THEY ACQUIRED TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF ELECTRICIANS, PLUMBERS AND HVAC WORKERS IN LUBBOCK'S TALENT POOL. INTEREST IN BUSINESS EXPANSION TO LUBBOCK REMAINS STRONG AND THE LEDA SALES TEAM CONTINUES TO MEET WITH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES TO CONSIDER EXPANSION INTO THE LUBBOCK MARKET. LEDA AND LUBBOCK ARE POISED TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT STRIDES IN SECURING A STRONG WORK ENVIRONMENT IN LUBBOCK.

    Expenses $6,463,185 · Grants $1,699,627

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.

  • Jordan Wheatley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Mont McClendon

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Henry Patel

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Sonny Garza

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Blake Womble

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Melissa Collier

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Robert Taylor

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Lori Rice-Spearman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • John Osborne

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $460,108
    From this org
    $405,702
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $54,406
    Hours/week
    20 + 20 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $317,510
    Bonus
    $73,792
    Other
    $14,400
    Deferred
    $16,427
    Nontaxable benefits
    $37,979
    Filer's total
    $460,108
  • Jana Johnston

    CFO/COO

    Total calculated
    $239,023
    From this org
    $226,160
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,863
    Hours/week
    20 + 20 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $189,390
    Bonus
    $26,749
    Other
    $10,021
    Deferred
    $10,807
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,056
    Filer's total
    $239,023
  • M'Lyn Hefner

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $10,974
    From this org
    $10,974
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    20 + 20 related
  • Christine Allen

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $177,627
    From this org
    $152,339
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,288
    Hours/week
    20 + 20 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $134,730
    Bonus
    $17,609
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,617
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,671
    Filer's total
    $177,627
  • James Conwright

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Sarah Bevers

    VICE CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Carolyn Rowley

    DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS RETENTION

    Total calculated
    $178,131
    From this org
    $149,286
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,845
    Hours/week
    20 + 20 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $149,286
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,464
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,381
    Filer's total
    $178,131
  • Chris Rankin

    DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $146,633
    From this org
    $126,649
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,984
    Hours/week
    20 + 20 related
  • Jorge Quirino

    DIRECTOR OF DOWNTOWN & SPECIAL PROJECTS

    Total calculated
    $150,722
    From this org
    $130,591
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,131
    Hours/week
    20 + 20 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $130,591
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,530
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,601
    Filer's total
    $150,722

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $16,565,554
    Expenses
    $7,040,474
    Contributions
    $12,012,098
    Grants paid
    $1,699,627
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $16,845,151
    Expenses
    $12,700,825
    Contributions
    $15,390,998
    Grants paid
    $7,475,670
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $12,728,693
    Expenses
    $6,099,792
    Contributions
    $11,712,216
    Grants paid
    $1,635,571

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
    $10,240,082
    Expenses
    $46,636,205
    Assets (EOY)
    $26,107,253
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $13,680,218
    Expenses
    $4,844,684
    Assets (EOY)
    $29,508,777
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $7,562,648
    Expenses
    $7,377,566
    Assets (EOY)
    $25,650,903
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $7,350,664
    Expenses
    $16,622,196
    Assets (EOY)
    $29,565,850
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $6,524,810
    Expenses
    $7,259,784
    Assets (EOY)
    $26,418,342
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $6,524,810
    Expenses
    $7,259,784
    Assets (EOY)
    $26,418,342
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $6,231,363
    Expenses
    $4,081,833
    Assets (EOY)
    $26,980,443
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $7,885,401
    Expenses
    $6,469,265
    Assets (EOY)
    $25,716,521
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $8,196,371
    Expenses
    $4,860,917
    Assets (EOY)
    $25,180,148
  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $8,604,091
    Expenses
    $3,114,705
    Assets (EOY)
    $19,421,724

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. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

  • LEPRINO FOODS

    $3,000,000

    2023 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

  • TROPICALE FOODS

    $554,000

    2024 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

  • SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE

    $500,000

    2022 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

  • SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE

    $500,000

    2023 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

  • TROPICALE FOODS

    $450,000

    2023 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

  • BAYER CROP SCIENCE

    $244,000

    2022 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

  • MTBC BEAUTY SUPPLY

    $125,000

    2022 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

  • MTBC BEAUTY SUPPLY

    $125,000

    2023 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

  • X-FAB

    $75,000

    2022 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

  • SMYER ISD

    $58,746

    2024 EQUIPMENT NEEDS

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2024 return

Declared as related by

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

Not present in the most recent drop.

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 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.