Coalfield Development Corporation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF GENERATIONAL POVERTY IN RURAL COMMUNITIES CAUSED BY EXTRACTIVE MONO-ECONOMIES THROUGH FOUR CORE CAPABILITIES: INCUBATION AND INVESTING IN EMPLOYMENT-BASED SOCIAL ENTERPRISE, FACILITATING PROFESSIONAL, PERSONAL, AND ACADEMIC DEBELOPMENT FOR PEOPLE FACING BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT,
- Income
- $23.4 million
- Spending
- $16.2 million
- Spent on programs
- 76%
- Reserves
- 2.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 60%
- Employees
- 184
- Volunteers
- 100
- Highest pay
- $104,732, ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 65 out of 100. Higher than 60% of charities in its peer group (housing, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.3 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 34% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 31% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 101% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1576% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 44% of charities in its peer group (housing, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2512 of 12 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (2)
- $5.3 million spent. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT: WE WHOLLY OR PARTIALLY OWN A FAMILY OF EMPLOYMENT- BASED SOCIAL ENTERPRISES DESIGNED TO DIVERSIFY THE REGIONAL ECONOMY TO BE LESS DEPENDENT ON COAL. BY "EMPLOYMENT-BASED" WE MEAN ENTERPRISES THAT EXIST FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADVANCING THE WELL-BEING OF ITS EMPLYEES, WHICH WE DO PRIMARILY THROUGH OUR PERSONAL AND ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING. OUR ENTERPRISES' SUCCESSES ARE MEASURED ACCORDING TO A TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE: PEOPLE, PLANET, PROFIT. REVENUE FROM OUR SOCIAL ENTERPRISES ENABLES OUR ORGANIZATION TO CREATE HUNDREDS OF JOBS AND TO BE LESS GRANT-DEPENDENT AND MORE FINANCIALLY SUSTAINABLE. OUR COMMUNITITES ARE SEVERELY ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED AS A RESULT OF OVER-RELIANCE ON THE COAL INDUSTRY. THEREFORE, CREATING NEW BUSINESSES IS CRITICAL TO REALIZING OUR VISION; OTHERWISE, OUR TRAINEES AND GRADUATES WOULD OFTEN HAVE NOWHERE TO PUT THEIR NEW TRAINING AND CREDENTIALS TO USE. AS A LICENSED GENERAL CONTRACTOR, COALFIELD DEVELOPMENT CAN ADVANCE BOLD,CREATIVE PROJECTS IN DEEP COLLABORATION WITH THE COMMUNITITES WE SERVE.OUR PROJECTS ARE DESIGNED AND ULTIMATELY OWNED BY THE COMMUNITY. WE KEEPA PROJECT PIPELINE FULL AND ADVANCE PROJECTS THROUGH THIS PIPELINE BEGINNING WITH PREDEVELOPMENT AND FINANCING, ENTERING INTO CONSTRUCTION,AND THEN INTO OPERATION AS COMMINITY ASSETS. OUR PROJECTS ARE MIXED-USE,MIXED INCOME, MEANING THEY BLEND RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PURPOSES FOR A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT INCOME DEMOGRAPHICS, THUS ALSO CONTRIBUTING TO ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION AND OPPORTUNITY CULTIVATION. OUR CONSTRUCTION CREW IS ALSO A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE, HAVING 33-6-3 CREW MEMBERS AS CARPENTERS,REJUVENATING EMPTY BUILDINGS OR FORMER MINE-LANDS CAN BE A MAJOR STRATEGY FOR BREATHING NEW LIFE INTO OUR COMMUNITIES, PRESERVING CULTURAL TREASURERS, ATTRACTING FRESH INVESTMENT, PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND CREATING QUALITY, AFFORDABLE HOUSING. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT: WE WHOLLY OR PARTIALLY OWN A FAMILY OF EMPLOYMENT- BASED SOCIAL ENTERPRISES DESIGNED TO DIVERSIFY THE REGIONAL ECONOMY TO BE LESS DEPENDENT ON COAL. BY "EMPLOYMENT-BASED" WE MEAN ENTERPRISES THAT EXIST FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADVANCING THE WELL-BEING OF ITS EMPLYEES, WHICH WE DO PRIMARILY THROUGH OUR PERSONAL AND ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING. OUR ENTERPRISES' SUCCESSES ARE MEASURED ACCORDING TO A TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE: PEOPLE, PLANET, PROFIT. REVENUE FROM OUR SOCIAL ENTERPRISES ENABLES OUR ORGANIZATION TO CREATE HUNDREDS OF JOBS AND TO BE LESS GRANT-DEPENDENT AND MORE FINANCIALLY SUSTAINABLE. OUR COMMUNITITES ARE SEVERELY ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED AS A RESULT OF OVER-RELIANCE ON THE COAL INDUSTRY. THEREFORE, CREATING NEW BUSINESSES IS CRITICAL TO REALIZING OUR VISION; OTHERWISE, OUR TRAINEES AND GRADUATES WOULD OFTEN HAVE NOWHERE TO PUT THEIR NEW TRAINING AND CREDENTIALS TO USE. AS A LICENSED GENERAL CONTRACTOR, COALFIELD DEVELOPMENT CAN ADVANCE BOLD,CREATIVE PROJECTS IN DEEP COLLABORATION WITH THE COMMUNITITES WE SERVE.OUR PROJECTS ARE DESIGNED AND ULTIMATELY OWNED BY THE COMMUNITY. WE KEEPA PROJECT PIPELINE FULL AND ADVANCE PROJECTS THROUGH THIS PIPELINE BEGINNING WITH PREDEVELOPMENT AND FINANCING, ENTERING INTO CONSTRUCTION,AND THEN INTO OPERATION AS COMMINITY ASSETS. OUR PROJECTS ARE MIXED-USE,MIXED INCOME, MEANING THEY BLEND RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PURPOSES FOR A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT INCOME DEMOGRAPHICS, THUS ALSO CONTRIBUTING TO ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION AND OPPORTUNITY CULTIVATION. OUR CONSTRUCTION CREW IS ALSO A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE, HAVING 33-6-3 CREW MEMBERS AS CARPENTERS,REJUVENATING EMPTY BUILDINGS OR FORMER MINE-LANDS CAN BE A MAJOR STRATEGY FOR BREATHING NEW LIFE INTO OUR COMMUNITIES, PRESERVING CULTURAL TREASURERS, ATTRACTING FRESH INVESTMENT, PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND CREATING QUALITY, AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
- $7.0 million spent. COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: COALFIELD DEVELOPMENT TRAINS UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE IN MODERN WORKFORCE SKILLS. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WE FACILITATE DOZENS OF LEARNING OPPORTUNITITES FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. OUR NETWORK OF EMPLOYERS ENSURES OUR TRAINING IS RELEVANT TO THEIR NEEDS. THIS WAYM GRADUATES OF OUR TRAINING CAN QUICKLY FIND GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT AND OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES CAN HAVE AN EFFECTIVE WORKFORCE WITH WHICH TO GROW. OUR MOST IN-DEPTH OPPORTUNITY IS FOR THE PERSONAL AND ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT OF OUR CREW MEMBERS WHO STAFF OUR SOCIAL ENTERPRISES. CREW MEMBERS WORK OUR 33-6 -3 MODEL WHERE EACH WEEK THEY COMPLETE 33 HOURS OF PAID WORK, 6 CREDIT HOURS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, AND 3 HOURS OF PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT MENTORSHIP. WE MAKE UP TO A THREE-YEAR EMPLOYMENT COMMITMENTTO CREW MEMBERS AS THEY EARN AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE OR TRADE CERTIFICATION AND GAIN TRACTION ON LIFE GOALS. PRIOR TO BECOMING A CREW MEMBER, PEOPLE MUST COMPLETE A SIX-MONTH COURSE CALLED WORKFORCE READINESS AND PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS (WRAPS). WRAPS TRAINEES ARE PAID FOR 33 HOURS OF WORK AND THREE HOURS OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EACH WEEK. INSTEAD OF PURSING HIGHER EDUCATION AT THIS STAGE, TRAINEES IDENTIFY BARRIES TO LONG-TERM EMPLOYMENT SUCCESS AN DCAN SPEND UP TO FOUR HOURS OF THEIR PAID TIME EACH WEEK WORKING WITH OUR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT STAFF TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES. AFTER SIX MONTHS, WRAPS TRAINEES AREBETTER PREPARED TO ENTER THE WORKFORCES AS A 33-6-3 CREW MEMBER OR TO BE A SUCCESSFUL EMPLOYEE OUTSIDE OF COALFIELD DEVELOPMENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO HELP PEOPLE IMAGINE WHAT A SUSTAINABLE, DIVERSIFIED ECONOMY CAN LOOK LIKE AND HOW IT CAN FUNCTION. THROUGH OUR PROGRAM AND SECTOR DEVELOPMENT TEAM WE ARE DESIGNING AND SCALING PROGRAMS THAT CAN TANGIBLY DEMONSTRATE WHAT A BETTER ECONOMY LOOKS LIKE. CURRENTLY, WE ARE INCUBATING PROGRAMS IN SUSTAINABLE AND REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE, CLEAN ENERGY, DECONSTRUCTION AND RE-USE AND MINE LAND RECLAMATION. WE ARE ALSO WORKING WITH NONPROFIT PARTNERS TO HELP BUILD THEIR CAPACITY AND EXPAND THEIR PLACE-BASED WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAMS. AT THE SAME TIME, WE ARE DEVELOPING A NETWORK OF EMPLOYERS WHO ARE EAGER TO HIRE OUR EMERGING WORKFORCE PARTICIPANTS AND CHANGE THEIR OWN EMPLOYMENT BEHAVIORS TO BE MORE SUPPORTIVE AND ENGAGED IN REBUILDING THE APPALACHIAN ECONOMY FROM THE GROUND UP. COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: COALFIELD DEVELOPMENT TRAINS UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE IN MODERN WORKFORCE SKILLS. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WE FACILITATE DOZENS OF LEARNING OPPORTUNITITES FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. OUR NETWORK OF EMPLOYERS ENSURES OUR TRAINING IS RELEVANT TO THEIR NEEDS. THIS WAYM GRADUATES OF OUR TRAINING CAN QUICKLY FIND GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT AND OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES CAN HAVE AN EFFECTIVE WORKFORCE WITH WHICH TO GROW. OUR MOST IN-DEPTH OPPORTUNITY IS FOR THE PERSONAL AND ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT OF OUR CREW MEMBERS WHO STAFF OUR SOCIAL ENTERPRISES. CREW MEMBERS WORK OUR 33-6 -3 MODEL WHERE EACH WEEK THEY COMPLETE 33 HOURS OF PAID WORK, 6 CREDIT HOURS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, AND 3 HOURS OF PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT MENTORSHIP. WE MAKE UP TO A THREE-YEAR EMPLOYMENT COMMITMENTTO CREW MEMBERS AS THEY EARN AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE OR TRADE CERTIFICATION AND GAIN TRACTION ON LIFE GOALS. PRIOR TO BECOMING A CREW MEMBER, PEOPLE MUST COMPLETE A SIX-MONTH COURSE CALLED WORKFORCE READINESS AND PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS (WRAPS). WRAPS TRAINEES ARE PAID FOR 33 HOURS OF WORK AND THREE HOURS OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EACH WEEK. INSTEAD OF PURSING HIGHER EDUCATION AT THIS STAGE, TRAINEES IDENTIFY BARRIES TO LONG-TERM EMPLOYMENT SUCCESS AN DCAN SPEND UP TO FOUR HOURS OF THEIR PAID TIME EACH WEEK WORKING WITH OUR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT STAFF TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES. AFTER SIX MONTHS, WRAPS TRAINEES AREBETTER PREPARED TO ENTER THE WORKFORCES AS A 33-6-3 CREW MEMBER OR TO BE A SUCCESSFUL EMPLOYEE OUTSIDE OF COALFIELD DEVELOPMENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO HELP PEOPLE IMAGINE WHAT A SUSTAINABLE, DIVERSIFIED ECONOMY CAN LOOK LIKE AND HOW IT CAN FUNCTION. THROUGH OUR PROGRAM AND SECTOR DEVELOPMENT TEAM WE ARE DESIGNING AND SCALING PROGRAMS THAT CAN TANGIBLY DEMONSTRATE WHAT A BETTER ECONOMY LOOKS LIKE. CURRENTLY, WE ARE INCUBATING PROGRAMS IN SUSTAINABLE AND REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE, CLEAN ENERGY, DECONSTRUCTION AND RE-USE AND MINE LAND RECLAMATION. WE ARE ALSO WORKING WITH NONPROFIT PARTNERS TO HELP BUILD THEIR CAPACITY AND EXPAND THEIR PLACE-BASED WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAMS. AT THE SAME TIME, WE ARE DEVELOPING A NETWORK OF EMPLOYERS WHO ARE EAGER TO HIRE OUR EMERGING WORKFORCE PARTICIPANTS AND CHANGE THEIR OWN EMPLOYMENT BEHAVIORS TO BE MORE SUPPORTIVE AND ENGAGED IN REBUILDING THE APPALACHIAN ECONOMY FROM THE GROUND UP.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 2011.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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