Bonner County Economic Development Corporation
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What it says it does
TO PROVIDE RESOURCES AND SUPPORT FOR NORTH IDAHO BUSINESSES.
- Income
- $78,988
- Spending
- $93,301
- Highest pay
- $73,227, executive di
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 (4)
- $26,040 spent. MAJOR EVENTS: BONNER COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, DBA PEND ORIELLE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP (PEP), HELD THREE MAJOR EVENTS DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR: 1. WHAT'S HAPPENING UP NORTH ECONOMIC SUMMIT - THIS YEAR'S THEME WAS "RURAL AND THRIVING-PILLARS FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT". KEYNOTES AND PANELS FOCUSED ON WORKFORCE HOUSING, TRAINING AND EDUCATION, AND HOW RURAL PLACES CAN MAINTAIN THEIR UNIQUE CHARACTER DESPITE DEVELOPMENT PRESSURES. THIS WAS AN ALL DAY EVENT WITH APPROXIMATELY 70 ATTENDEES FROM BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, NONPROFIT AND EDUCATION SECTORS. 2. ENTREPRENEURSHIP WORKSHOP - FUNDAMENTALS FOR ENDURING SUCCESS. THE ALL- DAY WORKSHOP HAD 33 ATTENDEES FROM ALL SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY AND INCLUDED FOLLOW-UP SESSIONS OVER THE COURSE OF THE FOLLOWING MONTH FOR THOSE WHO REQUESTED 3. RESORT CITIES COALITION TOUR - WE HOSTED APPROXIMATELY 35 OFFICIALS AND REPRESENTATIVES AND PUT ON A WORKSHOP AND TOUR ON THE TOPIC OF RESILIENCE AND REINVENTION OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMY.
- $19,530 spent. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE: PEP LAUNCHED A PROGRAM OFFERING FREE BUSINESS COACHING FOR VETERANS, WORKED WITH UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY ON POSSIBLE SITES FOR RELOCATION FOR TWO OF THEIR CLIENTS, TALENT PIPELINE MANAGEMENT GRANT PROGRAM DELIVERY, EXPLORED BUSINESS ATTRACTION FOR THE BIOMASS INDUSTRY, CHAIRED THE LOCAL BROADBAND COMMITTEE, WORKED WITH CREC ON A CONCEPT FOR A NEW ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTER TO SERVE BONNER AND BOUNDARY COUNTIES, PROVIDED FIRST POINT OF CONTACT FOR ALL BUSINESS ATTRACTION, RETENTION AND GROWTH INQUIRIES, WORKED ON THE REGION 1 COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY, AND MET RE: VARIOUS ISSUES WITH 35 PRIVATE COMPANIES IN ADDITION TO OTHERS DESCRIBED HEREIN.
- $19,530 spent. PEND OREILLE SPECIALTY FOODS INCUBATOR: THIS YEAR, PEP OBTAINED A PASS-THROUGH GRANT FROM USDA AND BONNER SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT, 40,000 COMBINED, AND RENOVATED THE SHARED KITCHEN SPACE, REPAIRED OLD EQUIPMENT AND PURCHASED NEW EQUIPMENT. PEP NOW HAS SEVEN SMALL SPECIALTY FOODS BUSINESSES ACTIVELY GROWING IN THE BUSINESS INCUBATOR.
- $6,502 spent. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES: PEP CONTINUED ITS WORK COLLABORATING WITH AND SUPPORTING VARIOUS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING SANDPOINT AREA SENIORS, PANHANDLE AREA COUNCIL, INNOVIA FOUNDATION, INLAND NORTHWEST PARTNERS, COMMUNITY ENVISION RESOURCE CENTER, ROTARY, COMMUNITY HEART & SOUL, PRESENTED A LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP AT THE EAST BONNER COUNTY LIBRARY, HELD 4 COMMUNITY OUTREACH/LISTENING SESSIONS, CREATED AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO HELP SHAPE CURRICULUM AND INCREASE ENROLLMENT AT THE NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE SANDPOINT CENTER, AND MET AND COLLABORATED WITH KANIKSU LAND TRUST, PROJECT 7B, LEAP HOUSING AND APPROXIMATELY 30 OTHER NONPROFITS, GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(6) business league.
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 October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, 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 2001.
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 October 21, 2026.
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