Northeast Oregon Economic Development District
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The mission of NEOEDD is to contribute to a vibrant rural economy by providing consulting, training, financing, referrals and other assistance to businesses, entrepreneurs, local governments and non-profit organizations in Northeast Oregon.
- Income
- $795,190
- Spending
- $674,797
- Spent on programs
- 79%
- Reserves
- 12.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 51%
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 5
- Highest pay
- $116,736, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 75% of charities in its peer group (religion, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 12.7 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 39% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 15% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 11% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1579% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 98% of charities in its peer group (religion, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2516 of 16 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 June 30, 2025, 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 (4)
- $299,256 spent. CO.STARTERS CORE class series were offered in Baker City, La Grande and Enterprise - 5 series of 10 classes were held, attended by 51 business owners or prospective business owners. 11 entrepreneurs attended the 4-session CO.STARTERS Bootcamp workshop series. Three Financial Projections for your Business classes were held with 16 attendees. 72 entrepreneurs attended Small Business Success Days in La Grande and Enterprise. 174 business owners received various types of technical assistance to access capital, receive one-on-one counseling, marketing, business planning assistance. NEOEDD offered Individual Development Accounts program and supported approximately 2818 ndividuals during the year.
- $116,978 spent. NEOEDD conducted numerous planning activities to complete and implement our 2023-2028 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy. Regional priorities in the CEDS are: workforce development, workforce housing, business development and infrastructure.
- $65,667 spent. NEOEDD maintained four loan programs to businesses with seven loans outstanding at the end of the year. NEOEDD also provided staff support services for the Northeast Oregon Business Development loan programs with seven loans outstanding at the end of the year.
- $48,739 spent. NEOEDD provided a variety of services to nonprofits and local governments including grant administration, grant writing and project development. Services were provided to the cities of Richland, La Grande, Joseph, and Friends of the Joseph Branch, Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center and Imbler Education Foundation among others.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 October 13, 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 June 2025.
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 October 2018.
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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