ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GROWTH ENTERPRISES CORPORATION: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GROWTH ENTERPRISES CORPORATION (EIN 16-0874637)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-06-26
IRS object ID
201821779349300212
Schema version
2017v2.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2018-06-26T08:44:50-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN132550103PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1D'ARCANGELO & CO LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1120 LOMOND COURTAddressLine1Txt
CityUTICACityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP135025950ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN160874637EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GROWTH ENTERPRISESBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2CORPORATIONBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlECONBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3153380393PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1584 PHOENIX DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityROMECityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP13441ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSTEVEN DIMEOPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone3153380393PhoneNum
Signature2018-06-22SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonROY A MILLER CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00633512PTIN
Phone3157355216PhoneNum
Preparation2018-06-19PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerSTEVEN DIMEOPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1584 PHOENIX DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityROMECityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP13441ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$31,481,346GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.MVEDGE.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1963FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO IMPROVE AND EXPAND BUSINESS, COMMUNITY AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN ONEIDA COUNTY, N.Y., AND ITS ENVIRONS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers52TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Program Service Revenue$1,995,216CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$7,100PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$10,721CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,784,440PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$7,605CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$35,310,327PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$31,453,941CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$737,375PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$330,543CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Expenses$32,576,599CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$633,571PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,122,658CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$50,313,638TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$15,997,067TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$24,193,053TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$26,120,585NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTO IMPROVE AND EXPAND BUSINESS, COMMUNITY AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN ONEIDA COUNTY, N.Y., AND ITS ENVIRONS.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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Grant$330,543GrantAmt
Revenue$2,002,821RevenueAmt
DescECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GROWTH ENTERPRISES CORPORATION (EDGE) AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES ARE INVOLVED IN ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO IMPROVE AND EXPAND THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND EMPLOYMENT WITHIN ONEIDA COUNTY, N.Y., AND ITS ENVIRONS AND PROMOTE THE GENERAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE AREA. A PRIMARY ACTIVITY OF EDGE IS THE ARRANGEMENT OF AND/OR PARTICIPATION IN FINANCING PACKAGES FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES, PRINCIPALLY THROUGH LOCAL BANKS, THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, AND THE EMPIRE STATE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. IN ADDITION, EDGE PREPARES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLANS, PERFORMS RESEARCH, AND CARRIES OUT A UNIFIED MARKETING PROGRAM FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADVANCING ECONOMIC GROWTH IN ONEIDA COUNTY, N.Y., AND ITS ENVIRONS. A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF EDGE'S REVENUE IS DERIVED FROM GOVERNMENT GRANTS.Desc
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingYes (1)CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityYes (1)DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntYes (1)TransactionWithControlEntInd
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Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document19IRPDocumentCnt
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Employee14EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3153380393PhoneNum

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CityROMECityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP13441ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (56 entries)

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MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAUREN BIRNIE
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAURA CASAMENTO
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RONALD A CUCCARO
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS PAPAYANAKOS
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ENESSA CARBONE
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
H THOMAS CLARK
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER T BAILDON
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARIANNE GAIGE
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIKE FRAME
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATRICK BECHER
VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
GREG HARDEN
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIRK HINMAN
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JUSTIN HUMMEL
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSEPH CIRILLO
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RAYMOND HALBRITTER
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RANDY VAN WAGONER
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL KALLET
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RYAN O'SHAUGHNESSY
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LUKE POMILIO
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN ROMANO
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DARIA HELMER
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN LOUGHLIN
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NICHOLAS MATT
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHEN WATERS
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALICIA DICKS
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID M MANZELMANN
CHAIR ELECT1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
JOHN BUFFA
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
HOWARD METTELMAN
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOM NELSON
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRANCIS BEHLMER
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SCOTT PERRA
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD TANTILLO
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EVE VAN DE WAL
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
DAVID LUNDQUIST
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL J PARSONS
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN J LIVINGSTON
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK ANGELUCCI
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN ANDERSON
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RONALD J EDWARDS
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALAN R LEIST III
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID KAVNEY
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROCCO ARCURI
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK PFISTERER
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM MCCARTHY
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARLES GREEN
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GENO DECONDO
VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
SABRINA WEBSTER
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SONDRA BUTCHER
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NICHOLAS MAYHEW
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD CREEDON
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CATHLEEN MCCOLGIN
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAUREEN CARNEY
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NICHOLAS BRUNO
SECRETARY40.00$47,615$0$12,761Yes (X)
STEVEN DIMEO
PRESIDENT40.00$183,297$0$38,135Yes (X)
SHAWNA PAPALE
CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER40.00$112,729$0$33,829Yes (X)
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K2IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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NATIONAL GRID
3 CLARK STCAZENOVIANY13035OTHER CONTRACTUAL$23,480,015
NORTH COUNTRY CONTRACTORS LLC
12141 WHITNEY RDHENDERSONNY13650CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR$1,493,056
NORTHLINE UTILITIES
PO BOX 656 15 SCHOOL LN SUITE 200AUSABLE FORKSNY12912CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR$1,094,377
O'BRIEN & GERE ENGINEERS
333 W WASHINGTON STSYRACUSENY13202ENGINEERING$842,423
JABLONSKI EXCAVATING
678 COUNTY HIGHWAY 108ST JOHNSVILLENY13452EXCAVATING$562,856
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K10CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$215,600MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising$137,873FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$28,832,753GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$254,173AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$29,440,399TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
SERVICE CONTRACTS561000$1,524,060$1,524,060
LEASE INCOME532000$429,786$429,786
LOAN INTEREST INCOME525990$41,370$41,370
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$1,995,216TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$8,723TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$8,723ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$29,403SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$27,405SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,998SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,998TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,998ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
REFUNDS/ DEPOSITS900099$5,022$5,022
OTHER INCOME900099$2,583$2,583
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$7,605OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$10,721ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$330,543TotalAmt
Program Services$330,543ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$378,387TotalAmt
Program Services$233,254ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$145,133ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$733,942TotalAmt
Program Services$458,933ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$275,009ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$69,041TotalAmt
Program Services$43,171ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,870ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$102,975TotalAmt
Program Services$64,391ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$38,584ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$75,994TotalAmt
Program Services$47,519ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,475ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$400,171TotalAmt
Program Services$251,650ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$148,521ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,245TotalAmt
Management And General$20,245ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$585TotalAmt
Management And General$585ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$23,867TotalAmt
Management And General$23,867ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$169,744TotalAmt
Program Services$162,832ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,912ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,870TotalAmt
Management And General$12,870ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$37,816TotalAmt
Program Services$16,774ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,042ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,824TotalAmt
Program Services$11,145ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,679ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,100TotalAmt
Management And General$7,100ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$141,936TotalAmt
Program Services$141,936ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$135,822TotalAmt
Program Services$135,822ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$43,409TotalAmt
Program Services$27,631ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,778ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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CONTRACTED SERVICES$27,012,161$26,989,264$22,897
CONSULTANT SERVICES$1,702,361$1,702,361
MISCELLANEOUS$532,500$532,189$311
LEASE RELATED EXPENSES$313,422$282,923$30,499

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$313,884TotalAmt
Program Services$219,760ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$94,124ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,576,599TotalAmt
Program Services$31,652,098ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$924,501ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,065,847BOYAmt
EOY$15,784,874EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,027,292BOYAmt
EOY$2,355,286EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,134,293BOYAmt
EOY$9,542,879EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$251,825BOYAmt
EOY$17,503EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,558,395BOYAmt
EOY$716,605EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,496,085BOYAmt
EOY$1,218,205EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$6,810,050LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$2,205,670LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,743,202BOYAmt
EOY$4,604,380EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,759BOYAmt
EOY$61,620EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,531,135BOYAmt
EOY$15,531,135EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$390,819BOYAmt
EOY$481,151EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$43,238,652BOYAmt
EOY$50,313,638EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,303,746BOYAmt
EOY$1,039,487EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,775,520BOYAmt
EOY$15,877,718EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$45,356BOYAmt
EOY$58,778EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,792,574BOYAmt
EOY$1,634,006EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,079,871BOYAmt
EOY$5,583,064EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,997,067BOYAmt
EOY$24,193,053EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$27,181,235BOYAmt
EOY$26,060,235EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$60,350BOYAmt
EOY$60,350EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$27,241,585BOYAmt
EOY$26,120,585EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$43,238,652BOYAmt
EOY$50,313,638EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$1,122,658ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$1,658NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,988,713CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,986,847CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$12,368,719CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$33,744,301CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$29,440,399CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$82,528,979TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,988,713CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,986,847CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$12,368,719CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$33,744,301CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$29,440,399CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$82,528,979TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$82,528,979PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,947CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,087CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10,243CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,859CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$11,794CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$42,930TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$82,571,909TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$12,660,956GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.99950PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.99940PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc0AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct LiabYes (1)InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation ProvidedYes (X)ExplanationProvidedInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,534,119OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,534,119BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,780,911OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,813,442DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,967,469BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$495,020OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$392,228DepreciationAmt
Book Value$102,792BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$4,604,380TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Closely Held Equity Interests CloselyHeldEquityInterestsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Book Value$15,531,135BookValueAmt
Method ValuationCMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$15,531,135TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
COMPENSATED ABSENCES$82,609
DEFERRED COMPENSATION OBLIGATION$61,620
LINES OF CREDIT$5,438,835
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$5,583,064TotalLiabilityAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART IV, LINE 2B:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationEDGE HOLDS CASH DEPOSITS RECEIVED ON BEHALF OF THE COMMERCIALIZATION ACADEMY THAT ARE HELD TO REIMBURSE FUTURE EXPENSES OF STUDENTS IN THE PROGRAM. EDGE IS THE ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE PROGRAM EXPENSES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1ANNUAL AWARDS EVENTEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$90,498GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$90,498CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Event2ANNUAL LOCAVORE DINNEREvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$47,375GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$47,375CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$137,873GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$137,873CharitableContributionsTotAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
CHARLES T SITRIN HEALTHCARE INC
2050 TILDEN AVENEW HARTFORDNY13413223100745501 (C) (3)$40,250JOBS CREATION PROJECT GRANT
SR SLOAN INC
8111 HALSEY RDWHITESBORONY13492150618361$104,000JOBS CREATION PROJECT GRANT
SQUARE ONE COATING SYSTEMS LLC
170 BASE RDORISKANYNY13424462425510$84,000JOBS CREATION PROJECT GRANT
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org3TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGRANT FUNDS ARE FULLY SUBSTANTIATED BY INVOICES AND CANCELLED CHECKS AND COMPARED TO THE GRANT BUDGET FOR PROJECTS APPROVED BY PASS THROUGH ENTITIES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSTEVEN DIMEOPersonNm
TitlePRESIDENTTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$183,297BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$23,731DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$14,404NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$221,432TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6EDGE HAS MEMBERS THAT PAY DUES TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AMEMBERSHIP ELECTS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BBEFORE THE FILING OF THE FORM 990, A COMPLETE COPY THEREOF IS PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW AND/OR COMMENTS. THE 990 IS THEN RECOMMENDED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO THE FULL BOARD AND IS APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CCONFLICTS ARE DOCUMENTED, KEPT ON FILE, AND REVIEWED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONDUCTS A YEARLY REVIEW OF THE PRESIDENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATIONS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line15900 SUCCESS DR REALTY LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1584 PHOENIX DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityROMECityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP13441ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN030480592EIN
Primary ActivitiesREAL ESTATE HOLDINGPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
End Of Year Assets$54,015EndOfYearAssetsAmt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GROWTH ENTERPRISES CORPORATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1394 HANGAR ROAD CORPORATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1584 PHOENIX DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityROMECityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP13441ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN141859325EIN
Primary ActivitiesREAL ESTATE HOLDINGPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GROWTH ENTERPRISESBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Entity TypeCEntityTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income$1,180,487ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets$12,104,618ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Ownership1.00000OwnershipPct
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsYes (1)ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
394 HANGAR ROAD CORPORATION
A$4,295LOAN AGREEMENT
394 HANGAR ROAD CORPORATION
L$62,500SERVICE AGREEMENT

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