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US nonprofit · EIN 351787258 · Fort Wayne, INiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 351787258) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code SOUNK), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Fort Wayne-Allen County Economic Development Alliance Inc

Donations deductible
Revenue
$1.2m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$1m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$2m
$90k liabilities
Net assets
$1.9m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
4
6.3y av
Staff
0
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Chair observed
≥6 yrs
James E Cook
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
How am I connected?

Fort Wayne-Allen County Economic Development Alliance Inc's network

4 people8 organisationsi4 people and 8 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (4). Violet dotted lines (9) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

4 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 3 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
James E Cook ChairChair2018
8 yrs
Ellen CutterExecutive Di2022
4 yrs
Karl BandemerCompany secretary2018
8 yrs
Nelson PetersTreasurer2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Ellen CutterExecutive Disince 2019
John UrbahnsExecutive Di2018

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Ellen CutterExecutive Di40$0$188k$22k
Karl BandemerSecretary1$0
James E CookChair1$0
Nelson PetersTreasurer1$0

About

Legal name
Fort Wayne-Allen County Economic Development Alliance Inc
EIN
351787258
Address
200 E Main Street, Fort Wayne, IN, 46802-1914
State
Indiana
Mission
Creation and retention of quality jobs for the city of fort wayne and allen county residents through the attraction of new employers and the strengthening of existing employers. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
S30 Community improvement and capacity building
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Community Improvement & Capacity Building
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1989
Principal officer
Ellen Cutter (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 October 2000
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
SOUNK (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsJames E Cook
≥8years on the filingsKarl Bandemer
≥4years on the filingsEllen Cutter
≥4years on the filingsNelson Peters

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$2m
Total liabilities
$90k
Net assets or fund balances
$1.9m
Contributions and grants received
$408k
Program service revenue
$800k
Grants and similar paid out
$18k
Employees
0

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$1.2m$1m$230k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

1 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Downtown Improvement DistrictEconomic devel$16k