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Bloomington Economic Development Corp

501(c)(6) organization Bloomington, IN EIN: 35-1534667 Website

The organization provides leadership on issues that affect business growth, challenges to job creation and the long-term competitiveness of our economy. It facilitates retention and expansion of primary employers and key industries, and it drives the development and attraction of targeted businesses in the community.

Bloomington Economic Development Corp at a glance

Total assets
$628,352
-0.2% vs 2023
Revenue (2024)
$588,758
+4.5% vs 2023
Net investment income (2024)
$8,145
+195.1% vs 2023
Expenses (2024)
$582,813
-0.2% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Bloomington Economic Development Corp funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Bloomington

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2K$4K$6K1 grant2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024

In 2020 it made 1 grant totaling $5K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Dimension Mill Inc Bloomington, INTo Further the Organization's Mission.$5,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024$628,352$588,758$582,813——$8,145
2023$629,534$563,283$583,962——$2,760
2022$637,286$590,621$556,710——$2,342
2021$562,405$436,182$369,585——$2,624
2020$494,833$453,515$393,591$5,0001$5,267

About Bloomington Economic Development Corp

Based on IRS filings

Bloomington Economic Development Corp is a public charity, based in Bloomington, IN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $628K in total assets. Net investment income was $8K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Bloomington Economic Development Corp is led by Jennifer Pearl, President on every filing since 2020; 1 of 54 officers listed in 2024 is compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Jennifer Pearl

    President

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $112K (2020) → $124K (2024)

  • Tyce Carmichael

    Chair

    2nd Vice Chair → 1st Vice Chair, 2023

    1st Vice Chair → Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Annie Hamilton

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dan Peterson

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dave Conner

    Director

    Treasurer → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Hays

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Evan Gady

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Harold Gutzwiller

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jerry Sanders

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jim Regester

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julie Adams

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Farmer

    Ex-Officio & Director

    Director → Ex-Officio & Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike McAfee

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rob King

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tina Peterson

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric Spoonmore

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kristen Weidia

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matt Kelley

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cole Watson

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Erik Coyne

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jerry Neely

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Hurlow

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Johnny Lindsey

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Justin Helmer

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Krystal Kennedy

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lee Carmichael

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Luke Owings

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Misty McCammack

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Randy Rogers

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ravi Bhatt

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Shishman

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tim Whicker

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bob Taylor

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carlos Laverty

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Don Weiler

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Kelley

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Martie Vandeventer

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matt Colglazier

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Duane Willoughby

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jane Kupersmith

    Ex-Officio & Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Cassidy

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Hayes

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Sorrells

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Bishop

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Gernand

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sarah Rogers

    Past Chair

    1st Vice Chair → Chair, 2021

    Chair → Past Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ron Walker

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Valerie Pena

    1st Vice Chair

    Secretary → 2nd Vice Chair, 2023

    2nd Vice Chair → 1st Vice Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Quick

    2nd Vice Chair

    Secretary → 2nd Vice Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Isak Asare

    Ex-Officio

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Crossley

    Ex-Officio

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jody Maderia

    Ex-Officio

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kerry Thomson

    Ex-Officio

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Ellis

    Ex-Officio

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (71)
  • Former: Adam Gross (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Carlos Gaitani (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Cindy Kinnarney (2020–2023) — Board Chair
  • Former: Geoff McKim (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Spencer Depoy (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Steve Abbott (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Steve Bryant (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Angela Parker (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Dave Brodin (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: James Tanneberger (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jeff Hauswald (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: John Hamilton (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Steve Dirk (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jarrett Moore (2023) — Director
  • Former: Julie Thomas (2023) — Director
  • Former: Maryann Valenta (2023) — Director
  • Former: Mo Peraza (2023) — Director
  • Former: Nathan Kunkler (2023) — Director
  • Former: Sue Sgambelluri (2023) — Director
  • Former: Aaron Bertels (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Brian Gildea (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Mark Figg (2020–2022) — Past Chair
  • Former: Penny Githens (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Tim Ellis (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Brian Shockney (2022) — Director
  • Former: Chad Giddens (2022) — Director
  • Former: Darby McCarty (2022) — Director
  • Former: Drew White (2022) — Director
  • Former: Jeff Sullivan (2022) — Director
  • Former: Jefferson Shreve (2022) — Director
  • Former: Jerry Hays (2022) — Director
  • Former: Jim Whitlatch (2022) — Director
  • Former: Matt Colglaizer (2022) — Director
  • Former: Ryan Conway (2022) — Director
  • Former: Warren McCreery (2022) — Director
  • Former: Bruce Calloway (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Bruce Hamlin (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Chris Hagan (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Cullen McCarty (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Don Rix (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Efrat Feferman (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Gary Brinley (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Greg Anderson (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jessica Merkel (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jim Murphy (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Joe Carley (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: John Bender (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Larry Hensley (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Lee Marchant (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Mark Bradford (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Michael Carmin (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Randy Goodman (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Reed Adams (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Sara Hamidovic (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Shawna Girgis (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Tom Clark (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Alex Crowley (2021) — Director
  • Former: Garret Gough (2021) — Director
  • Former: Joyce Poling (2021) — Director
  • Former: Kelly Abel (2021) — Director
  • Former: Scott Poling (2021) — Director
  • Former: Dave Harstad (2020) — Director
  • Former: Fred Green (2020) — Director
  • Former: Jimmie Dean Coffey (2020) — Director
  • Former: Kevin Kruckeberg (2020) — Director
  • Former: Marilyn Price (2020) — Director
  • Former: Mary Morgan (2020) — Director
  • Former: Mayor John Hamilton (2020) — Director
  • Former: Michael Eaton (2020) — Director
  • Former: Pepper Mulherin (2020) — Director
  • Former: Scott Trilling (2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Jennifer Pearl — President: $124KJennifer PearlPresident$124K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $124K, to Jennifer Pearl (President).

Frequently asked questions about Bloomington Economic Development Corp

How large is Bloomington Economic Development Corp?

Bloomington Economic Development Corp reported $628K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $589K.

Where does Bloomington Economic Development Corp operate?

Bloomington Economic Development Corp has awarded grants in Indiana.

What is Bloomington Economic Development Corp's EIN?

Bloomington Economic Development Corp's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 35-1534667. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 12, 2021)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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