Economic Development Alliance of St Clair County
The Economic Development Alliance of St. Clair County is a regional nonprofit economic development agency based in Port Huron, Michigan. Founded in 1952, it works with public- and private-sector investors, community stakeholders, and regional partners to promote economic growth, job creation, and investment in the Blue Water Area.
Economic Development Alliance of St Clair County at a glance
In short: Economic Development Alliance of St Clair County gave $1.8M across 16 grants in 2025 (avg $114K), mostly in Michigan. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,820,655
- +24840.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 16
- +1500.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $113,791
- +1458.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $9,413
- Total assets
- $1,962,777
- -41.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Michigan (99% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Economic Development Alliance of St Clair County
- How to Apply
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The organization’s 2024 filing says prospective businesses seeking grant funding must submit applications; funding is awarded based on various criteria. The website describes separate eligibility requirements for Emerge and BAF funding.
- Contact
Mailing address: 100 Mcmorran Blvd 4Th Floor Ste B, Port Huron, MI 48060
Phone: (810) 982-9511
Website: https://edascc.com
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Economic Development Alliance of St Clair County funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was City of St Clair ($1.6M). Together the top 10 received $1.8M.
Grant Size Distribution
28 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 26 grants of 28 (93%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The organization describes its work as serving the Blue Water Area and St. Clair County, Michigan. Its website’s 2024 EM-SBN grant announcement covered Shiawassee, Lapeer, Tuscola, Huron, Sanilac, and St. Clair counties; that announcement was for a past cycle. In 2025, 99% of reported grant dollars went to recipients in Michigan and 1% to recipients in Minnesota.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 16 itemized grants.
Cities
How Economic Development Alliance of St Clair County gives
- Giving grew 12038% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2024) to $1.8M (2025). In 2025 it made 16 grants totaling $1.8M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| City of St Clair St Clair, MI | Water Tower Project | $1,637,502 |
| Fishbeck Thompson Carr & Huber Inc Grand Rapids, MI | Strategic Site Readiness | $35,430 |
| Ar Engineering Kalamazoo, MI | Survey Services | $27,200 |
| Barr Engineering Michigan LLC Minneapolis, MN | Sitereadiness-CRT Prelim Wetland | $25,509 |
| City of Port Huron Port Huron, MI | Placemaking Grant | $12,000 |
| Beadle Bay Marina & Campground Pigeon, MI | Em-SBN Hub Grant Program | $10,965 |
| Applied Environmental Ann Arbor, MI | Site Readiness Grant | $10,535 |
| Americana Manufacturing Company LLC Lapeer, MI | Em-SBN Hub Grant Program | $9,500 |
| B&B Sales and Services Inc Bad Axe, MI | Em-SBN Hub Grant Program | $9,325 |
| Great Lakes Kennel Caseville, MI | Strategic Site Readiness | $8,614 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,962,777 | $2,467,611 | $3,458,577 | $1,820,655 | 16 | $-1,218,033 |
| 2024 | $3,353,121 | $1,150,151 | $1,109,008 | $7,300 | 1 | $3,245 |
| 2023 | $2,276,504 | $1,446,781 | $1,436,226 | $527,500 | 4 | $287 |
| 2022 | $2,406,740 | $2,005,890 | $1,091,840 | $15,000 | 2 | $455 |
| 2021 | $636,231 | $1,134,650 | $1,076,175 | $46,000 | 5 | $581 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The mission stated in the organization’s 2024 filing is to create economic prosperity by growing companies and cultivating vibrant communities, developing a workforce with 21st-century skills, and marketing regional advantages. The filing also says the organization is committed to collaboration and embracing diversity, equity, and inclusion. It describes its program as facilitating balanced economic growth by attracting, expanding, and retaining industry.
The organization’s website describes services including business retention and expansion, business attraction and site-location assistance, financial and incentive packaging, entrepreneurial support, workforce training, community development assistance, and referrals to public and regional partners. Its listed 2025 grant recipients include a city, engineering firms, a marina and campground, manufacturers, a farm, a brewery, and a kennel.
Grantmaking
The organization reported 16 grants totaling $1,820,655 in 2025. Grant amounts ranged from $5,071 to $1,637,502, with a median of $9,412. The largest reported grants included $1,637,502 to the City of St. Clair for a water tower project; $35,430 to Fishbeck Thompson Carr & Huber Inc. for strategic site readiness; $27,200 to AR Engineering for survey services; and $25,509 to Barr Engineering Michigan LLC for preliminary wetland work related to site readiness. Other listed awards included $12,000 to the City of Port Huron for a placemaking grant and awards to businesses through the EM-SBN Hub Grant Program.
The website describes Emerge funding for for-profit applicants, with a maximum of $5,000 per applicant and participation in a 12-month incubation program. It also describes BAF funding for applicants eligible through The Underground Business Incubator SmartZone, with a maximum of $50,000 and common awards of $7,000–$15,000. The website says BAF applicants must meet eligibility requirements defined by MEDC/MI-SBDC. Separately, the organization’s 2024 filing says prospective businesses must submit applications and that funding is awarded based on various criteria.
The website’s 2024 EM-SBN grant announcement described a past application cycle: applications were scheduled to open August 27, 2024, and close September 24, 2024. That round offered awards of up to $20,000 to eligible small businesses in six counties, with no more than $213,158 in total grants. These dates are past.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists John Robbins, Dave Karales, Alan Miotke, Marshall Campbell, Lori Doughty, Chad Deaner, Joe McCulloch, Pete Lacey, and Bradley Bissett as directors. Jeff Bohm is listed as a member.
Economic Development Alliance of St Clair County is led by Daniel Casey, Executive Director on every filing since 2021; 1 of 34 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Daniel Casey
Executive Director
On filings since 2021
45 hrs/week
$120K (2021) → $134K (2025)
Brian Moran
President
President → Immediate Past President, 2024
Immediate Past President → President, 2025
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Chad Deaner
Director
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Dave Karales
Director
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
John Robbins
Director
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Lori Doughty
Director
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Alan Miotke
Director
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Joe McCulloch
Director
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Marshall Campbell
Director
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Pete Lacey
Director
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Bradley Bissett
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Chris Mitchell
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Thomas Blount
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Thomas Recinella
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Travis Youatt
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Amber Graham
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
David Treutle
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Jay Dusenberry
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Robert Lewandowski Jr.
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Chris Fulks
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Dan Shelton
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
John Wright
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Kirstie Staelens
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Lorrelei Natke
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Michael Karpus
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Robert Montgomery
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
James Freed
Secretary
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Jeff Bohm
Member
Vice President → Member, 2025
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Randall Fernandez
Treasurer
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Timothy Lubbers
Member at Large
Director → Member at Large, 2024
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Rosanne Lott
Member at Large
Director → Member at Large, 2024
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Brenda Tenniswood
Member at Large
Director → Member at Large, 2025
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Kelly Peters
Member at Large
Director → Member at Large, 2025
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Quentin Bishop
Member at Large
Director → Member at Large, 2025
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Former officers (35)
- Former: Eric Cecava (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Jose Kottoor (2021–2024) — President
- Former: Robert Crawford (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Candice Braddock (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Debra Goldenbogen (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Korissa Kramer (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Sebastien Cournoyer (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Stephanie Baron (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Artie Bryson (2024) — Director
- Former: Dean Cain (2024) — Director
- Former: Deborah Johnson (2024) — Director
- Former: Greg Ross (2024) — Director
- Former: Donna Russell-Kuhr (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Edward Brooks (2021–2023) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Jeff Wine (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Paul Maxwell (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Robert B. Klingler (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Robert Peters (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Sri Alapati (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Thelma Castillo (2021–2023) — Member at Large
- Former: Carolyn Bennett (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Donna Niester (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Larry Mann (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Michelle Shepley (2021–2022) — Member at Large
- Former: Patrick Pringle (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Pete Karsten (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Tom Blount (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: David Miotke (2021) — Director
- Former: Jack Campbell (2021) — Director
- Former: John Osborn (2021) — Director
- Former: Kevin Miller (2021) — Member at Large
- Former: Kirk Kramer (2021) — Director
- Former: Korissa Wilkins (2021) — Director
- Former: Mark Sandri (2021) — Director
- Former: Warren Rothe (2021) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $134K, to Daniel Casey (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Economic Development Alliance of St Clair County
How much does Economic Development Alliance of St Clair County give each year?
Economic Development Alliance of St Clair County gave $1.8M across 16 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $7K across 1 grant.
What is Economic Development Alliance of St Clair County's typical grant size?
Economic Development Alliance of St Clair County's median grant in 2025 was $9,413, and its average grant was $113,791, across 16 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Economic Development Alliance of St Clair County give grants?
Economic Development Alliance of St Clair County gives mostly in Michigan: 99% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Owosso, MI (3 grants).
Does Economic Development Alliance of St Clair County give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 16 grants with a stated purpose on Economic Development Alliance of St Clair County's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Em-SBN Hub Grant Program" (9 grants).
Who are Economic Development Alliance of St Clair County's largest grantees?
Economic Development Alliance of St Clair County's largest 2025 grantees include City of St Clair ($1,637,502), Fishbeck Thompson Carr & Huber Inc ($35,430) and Ar Engineering ($27,200), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 93% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Economic Development Alliance of St Clair County?
Economic Development Alliance of St Clair County reported $2.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.5M.
What does Economic Development Alliance of St Clair County fund?
The mission stated in the organization’s 2024 filing is to create economic prosperity by growing companies and cultivating vibrant communities, developing a workforce with 21st-century skills, and marketing regional advantages. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Economic Development Alliance of St Clair County?
The organization’s 2024 filing says prospective businesses seeking grant funding must submit applications; funding is awarded based on various criteria. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Economic Development Alliance of St Clair County's EIN?
Economic Development Alliance of St Clair County's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-1410034. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 16, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 30, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS December 18, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS December 18, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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