Starke County Economic Development Foundation Inc
Economic development in Starke county
Starke County Economic Development Foundation Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $1,380,066
- -0.4% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $207,820
- -6.9% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $36,611
- +1.8% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $206,270
- +23.5% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Starke County Economic Development Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2022 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $700 (2022) to $57K (2023). In 2024 it reported $800 in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Loving Laughter Childcare Inc North Judson, IN | Provide Childcare Services | $33,000 |
| Seeds Early Learning NJ LLC North Judson, IN | Provide Childcare Services | $24,000 |
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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 | $1,380,066 | $207,820 | $206,270 | — | — | $36,611 |
| 2024 | $1,385,246 | $223,328 | $166,998 | $800 | Total only | $35,978 |
| 2023 | $1,353,243 | $301,512 | $286,327 | $57,000 | 2 | $20,738 |
| 2022 | $1,281,756 | $-729,931 | $390,291 | $700 | Total only | $-966,563 |
| 2021 | $5,004,902 | $276,944 | $484,350 | — | — | $1,745 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Starke County Economic Development Foundation Inc
Based on IRS filings
Starke County Economic Development Foundation Inc is a public charity, based in Knox, IN. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.4M in total assets. Net investment income was $37K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Starke County Economic Development Foundation Inc is led by Mikaela Stogsdill, Executive Director on the 2025 filing; 1 of 18 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Mikaela Stogsdill
Executive Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$35K (2025)
Dave Howell
President
Vice President → President, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Aj Gappa
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Autumn Ferch
Secretary
Board Member → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dennis Estok
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Janice Hernandez
Vice President
President → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Berg
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kay Gudeman
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christian Smith
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dave Pearman
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Issac Blue
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jerry Gurado
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kelly Shepherd
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Melissa Mitchell
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tara Palmer-Jensen
Executive Assistant
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bruce Bennett
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Don Brinkley
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Katie Eaton
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (27)
- Former: Lisa Dan (2021–2024) — Executive Director
- Former: Mark Gourley (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Denice Cultice (2023–2024) — Board Member
- Former: David Altman (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Mikie Stogsdill (2024) — Incoming Executive Director
- Former: Bill Sonnemaker (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Christin Romine (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Donald W. White (2021–2023) — Director Emeritus
- Former: Jim Wagner (2021–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Nancy Dembowski (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Keith Nichols (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Brian Earnest (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Sherry Cowan (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Brad Hazelton (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Carla Musial (2021–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: James Young (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Wendy Hoppe (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: William Reichhart (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Adam Collins (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Alex Weisheit (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Annette Zupin (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Ben Osinski (2021) — Board Member
- Former: James Long (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Jeff Vice (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Judy Caudill (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Larry Wickert (2021) — Outgoing Executive Director & Board Member
- Former: Tim Cummins (2021) — Board Member
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 $35K, to Mikaela Stogsdill (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Starke County Economic Development Foundation Inc
How large is Starke County Economic Development Foundation Inc?
Starke County Economic Development Foundation Inc reported $1.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $208K.
Where does Starke County Economic Development Foundation Inc operate?
Starke County Economic Development Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Indiana.
What is Starke County Economic Development Foundation Inc's EIN?
Starke County Economic Development Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-1139615. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 22, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 12, 2024)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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