Webster County Economic Development
To promote economic development in Webster county by creating opportunities in conjunction with other organizations to obtain grants and provide seed money to new and existing businesses under state mandated guidelines for such monies.
Webster County Economic Development at a glance
- Total assets
- $61,721
- -0.7% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $414
- +2.5% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $399
- -1.2% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $866
- +6.5% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Webster County Economic Development funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Webster County Economic Development gives
- Giving grew 1077% from 2019 to 2022. 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 2019 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2020) to $3.1M (2022). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $3.1M.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Webster County Ida Dixon, KY | Operations Consolidt | $3,088,748 |
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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 | $61,721 | $414 | $866 | — | — | $399 |
| 2024 | $62,176 | $404 | $813 | — | — | $404 |
| 2023 | $62,585 | $424 | $55,075 | — | — | $409 |
| 2022 | $117,236 | $22,798 | $3,089,719 | $3,088,748 | 1 | $22,798 |
| 2021 | $3,184,157 | $55,145 | $3,805 | — | — | $55,145 |
| 2020 | $3,132,817 | $62,041 | $6,044 | $3,237 | Total only | $62,041 |
| 2019 | $3,076,820 | $88,214 | $265,403 | $262,500 | 2 | $88,214 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Webster County Economic Development
Based on IRS filings
Webster County Economic Development is a public charity, based in Dixon, KY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $62K in total assets. Net investment income was $399.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Webster County Economic Development is led by Nicholas Whitledge, Chairman since 2022 (on filings since 2020); none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Nicholas Whitledge
Chairman
Officer → Chairman, 2022
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Michael Farris
Officer
Officer → Chairman, 2020
Chairman → Officer, 2022
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Shellie K. Utley
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Former officers (2)
- Former: Mark Moser (2024) — Officer
- Former: Steven Whitsell (2019) — Chairman
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Webster County Economic Development
How large is Webster County Economic Development?
Webster County Economic Development reported $62K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $414.
Where does Webster County Economic Development operate?
Webster County Economic Development has awarded grants in Kentucky.
What is Webster County Economic Development's EIN?
Webster County Economic Development's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 61-1155497. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 27, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 19, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 15, 2021)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
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