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Erienet Local Development Corporation

Buffalo, NY · EIN 88-2744474 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2025 (tax year 2025) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Erienet Local Development Corporation reported $11.6 million in revenue and $1.1 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $55.43 went to program services, $44.57 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.1% of the total. Government grants made up 99.1%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $163,332 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Source: Form 990, 2025.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $1.1M

For context, the median across 409 covered employment charities: $88.97 programs, $11.03 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $12M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2025 filing. Median across 409 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
55.4%88.0%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
44.6%10.9%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
99.1%22.8%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
99.1%1.4%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.0%62.6%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$163,332$297,435
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
14.54%1.26%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
16
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
250.18.1
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
11 of 11100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$623K expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $100K

To create a foundation to address the broadband needs of unserved areas, improve services in underserved areas of the community and enable world-class broadband investment and deployment countywide

Highest reported compensation

2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$115,528$0$47,804$163,332

1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Erienet Local Development Corporation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $163K (Part IX, line 5).

4 filings since FY2022 (8 mo.)

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpensesShort periods (after a fiscal-year change) are in the table, not the chart.
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20M202320242025$12M$1.1M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2025 ⓘ$12M$1.1M55.4%$23M$163,332
2024 ⓘ$7.6M$1.1M56.7%$12M$148,918
2023 ⓘ$4.2M$841K45.6%$4.2M$90,732
FY2022 (8 mo.) ⓘ$932$0—$932—

Governance answers, as filed

2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b11 · 11 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14No
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 52
  • Volunteers Part I, line 611

Largest outside contractors

2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS
Construction services
$814,697
THAYER POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS LINE CON
Construction services
$622,898
ECC TECHNOLOGIES INC
Construction consulting
$440,000
M&C UTILITIES LLC
Construction services
$390,162

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 6 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Erienet Local Development Corporation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Erienet Local Development Corporation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Erienet Local Development Corporation's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2025, Erienet Local Development Corporation reported that 55.4% of its $1.1 million in expenses went to program services, 44.6% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Erienet Local Development Corporation pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Erienet Local Development Corporation reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $163,332, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Erienet Local Development Corporation get its money?

Of $11.6 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 99.1% came from contributions and grants (including 99.1% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Erienet Local Development Corporation a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 88-2744474 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202600979349300220 · read the filing · XML
  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202521209349300517 · read the filing
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202403069349300625 · read the filing
  • FY2022 (8 mo.): Form 990 for the 8-month short period ending December 31, 2022, object 202303179349308585 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 88-2744474: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.