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Nonprofits›Economic Development Collaborative Ventura County

Community Improvement & Capacity Building

Economic Development Collaborative Ventura County

CAMARILLO, CA

Website

Total revenue

$8.6M

Total expenses

$8.4M

Net assets

$4.5M

Grants received

$757K

13 grants

EIN

770439585

Tax year

2024

Mission

To promote local economic development, administer financial and loan programs, provide assistance in the retention and development of local business, facilitate cluster development, provide technical assistance and training, operate a variety of programs to assist defense dependent industries, and serve as an administartive body for the dissemination of information pertaining to community economic development.

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$5.1M

Program service revenue$3.3M

Investment income$7K

Other revenue$145K

Total revenue$8.6M

Expenses

Grants paid—

Salaries & benefits$2.1M

Fundraising$10K

Other expenses$6.2M

Total expenses$8.4M

Total assets$15.0M

Net assets$4.5M

People

37 listed

NameRoleCompensation

BRUCE STENSLIE

President & CEO

Board

$224K

40 hrs/wk

HAROLD S EDWARDS

Board Member

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

HENRY DUBROFF

Board Member

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

Ursula Moran

Board Member

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

SARAH MCLELLAND

Board Member

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

CHRIS MEISSNER

Board Member

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

CYNTHIA HERRERA

Board Member

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

Peter Zierhut

Sec'y/Treasurer

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

CELINA ZACARIAS

Board Member

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

Jeff Gorell

Board Member

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

Janice Parvin

Board Member

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

BOB ENGLER

Vice Chair

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

SIM TANG-PARADIS

Board Member

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

Martita Martinez-Bravo

Board Member

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

DANIEL GROFF

Board Member

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

Albert Mendez

Board Member

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

Rachel Lang

Board Member

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

Bryan McDonald

Board Member

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

MISTY PEREZ

Board Member

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

JIM SCANLON

Board Member

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

ALEX SCHNEIDER

Board Member

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

TRACE STEVENSON

Board Member

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

Pedro Chavez

Board Member

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

Joe Schroeder

Board Member

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

DEE DEE CAVANAUGH

Board Member

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

STEPHANIE CALDWELL

Board Member

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

TRACY PEREZ

Board Member

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

Jim Eubanks

Board Member

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

KRISTIN DECAS

Chair

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

AMY FONZO

Board Member

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

NAN DRAKE

Board Member

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

JEREMY GOLDBERG

Board Member

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

Jaime S Fall

Director

Staff

$183K

40 hrs/wk

RAY BOWMAN

Director of Small Business Dev Cent

Staff

$175K

40 hrs/wk

Monica E Estrella

Grants/Cont. Mgr

Staff

$119K

40 hrs/wk

KELLY NOBLE

Office Manager

Staff

$112K

40 hrs/wk

TRACIE A SCHNEIDER

Comm Manager

Staff

$103K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

Deloitte Transactions & Business

CONSULTING

$854K

REACH

Program Managing

$728K

CITIES GPS LLC

CONSULTING

$605K

GBL Systems Corporation

Curriculum Training

$305K

Monterey Bay Economic Partnership

Program Managing

$250K

Grants received

Showing 13 of 13

FromAmountPurposeYear

California Emerging Technology Fund

$30K

to support programs that increase broadband awareness and adoption

2024

California Emerging Technology Fund

$25K

To support programs that increase broadband awareness and adoption

2023

VENTURA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

$250K

TO SUPPORT THE VENTURA COUNTY HQECE INITIATIVE ISABELLA PROJECT TO SUPPORT EDC/EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION TASKFORCE PROJECT FOCUSING ON EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROVIDERS IN SANTA PAULA, AND TO PROVIDE SPONSORSHIP FOR EDC 26TH ANNUAL MEETING

2022

KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN INC

$7K

Economic Development organization investment

2022

VENTURA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

$70K

THE EDC IS SERVING CLOSE TO TWO YEARS OF CLIENTS (SEVERAL THOUSAND) WITHIN A SIX-WEEK PERIOD. THIS IS UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT TO AID IN THEIR EFFORT TO HELP LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS. UNPRECEDENTED DEMAND FOR SMALL BUSINESS NEEDS DURING THIS UNPRECEDENTE

2019

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

$65K

For grant recipient's exempt purposes

2019

VENTURA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

$50K

GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES

2019

VENTURA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

$25K

GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES

2019

VENTURA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

$25K

FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THEIR COVID-19 RESPONSE EFFORTS.

2019

VENTURA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

$15K

OUTREACH TO AN ESTIMATED 4000 BUSINESSES, WITH AN ESTIMATED 40,000 EMPLOYEES IN VENTURA COUNTY.; ADD CENSUS INFORMATION TO COMMUNICATION WITH ALL FIRMS AND BUSINESSES THEY HAVE ENGAGED WITH SINCE THE START OF THEIR COVID-19 OUTREACH; EXPAND DIGITAL AND SO

2019

VENTURA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

$75K

FOR GENERAL OPERATION SUPPORT AS YOU SERVE BUSINESS OWNERS IMPACTED BY FIRES

2018

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

$60K

For grant recipient's exempt purposes

2018

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

$60K

FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES