Colorado · Nonprofit
LA PLATA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE
LA PLATA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE (Colorado) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,173,429 to it, the largest being Durango Industrial Development Found ($938,553). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $1.3M
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $1.2M
- Net assets
- $1.4M
What La Plata Economic Development Alliance does
Mission
The Alliances mission is to create a vibrant and resilient economy through the recruitment, retainment, and growth of business to preserve our quality of life. This mission is achieved by workforce development, enabling business capacity, supporting affordable housing for the community workforce that is essential for long-term economic sustainability, and fostering public and private partnerships.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Workforce Development Healthcare Workforce Pipeline:Designed to strengthen the healthcare talent pipeline across the five-county Region 9 area, HWP focuses on reducing barriers to entry and supporting individuals asthey pursue healthcare careers. To support this work, the Alliance hired a dedicated HWP Program Navigator. In coordination with Axis Health Systems, Fort Lewis College, and the Alliance, the Program Navigator led outreach and one-on-one navigation forindividuals exploring healthcare careers while also convening regional healthcare employers and education partners to identify workforce gaps and align talentpipeline strategies with real-time industry needs. Throughout the year, HWP supported 49 community members across the Region 9 and Northern New Mexico area. As a result of this individualized navigation and coordinated employer engagement, 27 participants were accepted into certification, graduate, or licensing programs. These outcomes reflect measurable progress toward building a stronger regional healthcare workforce while expanding healthcare access and supporting economic mobility for local residents.Project Run Leadership Training:The Southern Ute Tribe,…
$608,114 spentof which $216,725 as grants61% of program spendingHousing InitiativesPine River Commons:Breaking ground in 2023, Pine River Commons is a workforce housing development delivering much-needed below-market homes in Bayfield. In 2025, Bayfield home prices averaged $501,728, putting homeownership further out of reach for many local residents. In 2025, as the first phase of 11 homes neared completion, Pine River Commons sought additional support through the Catalyst Revolving Loan Fund to ensure home prices remained attainable amid continued market pressures. The Catalyst Advisory Committee approved an additional $100,000 investment to support the project. The Alliance also partnered with Bayfield Haga, the developers of Pine River Commons, to pursue an integrated housing and childcare solution.Working in collaboration with U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet, the Alliance submitted a $2.7 million Congressional District Spending (CDS) request to support the development of a dedicated childcare facility as part of Pine RiverCommons Phase II.Durango:With the average home price of $1,010,235 in Durango city limits, developing attainable units for our regions workforce continues to be a top priority. In 2025, the Alliance…
$323,362 spent$179,071 earned by the program32% of program spendingSummit and Member Programs The Alliance supported its 100 investor members with economic data tracking, monthly investor member meetings, and its 18th Annual Summit. The 2025 Alliance Summit brought together 350 attendees for a day focused on connection and shared learning about La Plata Countys economic opportunities. Centering on the theme Rooted in Community, each session emphasized the strength of our region and the importance of investing in the people, land, and culture of our communities. 86.5% of attendees shared that they learned something new, reinforcing the importance of this annual gathering. The Summit continues to strenghten cross-sector partnerships, bringing together business owners, nonprofit leaders, educators,tribal representatives, and policymakers. Elected officials from our countys four municipalities, leadership from the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, and major regional employers were present for the day. This convening of leadership is valuable to our region, with 83% of attendees reporting that they made a new, valuable connection.
$68,122 spent$200,258 earned by the program7% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $999,598.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $850k to $1.4M (+66%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 31% · 2018 29% · 2019 36% · 2020 50% · 2021 40% · 2022 55% · 2023 70% · 2024 33% · 2025 69%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
69% of LA PLATA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (60% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
Elizabeth Howe
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of LA PLATA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
LA PLATA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE leans on a few funders — its largest provides 80% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
100% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund LA PLATA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of LA PLATA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE's grant income comes from Colorado funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
LA PLATA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 2,299 community improvement nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,299 community improvement nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like LA PLATA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Colorado
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
89% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
0%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for LA PLATA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds LA PLATA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE?
- LA PLATA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE (Colorado) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,173,429 to it, the largest being Durango Industrial Development Found ($938,553). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does LA PLATA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $1,173,429 in grants to LA PLATA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of LA PLATA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE?
- Durango Industrial Development Found is the largest funder on record, with $938,553 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like LA PLATA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Colorado. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 2 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing