Sonoma County Economic Development Board Foundation

“The board treasurer reviews the form 990 with the accountant who prepared it. The board is informed of the filing of the tax return and provided with access to the returns.”

“The governing documents, tax returns and financial information are kept in the organization's office. Copies of these documents are available upon request. In addition, the organization's tax return is available on the guidestar website.”

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: INNOVATION COUNCIL - Funded by a grant from the Morgan Foundation, with a goal of transitioning from the NExT Economy Project to NExT 2.0 by establishing the NExT Economy Taskforce to oversee and implement key recommendations of the NExT Economy Project Report. Additionally, the structural organization of NExT will influence the development of Industry Projects to assist and advance three evolving clusters in Sonoma County agriculture, outdoor recreation and craft beverage. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: Research InitiativesSupports the Foundations mission by helping fund research, economic reports, and business tools to assist local businesses and grow the local economy. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: ECONOMIC CONFERENCE - Dr. Steve Cochrane of Moodys Analytics provided an economic outlook for California and Sonoma County on June 26, 2015 to a breakfast group of over 280 for the 2015 Economic Conference. Well attended by various financial, construction, education and energy-related businesses, the event included a second speaker, Diego Tamburini, Manufacturing Industry Strategist at Autodesk, whose presentation focused on future manufacturing and consumer trends. The event also had an introduction by Supervisor Susan Gorin and updates by speakers from the Economic Development Board. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 7: Sonoma County Beer, Cider & Spirits - The Economic Development Board Foundation held the second Sonoma County Beer, Cider & Spirits Conference on February 27, 2015 Santa Rosa. The conference was attended by over 400 people. Supporting the event were 31 sponsors and 19 companies pouring their beverages. Keynoting the event were Anchor Brewings Fritz Maytag and Keith Greggor. Many other notable speakers participated as panelists during four breakout sessions focusing on regulations, retail/distribution, finance, and wastewater. Leading up to the conference, the Foundation coordinated the production of the first-ever printed map highlighting Sonoma County beer, cider and spirits producers. The map debuted at the conference and was well received by producers, suppliers and service providers. Since the conference, the map has been distributed to Sonoma County visitor centers, major hotels, and all the craft beverage producers. Additionally, a video of Sonoma County beer, cider and spirits producers was developed by the Foundation. The 4-minute video debuted at the conference, and a 30-second promotional video was released on Facebook a week before the conference. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 8: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD FOUNDATION WAS INVOLVED IN OTHER SMALLER EVENTS AND PROGRAMS AIMED AT IMPROVING THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY IN SONOMA COUNTY OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 9: Metropolitan Transportation Commission Grant: The project (Self-Employment and the Road to Economic Security) was funded by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission through the Economic Opportunity Initiative of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Regional Prosperity Plan project. The project had as objectives to increase entrepreneurship outreach of target groups, development of an entrepreneurship pipeline, data-driven business retention and expansion efforts, and identifying opportunity for promising entrepreneurs”

“This entity is audited every two years. Next audit will be fall 2015”