Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE COMPANY'S PRIMARY FUNCTION IS THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN HILL, BLAINE, LIBERTY, PHILLIPS AND CHOUTEAU COUNTIES OF MONTANA.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES. BEAR PAW DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION WORKS WITH LOCAL AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, AND PRIVATE INTERESTS, ON INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS IN A NUMBER OF AREAS, INCLUDING COMMUNITY PLANNING, VALUE-ADDED AGRICULTURE AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT. COLLECTIVELY, OUR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES IN 2019 RESULTED IN THE INVESTMENT FROM OUTSIDE SOURCES OF MORE THAN $7.9 MILLION INTO THE ECONOMY OF OUR RURAL AREA OF NORTHERN MONTANA.
BEAR PAW DEVELOPMENT'S BROWNFIELDS PROGRAM THAT STARTED IN 2009 HAS BEEN FUNDED BY A TOTAL OF $3,000,000 IN GRANTS FROM THE EPA. $1.5 MILLION OF THIS AMOUNT IS ASSOCIATED WITH PERFORMING ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS ON PROPERTIES IN THE BEAR PAW DISTRICT THAT ARE CONTAMINATED OR PERCEIVED TO BE CONTAMINATED. $1,500,000 IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A BROWNFIELDS REVOLVING LOAN FUND TO MAKE LOW OR NO INTEREST LOANS TO BUSINESSES AND OTHER ENTITIES WISHING TO CLEANUP CONTAMINATION ON THEIR PROPERTY. TO DATE, 67 ASSESSMENTS AND 9 CLEANUPS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.
ADMINISTRATION OF LOAN PROGRAMS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THROUGH BEAR PAW DEVELOPMENT'S LOAN DEPARTMENT, $1,706,981 WAS LOANED TO SMALL BUSINESSES IN 2019 FOR START-UP OR EXPANSION OPPORTUNITIES. THESE LOANS WERE FOR BUSINESSES THAT COULD NOT RECEIVE FINANCING FROM CONVENTIONAL BANK SOURCES. THIS LOAN ACTIVITY RESULTED IN THE CREATION OR RETENTION OF 31 JOBS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Paul Tuss | ED | 40 | $87,887 |
| Tiffany Melby | LOAN OFFICER | 40 | $48,556 |
| Stefnie Redding | DOO | 40 | $44,760 |
| Wendy Kleinsasser | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Sarah Olson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dina Sainto-Meneely | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Terry Brockie | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dolores Plumage | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ralph Schneider | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| John Demarais | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Scott Ross | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ron Young | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Daren Schuster | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Diane Mclean | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Loretta Bell | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tim Solomon | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Richard Sangrey | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Rhonda Brewer | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Morb Wicks | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Leona Kienenberger | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jim Ghekiere | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Greg Kegel | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Doug Kaercher | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Debbie Callahan | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| Dave Skiff | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Carol Floren | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Bruce Christofferson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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