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Board Strong INC

Tax-deductible

New York, NY501(c)(3)EIN 13-2708480

To help nonprofit organizations achieve the highest standards of board leadership, governance and oversight. This is done by providing nonprofit board training, consultation and educational resources. There is also an online recruitment platform that helps organizations find talented board candidates from outside their networks.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 18 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $17K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$50K
78% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 78% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$219K
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$221K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$14K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$219K
FY2024▲ +7%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$190K
FY2021$210K
FY2022$143K
FY2023$205K
FY2024$219K
Expenses
$221K
FY2024▲ +3%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$206K
FY2021$192K
FY2022$217K
FY2023$215K
FY2024$221K
Net assets
$14K
FY2024▼ -11%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$82K
FY2021$100K
FY2022$26K
FY2023$16K
FY2024$14K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 1972.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $196K Management & general 9% · $19K Fundraising 3% · $6K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

16 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kelly Mathews
COO, SR. VP
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Daniel Flax
Chair (start
$0Pt VII · Sec A
David Birdsell PHD
Chair (end 4
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Janet T Farrell
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Eleanor Hume
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Trains and connects nonprofits with skilled board members to improve leadership and governance.

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2 program services account for $196K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Technical Assistance

Boardstrong provides nonprofit board training, consultation, and educational resources. We work on board member replacement and recruitment and revitalize current board member involvement. We customize our governance assistance to the unique needs and concerns of each individual organization.

$123Kprogram expense
02

The online program of board strong serves board candidates and nonprofit nationally and throughout new york state using e-learning and our digital matching program. The program using our web site BOARDSTRONG.ORG, connects people with board and provides new and experienced board members with training and leadership resources to support…

$73Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo INCFY2024$15K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$219K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$114K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$95K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Money outPt IX
$221K
Ln 25
Programscol B$196K
Managementcol C$19K
Fundraisingcol D$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$14K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$37K
Total assetsLn 16$64K
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$95K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$114K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Total revenueLn 12$219K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$37K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$37K
Other assetsLn 15$4K
Total assetsLn 16$64K
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K
Net assetsLn 32$14K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 618
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$38K$37K
Total assetsLn 16$62K$64K
LiabilitiesLn 26$46K$50K
Net assetsLn 32$16K$14K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$4K$357$95
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$169K$153K$11K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$8K$1K$160
OccupancyLn 16$29K$26K$2K$585
TravelLn 17$1K$745$435$198
InsuranceLn 23$4K$3K$1K$69
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$345$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$221K$196K$19K$6K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $219K$221K−$2K$14K 990 PDF
FY2023 $205K$215K−$10K$16K 990 PDF
FY2022 $143K$217K−$74K$26K 990 PDF
FY2021 $210K$192K$17K$100K 990 PDF
FY2020 $190K$206K−$15K$82K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $219,188 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$95,369
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$95,369
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $114,107$114,107
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $9,712$9,712
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $114,107 · Excluded from tax $9,712$219,188
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $220,953 across 8 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,308 · Management $357 · Fundraising $95$4,760
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $152,858 · Management $11,350 · Fundraising $4,935$169,143
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,000$1,000
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,214 · Management $1,186 · Fundraising $160$9,560
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $26,471 · Management $2,194 · Fundraising $585$29,250
IX-17 TravelPrograms $745 · Management $435 · Fundraising $198$1,378
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,131 · Management $1,059 · Fundraising $69$4,259
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $345 · Management $1,258$1,603
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $196,072 · Management $18,839 · Fundraising $6,042$220,953
Part X · Balance sheet $64,285 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $38,178$37,256
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $19,236$21,879
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $880$1,100
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,050$4,050
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $62,344$64,285
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $31,164$27,579
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $15,160$22,451
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $46,324$50,030
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $16,020$14,255
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $16,020$14,255
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $62,344$64,285
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $14,255 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$219,188
XI-2 Total expenses$220,953
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,765
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$16,020
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$14,255

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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