Nextcorps is a non-profit helping innovative technology companies launch and grow.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.9M a year · 22% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $305K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8.3M
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 13 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$13.2M
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$10.0M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$36.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$13.2M
FY2025▼ -3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$10.2M
FY2021$13.6M
FY2022$13.0M
FY2023$14.7M
FY2024$13.6M
FY2025$13.2M
Expenses
$10.0M
FY2025▼ -11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$8.3M
FY2021$9.5M
FY2022$9.9M
FY2023$12.0M
FY2024$11.2M
FY2025$10.0M
Net assets
$36.5M
FY2025▲ +9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$21.1M
FY2021$25.3M
FY2022$28.3M
FY2023$31.0M
FY2024$33.4M
FY2025$36.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1997.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $8.9M Management & general 11% · $1.1M

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

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Who runs it and what they're paid

17 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director - Thru Nov 2024
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Vice Chair & Sec
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director & Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director & President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director & Treasurer
$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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps innovative technology and optics-enabled startups launch and grow through global accelerator programs, business competitions, and direct investment.

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3 programs · $8.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

This group of programs is accelerating our region's transformation into a top tech hub in america by connecting entrepreneurs and businesses with the support they need to grow, including experts, capital, customers, and vetted partners and suppliers.

$5.3Mprogram expense
02

The mep center at nextcorps connects printer, food and beverage, or production-related companies located in rochester and the finger lakes region to local and national resources to help them improve their competitiveness and growth.

$1.9Mprogram expense
03

A global accelerator program, competition, and investment mechanism that improves the investment readiness and commercialization trajectory of startups that are developing deep tech enabled by optics, photonics, or imaging.

$1.8Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Fuzehub INCFY2024$30K
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$305K
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Grants paid · 80 grants · $2.0M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$76,667
Tereform LLCFY2024$75,000
Reegen INCFY2024$75,000
Calectra INCFY2024$75,000
Hybron INCFY2024$62,500
Silisiumtech INCFY2024$37,500
Retrn Bioworks INCFY2024$25,000
Plantaer INCFY2024$25,000
Perseus Materials INCFY2024$25,000
Arculus Solutions INCFY2024$25,000
Arbour Group LLCFY2024$25,000
Planke App LLCFY2024$25,000
Kineto LLCFY2024$25,000
Safer Street Solutions LLCFY2024$10,000
Taka Solar Corporation (sunspan)FY2024$10,000
Soarce INCFY2024$10,000
Seventeen INCFY2024$10,000
Metal Light INCFY2024$10,000
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$13.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$11.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$174K
Money outPt IX
$10.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$8.9M
Managementcol C$1.1M
Owns and owesPt X
$36.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9.0M
Total assetsLn 16$44.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$11.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$10.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$125K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$174K
Total revenueLn 12$13.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.9M
SavingsLn 2$7.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$9.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$21.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11.7M
Total assetsLn 16$44.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8.3M
Net assetsLn 32$36.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9.2M$9.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$19.3M$21.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9.9M$11.7M
Total assetsLn 16$40.6M$44.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.2M$8.3M
Net assetsLn 32$33.4M$36.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$680K$680K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$77K$77K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$70K$70K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.4M$2.7M$680K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$125K$99K$26K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$381K$300K$81K
Payroll taxesLn 10$282K$228K$53K
Legal feesLn 11b$7K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$34K$32K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$42K$34K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$479K$464K$15K
Office expensesLn 13$32K$31K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$15K$4K$11K
OccupancyLn 16$185K$171K$14K
TravelLn 17$148K$146K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$166K$158K$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$432K$423K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$46K$45K$916
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3.4M$3.2M$183K
All other expensesLn 24e$34K$29K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$10.0M$8.9M$1.1M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $13.2M$10.0M$3.2M$36.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $13.6M$11.2M$2.4M$33.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $14.7M$12.0M$2.6M$31.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $13.0M$9.9M$3.1M$28.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $13.6M$9.5M$4.1M$25.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $10.2M$8.3M$2.0M$21.1M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $13,201,479 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $10,225,978$11,315,962
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,279,084$1,711,119
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $128,484$174,398
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $13,633,546$13,201,479
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $300,000$826,667
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,805,191$4,203,822
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $7,129,860$5,011,177
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $11,235,051$10,041,666
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,398,495$3,159,813
Part VI · Governance 12 of 13 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $13,201,479 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$75,523
VIII-1e Government grants$10,222,728
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,017,711
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$124,730
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$11,315,962
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,711,119$1,711,119
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $174,398$174,398
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,711,119 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $174,398$13,201,479
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $10,041,666 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $680,000$680,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $76,667$76,667
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $70,000$70,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,736,769 · Management $679,972$3,416,741
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $98,797 · Management $25,947$124,744
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $299,576 · Management $81,039$380,615
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $228,432 · Management $53,290$281,722
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $6,717$6,717
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $31,550 · Management $2,661$34,211
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $34,287 · Management $8,009$42,296
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $463,843 · Management $14,659$478,502
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $30,744 · Management $1,527$32,271
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,825 · Management $10,825$14,650
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $170,945 · Management $14,264$185,209
IX-17 TravelPrograms $145,505 · Management $2,176$147,681
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $158,005 · Management $8,080$166,085
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $423,483 · Management $8,523$432,006
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $45,322 · Management $916$46,238
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,207,687 · Management $183,140$3,390,827
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $29,068 · Management $5,416$34,484
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $8,934,505 · Management $1,107,161 · Fundraising $0$10,041,666
Part X · Balance sheet $44,800,835 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,892,239$1,945,261
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $7,308,595$7,014,589
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,276,840$2,162,026
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $865,417$654,909
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $21,792$23,572
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $9,937,682$11,697,308
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $19,315,259$21,303,170
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $40,617,824$44,800,835
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,663,922$1,381,025
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $5,534,409$6,840,079
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $29,580$32,215
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,227,911$8,253,319
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $33,389,913$36,367,288
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$180,228
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $33,389,913$36,547,516
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $40,617,824$44,800,835
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $36,547,516 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$13,201,479
XI-2 Total expenses$10,041,666
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,159,813
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$33,389,913
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$2,210
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$36,547,516

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