Launchyourcity INC EIN 26-3190220 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Launchyourcity INC FY2021 filing

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Helps Memphis entrepreneurs take first steps, offering co-working and mentoring to launch new businesses. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $661K in revenue, $897K in expenses, and $-360K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Community Development
Location
Collierville, TN
Website
www.neverstop.co
Filings
5 on file (2020–2021)
Revenue
$661KFY2021
Expenses
$897K
Net assets
$-360K
People
11
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  26-3190220 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Collierville, TN
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Helps Memphis entrepreneurs take first steps, offering co-working and mentoring to launch new businesses.
Leadership
Eric Mathews · CEO, President, Founder · $64K
Money in and out
$661K revenue, $897K expenses
Bottom line
73% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$661K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$897K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-360K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$236K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.73 Management & general $0.18 Fundraising $0.08
Program efficiency
73%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
0.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-36%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$661K
FY2021▼ -56%
Expenses
$897K
FY2021▼ -15%
Total assets
$55K
FY2021▼ -71%
Total liabilities
$414K
FY2021▲ +34%
Total revenue
$661K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$897K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-360K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$236K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$55K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B73%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CLaunchyourcity INC
EINHdr · item D26-3190220
Principal addressHdr · item CCollierville, TN
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.neverstop.co
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTN
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCommunity Development (S30)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2009

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a10
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b10
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
CEO, President, Founder
$64,250Pt VII · Sec A
Co-President, Observer Boa
$50,745Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member, Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member, Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Eric Mathews’s $126K as CEO, President, Founder is at the 85th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1710 $100K–1M community development nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Eric Mathews$125,922$100,528$156,417$64,250$109,947
Andre Fowkles$137,031$50,745$93,208

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $659K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Supporting early-stage start-ups in all areas of business development. Entrepreneurs are schooled in developing a business model that will achieve sustainability. They receive mentoring, financial counseling and opportunities to compete in the marketplace for investor funding.

$659Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$438K · 66%
Contributions & grants$216K · 33%
Other revenue$7K · 1%
Program service revenue66%$438K
Contributions & grants33%$216K
Other revenue1%$7K
Investment income$21
— government grantsLn 1e$98K
Total revenueLn 12$661K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.73 Management & general $0.18 Fundraising $0.08
Program services73%$659K
Management & general18%$164K
Fundraising8%$74K
Total functional expensesLn 25$897K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$13K
Total assetsLn 16$55K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$414K
Total net assetsLn 32$-360K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $21K · Operating expenses/yr $897K
0.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $659K · Total expenses $897K
73%
Management & General
Management & general $164K · Total expenses $897K
18%
Fundraising
Fundraising $74K · Total expenses $897K
8%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $79K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $157K
$0.50 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $216K · Total revenue $661K
33%
Government reliance
Government grants $98K · Total revenue $661K
15%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $438K · Total revenue $661K
66%
Investment reliance
Investment income $21 · Total revenue $661K
<0.01%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $438K · Total expenses $897K
49%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $661K · Prior year $1.5M
-56%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $-360K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $661K · Expenses $897K
-36%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $55K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $-360K · Total assets $55K
-660%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $8K · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $55K
14%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Eric Mathews · Reported title CEO, PRESIDENT, FOUNDER · Highest reported compensation $64K · Total expenses $897K
7%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $541K · Total expenses $897K
60%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 73%
Overhead ratio 18%
Fundraising cost ratio 34%
Revenue growth -56%
Legal fee ratio 0.8%
Accounting fee ratio 3%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$881K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$488K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$661K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$1.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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