Pipeline INC

Tax-deductible

Kansas City, KS501(c)(3)Community DevelopmentEIN 26-4399870

Pipeline, INC. Fosters the development of high-growth entrepreneurs in the midwest

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 14 volunteers and 3 employees.
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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $6K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$188K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 63% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $1.1M
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$16K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
-2% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$1.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2024▼ -2%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$785K
FY2021$660K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.4M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2024▼ -27%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$870K
FY2021$793K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.2M
Net assets
$1.0M
FY2024▲ +24%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$966K
FY2021$832K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$824K
FY2024$1.0M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2009.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $1.1M Management & general 10% · $118K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990; $188K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$188,438Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Melissa Vincent’s $188K as Executive Director is at the 63rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Melissa Vincent$188,438$180,420$167,263$155,570$164,600
Joni Cobb Kaufmann————$178,300
Joe Hadzima—$7,500$7,500$7,500$7,500

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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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Develops high-growth entrepreneurs in the Midwest.

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1 program service account for $1.1M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Operating since 2006, the pipeline entreprenurial fellowship program consists of three activities: 1) training entrepreneurs in business acumen; 2) developing mentors to enhance the educational experience of entrepreneurial program participants; 3) operating an alumni program for continued access to educationsl tools.

$1.1Mprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$34K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$118K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$994K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$34K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$994K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$994K
Other assetsLn 15$17K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 614
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$863K$994K
Total assetsLn 16$865K$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$41K$16K
Net assetsLn 32$824K$1.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$188K$188K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$290K$290K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$50K$50K
Payroll taxesLn 10$38K$38K
Management feesLn 11a$178K$178K
Accounting feesLn 11c$52K$52K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$23K$23K
TravelLn 17$138K$134K$5K
InterestLn 20$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$243K$221K$22K
All other expensesLn 24e$15K$12K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$1.1M$118K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.4M$1.2M$198K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.5M$1.7M−$231K$824K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.0M$224K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $660K$793K−$134K$832K 990 PDF
FY2020 $785K$870K−$85K$966K 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 $1,426,820 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$4,975
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,388,145
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,393,120
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $33,700$33,700
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $33,700 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,426,820
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,228,715 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $188,438$188,438
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $289,592$289,592
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $49,999$49,999
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $38,480$38,480
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $178,500$178,500
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $51,972$51,972
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $7,701$7,701
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $22,667$22,667
IX-17 TravelPrograms $133,572 · Management $4,800$138,372
IX-20 InterestManagement $1,241$1,241
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,617$3,617
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $220,693 · Management $22,059$242,752
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $11,746 · Management $3,638$15,384
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,111,020 · Management $117,695 · Fundraising $0$1,228,715
Part X · Balance sheet $1,038,261 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $863,045$994,429
X-4 Accounts receivable$26,375
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,813$17,457
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $864,858$1,038,261
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $40,092$488
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $491$15,393
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $40,583$15,881
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $824,275$1,022,380
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $824,275$1,022,380
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $864,858$1,038,261
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,022,380 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,426,820
XI-2 Total expenses$1,228,715
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$198,105
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$824,275
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,022,380

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

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