Aspire Johnson County INC

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Aspire Johnson County exists to promote business success and economic growth in Johnson County and the communities that are contiguous thereto. Its purposes are to: - encourage, foster, and stimulate the business success of our members; - retain, expand, and create employment and investment opportunities; - advocate for a business-friendly environment; - lead visioning, priority setting, and planning for the future; and - enhance quality of life concerns which have impact on and value to economic growth and development

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 35-1832901) · Dispute this line
501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 70 volunteers and 10 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)(6)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
The IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $95K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 0 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
86% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$105K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
2.5 mo
of spending, in cash
2.5 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $145K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$67K
17% of total assets
Liabilities are 17% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
14 of 14 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$1.2M
+19% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$332K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2024▲ +19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$649K
FY2021$702K
FY2022$834K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.2M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2024▲ +12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$805K
FY2021$800K
FY2022$979K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.2M
Net assets
$332K
FY2024▼ -2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$650K
FY2021$552K
FY2022$406K
FY2023$340K
FY2024$332K

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

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 1991.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $1.1M Management & general 13% · $160K Fundraising 1% · $13K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $105K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$104,620Pt VII · Sec A
Past Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Direct
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vc Business
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Direct
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vc Economic
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Christian Maslowski$104,620$98,283$95,361$97,953$107,935

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

Promotes business success and economic growth through member support and advocacy.

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1 program · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

As the local economic development organization for johnson county, aspire leverages community development opportunities to attract, retain and expand jobs and investment in the county. Aspire leads community development efforts through its volunteer program, where the public sector, private sector, and residents collaborate to address…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 35-1832901) · Dispute this line
$1.1Mprogram expense

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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$145K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$871K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$267K
Other incomeLn 4–11$70K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$160K
Fundraisingcol D$13K
Owns and owesPt X
$332K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$260K
Total assetsLn 16$399K
LiabilitiesLn 26$67K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$871K
Government grantsLn 1e$252K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$5K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$267K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$70K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$19K
SavingsLn 2$241K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$260K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$64
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$113K
Intangible assetsLn 14$333
Other assetsLn 15$26K
Total assetsLn 16$399K
LiabilitiesLn 26$67K
Net assetsLn 32$332K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 670
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$213K$260K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$125K$113K
Total assetsLn 16$370K$399K
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K$67K
Net assetsLn 32$340K$332K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$125K$112K$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$521K$469K$52K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$11K$10K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$50K$45K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$51K$46K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K$947
Lobbying feesLn 11d$49K$49K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$20K$18K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$7K$403$331
Office expensesLn 13$64K$29K$23K$12K
Information technologyLn 14$17K$8K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$113K$75K$38K
TravelLn 17$23K$23K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$54K$54K
InterestLn 20$100$90$10
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$20K$14K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$6K$670
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$74K$68K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$8K$767
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$1.1M$160K$13K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 13, 2025 $1.2M$1.2M−$8K$332K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 12, 2024 $1.0M$1.1M−$66K$340K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jul 26, 2023 $834K$979K−$146K$406K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 11, 2022 $702K$800K−$99K$552K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 $649K$805K−$156K$650K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990
Part I · Summary $1,215,176 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $798,291$871,467
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $155,213$266,735
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,438$7,129
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $65,694$69,845
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,022,636$1,215,176
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $678,698$758,580
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $409,964$464,944
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,088,662$1,223,524
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$66,026−$8,348
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,215,176 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $51,664 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$619,597
VIII-1e Government grants$251,520
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$350
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$5,335
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$871,467
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $215,071$215,071
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $7,129$7,129
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$63,392
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $6,453$6,453
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $273,188 · Excluded from tax $7,129$1,215,176
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,223,524 across 19 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $112,414 · Management $12,490$124,904
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $468,740 · Management $52,082$520,822
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $10,123 · Management $1,125$11,248
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $45,447 · Management $5,050$50,497
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $45,998 · Management $5,111$51,109
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $8,518 · Management $947$9,465
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $49,451$49,451
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $18,078 · Management $1,922$20,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,214 · Management $403 · Fundraising $331$7,948
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $28,801 · Management $22,744 · Fundraising $12,406$63,951
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $8,258 · Management $8,258$16,516
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $74,893 · Management $37,644$112,537
IX-17 TravelPrograms $22,693$22,693
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $54,127$54,127
IX-20 InterestPrograms $90 · Management $10$100
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $13,821 · Management $5,705$19,526
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,030 · Management $670$6,700
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $68,408 · Management $5,099$73,507
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,656 · Management $767$8,423
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,050,760 · Management $160,027 · Fundraising $12,737$1,223,524
Part X · Balance sheet $399,128 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $36,160$18,677
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $176,897$240,952
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $988$64
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $125,218$112,870
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $4,333$333
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $26,232$26,232
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $369,828$399,128
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $29,817$67,465
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $29,817$67,465
X-29 Capital stock or trust principalStart of year $214,227$214,227
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $125,784$117,436
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $340,011$331,663
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $369,828$399,128
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $331,663 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,215,176
XI-2 Total expenses$1,223,524
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$8,348
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$340,011
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$331,663

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