Aspire Johnson County INC FY2023 filing

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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

85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$98K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
not on the IRS revocation list
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Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
0 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $95K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$98K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $145K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$30K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.0M
+23% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$340K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2023▲ +23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$649K
FY2021$702K
FY2022$834K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.2M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2023▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$805K
FY2021$800K
FY2022$979K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.2M
Net assets
$340K
FY2023▼ -16%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$650K
FY2021$552K
FY2022$406K
FY2023$340K
FY2024$332K

From the FY2023 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 Nov 1991.

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Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $927K Management & general 14% · $150K Fundraising 1% · $12K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $98K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$98,283Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Direct
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vc Economic
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vc Business
$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

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  • 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 · $914K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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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…

$914Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$145K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$798K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$155K
Other incomeLn 4–11$66K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$927K
Managementcol C$150K
Fundraisingcol D$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$340K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$213K
Total assetsLn 16$370K
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$798K
Government grantsLn 1e$181K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$3K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$155K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$66K
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$36K
SavingsLn 2$177K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$213K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$125K
Other assetsLn 15$26K
Total assetsLn 16$370K
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K
Net assetsLn 32$340K
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$254K$213K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$141K$125K
Total assetsLn 16$432K$370K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K$30K
Net assetsLn 32$406K$340K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$120K$108K$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$465K$419K$47K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$8K$7K$814
Other employee benefitsLn 9$39K$35K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$46K$42K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K$238
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$7K$752
Lobbying feesLn 11d$37K$37K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$16K$14K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$6K$774
Office expensesLn 13$53K$23K$19K$11K
Information technologyLn 14$14K$7K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$109K$70K$38K
TravelLn 17$18K$18K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$44K$44K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$21K$14K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$5K$563
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$67K$62K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$8K$903
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$927K$150K$12K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.2M$1.2M−$8K$332K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.0M$1.1M−$66K$340K 990 PDF
FY2022 $834K$979K−$146K$406K 990 PDF
FY2021 $702K$800K−$99K$552K 990 PDF
FY2020 $649K$805K−$156K$650K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,022,636 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $668,045$798,291
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $106,635$155,213
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $61$3,438
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $59,190$65,694
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $833,931$1,022,636
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $589,821$678,698
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $389,667$409,964
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $979,488$1,088,662
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$145,557−$66,026
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 $1,022,636 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $21,924 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$616,941
VIII-1e Government grants$181,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$350
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$3,305
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$798,291
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $133,289$133,289
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,438$3,438
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$57,531
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $8,163$8,163
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $163,376 · Excluded from tax $3,438$1,022,636
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,088,662 across 19 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $107,896 · Management $11,988$119,884
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $418,774 · Management $46,531$465,305
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $7,324 · Management $814$8,138
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $35,001 · Management $3,889$38,890
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $41,833 · Management $4,648$46,481
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,139 · Management $238$2,377
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $6,763 · Management $752$7,515
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $37,323$37,323
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $13,977 · Management $1,769$15,746
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,696 · Fundraising $774$6,470
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $22,756 · Management $19,124 · Fundraising $10,846$52,726
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,148 · Management $7,148$14,296
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $70,351 · Management $38,414$108,765
IX-17 TravelPrograms $17,636$17,636
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $44,402$44,402
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $13,913 · Management $7,578$21,491
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,064 · Management $563$5,627
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $61,666 · Management $5,197$66,863
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,824 · Management $903$8,727
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $927,486 · Management $149,556 · Fundraising $11,620$1,088,662
Part X · Balance sheet $369,828 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $84,508$36,160
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $169,320$176,897
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,283$988
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $141,359$125,218
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $8,333$4,333
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $26,232$26,232
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $432,035$369,828
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $25,998$29,817
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $25,998$29,817
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $406,037$340,011
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $432,035$369,828
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $340,011 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,022,636
XI-2 Total expenses$1,088,662
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$66,026
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$406,037
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$340,011

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