Switchboard Ventures INC FY2023 filing

Sugar Land, TX · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · International

✓ Tax-deductible Latest data FY2023
Revenue
$233K
▲ +4% vs prior year
Spent
$848K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$413K
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Form 990 for the fiscal year ending December 2023 (IRS tax year 2023).

Status and standing

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Foundation funders?
1 funder — Natl Christian Charitable Fdn INC
$6K in the latest grant year.
Spent on programs?
81% to programs
Form 990 Part IX, latest filing.
Size and trend
$100K–1M
↑ +4% vs prior year
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CSwitchboard Ventures INC
EINHdr · item D45-4000615
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 2013
Latest filingForm 990FY2024 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CSugar Land, TX
NTEE classificationIRS BMFInternational (Q33)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.switchboardventures.org

Where the money goes

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.81 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.03
Program services81%$688K
Management & general16%$133K
Fundraising3%$28K
Total functional expensesLn 25$848K

Financial health

Revenue & expenses by yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$233K
FY2023▲ +4%
Expenses
$848K
FY2023▲ +247%
Program efficiency
81%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
0.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-264%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Total assets
$424K
FY2023▼ -59%
Total liabilities
$11K
FY2023▲ +30%
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$615K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$424K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B81%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 42

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$44K
Total assetsLn 16$424K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$11K
Total net assetsLn 32$413K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.6

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$233K
Total revenueLn 12$233K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $44K · Operating expenses/yr $848K
0.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $688K · Total expenses $848K
81%
Management & General
Management & general $133K · Total expenses $848K
16%
Fundraising
Fundraising $28K · Total expenses $848K
3%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $27K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $300K
$0.09 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $233K · Total revenue $233K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $233K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $233K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $233K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $848K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $233K · Prior year $223K
+4%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $413K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $233K · Expenses $848K
-264%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $424K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $413K · Total assets $424K
97%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $424K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Michael Cox · Reported title President and Director · Highest reported compensation $99K · Total expenses $848K
12%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $163K · Total expenses $848K
19%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 81%——
Overhead ratio 16%——
Fundraising cost ratio 12%——
Revenue growth 4%——
Investment management fee ratio 0%——
Legal fee ratio 0%——
Accounting fee ratio 0%——
Fundraising fee ratio 0%——

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.

Leadership and pay

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President and Director
$99,000Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary Treasurer and Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President and Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Cox’s $99K as President and Director is at the 81st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $100K–1M international 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michael Cox$99,000$99,000$90,000$90,000$90,000

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a3
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b2
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

Provides small business loans and consulting to help the poor and underprivileged in developing countries.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $688K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Business Consulting Services

Switchboard ventures provided consulting services in different areas of business formation and operation for organizations and or individuals looking to start businesses that benefit the poor distressed and underprivileged in developing countries around the world.

$687Kprogram expense
02

Investment Capital

Switchboard ventures provided capital investments to business start-ups in developing countries in order to benefit the poor distressed and underprivileged. Capital investments have been made to around 40 different organizations or individuals living in burma pakistan turkey etc.

$820program expense

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Funders

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K

Filing history

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2024 Latest $186K$210K-20% 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $233K$848K+4% 990 PDF
FY2022 $223K$245K-50% 990 PDF
FY2021 $444K$288K+62% 990 PDF
FY2020 $274K$211K 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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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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