Net Positive INC FY2021 filing

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Buffalo, NY501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 46-2666977Revenue $474K in FY2021

On file with the IRSthefoundrybuffalo.org298 Northampton St, 14208-2303 · Buffalo, NYTax-exempt since Jan 2016Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Foundry uses an inclusive approach to advance individuals through hands-on learning, entrepreneurship, and exposure to possibilities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$40K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $150K a year · 22% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$40K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $153K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$194K
29% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 29% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$474K
+39% vs prior year
Spent
$348K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$482K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$474K
FY2021▲ +39%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$342K
FY2021$474K
FY2022$415K
FY2023$913K
FY2024$1.3M
Expenses
$348K
FY2021▲ +25%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$278K
FY2021$348K
FY2022$435K
FY2023$532K
FY2024$1.1M
Net assets
$482K
FY2021▲ +38%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$350K
FY2021$482K
FY2022$461K
FY2023$861K
FY2024$1.1M

From the FY2021 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 Jan 2016.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $305K Management & general 5% · $18K Fundraising 7% · $25K

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; $40K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$37,199Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$2,480Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Megan McNally’s $62K as Executive Director is at the 8th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services 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
Megan McNally$62,080$47,848$42,311$37,199$25,242
Russ Reinagel——$21,346$2,480$3,181

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps people grow through hands-on learning, starting businesses, and exploring new opportunities.

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2 programs · $305K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Education, empowerment, and employment The Foundry works with on average, 200 students, to explore various career paths, hands-on skill-building and new digital literacies through STEAM Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Mathematics sessions in our shops and labs, job training partnerships Baker-Victory Services, Youth…

$217Kprogram expense
02

Small business incubation The Foundry believes that creating the entrepreneurs, youth entrepreneurship programs, opportunities and conditions necessary for self-sufficiency and economic stability promotes a healthier community.

$88Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
See all 5 funders →
Grants paid · 5 grants · $326K · 2024–2024
Fruitbelt United INCNY · FY2024$111,960
Real TalkFY2024$76,432
Feed BuffaloNY · FY2024$50,000
Peace INCNY · FY2024$45,500
Galactic Tribe INCNY · FY2024$41,750

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$474K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$360K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$116K
Money outPt IX
$348K
Ln 25
Programscol B$305K
Managementcol C$18K
Fundraisingcol D$25K
Owns and owesPt X
$482K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$238K
Total assetsLn 16$676K
LiabilitiesLn 26$194K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$360K
Government grantsLn 1e$28K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$7K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$116K
Total revenueLn 12$474K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$81K
SavingsLn 2$156K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$238K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$379K
Other assetsLn 15$5K
Total assetsLn 16$676K
LiabilitiesLn 26$194K
Net assetsLn 32$482K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 527
VolunteersI 60
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$149K$238K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$388K$379K
Total assetsLn 16$545K$676K
LiabilitiesLn 26$195K$194K
Net assetsLn 32$350K$482K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$37K$32K$1K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$137K$119K$5K$12K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$15K$13K$618$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$13K$611$1K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$3K$160$360
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$24K$21K$945$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K$48$107
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K$57$128
Information technologyLn 14$1K$1K$50$113
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$35K$31K$3K$349
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$976$45$101
InterestLn 20$12K$11K$1K$118
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$27K$24K$2K$268
InsuranceLn 23$7K$6K$635$73
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$29K$25K$1K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$543$475$23$45
Total functional expensesLn 25$348K$305K$18K$25K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.3M$1.1M$198K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $913K$532K$381K$861K 990 PDF
FY2022 $415K$435K−$21K$461K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $474K$348K$127K$482K 990 PDF
FY2020 $342K$278K$64K$350K 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
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $474,364 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $245,752$359,677
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $93,652$115,658
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,698−$971
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $342,102$474,364
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $146,510$205,085
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $131,940$142,460
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $278,450$347,545
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $63,652$126,819
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $474,364 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$971 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$28,363
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$331,314
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$6,564
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$359,677
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)$115,658
VIII-12 Total revenue$474,364
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $347,545 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $32,363 · Management $1,488 · Fundraising $3,348$37,199
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $119,332 · Management $5,487 · Fundraising $12,345$137,164
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $13,433 · Management $618 · Fundraising $1,390$15,441
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,295 · Management $611 · Fundraising $1,375$15,281
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,480 · Management $160 · Fundraising $360$4,000
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $20,558 · Management $945 · Fundraising $2,127$23,630
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,037 · Management $48 · Fundraising $107$1,192
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,239 · Management $57 · Fundraising $128$1,424
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,092 · Management $50 · Fundraising $113$1,255
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $31,400 · Management $3,139 · Fundraising $349$34,888
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $976 · Management $45 · Fundraising $101$1,122
IX-20 InterestPrograms $10,610 · Management $1,061 · Fundraising $118$11,789
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $24,031 · Management $2,403 · Fundraising $268$26,702
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,351 · Management $635 · Fundraising $73$7,059
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $25,103 · Management $1,155 · Fundraising $2,598$28,856
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $475 · Management $23 · Fundraising $45$543
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $304,775 · Management $17,925 · Fundraising $24,845$347,545
Part X · Balance sheet $676,277 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $126,985$81,364
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $21,847$156,205
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $4,500$44,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,395$7,334
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,876$3,690
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $388,320$378,685
X-15 Other assets$4,999
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $544,923$676,277
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $16,168$23,377
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,485$4,335
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $195,273$194,412
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $335,924$377,150
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $13,726$104,715
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $349,650$481,865
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $544,923$676,277
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $481,865 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$474,364
XI-2 Total expenses$347,545
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$126,819
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$349,650
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$5,396
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$481,865

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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