The trailhead is a collaborative professional space that encourages gathering, connecting, and learning in an effort to develop the next generation of business successes in the Boise, idaho area.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 5 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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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $34K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$230K
to officers and key staff · 28% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 28% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.6 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $31K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$121K
229% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 229% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$685K
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$813K
To programs
68%
Net assets
−$68K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$685K
FY2025▲ +14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$539K
FY2021$611K
FY2022$894K
FY2023$851K
FY2024$604K
FY2025$685K
Expenses
$813K
FY2025▲ +13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$577K
FY2021$639K
FY2022$896K
FY2023$741K
FY2024$721K
FY2025$813K
Net assets
−$68K
FY2025▼ -215%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$96K
FY2021$68K
FY2022$66K
FY2023$176K
FY2024$59K
FY2025−$68K

From the FY2025 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2015.

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Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $555K Management & general 29% · $233K Fundraising 3% · $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

12 people listed on the 990; $230K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Former CEO and Ed
$148,275Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$82,223Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tiam Rastegar’s $148K as Former CEO and Ed is at the 90th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1709 $100K–1M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tiam Rastegar$148,275$149,586$142,870$137,645$129,736$127,124
Jacob Grinwis$82,223—————

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

Connects and supports entrepreneurs to foster business growth in Boise.

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3 programs · $513K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Base camp is trailhead's coworking and community space, providing entrepreneurs, startups, and small businesses in the boise region with flexible workspace, meeting facilities, and access to a collaborative professional community.

$220Kprogram expense
02

Boise startup week (BSW) is trailhead's flagship annual event and one of the largest entrepreneurship-focused programming initiatives in the pacific northwest, convening founders, investors, mentors, and community members over the course of a multi-day celebration of entrepreneurship in the boise region.

$219Kprogram expense
03

Trailhead's general programming encompasses the organization's portfolio of educational initiatives, mentorship programs, community events, and capacity-building activities that fall outside of its flagship base camp and boise startup week programs.

$75Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$31K
Grants paid · 20 grants · $588K · 2020–2025
Qtex Ai INCFY2025$54,000
Individual RecipientFY2025$50,000
Unitemized GrantFY2025$2,500
Unitemized GrantFY2025$2,000
Unitemized GrantFY2025$1,096
Unitemized GrantFY2025$854
Unitemized GrantFY2024$136,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,000
Nosh Foods LLCFY2023$50,000
Flashpoint Building System LLCFY2023$50,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$22,825
Boise State UniversityFY2023$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$500
Galena InnovationsFY2022$50,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$16,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$4,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$74,500
Unitemized GrantFY2021$4,000
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$685K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$476K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$206K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$813K
Ln 25
Programscol B$555K
Managementcol C$233K
Fundraisingcol D$25K
Owns and owesPt X
−$68K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$43K
Total assetsLn 16$53K
LiabilitiesLn 26$121K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$476K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$206K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Gains on assetsLn 7$4K
Total revenueLn 12$685K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$43K
SavingsLn 2$231
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$43K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Other assetsLn 15$7K
Total assetsLn 16$53K
LiabilitiesLn 26$121K
Net assetsLn 32−$68K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 650
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$86K$43K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$92K$53K
LiabilitiesLn 26$33K$121K
Net assetsLn 32$59K−$68K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$126K$126K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$6K$6K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$261K$186K$58K$17K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$69K$55K$9K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$28K$20K$6K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$45K$45K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$16K$16K
Office expensesLn 13$18K$7K$9K$949
Information technologyLn 14$17K$15K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$128K$13K$115K
TravelLn 17$12K$1K$10K$155
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$29K$26K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$35K$35K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$984$825$159
Total functional expensesLn 25$813K$555K$233K$25K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $685K$813K−$128K−$68K 990 PDF
FY2024 $604K$721K−$117K$59K 990 PDF
FY2023 $851K$741K$110K$176K 990 PDF
FY2022 $894K$896K−$2K$66K 990 PDF
FY2021 $611K$639K−$28K$68K 990 PDF
FY2020 $539K$577K−$38K$96K 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 $685,412 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $437,608$475,820
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $164,900$205,852
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$3,740
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,366$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $603,874$685,412
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $158,500$132,850
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $365,648$361,893
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $196,497$318,260
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $720,645$813,003
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$116,771−$127,591
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $685,412 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$475,820
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$475,820
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $205,852 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$205,852
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $3,740 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,740
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $209,592 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$685,412
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $813,003 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $126,400$126,400
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $6,450$6,450
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $185,700 · Management $58,274 · Fundraising $17,326$261,300
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $55,329 · Management $8,604 · Fundraising $5,162$69,095
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $3,050$3,050
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,469 · Management $6,134 · Fundraising $1,845$28,448
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,620$15,620
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $44,703$44,703
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $15,583$15,583
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,427 · Management $9,453 · Fundraising $949$17,829
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $15,479 · Management $1,089$16,568
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $13,003 · Management $114,976$127,979
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,354 · Management $10,151 · Fundraising $155$11,660
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $25,612 · Management $3,234$28,846
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,914$1,914
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,033$2,033
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $34,541 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$34,541
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $825 · Management $159$984
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $554,789 · Management $232,777 · Fundraising $25,437$813,003
Part X · Balance sheet $53,003 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $85,839$43,122
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $351$231
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,059$373
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,190$2,277
X-15 Other assets$7,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $92,439$53,003
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $32,144$61,299
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,000$60,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $33,144$121,299
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $59,295−$68,296
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $59,295−$68,296
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $92,439$53,003
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$68,296 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$685,412
XI-2 Total expenses$813,003
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$127,591
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$59,295
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$68,296

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