To incubate and accelerate tech & bio-focued, high growth business by providing teams with a proven blueprint for success, support in strategic areas, and access to an inclusive and supportive community. We add value by being a catalyst for growth to our members and partners.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$331K 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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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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $552K a year · 13% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$331K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
18 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 17.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $113K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5.3M
28% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 28% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 22 voting members
Looks good: 21 of 22 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.5M
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$4.2M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$13.6M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$4.5M
FY2025▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$3.2M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$5.7M
FY2024$4.7M
FY2025$4.5M
Expenses
$4.2M
FY2025▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$3.5M
FY2022$3.4M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$3.9M
FY2025$4.2M
Net assets
$13.6M
FY2025▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$11.1M
FY2022$10.7M
FY2022$10.2M
FY2023$12.6M
FY2024$13.4M
FY2025$13.6M

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 Aug 1986.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $3.3M Management & general 18% · $746K Fundraising 4% · $154K

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

22 people listed on the 990; $331K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$331,400Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
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$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021
Brooke Gillis$331,400———
Gillis Brooke—$281,000$254,334—
Guerin Russell Abby—$158,050——
Andrew Honeycutt———$108,779

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

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1 program · $3.3M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Innovation depot is a business incubation program operating in partnership with the university of alabama at birmingham. The program is housed in a 140,000 square foot facility that focuses on the development and growth of emerging BIOTECH/LIFE science, information technology, engineering technology, and business service companies.

$3.3Mprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.1M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$160K
Money outPt IX
$4.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.3M
Managementcol C$746K
Fundraisingcol D$154K
Owns and owesPt X
$13.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.3M
Total assetsLn 16$18.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a22
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$160K
Total revenueLn 12$4.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$315K
SavingsLn 2$6.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$6.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12.5M
Total assetsLn 16$18.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.3M
Net assetsLn 32$13.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 60
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$3.9M$6.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12.7M$12.5M
Total assetsLn 16$16.7M$18.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.3M$5.3M
Net assetsLn 32$13.4M$13.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$920K$535K$250K$136K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$20K$12K$6K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$51K$30K$14K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$50K$29K$14K$7K
Legal feesLn 11b$37K$37K
Accounting feesLn 11c$134K$134K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$137K$137K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$14K$14K
Office expensesLn 13$76K$57K$19K
Information technologyLn 14$63K$63K
OccupancyLn 16$950K$950K
TravelLn 17$15K$677$15K
InterestLn 20$107K$107K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$645K$645K
InsuranceLn 23$38K$38K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$982K$976K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$1K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.2M$3.3M$746K$154K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $4.5M$4.2M$212K$13.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.7M$3.9M$796K$13.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.7M$3.2M$2.5M$12.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.0M$3.4M−$445K$10.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.2M$3.5M−$301K$11.1M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $4,461,497 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,218,381$1,161,600
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,323,683$3,139,407
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $120,323$160,490
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,662,387$4,461,497
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $938,003$1,041,727
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,928,333$3,207,371
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,866,336$4,249,098
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $796,051$212,399
Part VI · Governance 21 of 22 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body22
VI-1b Independent voting members21
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 $4,461,497 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,161,600
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,161,600
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,139,407$3,139,407
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $160,490$160,490
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,299,897$4,461,497
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,249,098 across 17 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $534,622 · Management $249,577 · Fundraising $135,849$920,048
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $11,870 · Management $5,543 · Fundraising $3,017$20,430
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $29,845 · Management $13,936 · Fundraising $7,587$51,368
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $28,985 · Management $13,531 · Fundraising $7,365$49,881
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $37,301$37,301
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $134,434$134,434
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $136,507$136,507
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $14,147$14,147
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $56,633 · Management $18,945$75,578
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $62,668$62,668
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $950,189$950,189
IX-17 TravelPrograms $677 · Management $14,705$15,382
IX-20 InterestManagement $106,807$106,807
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $644,634$644,634
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $37,705$37,705
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $976,283 · Management $5,987$982,270
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,059 · Management $8,690$9,749
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,349,317 · Management $745,963 · Fundraising $153,818$4,249,098
Part X · Balance sheet $18,832,571 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $359,614$315,255
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,567,575$5,971,459
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $64,557$56,454
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $12,652,851$12,489,403
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $16,676,067$18,832,571
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $147,080$285,024
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,161,549$4,967,710
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,308,629$5,252,734
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $10,579,960$12,164,718
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,787,478$1,415,119
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $13,367,438$13,579,837
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $16,676,067$18,832,571
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $13,579,837 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,461,497
XI-2 Total expenses$4,249,098
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$212,399
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$13,367,438
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$13,579,837

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