The purpose of zeal is to create a thriving epicenter of entrepreneurship and pipeline of emerging rapid growth businesses to expand and diversify the Sioux Falls economy by providing incubator, accelerator and other entrepreneurial development services to companies launching in or expanding to the Sioux Falls region.

501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
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
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
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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $231K a year · 20% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $65K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$643K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.1M
+44% vs prior year
Spent
$971K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$6.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.1M
FY2023▲ +44%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$679K
FY2021$834K
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$836K
Expenses
$971K
FY2023▲ +1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$760K
FY2021$929K
FY2022$960K
FY2023$971K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$974K
Net assets
$6.0M
FY2023▲ +23%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.4M
FY2021$4.4M
FY2022$4.9M
FY2023$6.0M
FY2024$6.1M
FY2025$5.9M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending September 2023) · 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 Oct 2004.

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Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $714K Management & general 18% · $174K Fundraising 9% · $83K

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

16 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Bob Mundt’s $193K as Director is at the 96th 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.

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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

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1 program · $714K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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To assist in the development and expansion of emerging rapid growth businesses in the sioux falls region. To provide office space along with other entrepreneurial serivces to these businesses.

$714Kprogram expense

Funders

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$65K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$205K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$162K
Money outPt IX
$971K
Ln 25
Programscol B$714K
Managementcol C$174K
Fundraisingcol D$83K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$974K
Total assetsLn 16$6.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$643K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$303K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$282K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$162K
Investment incomeLn 3$205K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$634
Total revenueLn 12$2.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$317K
SavingsLn 2$657K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$974K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$200K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$6.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$643K
Net assetsLn 32$6.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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$1.2M$974K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$200K$200K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$268K$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$5.1M$6.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$220K$643K
Net assetsLn 32$4.9M$6.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$306K$230K$25K$52K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$17K$13K$1K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$71K$53K$6K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$26K$20K$2K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$43K$19K$24K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$60K$60K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$52K$52K
Office expensesLn 13$52K$45K$3K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$97K$94K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$98K$98K
TravelLn 17$4K$3K$342$727
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$4K$448
InterestLn 20$7K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$43K$42K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$8K$635
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$77K$67K$4K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$4K$133
Total functional expensesLn 25$971K$714K$174K$83K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $836K$974K−$138K$5.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$1.1M$60K$6.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $2.1M$971K$1.1M$6.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.5M$960K$505K$4.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $834K$929K−$95K$4.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $679K$760K−$81K$4.4M 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,104,533 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,111,464$1,737,678
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $475,453$161,553
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$122,408$205,302
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,464,509$2,104,533
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $369,686$420,781
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $589,952$550,611
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $959,638$971,392
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $504,871$1,133,141
Part VI · Governance 13 of 15 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,104,533 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$225,000
VIII-1e Government grants$302,888
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,209,790
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$281,698
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,737,678
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $161,553$161,553
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $205,936$205,936
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$634−$634
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $160,919 · Excluded from tax $205,936$2,104,533
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $971,392 across 17 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $229,835 · Management $24,515 · Fundraising $52,096$306,446
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $13,058 · Management $1,393 · Fundraising $2,960$17,411
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $53,150 · Management $5,669 · Fundraising $12,047$70,866
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,543 · Management $2,085 · Fundraising $4,430$26,058
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $19,409 · Management $23,723$43,132
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $59,677$59,677
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $51,818$51,818
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $44,504 · Management $3,141 · Fundraising $4,712$52,357
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $94,157 · Management $2,912$97,069
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $97,500$97,500
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,207 · Management $342 · Fundraising $727$4,276
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,033 · Management $448$4,481
IX-20 InterestManagement $6,556$6,556
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $41,796 · Management $1,293$43,089
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,441 · Management $635$9,076
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $66,806 · Management $4,136 · Fundraising $6,194$77,136
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,311 · Management $133$4,444
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $713,745 · Management $174,481 · Fundraising $83,166$971,392
Part X · Balance sheet $6,661,750 assets, 14 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $3,413,728; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,175,372$317,418
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$656,800
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $12,187$540,539
X-4 Accounts receivable$48,546
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $809$16,484
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $267,890$1,468,234
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $200,001$200,001
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,106,146$6,661,750
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $115,326$79,012
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $99,326$207,340
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $220,407$642,870
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,885,739$6,018,880
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,885,739$6,018,880
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,106,146$6,661,750
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,018,880 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,104,533
XI-2 Total expenses$971,392
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,133,141
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,885,739
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,018,880

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