Startup Virginia is a non-profit, high-growth-business incubator, dedicated to building a long-term, sustainable economy for Virginia. We connect our Startup community to exceptional mentors and extensive programs in a dynamic workplace.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$123K 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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FY2020 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $106K a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 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
$123K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $347K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$249K
22% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 22% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$773K
Spent
$586K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$885K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$773K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$773K
FY2021$707K
FY2022$942K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$586K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$586K
FY2021$692K
FY2022$789K
FY2023$939K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$885K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$885K
FY2021$900K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.3M

From the FY2020 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 Nov 2016.

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Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $398K Management & general 19% · $111K Fundraising 13% · $77K

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; $123K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$123,100Pt VII · Sec A
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Richard Wintsch’s $206K as Executive Director is at the 68th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Richard Wintsch$205,890$187,150$166,079$163,311$123,100
Noelle James$170,048$147,050$128,600$111,843—

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

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1 program · $398K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Startup virgina (sva) acts as a front door to ENTREPRENEURSHIP/STARTUP hub for both main street and high potential startups in the richmond, va region by providing a dynamic workspace for high potential companies and eduational programming for the entire COMMUNITY.HIGH potential startups - for sva's high potential member startups sva…

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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 FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$773K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$550K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$219K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$586K
Ln 25
Programscol B$398K
Managementcol C$111K
Fundraisingcol D$77K
Owns and owesPt X
$885K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$655K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$249K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$550K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$219K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$773
Total revenueLn 12$773K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$655K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$655K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$26K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$249K
Net assetsLn 32$885K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 6150
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$373K$655K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$29K$26K
Total assetsLn 16$885K$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$187K$249K
Net assetsLn 32$698K$885K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$321K$212K$46K$63K
Payroll taxesLn 10$25K$16K$4K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$13K$13K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$681$322
Office expensesLn 13$19K$9K$10K
Information technologyLn 14$19K$13K$4K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$112K$93K$15K$4K
TravelLn 17$2K$450$1K$117
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$14K$7K$4K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$52K$46K$5K$530
All other expensesLn 24e$617$617
Total functional expensesLn 25$586K$398K$111K$77K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.1M$1.1M−$13K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.2M$1.0M$200K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.0M$939K$94K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $942K$789K$153K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $707K$692K$15K$900K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $773K$586K$187K$885K 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 $773,304 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $604,221$549,598
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $366,624$218,723
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $180$4,210
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$773
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $971,025$773,304
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $325,907$345,551
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $219,314$240,571
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $545,221$586,122
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $425,804$187,182
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $773,304 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$549,598
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$549,598
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $218,723$218,723
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,210$4,210
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $773$773
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $218,723 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,983$773,304
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $586,122 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $212,452 · Management $45,547 · Fundraising $62,996$320,995
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,899 · Management $3,654 · Fundraising $5,003$24,556
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $12,710$12,710
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $681 · Fundraising $322$1,003
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,346 · Management $9,899$19,245
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $13,407 · Management $3,860 · Fundraising $1,654$18,921
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $92,624 · Management $15,360 · Fundraising $3,840$111,824
IX-17 TravelPrograms $450 · Management $1,371 · Fundraising $117$1,938
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $7,143 · Management $3,834 · Fundraising $2,580$13,557
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $8,300$8,300
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $46,490 · Management $5,436 · Fundraising $530$52,456
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $617$617
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $398,492 · Management $110,588 · Fundraising $77,042$586,122
Part X · Balance sheet $1,134,424 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $372,939$654,972
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $450,836$424,874
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,010$8,750
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $28,505$26,457
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $22,126$19,371
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $885,367$1,134,424
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,084$3,717
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $181,267$245,509
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $187,351$249,226
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $242,580$381,686
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $455,436$503,512
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $698,016$885,198
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $885,367$1,134,424
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $885,198 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$773,304
XI-2 Total expenses$586,122
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$187,182
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$698,016
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$885,198

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