Innovate Birmingham

IRS exemption revoked

Birmingham, AL501(c)(3)EmploymentEIN 81-5327975Revenue $344K in FY2022

On file with the IRSinnovatebham.com1500 1st Ave N Unit 73d · Birmingham, ALTax-exempt since Jul 2017Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Innovate Birmingham is a nonprofit organization working to promote economic mobility and fill the tech talent gap in central alabama.

75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 9 volunteers and 13 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
Revoked
IRS exemption revoked
Concern: the IRS revoked its tax exemption.
IRS Auto-Revocation List
Latest return
FY2022
latest Form 990
Worth a look: the latest return is for FY2022, 4 tax years back; more than 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $6K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$66K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 62% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $59
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$120K
54% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 54% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$344K
-64% vs prior year
Spent
$555K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$100K
By yearFY2020–FY2022
Revenue
$344K
FY2022▼ -64%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$951K
FY2022$344K
Expenses
$555K
FY2022▼ -40%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$927K
FY2022$555K
Net assets
$100K
FY2022▼ -68%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$308K
FY2021$311K
FY2022$100K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

Form 990 (PDF) Claim
IRS revoked this organization's tax-exempt status on May 15, 2026

Is it real?

No. The IRS revoked its tax exemption. Latest filing on record: FY2022. IRS ruling in Jul 2017.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $414K Management & general 13% · $74K Fundraising 12% · $66K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $66K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director of Operations
$66,113Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Denita Bearden’s $66K as Director of Operations is at the 62nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1216 $100K–1M employment 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021
Denita Bearden$66,113$70,500

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

Fills the tech talent gap and promotes economic mobility in Central Alabama.

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1 program · $414K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

In 2016, following the award of the us department of labor's america'spromise grant (led by the university of alabama at birmingham (uab)), acoalition of over 15 community partners and 30 employers came together tosolve two problems: (1) meet the demand of an it workforce growing at thesecond-fastest pace in the country; (2) harness the…

$414Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$59

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$344K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$343K
Investment incomeLn 3$216
Other incomeLn 4–11$107
Money outPt IX
$555K
Ln 25
Programscol B$414K
Managementcol C$74K
Fundraisingcol D$66K
Owns and owesPt X
$100K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$167K
Total assetsLn 16$220K
LiabilitiesLn 26$120K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$343K
Investment incomeLn 3$216
Other incomeLn 4–11$107
Total revenueLn 12$344K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$167K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$167K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$220K
LiabilitiesLn 26$120K
Net assetsLn 32$100K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
VolunteersI 69
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$326K$167K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$326K$220K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K$120K
Net assetsLn 32$311K$100K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$66K$53K$3K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$236K$189K$12K$35K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$42K$34K$2K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$16K$994$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$1K$77$231
Accounting feesLn 11c$24K$19K$1K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$39K$31K$2K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$5K$301$902
Office expensesLn 13$294$294
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$1K$81$243
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$145$434
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$114K$62K$51K$523
All other expensesLn 24e$170$170
Total functional expensesLn 25$555K$414K$74K$66K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2022 Latest Viewing $344K$555K−$211K$100K 990 PDF
FY2021 $951K$927K$24K$311K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.5M$1.3M$168K$308K 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 FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $343,555 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $950,993$343,232
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $178$216
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$107
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $951,171$343,555
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 $627,324$364,700
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $299,597$189,906
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $926,921$554,606
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $24,250−$211,051
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $343,555 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$343,232
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$343,232
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $216$216
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $107$107
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $107 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $216$343,555
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $554,606 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $52,890 · Management $3,306 · Fundraising $9,917$66,113
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $188,996 · Management $11,812 · Fundraising $35,437$236,245
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $33,966 · Management $2,123 · Fundraising $6,369$42,458
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,907 · Management $994 · Fundraising $2,983$19,884
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,230 · Management $77 · Fundraising $231$1,538
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $19,031 · Management $1,189 · Fundraising $3,569$23,789
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $31,420 · Management $1,964 · Fundraising $5,891$39,275
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,810 · Management $301 · Fundraising $902$6,013
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $294$294
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,488 · Management $81 · Fundraising $243$1,812
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,315 · Management $145 · Fundraising $434$2,894
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $62,359 · Management $51,239 · Fundraising $523$114,121
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $170$170
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $414,412 · Management $73,695 · Fundraising $66,499$554,606
Part X · Balance sheet $219,808 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $325,514$167,362
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$52,446
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $325,514$219,808
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $14,220$119,565
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $14,220$119,565
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $263,173$75,243
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $48,121$25,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $311,294$100,243
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $325,514$219,808
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $100,243 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$343,555
XI-2 Total expenses$554,606
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$211,051
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$311,294
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$100,243

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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