Bounce Innovation Hub EIN 82-3351373 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Empowers innovators to turn their ideas into reality through services and programs. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $4.0M in revenue, $3.7M in expenses, and $1.7M in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Community Development
Location
Akron, OH
Website
bouncehub.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$4.0MFY2024
Expenses
$3.7M
Net assets
$1.7M
People
11
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  82-3351373 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Akron, OH
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Empowers innovators to turn their ideas into reality through services and programs.
Leadership
Jessica Sublett · CEO · $240K
Money in and out
$4.0M revenue, $3.7M expenses
Bottom line
78% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$4.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$3.7M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.7M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $345K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.78 Management & general $0.15 Fundraising $0.07
Program efficiency
78%
of spending reaches programs▼ -4% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
2.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +17% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+9%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -17% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$4.0M
FY2024▼ -0.8%
Expenses
$3.7M
FY2024▲ +1%
Total assets
$2.7M
FY2024▲ +20%
Total liabilities
$1.0M
FY2024▲ +12%
Total revenue
$4.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$3.7M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.7M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$345K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$2.7M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B78%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBounce Innovation Hub
EINHdr · item D82-3351373
Principal addressHdr · item CAkron, OH
WebsiteHdr · item Jbouncehub.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MOH
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCommunity Development (S31)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2018

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$240,000Pt VII · Sec A
$135,000Pt VII · Sec A
$83,750Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jessica Sublett’s $240K as CEO is at the 77th 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Doug Weintraub$291,875$261,875$277,708
Jessica Sublett$240,000$214,000$151,000$133,750$125,000
Susan Berg Herman$135,000$110,001
Jennifer Kelsch$83,750$75,000

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $2.8M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Entrepreneurial Service Provider (esp) Program

Bounce's esp program offers affordable office, lab, and light manufacturing space coupled with expert business counseling and advising, mentoring services, and networking opportunities. The esp program also provides advising, technical assistance, coaching, and networking opportunities to early stage software companies in order to assist…

$1.7Mprogram expense
02

Place at Bounce

Bounce innovation hub is a community-facing destination that includes public coworking space, private offices, reserved desks, conference rooms, event and classroom space, business incubation space including labs, offices, and light manufacturing space, and the ground floor caf.

$996Kprogram expense
03

Other Entrepreneurial Programming & Ecosystem Work

In addition to the esp program, bounce provides a variety of other entpreneurial support programs including our beyond startup workshop series. Beyond startup offers bi-weekly accessible workshops that are open to the community.

$165Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$3.0M · 73%
Program service revenue$1.0M · 25%
Investment income$21K · 1%
Other revenue$47K · 1%
Contributions & grants73%$3.0M
Program service revenue25%$1.0M
Investment income1%$21K
Other revenue1%$47K
— government grantsLn 1e$2.0M
Total revenueLn 12$4.0M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.78 Management & general $0.15 Fundraising $0.07
Program services78%$2.9M
Management & general15%$559K
Fundraising7%$248K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.7M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$648K
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$1.0M
Total net assetsLn 32$1.7M
Months of cash on handcomputed2.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $648K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $3.7M · Less non-cash grants $9K · Cash operating expenses/yr $3.7M
2.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $2.9M · Total expenses $3.7M
78%
Management & General
Management & general $559K · Total expenses $3.7M
15%
Fundraising
Fundraising $248K · Total expenses $3.7M
7%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $210K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $928K
$0.23 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $3.0M · Total revenue $4.0M
73%
Government reliance
Government grants $2.0M · Total revenue $4.0M
50%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $1.0M · Total revenue $4.0M
25%
Investment reliance
Investment income $21K · Total revenue $4.0M
+0.5%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $1.0M · Total expenses $3.7M
28%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $4.0M · Prior year $4.1M
-0.8%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $3.0M · FY2024 $4.0M
+8%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.7M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $4.0M · Expenses $3.7M
+9%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $2.7M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.7M · Total assets $2.7M
63%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $2.7M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Jessica Sublett · Reported title CEO · Highest reported compensation $240K · Total expenses $3.7M
6%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $2.4M · Total expenses $3.7M
66%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 78%
Overhead ratio 15%
Fundraising cost ratio 8%
Revenue growth -0.8%
Legal fee ratio 0.3%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 3 grants · $38K · 2022–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$15,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$3,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$20,000

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$4.0M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$4.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$3.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$3.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$3.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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