Bounce Innovation Hub

Tax-deductible

Akron, OH501(c)(3)Community DevelopmentEIN 82-3351373

Provide services and programs to anyone with a mind for innovation to make their visions a reality.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 23 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $80K a year · 2% 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
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$459K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 77% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $560K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.0M
37% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 37% of assets; 50% or less.
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
$4.0M
-0.8% vs prior year
Spent
$3.7M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$1.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$4.0M
FY2024▼ -0.8%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$4.1M
FY2024$4.0M
Expenses
$3.7M
FY2024▲ +1%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.9M
FY2021$3.2M
FY2022$3.5M
FY2023$3.7M
FY2024$3.7M
Net assets
$1.7M
FY2024▲ +24%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$907K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.7M

From the FY2024 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2018.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $2.9M Management & general 15% · $559K Fundraising 7% · $248K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990; $459K paid to officers and key staff.

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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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

Programs and updates

Empowers innovators to turn their ideas into reality through services and programs.

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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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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

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

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$47K
Money outPt IX
$3.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.9M
Managementcol C$559K
Fundraisingcol D$248K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$648K
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.0M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$9K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$66K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$21K
Other incomeLn 4–11$47K
Total revenueLn 12$4.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$480K
SavingsLn 2$168K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$648K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$300K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 523
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$544K$648K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$347K$300K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$492K$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$895K$1.0M
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$1.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2K$2K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$475K$180K$204K$91K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$706K$541K$127K$38K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$10K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.2M$1.0M$17K$99K
Payroll taxesLn 10$91K$69K$13K$9K
Legal feesLn 11b$11K$2K$9K$518
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$84K$17K$64K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$25K$2K$23K
Office expensesLn 13$21K$21K
TravelLn 17$7K$60$7K
InterestLn 20$14K$14K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$111K$111K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$981K$897K$76K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.7M$2.9M$559K$248K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $4.0M$3.7M$345K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.1M$3.7M$421K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.2M$3.5M−$332K$907K 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.1M$3.2M−$104K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.0M$2.9M$69K$1.3M 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,041,831 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$66,327
VIII-1e Government grants$2,007,359
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$882,757
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$9,110
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,956,443
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,017,406$1,017,406
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $21,365$21,365
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$16,515−$16,515
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $60,000 · Excluded from tax $3,132$63,132
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,077,406 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $7,982$4,041,831
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,696,593 across 14 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,500$1,500
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $180,363 · Management $203,805 · Fundraising $90,677$474,845
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $541,247 · Management $127,104 · Fundraising $37,676$706,027
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $9,656$9,656
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,044,078 · Management $16,522 · Fundraising $98,813$1,159,413
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $68,553 · Management $13,416 · Fundraising $8,772$90,741
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,736 · Management $8,830 · Fundraising $518$11,084
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $17,236 · Management $63,527 · Fundraising $3,723$84,486
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,327 · Management $22,947$25,274
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $20,909$20,909
IX-17 TravelPrograms $60 · Management $6,653$6,713
IX-20 InterestPrograms $14,397$14,397
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $110,861$110,861
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $897,349 · Management $75,608 · Fundraising $7,730$980,687
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,889,363 · Management $559,321 · Fundraising $247,909$3,696,593
Part X · Balance sheet $2,733,487 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $493,035$479,926
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $51,336$167,725
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $871,749$658,505
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $24,078$116,240
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,835$5,693
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $492,252$1,005,875
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $346,609$299,523
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,283,894$2,733,487
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $456,444$377,801
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $8,699$13,512
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $399,817$324,729
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $29,769$290,128
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $894,729$1,006,170
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,004,940$1,658,667
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $384,225$68,650
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,389,165$1,727,317
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,283,894$2,733,487
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,727,317 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,041,831
XI-2 Total expenses$3,696,593
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$345,238
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,389,165
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$7,086
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,727,317

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