Research Triangle Cleantech Cluster FY2021 filing

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Research Triangle Cleantech Cluster's mission is to accelerate cleantech innovation and adoption in the reseach triangle region and beyond.

501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
$165K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
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 deficit $43K a year · 13% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$165K
to officers and key staff · 69% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 69% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
20 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 20.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% 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
$292K
-38% vs prior year
Spent
$239K
Net assets
$396K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$292K
FY2021▼ -38%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$469K
FY2021$292K
FY2022$359K
FY2023$293K
FY2024$219K
FY2025$303K
Expenses
$239K
FY2021▼ -30%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$343K
FY2021$239K
FY2022$343K
FY2023$448K
FY2024$469K
FY2025$350K
Net assets
$396K
FY2021▲ +16%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$343K
FY2021$396K
FY2022$412K
FY2023$244K
FY2024−$895
FY2025−$48K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2019.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

15 people listed on the 990; $165K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$96,873Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$68,244Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Deborah Wojcik’s $102K as Executive Dir. is at the 74th 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Deborah Wojick—$119,102$133,976———
Deborah Wojcik$101,958——$45,833——
Susan Sanford————$96,873$95,708
Emmitt Owens———$95,222$68,244—

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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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Accelerates cleantech innovation and adoption in the Research Triangle region and beyond.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Research triangle cleantech cluster's program of work, developed with its members and partners, seeks to extend and highlight regional strengths, create channels of collaboration and nurture opportunities for history-shaping innovation.

Pt IX · col B

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
NC IdeaFY2023$2K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$292K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$292K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$475
Money outPt IX
$239K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$396K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$398K
Total assetsLn 16$398K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$292K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$475
Total revenueLn 12$292K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$398K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$398K
Total assetsLn 16$398K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$396K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$349K$398K
Total assetsLn 16$349K$398K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$1K
Net assetsLn 32$343K$396K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$150K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$27K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$15K
Office expensesLn 13$7K
Information technologyLn 14$5K
OccupancyLn 16$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K
InsuranceLn 23$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$239K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $303K$350K−$47K−$48K 990 PDF
FY2024 $219K$469K−$250K−$895 990 PDF
FY2023 $293K$448K−$155K$244K 990 PDF
FY2022 $359K$343K$16K$412K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $292K$239K$53K$396K 990 PDF
FY2020 $469K$343K$126K$343K 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
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $292,194 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $445,100$291,719
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $23,845$475
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $468,945$292,194
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 $275,316$188,752
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $67,282$49,983
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $342,598$238,735
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $126,347$53,459
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $292,194 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$190,618
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$101,101
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$291,719
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $475$475
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $475 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$292,194
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $238,735 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$149,993
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$26,779
IX-10 Payroll taxes$11,980
IX-11c Accounting fees$5,037
IX-11g Other fees for services$15,135
IX-13 Office expenses$6,647
IX-14 Information technology$4,971
IX-16 Occupancy$2,400
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$1,659
IX-23 Insurance$2,416
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$11,718
IX-25 Total functional expenses$238,735
Part X · Balance sheet $397,593 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $349,210$397,593
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $349,210$397,593
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,191$1,115
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,191$1,115
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $343,019$396,478
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $343,019$396,478
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $349,210$397,593
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $396,478 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$292,194
XI-2 Total expenses$238,735
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$53,459
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$343,019
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$396,478

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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