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Board Development Systems INC EIN 83-1151273

Board Development Systems INC

EIN  83-1151273 Supporting organization Fort Worth, TX Founded 2018
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Supports United Way of Tarrant County and Leadership Fort Worth through its operations.
Leadership
TD Smyers · CEO · $110K
Money in and out
$323K revenue, $338K expenses
Bottom line
-4% net inflow

Supports United Way of Tarrant County and Leadership Fort Worth through its operations. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $323K in revenue, $338K in expenses, and $-31K in net assets.Pt I

Money in and out · FY2024
Total revenue
$323K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$338K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-31K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$15K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.21 Fundraising $0.02
Net inflow
-4%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -96% vs prior filing year
Pass-through gifts
54%
of revenue from contributions▲ +31% vs prior filing year
Program spending
77%
of expenses reach stated programs▼ -2% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$323K
FY2024▲ +21%
Expenses
$338K
FY2024▲ +23%
Total assets
$34K
FY2024▲ +34%
Total liabilities
$65K
FY2024▲ +55%
Total revenue
$323K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$338K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-31K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$15K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$34K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B77%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 315
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 415
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $261K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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BoardBuild prepares community leaders to serve on nonprofit boards by offering self-paced online training the Essentials of Nonprofit Board Governance and Governance with Equity. In FY 2025 1050 individuals completed these training programs.

$261Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBoard Development Systems INC
EINHdr · item D83-1151273
Principal addressHdr · item CFort Worth, TX
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item L2018
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTX
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFPublic & Societal Benefit (W70)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2019

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a15
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b15
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
$109,700Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Anthony Placencio
Director Tre
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sheelu Verma
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

TD Smyers’s $110K as CEO is at the 80th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1033 $100K–1M public & societal benefit 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

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
TD Smyers$109,700————
Pamela Cannell—$87,729$77,500$76,250$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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$175K · 54%
Program service revenue$128K · 40%
Other revenue$20K · 6%
Contributions & grants54%$175K
Program service revenue40%$128K
Other revenue6%$20K
Total revenueLn 12$323K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.21 Fundraising $0.02
Program services77%$261K
Management & general21%$69K
Fundraising2%$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$338K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$8K
Total assetsLn 16$34K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$65K
Total net assetsLn 32$-31K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $8K · Operating expenses/yr $338K
0.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $261K · Total expenses $338K
77%
Management & General
Management & general $69K · Total expenses $338K
21%
Fundraising
Fundraising $8K · Total expenses $338K
2%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $6K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $125K
$0.05 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $175K · Total revenue $323K
54%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $323K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $128K · Total revenue $323K
40%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $323K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $128K · Total expenses $338K
38%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $323K · Prior year $268K
+21%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $209K · FY2024 $323K
+9%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $-31K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $323K · Expenses $338K
-4%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $34K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $-31K · Total assets $34K
-92%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $34K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual TD Smyers · Reported title CEO · Highest reported compensation $110K · Total expenses $338K
32%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $159K · Total expenses $338K
47%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 77%——
Overhead ratio 21%——
Fundraising cost ratio 5%——
Revenue growth 21%——

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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$75K
The Dallas FoundationFY2024$41K
Rainwater Charitable FoundationFY2024$20K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$136K
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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$268K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$257K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$211K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$357K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$209K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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