Be Nimble Foundation INC

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Be Nimble Foundation is a 501c3 social enterprise taking a qualitative and quantitative approach to creating fully diverse and inclusive tech ecosystems. Our career training and placement programs up-skill unemployed under-employed and career-transitioners who are interested in careers in the tech industry. Our entrepreneurship programs support Black and Latinx tech start-up founders to get them the resources support and funding they need to build high-growth high-scale tech companies.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 83-1276599) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 35 volunteers.
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
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.1M a year · 63% of revenue · last 4 filings
A surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
100% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$181K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
5.9 mo
of spending, in cash
5.9 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $1.1M
6 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$26K
2% of total assets
Liabilities are 2% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
5 of 5 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$2.2M
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
100%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.2M
FY2024▲ +12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$120K
FY2021$662K
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$2.2M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2024
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$447K
FY2022$380K
FY2023$0
FY2024$1.7M
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2024▲ +40%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$11K
FY2021$289K
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$891K
FY2024$1.2M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2019.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $1.7M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990; $181K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Co-Founder
$115,500Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Founder
$65,493Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kelli N Jones’s $116K as Co-Founder is at the 50th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kelli N Jones$115,500————
Jeff Williams$65,493$43,000$21,790$16,669—
Milan Ball—$47,500———
Brittany Fitzpatrick—$44,000———
Kelli Jones—$29,050$37,930$14,958—
A Klassy Life—$37,500$3,250——
Tiffany Burrus—$32,502$17,500——
Mark Harsley—$31,500$10,000$6,000—

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Trains and places diverse individuals in tech careers and supports minority tech founders.

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1 program · $1.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Providing upskilling and entrepreneurship programs for 2024, including Melon Kitchen, upskilling, and Idea Stage Accelerator.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 83-1276599) · Dispute this line
$1.7Mprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$740
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.7M
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$825K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$740
Total revenueLn 12$2.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$825K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$825K
Accounts receivableLn 4$443K
Other assetsLn 15$8K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 635
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$589K$825K
Total assetsLn 16$891K$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$26K
Net assetsLn 32$891K$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$55K$55K
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$194K$194K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$18K$18K
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$16K
Legal feesLn 11b$50K$50K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$29K$29K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$34K$34K
Office expensesLn 13$33K$33K
Information technologyLn 14$29K$29K
OccupancyLn 16$9K$9K
TravelLn 17$67K$67K
InterestLn 20$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.1M$1.1M
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.7M$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 11, 2025 $2.2M$1.7M$514K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jun 27, 2024 $2.0M$0$2.0M$891K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 3, 2023 $1.9M$380K$1.5M$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 17, 2022 $662K$447K$214K$289K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 15, 2022 $120K$11K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,194,293 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,251,413$2,649,634
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$740
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$283,625−$456,081
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,967,788$2,194,293
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$55,335
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$228,041
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$1,397,233
I-18 Total expenses$1,680,609
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,967,788$513,684
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,194,293 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,649,634
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,649,634
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $740$740
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$456,081−$456,081
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $740 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$456,081$2,194,293
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,680,609 across 14 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $55,335$55,335
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $194,066$194,066
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $17,607$17,607
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,368$16,368
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $49,505$49,505
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $29,285$29,285
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $33,829$33,829
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $33,459$33,459
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $28,675$28,675
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,679$8,679
IX-17 TravelPrograms $66,981$66,981
IX-20 InterestPrograms $2,831$2,831
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,231$1,231
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,142,758$1,142,758
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,680,609 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,680,609
Part X · Balance sheet $1,275,131 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $588,715$824,809
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $302,547$442,822
X-15 Other assets$7,500
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $891,262$1,275,131
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$10,350
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$15,304
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$25,654
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $891,262$1,249,477
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $891,262$1,249,477
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $891,262$1,275,131
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,249,477 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,194,293
XI-2 Total expenses$1,680,609
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$513,684
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$891,262
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$155,469
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,249,477

Form 990 e-file FY2024 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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