Innovate24 INC

Tax-deductible

Manhattan, KS501(c)(3)EducationEIN 84-1916027Revenue $50K in FY2024

On file with the IRSinnovate24.org515 N 12th St, 66502-5325 · Manhattan, KSTax-exempt since May 2020Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Our mission is to facilitate activities that create, attract, and grow innovative startups that bring new jobs, new investment, and net new dollars into the region.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 2 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 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $11K a year · 7% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$28K
to officers and key staff · 46% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 72% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 46% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $40K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$50K
-70% vs prior year
Spent
$61K
To programs
71%
Net assets
$67K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$50K
FY2024▼ -70%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$131K
FY2021$218K
FY2022$208K
FY2023$165K
FY2024$50K
Expenses
$61K
FY2024▼ -58%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$218K
FY2022$173K
FY2023$146K
FY2024$61K
Net assets
$67K
FY2024▼ -14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$54K
FY2021$23K
FY2022$59K
FY2023$78K
FY2024$67K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 2020.

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

Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $43K Management & general 18% · $11K Fundraising 11% · $6K

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

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Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990; $28K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Former Director
$28,000Pt VII · Sec A
Chair Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sarah Siders’s $28K as Former Director is at the 72nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 146 <$100K education 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sarah Siders$28,000$64,231$60,000$55,000$50,000

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

Fosters startups to create jobs, attract investment, and boost the region's economy.

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1 program · $43K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Funding for operations and programming related to education programs to develop an entrepreneurial environment

$43Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$40K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$50K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$50K
Money outPt IX
$61K
Ln 25
Programscol B$43K
Managementcol C$11K
Fundraisingcol D$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$67K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$67K
Total assetsLn 16$67K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$50K
Total revenueLn 12$50K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$67K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$67K
Total assetsLn 16$67K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$67K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 620
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$80K$67K
Total assetsLn 16$80K$67K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$0
Net assetsLn 32$78K$67K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$30K$18K$6K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$2K$518$518
Legal feesLn 11b$195$98$97
Accounting feesLn 11c$730$365$365
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$677$339$338
Advertising and promotionLn 12$24K$23K$299
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$16$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$61K$43K$11K$6K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $50K$61K−$11K$67K 990 PDF
FY2023 $165K$146K$19K$78K 990 PDF
FY2022 $208K$173K$35K$59K 990 PDF
FY2021 $218K$218K$359$23K 990 PDF
FY2020 $131K$54K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $50,100 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $164,994$50,100
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $164,994$50,100
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 $83,340$32,272
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $62,228$28,759
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $145,568$61,031
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $19,426−$10,931
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $50,100 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$50,100
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$50,100
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$50,100
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $61,031 across 8 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $17,808 · Management $5,936 · Fundraising $5,936$29,680
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,556 · Management $518 · Fundraising $518$2,592
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $98 · Management $97$195
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $365 · Management $365$730
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $339 · Management $338$677
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $23,241 · Management $299$23,540
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,526$2,526
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $16 · Management $1,075$1,091
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $43,423 · Management $11,154 · Fundraising $6,454$61,031
Part X · Balance sheet $67,175 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $80,427$67,175
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $80,427$67,175
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,321$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $78,106$67,175
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $78,106$67,175
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $80,427$67,175
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $67,175 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$50,100
XI-2 Total expenses$61,031
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$10,931
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$78,106
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$67,175

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

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