To create an entrepreneurial hub to foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and entrepreneurship between individuals and tri-sector stakeholders with the intent to drive sustainable economic development and revitalization of downtown and greater Richmond, california

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $45K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $285K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$209K
72% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 72% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$748K
-19% vs prior year
Spent
$679K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$80K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$748K
FY2025▼ -19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$697K
FY2021$788K
FY2022$564K
FY2023$610K
FY2024$929K
FY2025$748K
Expenses
$679K
FY2025▼ -24%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$494K
FY2021$756K
FY2022$623K
FY2023$622K
FY2024$891K
FY2025$679K
Net assets
$80K
FY2025▲ +624%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$266K
FY2021$298K
FY2022−$15K
FY2023−$27K
FY2024$11K
FY2025$80K

From the FY2025 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2019.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $543K Management & general 20% · $136K

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

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board of Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Wesley Alexander’s $120K as CEO is at the 82nd 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.

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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Fosters innovation and entrepreneurship to drive economic development in Richmond, California.

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1 program · $543K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Cobiz continued providing low to no cost business innovation and incubation services in a collaborative shared work-space setting, serving the community and essential professionals through the pandemic and numerous shelter in place orders.

$543Kprogram 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 5 funders$285K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$748K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$411K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$294K
Other incomeLn 4–11$43K
Money outPt IX
$679K
Ln 25
Programscol B$543K
Managementcol C$136K
Owns and owesPt X
$80K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$155K
Total assetsLn 16$288K
LiabilitiesLn 26$209K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$294K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$59K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$411K
Other incomeLn 4–11$43K
Total revenueLn 12$748K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$155K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$155K
Other assetsLn 15$7K
Total assetsLn 16$288K
LiabilitiesLn 26$209K
Net assetsLn 32$80K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$75K$155K
Total assetsLn 16$181K$288K
LiabilitiesLn 26$170K$209K
Net assetsLn 32$11K$80K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$130K$104K$26K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$4K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$8K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$136K$109K$27K
Accounting feesLn 11c$35K$28K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$13K$10K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$5K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$4K$936
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K$437
OccupancyLn 16$179K$143K$36K
TravelLn 17$954$763$191
InterestLn 20$631$505$126
InsuranceLn 23$4K$3K$815
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$131K$105K$26K
All other expensesLn 24e$21K$17K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$679K$543K$136K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $748K$679K$69K$80K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 15, 2025 $929K$891K$38K$11K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Aug 7, 2024 $610K$622K−$12K−$27K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 9, 2023 $564K$623K−$59K−$15K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 25, 2022 $788K$756K$32K$298K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Sep 22, 2021 $697K$494K$203K$266K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $747,923 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$293,592
I-9 Program service revenue$411,363
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$42,968
I-12 Total revenue$747,923
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$144,826
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$534,298
I-18 Total expenses$679,124
I-19 Revenue less expenses$68,799
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $747,923 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $42,365 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$293,592
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$58,718
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$293,592
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $329,091 · Unrelated business $82,272$411,363
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $482 · Unrelated business $121$603
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $363,465 · Unrelated business $90,866 · Excluded from tax $0$747,923
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $679,124 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $103,617 · Management $25,904$129,521
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,090 · Management $1,022$5,112
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,154 · Management $2,039$10,193
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $109,177 · Management $27,294$136,471
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $27,888 · Management $6,972$34,860
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $10,348 · Management $2,587$12,935
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,378 · Management $1,344$6,722
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,744 · Management $936$4,680
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,747 · Management $437$2,184
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $143,123 · Management $35,781$178,904
IX-17 TravelPrograms $763 · Management $191$954
IX-20 InterestPrograms $505 · Management $126$631
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,262 · Management $815$4,077
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $104,574 · Management $26,143$130,717
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $16,930 · Management $4,233$21,163
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $543,300 · Management $135,824 · Fundraising $0$679,124
Part X · Balance sheet $288,376 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $75,439$155,325
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $101,529$126,045
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,750$7,006
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $180,718$288,376
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9$116
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $37,134$76,000
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $132,550$132,436
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $169,693$208,552
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $11,025$79,824
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $180,718$288,376
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $79,824 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$747,923
XI-2 Total expenses$679,124
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$68,799
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$11,025
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$79,824

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