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Boost Pad INC FY2024 filing

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Empowers aspiring founders and businesses to boost community economic mobility and equality. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $172K in revenue, $196K in expenses, and $94K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2019
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Community Development
Location
Charlotte, NC
Filings
5 on file (2021–2024)
Revenue
$172KFY2024
Expenses
$196K
Net assets
$94K
People
9
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  84-3158649 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Charlotte, NC Founded 2019
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Empowers aspiring founders and businesses to boost community economic mobility and equality.
Leadership
Steven Lewis · Co-Exec. Dir · $49K
Money in and out
$172K revenue, $196K expenses
Bottom line
89% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$172K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$196K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$94K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$25K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.89 Management & general $0.11 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
89%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
4.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-14%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$172K
FY2024▼ -25%
Expenses
$196K
FY2024▼ -8%
Total assets
$94K
FY2024▼ -24%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2024▼ -100%
Total revenue
$172K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$196K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$94K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$25K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$94K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B89%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $174K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Inclusive Entrepreneurship Accelerator Program

The boost pad was founded to promote inclusive entrepreneurship by supporting early-stage businesses led by under-resourced founders. In its inaugural year, the organization established its core infrastructure, developed a foundational curriculum, formed strategic community partnerships, and launched its first accelerator program.

$174Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBoost Pad INC
EINHdr · item D84-3158649
Principal addressHdr · item CCharlotte, NC
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item L2019
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNC
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCommunity Development (S43)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2020

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Co-Exec. Dir
$49,225Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Exec. Dir
$30,850Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chairm
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Steven Lewis’s $38K as Co-Exec Dir is at the 20th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1711 $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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Steven Lewis$37,600$49,225$43,400$41,500$12,000
Joan Randall$32,113$30,850$29,400$28,300$8,000
Charles Kearse$15,000
Mark Babaran$5,940

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$180K · 105%
Program service revenue$4K · 2%
Contributions & grants105%$180K
Program service revenue2%$4K
— government grantsLn 1e$50K
Total revenueLn 12$172K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.89 Management & general $0.11 Fundraising $0.01
Program services89%$174K
Management & general11%$21K
Fundraising1%$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$196K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$70K
Total assetsLn 16$94K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$94K
Months of cash on handcomputed4.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $70K · Operating expenses/yr $196K
4.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $174K · Total expenses $196K
89%
Management & General
Management & general $21K · Total expenses $196K
11%
Fundraising
Fundraising $2K · Total expenses $196K
0.9%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $8K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $180K
$0.04 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $180K · Total revenue $172K
105%
Government reliance
Government grants $50K · Total revenue $172K
29%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $4K · Total revenue $172K
2%
Investment reliance
Investment income $-12K · Total revenue $172K
-7%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $4K · Total expenses $196K
2%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $172K · Prior year $230K
-25%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $94K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $172K · Expenses $196K
-14%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $94K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $94K · Total assets $94K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $94K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Steven Lewis · Reported title CO-EXEC. DIR · Highest reported compensation $49K · Total expenses $196K
25%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $93K · Total expenses $196K
47%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 89%
Overhead ratio 11%
Fundraising cost ratio 1.0%
Revenue growth -25%
Accounting fee ratio 3%
Fundraising fee ratio 0.9%

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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$12K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $19K · 2025–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$13,000
Unitemized GrantFY2025$6,300

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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
FY2025 (Latest)$138K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$172K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$230K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$188K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$207K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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