Techbuffalo's mission is to drive the growth of an inclusive and accessible technology ecosystem in wny.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
65¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$62K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $81K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
65%
of spending
Worth a look: 65% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$62K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $440K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$67K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
×24 vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
65%
Net assets
$511K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2024▲ ×24
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$871K
FY2022$756K
FY2023$55K
FY2024$1.4M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2024▲ +17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$377K
FY2021$912K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.2M
Net assets
$511K
FY2024▲ +597%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$875K
FY2021$908K
FY2022$714K
FY2023$73K
FY2024$511K

From the FY2024 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 2020.

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Where the money goes

65 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 65% · $766K Management & general 35% · $416K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $62K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO (starting 8/24)
$61,844Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jeffrey Botteron’s $62K as President & CEO (starting 8/24) is at the 7th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1245 $1–10M employment 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

NameFY2024FY2020
James Partsch—$108,333
Jeffrey Botteron$61,844—

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Builds an inclusive and accessible technology ecosystem in Western New York.

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2 programs · $766K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Workforce Development

Community outreach & engagement: in partnership with local tech training providers, nonprofits, employers, and other key community leaders, techbuffalo hosts a series of events, workshops, and outreach activities designed to connect community members to information and resources in the tech community, ranging from training opportunities…

$723Kprogram expense
02

College Tech Talent Attraction & Retention

To activate western new york's college to career talent pipeline, techbuffalo implemented the poweruptech program. Poweruptech is designed to retain college tech talent in western new york by providing supplemental programming to TECH/TECH aligned interns that elevates wny as a premier place to live, work, and play through placed-based…

$42Kprogram 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 3 funders$440K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$766K
Managementcol C$416K
Owns and owesPt X
$511K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$568K
Total assetsLn 16$578K
LiabilitiesLn 26$67K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$499K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$369K
SavingsLn 2$199K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$568K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$578K
LiabilitiesLn 26$67K
Net assetsLn 32$511K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 60
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$428K$568K
Total assetsLn 16$445K$578K
LiabilitiesLn 26$372K$67K
Net assetsLn 32$73K$511K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$65K$43K$21K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$570K$383K$187K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$99K$66K$32K
Payroll taxesLn 10$62K$41K$20K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$57K$57K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$81K$11K$71K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$97K$97K
Office expensesLn 13$35K$28K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$7K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$8K$6K$2K
TravelLn 17$10K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$5K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$83K$75K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$766K$416K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.4M$1.2M$170K$511K 990 PDF
FY2023 $55K$1.0M−$950K$73K 990 PDF
FY2022 $756K$1.2M−$457K$714K 990 PDF
FY2021 $871K$912K−$41K$908K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.3M$377K$875K$875K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,351,373 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $55,334$1,342,742
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4$8,631
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $55,338$1,351,373
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 $711,874$794,719
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $293,801$386,462
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,005,675$1,181,181
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$950,337$170,192
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $1,351,373 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$498,884
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$843,858
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,342,742
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $8,631$8,631
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $8,631$1,351,373
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,181,181 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $43,414 · Management $21,242$64,656
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $382,530 · Management $187,167$569,697
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $66,240 · Management $32,410$98,650
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $41,440 · Management $20,276$61,716
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,200$1,200
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $57,079$57,079
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $10,650 · Management $70,797$81,447
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $96,793$96,793
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $28,302 · Management $7,075$35,377
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $7,200$7,200
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,000 · Management $1,500$7,500
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,330$10,330
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,302 · Management $1,326$6,628
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $74,613 · Management $8,295$82,908
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $765,614 · Management $415,567 · Fundraising $0$1,181,181
Part X · Balance sheet $578,082 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $427,962$369,138
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$199,090
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,900$160
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,385$9,694
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,833$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $445,080$578,082
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $21,745$46,598
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $350,000$20,500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $371,745$67,098
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$57,347$21,872
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $130,682$489,112
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $73,335$510,984
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $445,080$578,082
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $510,984 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,351,373
XI-2 Total expenses$1,181,181
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$170,192
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$73,335
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$267,457
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$510,984

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

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