Provide buffalo/niagara region with opportunities by investing in organizations, ideas, and innovation and in making buffalo the best IT can be. To provide financial and entrepreneurial support to make buffalo a beacon of technological innovation and economic growth.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2022 · 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 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.0M a year · 67% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
66 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $46.4M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 66.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $3.5M
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$18K
0.04% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$831K
Spent
$156K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$47.2M
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$831K
FY2022
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$831K
FY2023$318K
FY2024$3.4M
Expenses
$156K
FY2022
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$156K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$258K
Net assets
$47.2M
FY2022
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$47.2M
FY2023$57.4M
FY2024$61.1M

From the FY2022 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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

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Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $115K Management & general 26% · $41K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023
Adam Petrie$20,000$20,000

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Invests in organizations, ideas, and innovation to foster economic growth and technological advancement in Buffalo.

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1 program · $115K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Make buffalo the beacon of technological innocation and economic growth.

$115Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2021
43north Bpc INCFY2021$3.5M
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$3.5M
Grants paid · 2 grants · $12K · 2022–2022
Impellent Ventures LLCFY2022$10,000
Buffalo Prep INCNY · FY2022$2,500

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$831K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$831K
Money outPt IX
$156K
Ln 25
Programscol B$115K
Managementcol C$41K
Owns and owesPt X
$47.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$859K
Total assetsLn 16$47.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Investment incomeLn 3$831K
Total revenueLn 12$831K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$859K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$859K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$46.4M
Total assetsLn 16$47.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
Net assetsLn 32$47.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 66
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$955K$859K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$66.5M$46.4M
Total assetsLn 16$67.4M$47.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$18K
Net assetsLn 32$67.4M$47.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$12K$12K
Legal feesLn 11b$41K$41K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$103K$103K
Total functional expensesLn 25$156K$115K$41K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $3.4M$258K$3.1M$61.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $318K$1.1M−$747K$57.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $831K$156K$675K$47.2M 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 $830,910 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $44,138,661$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12,249,338$830,910
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $96,205$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $56,484,204$830,910
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$12,500
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $63,777$143,449
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $63,777$155,949
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $56,420,427$674,961
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $830,910 across 2 lines filed
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $830,910$830,910
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $830,910$830,910
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $155,949 across 3 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $12,500$12,500
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $40,828$40,828
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $102,621$102,621
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $115,121 · Management $40,828 · Fundraising $0$155,949
Part X · Balance sheet $47,245,822 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $954,525$859,260
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $66,450,331$46,386,562
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $67,404,856$47,245,822
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$18,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$18,000
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $67,404,856$47,227,822
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $67,404,856$47,227,822
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $67,404,856$47,245,822
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $47,227,822 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$830,910
XI-2 Total expenses$155,949
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$674,961
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$67,404,856
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$20,851,995
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$47,227,822

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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