STARTUPSTARK
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Plain text STARTUPSTARK. Strategy Studio, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2019–2021. https://strategystudio.org/org/832693720. Retrieved 2026-10-20.
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2021 · Form 990 · revenue $201K · expenses $194K · assets $170K
- EIN
- 83-2693720
- Address
- 555 MARKET AVE N STE 200, CANTON, OH 44702-1568
- Website
- WWW.STARTUPSTARK.ORG
- NTEE code
- S31
- Subsection
- 501(c)(3)
- Ruling year
- 2020
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
TO CONNECT, PROMOTE, GROW, AND SUPPORT LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES TO AID ECONOMIC DEVELOPEMENT WITHIN STARK COUNTY AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS AND COMMUNITIES.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
4 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Cutter | VICE PRESIDENT | 2019-2021 | $11,077 | $11,077 | 1 |
| Jamie Whitacre (former) | VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES | 2019 | $32,284 | $32,284 | 1 |
| Stacey Richardson (former) | OPERATIONS MANAGER | 2019 | $16,495 | $16,495 | 1 |
| Eric Smer (former) | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 2019 | $8,462 | $8,462 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
3 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zachary Linquist | PRESIDENT | 2019-2021 | 4 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Raymond Vincent Santiago Bertka | SECRETARY | 2019-2021 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Jonathan Bishop (former) | TREASURER | 2019 | 10 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2021 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $11K · 3 employees · 0 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER CUTTER | VICE PRESIDENT | 4 | $11,077 | $0 | $0 | $11,077 | 1 |
| ZACHARY LINQUIST | PRESIDENT | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| RAYMOND VINCENT SANTIAGO BERTKA | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid · 2 employees · 0 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZACHARY LINQUIST | PRESIDENT | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| RAYMOND VINCENT SANTIAGO BERTKA | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CHRISTOPHER CUTTER | VICE PRESIDENT | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2019 · 7 people listed · 3 paid, $57K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMIE WHITACRE | VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES | 10 | $32,284 | - | $0 | $32,284 | 1 |
| STACEY RICHARDSON | OPERATIONS MANAGER | 10 | $16,495 | - | $0 | $16,495 | 1 |
| ERIC SMER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 5 | $8,462 | - | $0 | $8,462 | 1 |
| ZACHARY LINQUIST | PRESIDENT | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| RAYMOND VINCENT SANTIAGO BERTKA | SECRETARY | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CHRISTOPHER CUTTER | VICE PRESIDENT | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JONATHAN BISHOP | TREASURER | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $200,667 | $194,202 | $169,801 | $140,011 | $46,933 | $138,770 | $11,077 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $434,092 | $321,803 | $160,353 | $133,546 | $0 | $434,092 | $0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $143,550 | $122,293 | $21,257 | $21,257 | $25,000 | $118,550 | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $226 in all, tax years 2020 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “STARTUPSTARK” | 2020-2023 | 4 | $226 | 2023 | $35 | show |
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Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2021 · Form 990 · $194,202 spent · pay $84,623 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other salaries and wages | $67,220 | - | $67,220 | - | 34.6% | |
| Depreciation and depletion | $20,792 | - | $20,792 | - | 10.7% | |
| All other expenses | $20,792 | $5,785 | $15,007 | - | 10.7% | |
| Occupancy | $19,045 | $19,045 | - | - | 9.8% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $15,362 | $15,362 | - | - | 7.9% | |
| Office expenses | $12,157 | $12,157 | - | - | 6.3% | |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $11,077 | - | $11,077 | - | 5.7% | |
| Other (as described) | CLEANING | $8,731 | $8,731 | - | - | 4.5% |
| Payroll taxes | $6,326 | - | $6,326 | - | 3.3% | |
| Fees: accounting | $3,250 | - | $3,250 | - | 1.7% | |
| Other (as described) | JOB FAIR EXPENSE | $2,602 | $2,602 | - | - | 1.3% |
| Information technology | $2,492 | - | $2,492 | - | 1.3% | |
| Other (as described) | STRIPE FEES | $2,001 | $2,001 | - | - | 1.0% |
| Insurance | $1,574 | - | $1,574 | - | 0.8% | |
| Fees: legal | $408 | - | $408 | - | 0.2% | |
| Other (as described) | PRINTING | $204 | - | $204 | - | 0.1% |
| Travel | $169 | - | $169 | - | 0.1% | |
| Total | $194,202 | 100% |
2020 · Form 990 · $321,803 spent · pay $127,479 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other salaries and wages | $119,068 | - | $119,068 | - | 37.0% | |
| Occupancy | $63,190 | $63,190 | - | - | 19.6% | |
| All other expenses | $38,700 | $5,487 | $33,213 | - | 12.0% | |
| Office expenses | $33,589 | $33,589 | - | - | 10.4% | |
| Depreciation and depletion | $16,480 | - | $16,480 | - | 5.1% | |
| Other (as described) | JOB FAIR EXPENSE | $16,463 | $16,463 | - | - | 5.1% |
| Advertising and promotion | $15,293 | $15,293 | - | - | 4.8% | |
| Payroll taxes | $8,411 | - | $8,411 | - | 2.6% | |
| Information technology | $4,586 | - | $4,586 | - | 1.4% | |
| Fees: legal | $3,687 | - | $3,687 | - | 1.1% | |
| Other (as described) | CONTRACTORS | $1,000 | $1,000 | - | - | 0.3% |
| Insurance | $566 | - | $566 | - | 0.2% | |
| Other (as described) | PRINTING | $352 | $352 | - | - | 0.1% |
| Other (as described) | REPAIRS | $331 | - | $331 | - | 0.1% |
| Travel | $87 | - | $87 | - | 0.0% | |
| Total | $321,803 | 100% |
2019 · Form 990EZ · $122,293 spent · pay $59,929 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $59,929 | 49.0% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $58,554 | 47.9% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $2,155 | 1.8% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $1,202 | 1.0% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $453 | 0.4% | |
| Total | $122,293 | 100% |