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STARTUPSTARK

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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
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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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Christopher Cutter VICE PRESIDENT2019-2021 $11,077$11,077 1
Jamie Whitacre (former) VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES2019 $32,284$32,284 1
Stacey Richardson (former) OPERATIONS MANAGER2019 $16,495$16,495 1
Eric Smer (former) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2019 $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.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Zachary Linquist PRESIDENT2019-2021 4 $0 reported 1
Raymond Vincent Santiago Bertka SECRETARY2019-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Jonathan Bishop (former) TREASURER2019 10 $0 reported 1

People by year

2021 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $11K · 3 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHRISTOPHER CUTTER VICE PRESIDENT4 $11,077$0$0 $11,0771
ZACHARY LINQUIST PRESIDENT4 $0$0$0 $01
RAYMOND VINCENT SANTIAGO BERTKA SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid · 2 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ZACHARY LINQUIST PRESIDENT4 $0$0$0 $01
RAYMOND VINCENT SANTIAGO BERTKA SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
CHRISTOPHER CUTTER VICE PRESIDENT4 $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 7 people listed · 3 paid, $57K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMIE WHITACRE VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES10 $32,284-$0 $32,2841
STACEY RICHARDSON OPERATIONS MANAGER10 $16,495-$0 $16,4951
ERIC SMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR5 $8,462-$0 $8,4621
ZACHARY LINQUIST PRESIDENT10 $0-$0 $01
RAYMOND VINCENT SANTIAGO BERTKA SECRETARY10 $0-$0 $01
CHRISTOPHER CUTTER VICE PRESIDENT10 $0-$0 $01
JONATHAN BISHOP TREASURER10 $0-$0 $01

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.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$200,667$194,202 $169,801$140,011 $46,933$138,770 $11,07730
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$434,092$321,803 $160,353$133,546 $0$434,092 $020
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “STARTUPSTARK” 2020-2023 4$226 2023$35
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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
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
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$194,202100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $321,803 spent · pay $127,479 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
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$321,803100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $122,293 spent · pay $59,929 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
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$122,293100%

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