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PLUG IN SOUTH LOS ANGELES

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $336K · expenses $319K · assets $34K

Also known as
Plug In Ventures
EIN
87-3704348
Address
4223 GLENCOE AVE STE C215 # 65, MARINA DL REY, CA 90292-8800
Website
www.pluginventures.co
NTEE code
P20
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2022
Cross-check
ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer

Mission

Our mission is to enable and empower talented early-stage founders and entrepreneurs from underrepresented communities in and around Los Angeles and beyond.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

1 person 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
Derek Smith President & CEO2021-2025 $97,066$148,322 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

10 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
Shawn Gunn Vice President2023-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Janice McNair Treasurer2023-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Kathryne Cooper Director2023-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Adrienne Willis Director2023-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Eric Jaffe Director2023-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Kevin Amoo-Mensah Director2023-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Maurice Murphy Director2023-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Katherine Lee Carey Director2025 0 $0 reported 1
Robyn Rogin (former) COO2024 Not reported $0 reported 1
Sergio Rosas (former) Chief Executive Officer2023 Not reported $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 9 people listed · 1 paid, $97K · 1 employee · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Derek Smith President & CEO40 $97,066$0$0 $97,0661
Shawn Gunn Vice President0 $0$0$0 $01
Janice McNair Treasurer0 $0$0$0 $01
Kathryne Cooper Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Adrienne Willis Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Eric Jaffe Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Kevin Amoo-Mensah Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Maurice Murphy Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Katherine Lee Carey Director0 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 9 people listed · 1 paid, $51K · 1 employee
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Derek Smith CEO40 $51,256$0$0 $51,2561
Shawn Gunn Chairman40 $0$0$0 $01
Janice McNair CFO- $0$0$0 $01
Kathryne Cooper General Partner- $0$0$0 $01
Robyn Rogin COO- $0$0$0 $01
Adrienne Willis President- $0$0$0 $01
Eric Jaffe Advisor- $0$0$0 $01
Kevin Amoo-Mensah Client Strategist- $0$0$0 $01
Maurice Murphy Assistant Professor of Strategy & Entrepreneurship- $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 9 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Derek Smith CEO40 $0$0$0 $01
Shawn Gunn Chairman40 $0$0$0 $01
Janice McNair CFO- $0$0$0 $01
Kathryne Cooper General Partner- $0$0$0 $01
Sergio Rosas Chief Executive Officer- $0$0$0 $01
Adrienne Willis President- $0$0$0 $01
Eric Jaffe Advisor- $0$0$0 $01
Kevin Amoo-Mensah Client Strategist- $0$0$0 $01
Maurice Murphy Assistant Professor of Strategy & Entrepreneurship- $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 1 person listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Derek Smith President40 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 1 person listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Derek Smith President40 $0$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
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$336,053$319,391 $34,128$26,539 $336,053$0 $97,066110
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$350,306$314,367 $46,194$37,642 $350,306$0 $51,2561-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$62,592$26,480 $34$34 $60,603$265 $00-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$257,592$257,998 $32,732$32,732 $257,592$0 $00-
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$120,020$109,374 $10,647$10,647 $120,020$0 $00-

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $60,360 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
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT & ADVOCACY SERVICES Public charity Exact 2020 1$30,360 2020$30,360
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CALIFORNIA HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2022-2023 2$20,000 2023$10,000
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2022 1$10,000 2022$10,000
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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.

2025 · Form 990 · $319,391 spent · pay $122,430 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $97,066-$97,066- 30.4%
Fees: other services $92,165-$92,165- 28.9%
Information technology $24,257-$24,257- 7.6%
Payroll taxes $23,947-$23,947- 7.5%
Travel $20,582-$20,582- 6.4%
Fees: accounting $15,050-$15,050- 4.7%
Other (as described)Design $12,167-$12,167- 3.8%
Other (as described)Venue Costs $7,964$7,964-- 2.5%
All other expenses $7,883$1,349$6,534- 2.5%
Office expenses $6,981-$6,981- 2.2%
Advertising and promotion $3,707$2,643$1,064- 1.2%
Other (as described)Other Business Expenses $3,562$3,562-- 1.1%
Other (as described)Catering $2,640$2,640-- 0.8%
Other employee benefits $1,417-$1,417- 0.4%
Insurance $3-$3- 0.0%
Total$319,391100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $314,367 spent · pay $57,137 · grants $0 · events $11,519
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)Contract Labor $172,226$172,226-- 54.8%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $51,256$51,256-- 16.3%
Travel $26,778$26,778-- 8.5%
Other (as described)Business Overhead $25,559$25,559-- 8.1%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $11,519$11,519-- 3.7%
Information technology $6,004$6,004-- 1.9%
Office expenses $4,909$4,909-- 1.6%
Payroll taxes $3,883$3,883-- 1.2%
Other (as described)Bank Services Charges $2,718$2,718-- 0.9%
Fees: accounting $1,832$1,832-- 0.6%
Advertising and promotion $1,489$1,489-- 0.5%
Fees: legal $1,250$1,250-- 0.4%
Other employee benefits $1,212$1,212-- 0.4%
All other expenses $1,066$1,066$0$0 0.3%
Pension plan contributions $786$786-- 0.3%
Interest $724$724-- 0.2%
Other (as described)Dues & Subscriptions $636$636-- 0.2%
Insurance $520$520-- 0.2%
Total$314,367100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $26,480 spent · pay $1 · grants $0 · events $1,536
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Travel $14,172$14,172-- 53.5%
All other expenses $6,346$6,346$0$0 24.0%
Fees: legal $1,900$1,900-- 7.2%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $1,536$1,536-- 5.8%
Advertising and promotion $1,097$1,097-- 4.1%
Office expenses $794$794-- 3.0%
Information technology $634$634-- 2.4%
Other salaries and wages $1--- 0.0%
Total$26,480100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $257,998 spent · pay $82,356 · grants $750 · events $93,319
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described) EventConferences and Events $93,319$93,319-- 36.2%
Other salaries and wages $81,416$81,416-- 31.6%
Advertising and promotion $40,951$40,951-- 15.9%
Travel $21,344$21,344-- 8.3%
Office expenses $5,452$5,452-- 2.1%
Fees: legal $4,943$4,943-- 1.9%
Information technology $3,429$3,429-- 1.3%
All other expenses $1,762$1,762$0$0 0.7%
Other (as described)QuickBooks Payments Fees $1,550$1,550-- 0.6%
Payroll taxes $940$940-- 0.4%
Other (as described)Bank Services Charges $865$865-- 0.3%
Grants to US organizations and governments $750$750-- 0.3%
Interest $745$745-- 0.3%
Other (as described)Taxes & Licenses $287$287-- 0.1%
Insurance $245$245-- 0.1%
Total$257,998100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $109,374 spent · pay $41,122 · grants $0 · events $18,730
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $41,122--- 37.6%
Advertising and promotion $33,973--- 31.1%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $18,730--- 17.1%
Fees: management $5,051--- 4.6%
Office expenses $5,027--- 4.6%
Other (as described)Dues & Subscriptions $2,309$2,309-- 2.1%
Travel $1,660--- 1.5%
Other (as described)QuickBooks Fees $695$695-- 0.6%
Fees: legal $565--- 0.5%
Other (as described)Bank Service Charge $170$170-- 0.2%
Other (as described)Taxes And Licenses $72$72-- 0.1%
Total$109,374100%

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