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← NEXTUP INC

Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by NEXTUP INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$8,882,009
Total expenses
$9,746,881
Contributions and grants received
$767,559
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$8,100,299
Investment income
$14,151
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,268,075
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,782,806
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
-$514,731
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$7,454,087
Management and general expenses
$1,810,312
Fundraising expenses
$482,482
Program service expenses (Part III)
$7,454,087

Program services were 76.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $767,559

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $166,724

  • 2a · Program service revenue: EDUCATIONAL/NETWORKING

    total $4,560,603 · related or exempt $4,560,603

  • 2b · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $3,537,706 · related or exempt $3,537,706

  • 2c · Program service revenue: PROGRAM RELATED SALES

    total $1,990 · related or exempt $1,990

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $14,276 · excluded $14,276

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $578,446

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $578,571

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$125

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$125 · excluded -$125

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $507,906 · program services $50,791 · management and general $355,534 · fundraising $101,581

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,122,194 · program services $2,468,513 · management and general $568,316 · fundraising $85,365

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $90,769 · program services $72,145 · management and general $16,237 · fundraising $2,387

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $248,576 · program services $187,162 · management and general $52,275 · fundraising $9,139

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $273,721 · program services $191,605 · management and general $68,430 · fundraising $13,686

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $17,556 · program services $10,534 · management and general $5,267 · fundraising $1,755

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $221,958 · management and general $221,958

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $8,449 · management and general $8,449

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $244,647 · program services $146,788 · management and general $73,394 · fundraising $24,465

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $392,610 · program services $250,032 · management and general $140,120 · fundraising $2,458

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $494,830 · program services $301,180 · management and general $146,308 · fundraising $47,342

  • 17 · Travel

    total $109,800 · program services $76,860 · management and general $27,450 · fundraising $5,490

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $3,679,057 · program services $3,465,389 · management and general $29,716 · fundraising $183,952

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $118,656 · program services $59,328 · management and general $59,328

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $9,077 · program services $6,354 · management and general $2,269 · fundraising $454

  • 24a · Other expenses: CREDIT CARD FEES

    total $109,316 · program services $96,695 · management and general $12,199 · fundraising $422

  • 24b · Other expenses: PAYROLL FEES

    total $65,637 · program services $45,946 · management and general $16,409 · fundraising $3,282

  • 24c · Other expenses: GIFTS & AWARDS

    total $14,923 · program services $14,923

  • 24d · Other expenses: STATE REGISTRATION

    total $5,234 · program services $3,664 · management and general $1,308 · fundraising $262

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $11,965 · program services $6,178 · management and general $5,345 · fundraising $442

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $338,057 · end of year $381,565

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $17,445 · end of year $26,817

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $275,642 · end of year $204,685

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $308,907 · end of year $104,525

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $690,751 · end of year $208,860

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $338,011 · end of year $341,623

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $491,078 · end of year $676,458

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,221,818 · end of year $1,106,348

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $255,917 · end of year -$514,731

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

OPEN TO ALL GENDERS, NEXTUP PROVIDES LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, RESOURCES, AND PROGRAMMING DESIGNED TO CREATE EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVERYONE, WHILE ACKNOWLEDGING THE UNIQUE BARRIERS WOMEN CONTINUE TO FACE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE PART III, LINE 1.

  • AT NEXTUP, WE CONDUCT ALL PROGRAMS AND EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS. DECISIONS REGARDING TRAINING, HIRING, PROMOTION, AND COMPENSATION ARE MADE WITHOUT REGARD TO PROTECTED CHARACTERISTICS AND ARE BASED SOLELY ON MERIT AND QUALIFICATIONS. IN 2025, NEXTUP CONTINUED TO BUILD MOMENTUM IN ITS MISSION TO DEVELOP THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS AND FOSTER INCLUSIVE WORKPLACE CULTURES THAT ADVANCE ALL PEOPLE, INCLUDING WOMEN, IN BUSINESS. OPEN TO ALL GENDERS, NEXTUP DELIVERS LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, RESOURCES, AND PROGRAMMING DESIGNED TO CREATE EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVERYONE, WHILE ACKNOWLEDGING THE UNIQUE BARRIERS WOMEN CONTINUE TO FACE. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED HOSTING THE NEXTUP LEADERSHIP SUMMIT--OUR LARGEST ANNUAL GATHERING--WHICH CONTINUED TO BRING TOGETHER MORE THAN 1,000 ATTENDEES FOR IMMERSIVE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, NETWORKING, AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES. NEXTUP ALSO ADVANCED ITS EXECUTIVE ENGAGEMENT THROUGH THE 2025 EXECUTIVE FORUM, CONVENING SENIOR LEADERS FOR A THREE-DAY EXPERIENCE FOCUSED ON "VISION + VELOCITY" --A CALL FOR LEADERS TO MOVE BOLDLY AND INCLUSIVELY TO CREATE LASTING IMPACT IN A RAPIDLY EVOLVING BUSINESS LANDSCAPE. ACROSS ITS NATIONAL AND REGIONAL PROGRAMMING, NEXTUP CONTINUED TO ACTIVATE A POWERFUL AND GROWING COMMUNITY OF THOUSANDS OF MEMBERS AND 300+ CORPORATE PARTNERS AND REGIONAL SPONSORS, STRENGTHENING LEADERSHIP PIPELINES AND EXPANDING ACCESS TO HIGH-IMPACT DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES. ENGAGEMENT REMAINED STRONG ACROSS THIS EXPANDING MEMBERSHIP, SUPPORTED BY A ROBUST CALENDAR OF NEARLY 400 EVENTS THAT FOSTERED CONNECTION, SKILL-BUILDING, AND COLLABORATION AMONG LEADERS AT EVERY CAREER STAGE. IN DECEMBER, NEXTUP AND PARADIGM FOR PARITY MERGED TO UNITE TWO LEADING NONPROFIT COMMUNITIES, EXPANDING COLLECTIVE REACH, RESOURCES, AND IMPACT TO ACCELERATE INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP ACROSS INDUSTRIES AT SCALE. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, NEXTUP REAFFIRMED ITS COMMITMENT TO CULTIVATING INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP PIPELINES, ACCELERATING CAREER GROWTH, AND EQUIPPING LEADERS TO NAVIGATE THE FUTURE OF WORK WITH PURPOSE AND IMPACT. AS WE APPROACH OUR 25TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2026, NEXTUP REMAINS FOCUSED ON EMPOWERING LEADERS OF ALL GENDERS TO BUILD INCLUSIVE, THRIVING WORKPLACE CULTURES. THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT FOR NEXTUP AND FOR OUR MISSION: ADVANCING ALL PEOPLE, INCLUDING WOMEN, IN BUSINESS.

    Expenses $7,454,087 · Revenue $8,100,299

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Dagmar Boggs

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Elizabeth Marion

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Christina Bieniek

    CO-TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Tonya Herring

    CO-TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Melody Richardson

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Abbe Luersmann

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Amber Jefferson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Andrea Faccio

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Dave Peacock

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Diana Marshall

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Ena Williams

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Helen Driskell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Josh Yates

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Kate Garner

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Marina Chernyak

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Marla Daudelin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Mike Theilmann

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Valerie Jabbar

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Lisa Baird

    PRESIDENT AND CEO

    Total calculated
    $275,159
    From this org
    $256,224
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,935
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $256,224
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,831
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,104
    Filer's total
    $275,159
  • Kristi Leann Allen

    VP FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION

    Total calculated
    $232,747
    From this org
    $215,405
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,342
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $209,405
    Bonus
    $6,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,514
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,828
    Filer's total
    $232,747
  • Karen A Jones

    VP OF LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $262,845
    From this org
    $233,021
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,824
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $227,021
    Bonus
    $6,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,353
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,471
    Filer's total
    $262,845
  • Stuart Claxton

    VP OF MARKETING

    Total calculated
    $226,573
    From this org
    $199,603
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,970
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $193,603
    Bonus
    $6,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,144
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,826
    Filer's total
    $226,573
  • Krystal Davis

    SR. DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES

    Total calculated
    $167,104
    From this org
    $146,530
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,574
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $140,530
    Bonus
    $6,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,568
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,006
    Filer's total
    $167,104
  • Vanessa Cullerton

    SR. DIRECTOR FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $164,988
    From this org
    $146,361
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,627
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $142,361
    Bonus
    $4,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,539
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,088
    Filer's total
    $164,988
  • Alethea Kirkwood

    SR. DIRECTOR OF PARTNERSHIPS

    Total calculated
    $154,065
    From this org
    $141,047
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,018
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $135,047
    Bonus
    $6,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,298
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,720
    Filer's total
    $154,065

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 7
THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEES RECEIVED MERIT-BASED BONUS PAYMENTS: - KAREN A. JONES $6,000 - KRISTI ALLEN $6,000 - ALETHEA KIRKWOOD $6,000 - STUART CLAXTON $6,000 - VANESSA CULLERTON $4,000 - KRYSTAL DAVIS $6,000

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
23 July 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202602049349300610

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