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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by INNOVATION PORTAL INC.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the return it replaced , filed 13 August 2024. matched by us Only the Part I totals and the names listed in Part VII are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue
$7,691,520 changed to $1,657,320
Total expenses
$657,192 changed to $1,431,358
Contributions and grants received
$7,342,880 changed to $1,119,957
Program service revenue
$246,151 changed to $343,546
Investment income
$0 changed to $1,700
Other revenue
$102,489 changed to $192,117
Total assets, end of year
$7,101,797 changed to $8,757,842
Total liabilities, end of year
$67,469 changed to $1,497,552
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$7,034,328 changed to $7,260,290
Program services expenses
$514,147 changed to $1,190,740
Management and general expenses
$130,273 changed to $187,551
Fundraising expenses
$12,772 changed to $53,067
Program service expenses (Part III)
$514,147 changed to $1,190,740

Listed only on the earlier return

  • Caroline Crumley
  • Coleman Greene

Listed only on the later return

  • Anitra Henderson
  • Hunter Adams
  • Patrick Seals

Listed under a different title

  • Hayley Van Antwerp: BOARD VICE CHAIR then FOUNDING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
  • Wes Cronkite: DIRECTOR then BOARD VICE CHAIR

Totals

Total revenue
$1,657,320
Total expenses
$1,431,358
Contributions and grants received
$1,119,957
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$343,546
Investment income
$1,700
Other revenue
$192,117
Total assets, end of year
$8,757,842
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,497,552
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$7,260,290
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,190,740
Management and general expenses
$187,551
Fundraising expenses
$53,067
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,190,740

Program services were 83.2% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $200,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $919,957

  • 2a · Program service revenue: DUES - PROGRAMS

    total $343,546 · related or exempt $343,546

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,700 · excluded $1,700

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $190,683

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $190,683

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $190,683 · related or exempt $190,683

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCEALLANEOUS

    total $1,434 · related or exempt $1,434

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,434

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $174,334 · program services $105,890 · management and general $59,727 · fundraising $8,717

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $178,744 · program services $173,846 · management and general $4,898

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $26,048 · program services $22,404 · management and general $3,272 · fundraising $372

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $27,839 · program services $22,171 · management and general $5,012 · fundraising $656

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $21,809 · management and general $21,809

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $54,508 · program services $43,173 · management and general $11,335

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $369,678 · program services $364,812 · management and general $2,091 · fundraising $2,775

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $15,680 · program services $2,572 · fundraising $13,108

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $39,591 · program services $8,917 · management and general $30,674

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $8,411 · program services $1,906 · management and general $6,505

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $180,508 · program services $162,458 · management and general $18,050

  • 17 · Travel

    total $8,445 · program services $8,445

  • 20 · Interest

    total $7,609 · program services $6,848 · management and general $761

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $162,490 · program services $146,241 · management and general $16,249

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $67,868 · program services $61,081 · management and general $6,787

  • 24a · Other expenses: STIPENDS - PRE-ACCELERA

    total $56,972 · program services $56,972

  • 24b · Other expenses: MEALS

    total $20,018 · program services $2,879 · fundraising $17,139

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $10,425 · program services $125 · fundraising $10,300

  • 24d · Other expenses: GENERAL & MISCELLANEOUS

    total $381 · management and general $381

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $554,594 · end of year $1,955,787

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $6,376 · end of year $1,900

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $14,166 · end of year $73,373

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $6,814,395

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $280,788

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $6,526,661 · end of year $6,533,607

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $193,175

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $47,387 · end of year $55,648

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $2,393 · end of year $1,337,610

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    end of year $104,294

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $17,689 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $427,344 · end of year $434,473

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $6,606,984 · end of year $6,825,817

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

INNOVATION PORTAL IS A NON-PROFIT INCUBATOR AND INNOVATION HUB ACCELERATING STARTUP GROWTH IN THE GULF COAST REGION THAT PROVIDES TARGETED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH AND PROGRAMMING TO ENCOURAGE SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND SCALING OF LOCAL VENTURES THAT BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY. INNOVATION PORTAL IS RECOGNIZED AS A QUALIFIED LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION AS DEFINED BY THE INNOVATING ALABAMA ACT, SECTION 41-10-840, ET SEQ., CODE OF ALABAMA.

  • INNOVATION PORTAL ADVANCED ITS MISSION TO CULTIVATE A ROBUST ENTREPRENEURIAL ECOSYSTEM IN COASTAL ALABAMA BY DELIVERING HIGH-IMPACT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT SUPPORT EARLY-STAGE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND LONG-TERM ECONOMIC VITALITY. OVER THE FISCAL YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION OPERATED SIX COHORT-BASED PROGRAMS, INCLUDING GBETA GULF COAST, IDEA ACCELERATOR, PORTAL FUND RISE, AND TECHACADEMY, DESIGNED TO GUIDE ENTREPRENEURS FROM IDEA TO EXECUTION. THROUGH THESE INITIATIVES, ALONG WITH THE REAL ADVICE MENTORING PROGRAM AND A NEWLY LAUNCHED VENTURE STUDIO FOCUSED ON INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC R&D, INNOVATION PORTAL SUPPORTED OVER 75 ENTREPRENEURS AND VENTURES, ENGAGED MORE THAN 1,000 COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND HOSTED OVER 125 EVENTS AND 48 EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS. THESE EFFORTS RESULTED IN MORE THAN $4 MILLION IN CAPITAL RAISED BY PARTICIPATING STARTUPS AND THE FORMAL LAUNCH OF 20 NEW BUSINESSES. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO ACHIEVED ITS GOAL OF EXPANDING ACCESS TO TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND RESOURCES, FORMING NEW PARTNERSHIPS WITH NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO STRENGTHEN THE REGIONAL INNOVATION PIPELINE. A MAJOR MILESTONE INCLUDED THE SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH OF A REGIONALLY TAILORED ACCELERATOR PROGRAM FEATURING 10 COMPANIES ALIGNED WITH KEY GULF COAST INDUSTRIES. THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS REFLECT INNOVATION PORTAL'S STRATEGIC COMMITMENT TO FOSTERING INCLUSIVE INNOVATION, DRIVING BUSINESS GROWTH, AND CREATING LASTING ECONOMIC IMPACT FOR THE COMMUNITY.

    Expenses $1,190,740 · Revenue $535,663

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Wes Cronkite

    BOARD VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elizabeth Thomas

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Hayley Van Antwerp

    FOUNDING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Henry O'Connor

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Chambers

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Neil Christopher

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kristi Galloway

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Abe Harper

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • George Hunter

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Frank Lott

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Trice Stabler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mike Stashak

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mel Washington

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gia Wiggins

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Matt Zarzour

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Hunter Adams

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Anitra Henderson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Patrick Seals

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Todd Greer

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $162,062
    From this org
    $162,062
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $145,000
    Bonus
    $17,062
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $162,062

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 · 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 BOARD AGREED TO ISSUE A BONUS BASED ON THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S PERFORMANCE REVIEW.

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
2023
Filed
1 August 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202502239349300820

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