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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by START SMALL THINK BIG INC.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2023 , filed 13 February 2025. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) 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.

Listed only on the earlier return

  • Jennifer DaSilva

Listed only on the later return

  • Jenny DaSilva

Listed under a different title

  • Rebecca Engle: Chief Operating Officer (to June 2023) then Director (until May 31,2023)
  • Shiri Wolf: Director (until 5/31/23) then Executive Director

Totals

Total revenue
$3,609,944
Total expenses
$5,196,568
Contributions and grants received
$3,499,269
Grants paid
$425,000
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$105,688
Other revenue
$4,987
Total assets, end of year
$4,359,081
Total liabilities, end of year
$117,016
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,242,065
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,311,801
Management and general expenses
$395,492
Fundraising expenses
$489,275
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,311,801

Program services were 83.0% 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)

    $66,293

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,432,976

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $105,688 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $105,688

  • 11a · Other revenue: Miscellaneous Income

    total $4,987 · related or exempt $4,987 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $4,987

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $375,000 · program services $375,000

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $50,000 · program services $50,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $546,849 · program services $223,518 · management and general $121,382 · fundraising $201,949

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,498,979 · program services $2,420,928 · management and general $77,834 · fundraising $217

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $12,496 · program services $10,850 · management and general $817 · fundraising $829

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $258,559 · program services $224,486 · management and general $16,911 · fundraising $17,162

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $308,885 · program services $282,027 · management and general $17,224 · fundraising $9,634

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $16,072 · program services $0 · management and general $16,072 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $15,460 · program services $0 · management and general $15,460 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $611,392 · program services $350,692 · management and general $12,250 · fundraising $248,450

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $219,928 · program services $219,840 · management and general $50 · fundraising $38

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $4,060 · program services $2,756 · management and general $1,183 · fundraising $121

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $62,194 · program services $55,854 · management and general $3,361 · fundraising $2,979

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $24,137 · program services $21,905 · management and general $1,269 · fundraising $963

  • 17 · Travel

    total $5,811 · program services $5,440 · management and general $141 · fundraising $230

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $106,426 · program services $0 · management and general $106,426 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $25,970 · program services $21,931 · management and general $3,206 · fundraising $833

  • 24a · Other expenses: Staff development and training

    total $2,001 · program services $1,843 · management and general $60 · fundraising $98

  • 24b · Other expenses: Events and conferences

    total $45,603 · program services $39,015 · management and general $1,259 · fundraising $5,329

  • 24c · Other expenses: Miscellaneous

    total $1,337 · program services $756 · management and general $332 · fundraising $249

  • 24d · Other expenses: Telephone

    total $5,409 · program services $4,960 · management and general $255 · fundraising $194

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $3,756,137 · end of year $3,011,260

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $750,532 · end of year $766,589

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $52,240 · end of year $56,832

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

    $395,358

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

    $163,272

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $196,383 · end of year $232,086

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,267,052 · end of year $292,314

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $193,655 · end of year $107,841

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $9,175

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,510,029 · end of year $3,382,561

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,318,660 · end of year $859,504

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Start Small advances economic equity by providing an ecosystem of curated resources and support for small businesses, particularly for those entrepreneurs who face systemic barriers that make business success harder to achieve.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE PART III, LINE 1

  • To help entrepreneurs who face systemic barriers build a thriving business and access an ecosystem of resources and support.

    Expenses $3,886,801

  • Funds were raised in 2021 to begin a pilot Capital Fund and invest capital in small businesses who showed growth potential but lacked access to capital to support growth plans. Recipient entrepreneurs also benefit from Start Smalls wraparound technical assistance services to augment the capital injection into their business. The pilot launched in 2022 and continued in 2023. By December 31, 2023 Start Small had awarded a total of $292,500 in grants to 14 small businesses.

    Expenses $425,000

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Francesca Odell

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Erik Knutzen

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mark Kesslen

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Marci Brenholz

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alison McKinnel King

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Laura Kozien

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Valerie Malter

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Steven Slutzky

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Carolyn Cohen

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jonny Price

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kristen Scheyder

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kevin Boon

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Erica Lock Munsky

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michael Pastor

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jason Ewart

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Chinnu Joseph

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Joseph Kaufman

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kenetia Lee

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tammeca Rochester

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kristin Johnston

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Navneet Kaur

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rebecca Engle

    Chief Operating Officer (to June 2023)

    Total calculated
    $155,433
    From this org
    $155,433
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $155,433
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $1,200
    Nontaxable benefits
    $323
    Filer's total
    $156,956

  • Jennifer DaSilva

    Executive Director (to May 2023)

    Total calculated
    $119,197
    From this org
    $110,674
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,523
    Hours/week
    40

  • Josephine Panzera

    CFO/ Executive Director (Eff. Feb 2024)

    Total calculated
    $151,290
    From this org
    $139,382
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,908
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $139,382
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $1,200
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,708
    Filer's total
    $151,290

  • Nayer Satjeet Kaur

    Executive Director (from July 2023 to January 2024)

    Total calculated
    $108,977
    From this org
    $108,977
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Sara Schlossberg

    Chief Programs Officer(from June 2023)

    Total calculated
    $92,330
    From this org
    $92,330
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Niya Branham

    Senior Director

    Total calculated
    $114,921
    From this org
    $114,921
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Ian Brown

    Senior Director

    Total calculated
    $89,705
    From this org
    $89,705
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Marley Spooner

    Senior Director

    Total calculated
    $111,174
    From this org
    $111,174
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Ellie Stephens

    Senior Director

    Total calculated
    $114,596
    From this org
    $103,126
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,470
    Hours/week
    40

  • Shiri Wolf

    Director (until 5/31/23)

    Total calculated
    $117,782
    From this org
    $117,434
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $348
    Hours/week
    40

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

Itemized on Schedule J with no Part VII listing of the same name on this return:

  • Name not reported

    Schedule J breakdown

    Base
    $108,977
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $247
    Filer's total
    $109,224

Answered yes

None.

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
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

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

  • Onyemaechi Aharanwa PinMe 1913

    $25,000

    Seed capital

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    $25,000

    Seed capital

  • Dawn Demry The Little Hot Dog Wagon LLC

    $25,000

    Seed capital

  • Kids Play Zone LLC

    $25,000

    Seed capital

  • Beija-Flor Naturals LLC

    $25,000

    Seed capital

  • WESTxEAST Co

    $25,000

    Seed capital

  • MJ Chocolatier LLC

    $25,000

    Seed capital

  • Fleabags LLC

    $25,000

    Growth of small business

  • Domenic Ming Pink Folder Film House LLC

    $15,000

    Seed capital

  • Divine Creativity Inc Coqui the Chef

    $12,500

    Seed capital

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
3 October 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202432779349300223

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