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← THE ACCELERATION PROJECT INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by THE ACCELERATION PROJECT INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,221,431
Total expenses
$1,738,744
Contributions and grants received
$1,445,641
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$704,003
Investment income
$71,787
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$2,868,264
Total liabilities, end of year
$187,995
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,680,269
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,080,022
Management and general expenses
$275,923
Fundraising expenses
$382,799
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,080,022

Program services were 62.1% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $544,472

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $40,500

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $860,669

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $25,616

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SCALABLE PLATFORM

    total $659,438 · related or exempt $659,438

  • 2b · Program service revenue: STRATEGIC ADVISORY PROGRAM

    total $44,565 · related or exempt $44,565

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $71,683 · excluded $71,683

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $25,720

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

    securities $25,616

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $104

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $104 · excluded $104

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $544,472

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $384,710 · program services $255,096 · management and general $64,957 · fundraising $64,657

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $978,910 · program services $621,058 · management and general $143,152 · fundraising $214,700

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $27,533 · program services $15,611 · management and general $3,740 · fundraising $8,182

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $99,490 · program services $63,924 · management and general $15,184 · fundraising $20,382

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $15,975 · management and general $15,975

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $68,989 · program services $11,670 · management and general $2,322 · fundraising $54,997

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $28,051 · program services $13,418 · management and general $6,692 · fundraising $7,941

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $4,726 · program services $698 · management and general $1,286 · fundraising $2,742

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $61,289 · program services $48,693 · management and general $5,442 · fundraising $7,154

  • 17 · Travel

    total $26,311 · program services $11,181 · management and general $14,171 · fundraising $959

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $32,408 · program services $29,874 · management and general $1,449 · fundraising $1,085

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $10,352 · program services $8,799 · management and general $1,553

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $472,312 · end of year $404,533

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,294,310 · end of year $456,237

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $18,400 · end of year $9,000

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $2,001 · end of year $2,378

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $479,746 · end of year $1,996,116

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $26,866 · end of year $41,885

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $73,700 · end of year $146,110

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,014,622 · end of year $2,599,654

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $151,581 · end of year $80,615

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO CLOSE ECONOMIC GAPS BY EMPOWERING UNDER-RESOURCED SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS AND ACCELERATING THEIR SUCCESS THROUGH HIGH IMPACT AND CUSTOMIZED STRATEGIC, FINANCIAL, OPERATIONAL AND MARKETING SUPPORT. TAP'S VISION IS THAT SMALL BUSINESSES HAVE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TO GROW AND THRIVE, CONTRIBUTING TO VIBRANT COMMUNITIES AND AN INCLUSIVE ECONOMY FOR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS, ENTREPENEURS, AND THEIR FAMILIES.

  • SCALABLE PLATFORM THROUGH SCALABLE PROGRAMMING, TAP IS ABLE TO PROVIDE EXPERTISE ON SPECIFIC AREAS OF NEED WITHIN THE SMALL BUSINESS ECOSYSTEM TO LARGER AUDIENCES. THIS INCLUDES THE DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY OF CONTENT IN INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS. THE CONTENT CAN BE DELIVERED IN LARGE GROUP SETTINGS OR IN ONE-ON-ONE ENGAGEMENTS.

    Expenses $695,182 · Revenue $659,438

  • STRATEGIC ADVISORY PROGRAM CONSULTATIVE ADVISORY PROGRAM DURING WHICH TAP CONSULTANTS WORK CLOSELY WITH SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS TO ADDRESS THEIR UNIQUE CHALLENGES AND GUIDE AND MENTOR THEM TOWARD FUTURE GROWTH. LENGTH OF ADVISORY PROGRAM VARIES FROM 1 MEETING TO 6+ MEETINGS OVER 12 WEEK PERIOD. WE DEVELOP AND DELIVER CUSTOMIZED TOOLS AND TIME-BOUND ACTION PLANS WITH GOALS, STRATEGIES, AND TACTICS TO IMPLEMENT. WHERE APPROPRIATE, WE LEVERAGE THE ENTIRE TAP TEAM TO ADDRESS SPECIFIC CLIENT NEEDS THROUGH BRAINSTORMING SESSIONS, FOCUS GROUPS, OR PROVISION OF INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC EXPERTISE. FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF THE ADVISORY PROGRAM, TAP CONSULTANTS CHECK IN WITH CLIENTS AT PRESCRIBED INTERVALS FOR 12 MONTHS TO ADDRESS QUESTIONS AND MEASURE IMPACT.

    Expenses $384,840 · Revenue $44,565

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Tracy Jaffe

    CHIEF GROWTH

    Total calculated
    $104,742
    From this org
    $104,742
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Jane Veron

    PRESIDENT/CE

    Total calculated
    $92,348
    From this org
    $84,698
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,650
    Hours/week
    40
  • Devon Briger

    CHIEF OPERAT

    Total calculated
    $74,520
    From this org
    $74,520
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    32
  • Claudia Uribe

    CHIEF PROG.

    Total calculated
    $74,520
    From this org
    $74,520
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    32
  • Erin Andrew

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Marcia Bateson

    PRES. COUNC

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Nicole Fanjul

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Andrew Feldstein

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Peter D Greene

    CHAIR OF BOA

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Barrie Markowitz

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Marina Lutova Meyers

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Scott Rechler

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
27 August 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202442489349301499

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