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EIN 26-3934828 CHATTANOOGA, TN

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Revenue 2024
$1,203,929
Expenses 2024
$1,386,959

Program services were 58.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
A20
Classification
2000
Street
110 SOMERVILLE AVE STE 266

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

OUR VISION IS TO PUT CHATTANOOGA AT THE FOREFRONT OF CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGIES TO IMPROVE OUR ECOSYSTEM WITH ADVANCES IN SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY, TO BE THE BEST SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY STARTUP ACCELERATOR IN THE WORLD, AND TO BUILD A DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE FUTURE BY SUPPORTING SCALABLE BUSINESSES IN THE GREATER CHATTANOOGA REGION. CO.LAB IS RECOGNIZED AS A TOP 10 ACCELERATOR IN THE COUNTRY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO SUPPORT ENTREPRENEURS BY SCALING COMPANIES WITH OUR CORE TOOLS + RESOURCES TO CREATE VALUE, JOBS, AND BUILD COMMUNITY.

  • SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY ACCELERATOR: OUR 12-WEEK ACCELERATOR PROGRAM GUARANTEES DEDICATED GROWTH-FOCUSED SUPPORT. WE AIM TO INVEST IN SIX COMPANIES PER PROGRAM. THE COHORT CAN TEST AND SCALE THEIR MVP THROUGH ACCESS TO THE WORLD'S ONLY URBAN TESTBED FOR CONNECTED AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH THE WORLD'S FIRST COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE QUANTUM NETWORK. THE COHORT WILL FIND PRODUCT-MARKET FIT WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK WITH INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC CORPORATE PARTNERS. THE COHORT IS GUARANTEED ACCESS TO A NETWORK OF 65+ POTENTIAL MENTORS, CONNECTING WITH WORLD-CLASS INDUSTRY EXPERTS, TECHNOLOGISTS, AND BUSINESS DOMAIN EXPERTS TO HELP SCALE THEIR BUSINESS. THE COHORT WILL BE CONNECTED TO TOP INDUSTRY LEADERS WHO WILL HELP THEM MAKE CRUCIAL FIRST CUSTOMER INTRODUCTIONS. THERE WILL BE A $20K INVESTMENT FOR EACH TEAM INITIALLY THROUGH THE FOUNDER'S FUND WITH THE POTENTIAL OF FOLLOW-ON FUNDING AND INTRODUCTIONS TO OVER 50 INVESTORS WHO ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING TO INVEST IN STARTUPS.

    Expenses $485,409 · Revenue $30,992

  • CO.MOBLITY SUMMIT: CO.LAB HOSTED ITS SECOND ANNUAL CO.MOBILITY SUMMIT TO CONVENE INDUSTRY LEADERS, RESEARCHERS, POLICYMAKERS, AND INVESTORS WITH A LASER-SHARP FOCUS ON SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY TO SUPPORT STARTUP FOUNDERS AND INNOVATORS THAT ARE WORKING ON SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEMS THAT CHATTANOOGA'S MOBILITY INDUSTRY IS WORKING HARD TO SOLVE. THE GOAL OF THE SUMMIT IS TO INTRODUCE OUR INDUSTRY AND RESEARCH STRENGTHS TO STARTUPS ACROSS THE REGION TO HIGHLIGHT CHATTANOOGA AS ONE OF THE LEADING PLACES FOR MOBILITY BUSINESSES. THE DESIRED OUTCOME IS TO BRING BURGEONING BUSINESSES HERE TO LEVERAGE OUR STRENGTH, PROVIDE SOLUTIONS TO OUR CORPORATE PARTNER'S MOST CHALLENGING ISSUES, AND BOLSTER OUR COMMUNITIES' TECH ECOSYSTEM AND ECONOMY.

    Expenses $330,277 · Revenue $91,859

  • COMMUNITY EVENTS: COFFEE WITH CO.LAB: COFFEE WITH CO.LAB SERVES LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS BY PROVIDING A CONSISTENT NETWORKING OPPORTUNITY WITH OTHER LIKE-MINDED AND LOCAL INDIVIDUALS. IT ALLOWS SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS TO KNOW THEY ARE NOT ALONE, SHARE THEIR UPCOMING BUSINESS EVENTS/NEWS, AS WELL AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR MORE ABOUT CO.LAB'S UPCOMING EVENTS AND RESOURCES. CWC WILL IDEALLY TAKE PLACE ONCE A MONTH IN EACH HUB COUNTY, EQUALLING TO 4 CWC EACH MONTH. HAPPY HOURS: DURING THE LAST YEAR, CO.LAB HOSTED A MONTHLY HAPPY HOUR THAT FEATURED TRIVIA ON SUSTAINABILITY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP TO ENGAGE DIVERSE INDIVIDUALS FROM INVESTORS, FOUNDERS, STUDENTS, PROFESSIONALS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS. WE HAVE DECIDED TO DISCONTINUE THESE AND (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)

    Expenses $1,144 · Revenue $968

  • INTRAPRENEURSHIP WORKSHOP: CO.LAB IS DEVELOPING A CUSTOM-MADE WORKSHOP AIMED AT HELPING INNOVATORS WITHIN A LARGE ORGANIZATION LEARN MORE ABOUT THE NECESSARY BUSINESS TOOLS NEEDED TO IDEATE, REFINE, AND IMPLEMENT ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATIONS. THIS IS A FULL-DAY WORKSHOP TAILORED TO EACH ORGANIZATION BASED ON THEIR SPECIFIC INTERNAL NEEDS, KEEPING IN MIND THE NUANCES WITHIN CHANGE MANAGEMENT. THE FIRST PILOT PROGRAM HAD A FANTASTIC RECEPTION FROM TVA WITH 60 PARTICIPANTS. CO.STARTERS: WE OFFER A PROGRAM TO TEN COUNTIES, PROVIDING ENTREPRENEURS WITH A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY, AN ORGANIZED FRAMEWORK, AND A SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY AS THEY TRANSFORM THEIR IDEAS INTO REALITY. THIS PROGRAM FACILITATES THE JOURNEY FROM CONCEPTUALIZATION TO BUSINESS LAUNCH THROUGH A SERIES OF BOOTCAMP SESSIONS GUIDED BY CO.LAB AND RESPECTED LOCAL BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS, WHO IMPART VALUABLE KNOWLEDGE ON VARIOUS BUSINESS CONCEPTS TO THE PARTICIPANTS. KIVA: CO.LAB IS THE ONLY KIVA HUB IN THE STATE OF TENNESSEE. KIVA IS A NONTRADITIONAL ONLINE LENDING PLATFORM THAT USES CROWDFUNDED MICROLOANS AS A FORCE FOR GOOD. KIVA CREATES A SPACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN HAVE A TANGIBLE IMPACT ON EACH OTHER AND ULTIMATELY FINANCIAL ACCESS FOR ALL. ENTREPRENEURS CAN BE CONNECTED TO LENDERS ACROSS THE GLOBE AND CAN APPLY FOR CROWDFUNDED LOANS OF UP TO $15,000.00 AT 0% INTEREST FOR TERMS UP TO 36 MONTHS.

    Expenses $82 · Revenue $298

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Kirk Burton

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tiffanie Robinson

    CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Aaron Cramer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Carol Eimers

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Charita Allen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Eric Fuller

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jim Ingraham

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Laura Ann Howell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Malcolm Harris

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Matt Patterson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rebecca Sharpe

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Richard Hitchcock

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Santosh Sankar

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sybil Topel

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tom Lyons

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tasia Malakasis

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $225,038
    From this org
    $211,700
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,338
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $193,450
    Bonus
    $18,250
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,199
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,139
    Filer's total
    $225,038

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $1,203,929
    Expenses
    $1,386,959
    Contributions
    $1,079,812
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $1,235,028
    Expenses
    $1,304,580
    Contributions
    $1,075,335
    Grants paid
    $9,082
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $775,157
    Expenses
    $801,146
    Contributions
    $773,322
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $650,371
    Expenses
    $881,110
    Assets (EOY)
    $605,928

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $969,956
    Expenses
    $833,549
    Assets (EOY)
    $828,676

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $973,825
    Expenses
    $908,453
    Assets (EOY)
    $711,354

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,055,387
    Expenses
    $885,113
    Assets (EOY)
    $656,861

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $645,403
    Expenses
    $1,057,731
    Assets (EOY)
    $504,601

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,649,043
    Expenses
    $1,237,211
    Assets (EOY)
    $898,684

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Grants made

  • PERISCOPE CHA (ARTSBUILD)

    $8,333

    2023 THE COMPANY LAB, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ARTSBUILD, IS SEEKING FUNDING TO DEVELOP AND LAUNCH PERISCOPE CHA, WHICH IS BASED ON A SUCCESSFUL NASHVILLE PROGRAM, CALLED PERISCOPE.PERISCOPE CHA IS A YEAR-LONG INTENSIVE TRAINING OPPORTUNITY THAT EMPOWERS WORKING ARTISTS TO SEE THEIR CREATIVE PRACTICE THROUGH AN ENTREPRENEURIAL LENS AN INVALUABLE PERSPECTIVE AND SKILL SET THAT CAN CHANGE THE COURSE OF A FOUNDER'S LIFE AND CAREER.

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.