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BOOTSECTOR: Form 990EZ, tax year 2025

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Organization
BOOTSECTOR (EIN 85-4082950)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-06-26
IRS object ID
202631779349200003
Schema version
2025v4.0
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-06-26T13:00:04ZReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN854082950EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BOOTSECTORBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBOOTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone0000000000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1298 NORTHAMPTON STAddressLine1Txt
CityBUFFALOCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP14208ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJordan WalbesserPersonNm
Person Title0PersonTitleTxt
Phone0000000000PhoneNum
Signature2026-06-26SignatureDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
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Membership Dues$0MembershipDuesAmt
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Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$92,310FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$600OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$355PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$39OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$112,896TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$51,240ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
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BOY$43,941BOYAmt
EOY$85,083EOYAmt

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
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BOY$0BOYAmt
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BOY$10,141BOYAmt
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BOY$33,800BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeBootSector promotes the development of local startup communities in economically depressed areas by giving founders open access to information resources and education thus driving economic development and expanding job opportunities for residents of those depressed areasPrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

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Description Program Srvc Accom0DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
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Total Program Service Expenses$0TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (3 entries)

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Jordan Walbesser
Executive Director and Board Member20.00$0$0$0
Jack Greco
Board Member0.00$0$0$0
William Clark Dever
Board Chair0.00$0$0$0
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Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
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Made Loans To From OfficersfalseMadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJordan WalbesserPersonNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1135 Bucyrus DriveAddressLine1Txt
CityAmherstCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP14228ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7166400532PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised FndsfalseDonorAdvisedFndsInd
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School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
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Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (true)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Total$447,106TotalAmt
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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, line 10Buffalo Fashion Runway Grants Paid 5875 Buffalo Soup Grants Paid 191659 Good Neighbor Fund Buffalo Grants Paid 11800
Part I, line 16Travel parking and meal expenses
Part II, line 26Travel parking and meal expenses not yet reimbursed

Reasonable Cause Explanation ReasonableCauseExplanation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ExplanationBootSector respectfully requests that any late-filing penalties be waived based on reasonable cause Since its formation the organization has consistently and timely filed all required annual information returns with the IRS This is the organizations first late filing The late filing resulted from an inadvertent administrative error The organization relies on an internal docketing system to track compliance deadlines rather than an outside tax preparer Due to a misconfiguration in that docketing system the filing deadline was not properly calendared As a result the organization did not receive the expected internal reminder inadvertently missed the filing deadline and consequently also missed the deadline to request an extension The organization is a small volunteer-led nonprofit with limited administrative resources Once the error was discovered the organization acted promptly to prepare and submit its Form 990-EZ The docketing issue has since been corrected and the organization has implemented additional procedures to verify filing deadlines and reminder notifications to help prevent a recurrence The organization exercised ordinary business care and prudence but nevertheless failed to file timely because of this isolated administrative error The failure was neither intentional nor the result of willful neglect Accordingly BootSector respectfully requests that the IRS abate any penalties associated with the late filingExplanationTxt

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