INVEST BUFFALO NIAGARA INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
INVEST BUFFALO NIAGARA INC (EIN 16-1579523)
Tax period
2016-07-01 to 2017-06-30
Filed
2018-04-10
IRS object ID
201811009349300926
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2018-04-10T15:00:53-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN160765486PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LUMSDEN & MCCORMICK LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1369 FRANKLIN STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBUFFALOCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP14202ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN161579523EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1INVEST BUFFALO NIAGARA INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlINVEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7168421330PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1257 WEST GENESEE ST SUITE 600AddressLine1Txt
CityBUFFALOCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP14202ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTHOMAS KUCHARSKIPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone7168421330PhoneNum
Signature2018-04-04SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDONNA M GONSERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01448922PTIN
Phone7168563300PhoneNum
Preparation2018-04-04PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address38.122.36.250IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2018-04-04IPDt
IP Tm08:28:29IPTm
IP TimezoneEDIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id8D32E005A5C413A6E60F4FFC912466107418746DAtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id0C34B86D251DF7744CBE03DA0657536AD3B276DBAtSubmissionFilingDeviceId
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerTHOMAS KUCHARSKIPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1257 WEST GENESEE ST SUITE 600AddressLine1Txt
CityBUFFALOCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP14202ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$2,179,547GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.BUFFALONIAGARA.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1999FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO ATTRACT JOB AND INVESTMENT WEALTH TO THE 8 COUNTIES IN WESTERN NEW YORK.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body43VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent42VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee14TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers42TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$1,922,759PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$2,172,354CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$643PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$325CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$16,120PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$6,868CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$1,939,522PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$2,179,547CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,334,986PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,253,289CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$210,000PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$46,066CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$779,368PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$833,452CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$2,324,354PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$2,132,807CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$384,832PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$46,740CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$1,101,781TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$874,385TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$417,190TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$143,054TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$684,591NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$731,331NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO ATTRACT NEW EMPLOYERS TO THE BUFFALO NIAGARA REGION THROUGH OUTREACH TO GROWING COMPANIES AROUND THE WORLD. TO SUPPORT BUSINESS ATTRACTION, EXPANSION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP, INVEST BUFFALO NIAGARA COLLABORATES WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES, UNIVERSITIES, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS TO DELIVER A UNIFIED RESPONSE TO REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescINVEST BUFFALO NIAGARA HELPS IMPROVE THE ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY VITALITY OF THE BUFFALO-NIAGARA REGION THROUGH THE ATTRACTION OF THE NEW INVESTMENT AND JOB CREATION OPPORTUNITIES FROM OUTSIDE THE REGION, AS WELL AS THROUGH LOCAL JOB RETENTION AND GROWTH.Desc
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer EntYes (1)BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
IRP Document19IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee14EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsYes (1)NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri DisclYes (1)NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members43GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member42IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsYes (1)ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ANITA GENOVESEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7168527100PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1257 WEST GENESEE STREET STE 600AddressLine1Txt
CityBUFFALOCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP14202ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (44 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
ANTHONY SPADA JR
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN DOSTER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID BURNEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JP BAK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID ANDERSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RUSSELL BRANDON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LOUIS PANZICA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER CAMMARATA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES DUNLOP
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN SANVIDGE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BYRON BROWN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL DYSTER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES OBLETZ
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVE WEATHERS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GENE GRAMZA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KENT FREY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVE HYDE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIEL HAMISTER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN HORN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN QUINN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN MANLEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NORA MCGUIRE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL O'BRIEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN SCANNELL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFFREY WELLINGTON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RONALD TANSKI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KENNETH KUJAWA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSEPH RIZZO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARLES JOYCE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHARON RANDACCIO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER WILSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS BECKAGE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTIAN CAMPOS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRANK CURCI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARL MONTANTE JR
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ARTHUR WINGERTER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EDWARD WALSH JR
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SCOTT BIELER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RANDALL CLARK
CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
DOUGLAS DIMITROFF
VICE-CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
ROBERT ZAK
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
DOTTIE GALLAGHER-COHEN
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
THOMAS A KUCHARSKI
PRESIDENT & CEO40.00Yes (X)$328,514$0$16,495Yes (X)
JENNIFER KAVANAUGH
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER40.00$103,821$0$6,052Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$432,335TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$22,547TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K2IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR SUNYBusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 9AddressLine1Txt
CityALBANYCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP12201ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesGRANT PROGRAM RESEARCH AND ASSESSMENTSServicesDesc
Compensation$125,000CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$2,172,354AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$2,172,354TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$325TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$325ExclusionAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$6,868TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$6,868ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$6,868OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,179,547TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$7,193ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$359,930TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$734,711TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,038TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,588TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$96,022TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$46,066TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$41,405TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$53,137TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$52,411TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$124,055TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,532TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$38,583TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$34,812TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,816TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
CONSULTING$381,862
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS$63,516
MISCELLANEOUS$15,323

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,132,807TotalAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$351,434BOYAmt
EOY$434,516EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$527,638BOYAmt
EOY$265,750EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$52,039BOYAmt
EOY$35,358EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$340,587LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$201,826LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$170,670BOYAmt
EOY$138,761EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,101,781BOYAmt
EOY$874,385EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$208,301BOYAmt
EOY$110,832EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$208,889BOYAmt
EOY$32,222EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$417,190BOYAmt
EOY$143,054EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$684,591BOYAmt
EOY$731,331EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$684,591BOYAmt
EOY$731,331EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,101,781BOYAmt
EOY$874,385EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$46,740ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$77,950OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$15,208DepreciationAmt
Book Value$62,742BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$180,986OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$152,285DepreciationAmt
Book Value$28,701BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$81,651OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$34,333DepreciationAmt
Book Value$47,318BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$138,761TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,268,763TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$89,216DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$89,216RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,179,547RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,179,547TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,222,023TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$89,216DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$89,216ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,132,807ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,132,807TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT GROUPBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12841 WICKLIFFE ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityCOLUMBUSCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP43221ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityINVESTOR CAMPAIGNActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$0GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$46,066RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization-$46,066NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors$46,066TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization-$46,066TotalNetToOrganizationAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTHOMAS A KUCHARSKIPersonNm
TitlePRESIDENT & CEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$277,514BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$51,000BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$10,812DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$5,683NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$345,009TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 1AFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationINVEST BUFFALO NIAGARA PROVIDES MEMBERSHIP TO THE BUFFALO CLUB AND THE COUNTRY CLUB OF BUFFALO FOR THE PRESIDENT AND CEO.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDOROTHY GALLAGHER-COHENPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionOFFICER OF THE BUFFALO NIAGARA PARTNERSHIPRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$243,944TransactionAmt
TransactionIBN RENTS SPACE FROM THE BUFFALO NIAGARA PARTNERSHIP. IN ADDITION, IBN PROVIDES IN-KIND MARKETING AND RESEARCH SUPPORT TO THE PARTNERSHIP. THE PARTNERSHIP PROVIDES IN-KIND ACCOUNTING AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES TO IBN.TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART V, LINE 2AALL PAYROLL AND HUMAN RESOURCES FUNCTIONS HAVE BEEN OUTSOURCED TO THE ALCOTT GROUP - A PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT ORGANIZATION. THIS CONTRACT ESTABLISHES A CO-EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN IBN AND THE ALCOTT GROUP. UNDER THIS RELATIONSHIP, THE ALCOTT GROUP ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR HUMAN RESOURCE COMPLIANCE AND PAYROLL AND EMPLOYEE TAX COMPLIANCE. ALL PAYROLL FILINGS FOR IBN'S EMPLOYEES ARE FILED BY AND INCLUDED AS PART OF THE ALCOTT GROUP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2DAVID ANDERSON, RANDALL CLARK, RUSSELL BRANDON, THOMAS KUCHARSKI, FRANK CURCI, JAMES DUNLOP, KENT FREY, KEVIN QUINN, JOHN SCANNELL, LOUIS PANZICA, SHARON RANDACCIO, ANTHONY SPADA, JR., EDWARD F. WALSH, JR., AND ARTHUR WINGERTER ALSO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE BUFFALO NIAGARA PARTNERSHIP. DOTTIE GALLAGHER-COHEN IS PRESIDENT OF THE BUFFALO NIAGARA PARTNERSHIP. DAVID ANDERSON, RANDALL CLARK, LOUSE PANZICA, KEVIN QUINN, JOHN SCANNELL, AND ARTHUR WINGERTER ALSO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE BUFFALO NIAGARA PARTNERSHIP FOUNDATION, INC. DOTTIE GALLAGHER-COHEN IS PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE BUFFALO NIAGARA PARTNERSHIP FOUNDATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4DURING FISCAL YEAR 2017, INVEST BUFFALO NIAGARA REVISED ITS' BYLAWS TO REFLECT CHANGES TO THE INVESTOR CLASSES, APPOINTMENT OF RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS BASED UPON INVESTOR CLASS, AND STRUCTURE OF BOARD LEVEL COMMITTEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECT THE OFFICERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BACTIONS OF THE OFFICERS ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BAN IN-DEPTH REVIEW OF INVEST BUFFALO NIAGARA'S FORM 990 IS DONE BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE BUFFALO NIAGARA PARTNERSHIP. ONCE THE REVIEW IS COMPLETED, THE FORM 990 IS THEN REVIEWED BY IBN'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. A COMPLETE COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND FEEDBACK PRIOR TO BEING FILED WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CINVEST BUFFALO NIAGARA HAS A POLICY IN PLACE THAT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE FOR THE BOARD AND FOR INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS IN CASES WHERE REAL, APPARENT, OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST MAY ARISE. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EACH DIRECTOR TO IMMEDIATELY DISCLOSE IN WRITING TO THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THE EXISTENCE OF ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE CHAIRMAN OF IBN'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPOINTS A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ANNUALLY THAT REVIEWS THE REASONABLE ATTAINMENT OF PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS AS COMMUNICATED TO THE PRESIDENT PRIOR TO AND DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. COMPARISON SALARY DATA FROM THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL AND EXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRMS ARE ALSO CONSIDERED. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE THEN RECOMMENDS ANY SALARY INCREASES AND/OR BONUSES FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE FULL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. ALL OTHER EMPLOYEE SALARIES ARE DETERMINED BY THE PRESIDENT IN CONSULTATION WITH THE STEERING COMMITTEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF INVEST BUFFALO NIAGARA ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

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