PROOF PROGRAMS: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
PROOF PROGRAMS (EIN 88-3808908)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-09-15
IRS object ID
202632589349301988
Schema version
2025v4.2
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)
Return2026-09-15T14:53:49-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN621114363PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HENDERSON HUTCHERSON & MCCULLOUGH PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11200 MARKET STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityCHATTANOOGACityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP37402ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN883808908EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PROOF PROGRAMSBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlPROOBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4235416858PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1422 E MARTIN LUTHER KING BLVDAddressLine1Txt
CityCHATTANOOGACityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP37403ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMICHAEL ROBINSONPersonNm
Person TitleOFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone4238346826PhoneNum
Signature2026-09-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKIM HUSKEY CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00958962PTIN
Phone4237567771PhoneNum
Preparation2026-09-15PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMICHAEL ROBINSONPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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CityCHATTANOOGACityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP37406ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$205,563GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressHTTPS://WWW.PROOFINCUBATOR.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2023FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateTNLegalDomicileStateCd
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CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Expenses$272,995PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$227,758CYTotalExpensesAmt
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CY Revenues Less Expenses-$22,195CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$107,102TotalAssetsEOYAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionCOLLABORATES WITH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS TO OFFER ACCELERATOR PROGRAMS TO OFFER ENTREPRENEURS IN THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE INDUSTRY. WITH MORE THAN 75+ YEARS COMBINED EXPERIENCE IN THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE INDUSTRY, PROOF PROGRAMS UNDERSTANDS THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS ARE FACING EACH DAY. THEY WORK WITH ENTREPRENEURS TO OVERCOME THESE CHALLENGES AND BUILD A MORE SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS MODEL TO REACH THEIR GOALS.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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Revenue$127,563RevenueAmt
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Employee0EmployeeCnt
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4238346826PhoneNum

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Address Line14134 SAFEHAVEN COURTAddressLine1Txt
CityCHATTANOOGACityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP37406ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (3 entries)

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STAN STOUT
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$8,788$0$0
MICHAEL ROBINSON
PRESIDENT1.00$33,000$0$0Yes (X)
KALEENA GOLDSWORTHY
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$127,563TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,590TotalAmt
Program Services$29,590ProgramServicesAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,415TotalAmt
Program Services$7,415ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,462TotalAmt
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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,066TotalAmt
Program Services$3,066ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,780TotalAmt
Program Services$1,018ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,762ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,971TotalAmt
Program Services$32,971ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,296TotalAmt
Program Services$5,296ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,518TotalAmt
Program Services$1,518ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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CONTRACT LABOR$99,901$99,901
QUICKBOOKS PAYMENTS FEE$2,965$2,965
MEALS$2,730$2,730
BANK FEES$1,188$1,188

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$876TotalAmt
Program Services$876ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$227,758TotalAmt
Program Services$184,381ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$43,377ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,822BOYAmt
EOY$4,445EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$6,284BOYAmt
EOY$101,124EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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EOY$1,533EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$35,106BOYAmt
EOY$107,102EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

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BOY$35,106BOYAmt
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Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$35,106BOYAmt
EOY$107,102EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY$35,106BOYAmt
EOY$107,102EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$22,195ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$94,191PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$314,509CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$257,200CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$78,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$649,709TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$314,509CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$257,200CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$78,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$649,709TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$649,709PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support$649,709TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$142,068GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
First5 Years170Yes (X)First5Years170Ind

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 O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWED THE TAX RETURN TO ENSURE ACCURACY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19FORM 990 AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.

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