BLUE RIDGE INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOUNDATION

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Plain text BLUE RIDGE INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOUNDATION. furp.org, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2023–2025. https://furp.org/org/blue-ridge-innovation-and-entrepreneurship-foundation-863937023. Retrieved 2026-11-12.

APA furp.org. (n.d.). BLUE RIDGE INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOUNDATION [Nonprofit organization profile; tax years 2023–2025]. Retrieved November 12, 2026, from https://furp.org/org/blue-ridge-innovation-and-entrepreneurship-foundation-863937023

MLA “BLUE RIDGE INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOUNDATION.” furp.org, tax years 2023–2025, https://furp.org/org/blue-ridge-innovation-and-entrepreneurship-foundation-863937023. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

Retrieved 2026-11-12; covers tax years 2023–2025. Data: furp.org (index © the FURP Alliance; the records are public domain).

2025 · Form 990 · revenue $258K · expenses $101K · assets $276K

EIN
86-3937023
Address
220 PERSHING AVE, CLEMSON, SC 29631-2192
NTEE code
B99 Education N.E.C. (Education) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
December 2021 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity, 509(a)(2)
Principal officer
Wesley Devine (its 2022 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2022 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

BRIEF PROVIDES ACCESS, TRAINING, AND EXPERIENCE TO KIDS FROM LOW INCOME FAMILIES THAT THEY NEED TO THRIVE IN TODAYS TECHNOLOGY DRIVEN WORLD.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 5 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

5 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Paul Reams BOARD CHAIR2023-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Wesley M Devine EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2023-2025 10 $0 reported 1
Stephanie Enders BOARD MEMBER2023-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Dr Jerome Mcclendon BOARD MEMBER2023-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Dan Mcdade BOARD MEMBER2023-2025 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 75 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
WESLEY M DEVINE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR10 $0$0$0 $01
STEPHANIE ENDERS BOARD MEMBER5 $0$0$0 $01
DR JEROME MCCLENDON BOARD MEMBER5 $0$0$0 $01
DAN MCDADE BOARD MEMBER5 $0$0$0 $01
PAUL REAMS BOARD CHAIR5 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PAUL REAMS BOARD CHAIR0 $0-$0 $01
WESLEY M DEVINE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
STEPHANIE ENDERS BOARD MEMBER0 $0-$0 $01
DR JEROME MCCLENDON BOARD MEMBER0 $0-$0 $01
DAN MCDADE BOARD MEMBER0 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PAUL REAMS BOARD CHAIR0 $0-$0 $01
WESLEY M DEVINE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
STEPHANIE ENDERS BOARD MEMBER0 $0-$0 $01
DR JEROME MCCLENDON BOARD MEMBER0 $0-$0 $01
DAN MCDADE BOARD MEMBER0 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$258,121$101,408 $275,758$205,842 $256,990$0 $0075
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$41,223$32,447 $49,129$49,129 $41,223$0 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$50,899$24,893 $44,415$40,353 $50,899$0 ---

Funders of this organization

4 grantors reported grants to this organization, $97,660 in all, tax years 2023 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
RESERVE AT LAKE KEOWEE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION $52,7001 $52,7002025 2025 Public charity Exact
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC $32,4602 $12,5002025 2024-2025 DAF sponsor Exact
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AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION $10,0001 $10,0002023 2023 DAF sponsor Exact
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SCANSOURCE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION $2,5001 $2,5002025 2025 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BLUE RIDGE INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOUNDATION (BRIEF)”
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Same category: NTEE code and revenue

Ranked without any AI: same NTEE code first, then the same NTEE group; then revenue within 2x, 5x or 10x; then the same state; then similar name and mission text. NTEE: the IRS’s code when it lists one, otherwise FURP’s inferred code. Same state only · More (100)

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LEADERSHIP SOUTH CAROLINASCB99 $266,266$320,695 Exec. Director$120,000 Same NTEE code B99, revenue within 2x, same state
GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIASCB99 $280,277$245,607 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B99, revenue within 2x, same state
317 HYBRID SCHOOL OF BLYTHEWOODSCB99 $238,510$211,524 BOARD MEMBER$27,025 Same NTEE code B99, revenue within 2x, same state
SOUTH CAROLINA FIRST STEPS TO SCHOOL READINESS BOARD OF TRUSTEESSCB99 $258,231$250,711 EXECUTIVE DI$30,624 Same NTEE code B99, revenue within 2x, same state
IGNITE CO-OPSCB99 $237,186$250,643 PRESIDENT$27,375 Same NTEE code B99, revenue within 2x, same state
INCLUSIVE ENTREPRENEURS FOUNDATIONORB99 $265,250$275,197 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$33,309 Same NTEE code B99, revenue within 2x, similar name
ATC FOUNDATIONNMB99 $294,053$399,756 SECRETARY$0 Same NTEE code B99, revenue within 2x
RTL FOUNDATIONCOB99 $242,505$407,254 Executive Director$53,574 Same NTEE code B99, revenue within 2x
IBTTA FOUNDATIONDCB99 $273,392$626,432 STAFF LIAISON$447,302 Same NTEE code B99, revenue within 2x
MARRIAGE AND RELATIONSHIP EDUCATION CENTER INCMDB99 $240,449$208,843 Executive Director$48,517 Same NTEE code B99, revenue within 2x
THE GPX FOUNDATIONCAB99 $250,000$245,655 INDEPENDENT BOD MEMBER$0 Same NTEE code B99, revenue within 2x
FLORIDA TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS ASSOCIATION AND FOUNDATION INCFLB99 $267,330$247,285 TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code B99, revenue within 2x
ENNIS ISD EDUCATION FOUNDATIONTXB99 $263,791$152,607 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code B99, revenue within 2x
C-Better Foundation IncNYB99 $265,505$184,792 Trustee$0 Same NTEE code B99, revenue within 2x
ACPA RESEARCH & EDUCATION FOUNDATIONTXB99 $267,618$344,032 ACPA PRESIDENT$326,904 Same NTEE code B99, revenue within 2x
MINNESOTA TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATIONMNB99 $247,064$385,212 MTA PRESIDENT/CEO$0 Same NTEE code B99, revenue within 2x
PEACE & HARMONY FOUNDATION INCFLB99 $258,398$246,946 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B99, revenue within 2x
ENLIGHTENMENT FOUNDATION USA INCNYB99 $258,918$9,929 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B99, revenue within 2x
ALTITUDE DRIVER SAFETY FOUNDATIONCOB99 $227,268$190,539 President$66,906 Same NTEE code B99, revenue within 2x
TESFA FOUNDATIONMNB99 $243,507$165,017 CHAIR$0 Same NTEE code B99, revenue within 2x
AAPL EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INCTXB99 $267,233$292,171 EXECUTIVE VP & COO$393,988 Same NTEE code B99, revenue within 2x
POWER OF ZERO FOUNDATIONFLB99 $251,932$217,584 Chair$0 Same NTEE code B99, revenue within 2x
GLOBAL DISCIPLES FOUNDATIONPAB99 $242,668$242,263 CHAIRMAN$0 Same NTEE code B99, revenue within 2x
COLLEGIATE ENTREPRENEURS ORGANIZATIONFLB99 $280,363$306,344 President$0 Same NTEE code B99, revenue within 2x

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedTypeYearsWhich ones
GRAND HAVEN AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC $1,403,33017 1DAF sponsor2010–2025 GRAND HAVEN SCHOOLS FOUNDATION
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND $1,068,57662 17DAF sponsor2016–2024 BHUVANA FOUNDATION TENNESSEE; LOS MEDANOS COLLEGE FOUNDATION; TREE FOUNDATION INC; OLYMPUS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION INC and 13 more
THE RHODE ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $605,0006 1DAF sponsor2019–2024 RHODE ISLAND INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC funds this one $546,06124 9DAF sponsor2019–2025 SILVER OAK EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIP INC; BHUVANA FOUNDATION TENNESSEE; ADAMS STREET FOUNDATION INC; INFORMED CALIFORNIA FOUNDATION and 5 more
ALEXANDER BODINI FOUNDATION $295,9865 1Private foundation2020–2024 FOUNDATION FOR ITALIAN ART AND CULTURE
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION $271,25014 4DAF sponsor2012–2024 NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MARRIAGE EDUCATION FUND; MARRIAGE AND RELATIONSHIP EDUCATION CENTER INC; GRAND HAVEN SCHOOLS FOUNDATION; BO PORTER SELF FOUNDATION
KEDAR FAMILY AND ZOLTAN SONESH FOUNDATION $250,0001 1Private foundation2024–2024 CALO GLOBAL FOUNDATION
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR $235,7509 4DAF sponsor2014–2024 TREE FOUNDATION INC; FOUNDATION FOR ITALIAN ART AND CULTURE; ADAMS STREET FOUNDATION INC; LOS MEDANOS COLLEGE FOUNDATION
FORGOOD INC $220,47816 6DAF sponsor2012–2024 LOS MEDANOS COLLEGE FOUNDATION; NEWPORT PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION; ADAMS STREET FOUNDATION INC; BHUVANA FOUNDATION TENNESSEE and 2 more
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING $217,00019 13DAF sponsor2015–2024 CALO GLOBAL FOUNDATION; THE NATURE CONNECTION INC; TREE FOUNDATION INC; INCLUSIVE ENTREPRENEURS FOUNDATION and 9 more
ACQUAVELLA FAMILY FOUNDATION TR $200,0008 1Private foundation2017–2025 FOUNDATION FOR ITALIAN ART AND CULTURE
RESET VENTURES INC $200,0002 1Private foundation2023–2024 JANDERNOA ENTREPRENEURIAL MENTORING
DELTA DENTAL COMMUNITY CARE FOUNDATION $190,0005 1Private foundation2017–2021 TEXAS SMILES FOUNDATION
JEWISH COMMUNAL FUND $186,5008 3DAF sponsor2009–2023 FOUNDATION FOR ITALIAN ART AND CULTURE; CENTURY ASSOCIATION ARCHIVES FOUNDATION; C-Better Foundation Inc
OREGON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $186,2003 1DAF sponsor2020–2022 INCLUSIVE ENTREPRENEURS FOUNDATION

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990 · $101,408 spent · pay $24,393 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)CLASSCAMP SUPPLIES $35,303$32,903$2,400- 34.8%
Other salaries and wages $22,965$17,224$5,741- 22.6%
Other (as described)CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS $9,415$9,415-- 9.3%
Information technology $8,957$8,877$80- 8.8%
Depreciation and depletion $5,946$3,946$2,000- 5.9%
Insurance $3,975$1,000$2,975- 3.9%
Other (as described)EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE $3,094$3,094-- 3.1%
Other (as described)VOLUNTEER EXPENSES $2,835$2,835-- 2.8%
Office expenses $2,765$1,260$1,505- 2.7%
Fees: accounting $1,654-$1,654- 1.6%
Advertising and promotion $1,531-$1,531- 1.5%
Payroll taxes $1,428$1,071$357- 1.4%
Fees: other services $1,050-$1,050- 1.0%
Fees: management $490-$490- 0.5%
Total$101,408100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $32,447 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $32,447 100.0%
Total$32,447100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $24,893 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $24,699 99.2%
Printing, publications, postage $194 0.8%
Total$24,893100%

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