Small Business Innovative Research Consortium Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
823120874
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2023
Location
Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Phone
2252832111
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$123,000
Expenses
$145,378
Assets
$2,755

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ANDREW MCCANDLESS (President & CEO)

People named in this filing

  • ANDREW MCCANDLESS (President & CEO)
  • DINO PATERNOSTRO (Secretary)
  • CHRIS ELLIOTT (EX COMMITTEE ME)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The Small Business Innovation Research Consortium's (SBIRC) mission is to increase the level of small businesses doing innovative research in states that have historically underperformed in carrying out federally funded research and development. It's primary exempt purpose is to promote the common business interests of small businesses and innovative entrepreneurs engaged in or seeking to participate in the federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, with particular emphasis on businesses in rural states and underrepresented communities.

What it reported doing in 2024

Program 1 Government Relations and Policy Advocacy (Approx. 25% of time and resources; expenses allocable from $92,704 total Legal & Professional Services)SBIRC engaged Legislink, an independent government relations firm, to conduct ongoing state and federal advocacy on behalf of its membership throughout 2022. Advocacy activities included regular engagement with policymakers and agency representatives to amplify the interests of SBIR/STTR participants, particularly those from rural and underrepresented communities, and to promote policy reforms improving access to capital and federal R&D funding. Engagement occurred on a recurring basis at both state and federal levels, conducted virtually and in-person by organizational leadership, Executive Committee members, and the retained advocacy firm. (Expenses: approx. $42,045 paid to Legislink)

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 13
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -18.2%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.02; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 133.2% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -160.5% per year; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 5 of 5 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 9/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 4/100.