Mission
BOUNCE CATALYZES ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION BY PROVIDING CONNECTIONS, RESOURCES AND EXPERTISE TO BUILD A VIBRANT COMMUNITY FOR ALL. BOUNCE PROVIDES SERVICES AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO EARLY STAGE AND SMALL BUSINESSES.
Public Charity
BOUNCE INNOVATION HUB
BOUNCE INNOVATION HUB, of AKRON, OH, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $4.0M in revenue, $3.7M in expenses, $2.7M in total assets. 14 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $572K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 823351373
AKRON, OH
Urban & Community Economic Development
NTEE: S31
Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$4.0M
Total Expenses$3.7M
Total Assets$2.7M
Grant Records14
Funding Total$572K
Filing Years2019–2024
Where $100 goes at Bounce Innovation Hub
How Bounce Innovation Hub divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.
$78
Programs
the work itself
$15
Management
running the organization
$7
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $78 for programs
$45
Entrepreneurial service provider (esp) program:bounce's esp program offers affordable office, lab, and light manufacturing space coupled with expert business counseling and advising, mentoring services, and networking opportunities
$27
Place at bounce:Bounce Innovation Hub is a community-facing destination that includes public coworking space, private offices, reserved desks, conference rooms, event and classroom space, business incubation space including…
$4
Other entrepreneurial programming & ecosystem work:in addition to the esp program, bounce provides a variety of other entpreneurial support programs including our beyond startup workshop series
Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
OPERATING SUPPORT, DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION
$56,287
OPERATING SUPPORT, DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION
$85,000
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$50,000
FOR GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT
$12,750
GENERAL SUPPORT
$100,000
Showing up to 5 of 14 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
BOARD MEMBER
Billy Taylor
ASSISTANT SECRETARY
Bradley Helfman
BOARD MEMBER
Doug Weintraub
CHAIR
Hans Dorfi
CFO
Jennifer Kelsch
CEO
Jessica Sublett
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4.0M | $3.7M | $2.7M |
| 2023 | $4.1M | $3.7M | $2.3M |
| 2022 | $3.2M | $3.5M | $1.7M |
| 2020 | $3.0M | $2.9M | $2.0M |
| 2019 | $2.8M | $2.4M | $2.0M |
Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $2.8M to $4.0M (+44%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.7M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.