2026-09-16T13:54:29-07:00 2025-12-31 811489821 HEALY AND ASSOCIATES 1200 CONCORD AVE STE 250 CONCORD CA 94520 990 2025-01-01 264634162 StartOut STAR 4153055090 ONE EMBARCADERO CENTER 1200 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111 Brian Richardson CEO 2026-09-16 true Hasina Sabrina Chowdhury P03013259 9256030800 2025 Brian Richardson ONE EMBARCADERO CENTER 1200 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111 2078886 false X www.startout.org X 2009 NY To Increase opportunity and success for LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs. StartOut focuses on LGBTQ+ and allied entrepreneurs looking to build scalable businesses. 14 14 16 40 0 1899577 1754048 324641 11200 -697 2676 50 121150 2223571 1889074 0 0 1632890 1634949 0 418109 737366 410254 2370256 2045203 -146685 -156129 884646 622246 302974 13546 581672 608700 STARTOUT EXECUTES ITS MISSION AND SERVES ITS BENEFICIARIES THROUGH AFULL SUITE OF PROGRAMS CRITICAL TO AN ENTREPRENEUR'S SUCCESS,SUPPORTED BY AN INDUSTRY-LEADING ONLINE PLATFORM. PROGRAMS TOACCELERATE THE SUCCESS OF STARTOUT ENTREPRENEURS ARE CLUSTERED IN FOUR AREAS: COMMUNITY BUILDING INCLUDES NETWORKING EVENTS, OUR NETWORK AND FORUM; SKILL DEVELOPMENT INCLUDE MENTORSHIP, OFFICE HOURS, AND EDUCATIONAL EVENT; ACCESS TO CAPITAL INCLUDE OUR GROWTH LAB ACCELERATOR AND INVESTOR PORTAL; AND THOUGHT LEADERSHIP INCLUDE OUR RESEARCH PROJECT, THE STARTOUT PRIDE ECONOMIC IMPACT INDEX, SIGNATURE EVENTS, AND EDUCATION FOR LGBTQ+ ENTREPRENEURS AND INVESTORS. false false 1419060 11200 In 2025, StartOut continued to deepen its commitment to supporting scalable LGBTQ+ and allied entrepreneurs through a comprehensive suite of programs designed to move founders from early-stage ideation to institutional readiness. Across the Founders Program, we supported approximately 490 unique scalable founders through education, mentorship, and community programming maintaining a combined NPS score of 8.785 across all programs. Our Mentorship program onboarded 72 new mentors, bringing our active network to over 600 subject matter experts, while our Expert Office Hours program achieved an exceptional 9.5 NPS score. We also launched the Spark Lab Incubator and ran two successful Growth Lab cohorts, with demand exceeding expectations at 42 qualified applicants per cycle a 40% increase over target and a strong 8.8 NPS across both programs. Community engagement was a defining strength of 2025. We hosted 92 events across our key markets of New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Chicago, generating over 7,600 RSVPs. A landmark achievement was the staging of our first-ever in-person StartOut Con in San Francisco, which brought together 180 attendees for panels, networking, Expert Office Hours Live, and a keynote from Gabbi Tuft of Glo Foods. The StartOut Awards and Demo Days in Los Angeles and San Francisco were also tremendous successes, reinforcing our presence in the markets where our founders are building. Our social media following grew to over 57,000, and we generated more than 1,100 qualified leads through partner engagements feeding directly into our founder pipeline. Perhaps most significantly, 2025 saw the completion of StartOut's new Strategic Plan, which charts a clear path toward focusing the organization's resources on scalable tech and CPG founders with high-growth potential. This strategic shift positions StartOut to maximize its impact by concentrating support where it can drive the greatest economic outcomes for the LGBTQ+ and allied entrepreneurial community. Combined with 8 new corporate sponsors, an 87% renewal rate on institutional gifts, and total organizational revenue of approximately $2 million, StartOut enters 2026 with strong momentum, a sharpened mission, and the infrastructure to scale alongside the founders we serve. 1419060 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 21 0 true 16 true false false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false X 14 14 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false CA NY X X X StartOut 4153055090 ONE EMBARCADERO CENTER SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111 Brian Richardson CEO 4.00 0.00 X 198920 0 0 Phillip Ozaki Chief Dev. Officer 40.00 0.00 143412 0 0 Tarik Perkins Chief Program Offi 40.00 0.00 119836 0 0 Genesis Garcia President 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Charlotte Hamilton Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Mohit Jolly Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Rick Kleczkowski Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Hernan Lopez Vice Chair 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Miguel A Lopez Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Riana Lynn Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sean E Mickens Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Serena Poon Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Joseph Schneier Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jason Scott Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Alexandra Tanner Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lorenzo Thione Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Joseph Varner Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 462168 3 false true false 0 14000 1740048 14000 1754048 Membership Income 900099 11200 11200 11200 2676 2676 0 0 0 0 310656 14000 189812 120844 0 0 Other Income 900099 306 306 306 1889074 11506 2676 0 0 0 0 198920 148059 13899 36962 0 1166905 868545 81532 216828 0 155101 115461 10832 28808 114023 84869 7967 21187 0 0 0 0 0 0 190918 61865 63941 65112 25287 25287 1057 695 99 263 60757 49217 133 11407 0 2549 1897 178 474 40746 14359 1530 24857 0 0 8561 8561 0 0 8628 6422 603 1603 Awards 23784 15490 53 8241 Payroll fees 15930 11857 1113 2960 Events 14747 38793 -24046 In-kind goods 14000 14000 3290 1531 867 892 2045203 1419060 208034 418109 547689 492382 29127 0 282982 74500 0 0 0 0 53975 26237 0 0 0 0 0 0 884646 622246 102974 13546 200000 302974 13546 X 581672 196200 412500 581672 608700 884646 622246 -156129 183157 X false true X true false X 2188326 2613442 1908874 1899577 1754048 10364267 0 0 2188326 2613442 1908874 1899577 1754048 10364267 167669 10196598 21 84 3 47 155 0 1965 112 50 2127 10366549 11200 0.98360 0.99980 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X 2065710 176636 176636 1889074 1889074 2221839 176636 176636 2045203 2045203 Part X : FIN48 Footnote The Organization has received exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, Section 23701(d) of the State of California Revenue and Taxation Code, and as a domestic not-for-profit corporation by the State of New York. The Organization is annually required to file a Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990) with the IRS along with related state filings. The related tax returns are subject to examination by federal and state taxing authorities generally for three years after they are filed. The Organization has no unrelated business income, and management has analyzed tax positions taken and has concluded that, as of December 31, 2025, there are no uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition of a liability or disclosure in the financial statements. false Events 324656 14000 310656 189812 324656 14000 310656 189812 189812 120844 X X false false false false false false false false false Brian Richardson CEO 198920 198920 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b THE ORGANIZATION SELECTS SPECIFIC BOARD MEMBERS AND OUTSIDE PROFESSIONALSTO REVIEW THE 990 PRIOR TO ITS FILING. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c ANNUALLY, ALL BOARD MEMBERS MUST SIGN A NEW CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a CEO is board determined. Other staff are CEO/C-suite leadership team determined. Compensation guidelines are utilized to set salary. Increases are considered by request and annual cola is implemented when possible. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b CEO is board determined. Other staff are CEO/C-suite leadership team determined. Compensation guidelines are utilized to set salary. Increases are considered by request and annual cola is implemented when possible. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 18 Available on public search sites and upon request. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENT AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AREMADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.