ROCHESTER REGIONAL PHOTONICS CLUSTER INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

ROCHESTER REGIONAL PHOTONICS CLUSTER INC

EIN 16-1572490 · Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues (S41)

What they do

RRPC is AN INDUSTRY CLUSTER SERVING A MEMBERSHIP of APPROXIMATELY 80 COMPANIES. OUR PRIMARY SERVICES ARE THE DEVELOPMENT of EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES to MAKE CERTAIN THAT OUR MEMBERS HAVE A QUALIFIED WORKFORCE; BUSINESS NETWORKING ACTIVITIES INCLUDING PAVILIONS AT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES and ATTRACTING CONFERENCES to ROCHESTER, NEW YORK; THE DELIVERY of UNIQUE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING THAT TEACHES OUR MEMBERS BEST BUSINESS PRACTICES and IDENTIFYING and PURSUING GROWING MARKETS. THROUGH CONFERENCES and ITS WEBSITE, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES A VARIETY of RESOURCES for ROCHESTER AREA OPTICS, PHOTONICS and IMAGING BUSINESSES, EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, and STUDENTS, INCLUDING A RESOURCE DIRECTORY WITH NEEDS and CAPABILITIES IN PHOTONICS, and RELATED FIELDS SUCH AS FIBER OPTICS, ADAPTIVE OPTICS, HIGH-SPEED COMMUNICATIONS, GEOSPATIAL IMAGING, PHOTONIC COMPUTING, NANOLITHOGRAPHY and BIOMEDICAL IMAGING.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $69.00 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders12 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

103.45%of revenue went to mission work69.0% of expenses · Program services

$149.82spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$89,881

Mission workProgram services$92,981103.45% of revenue69.0% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Total expenses$134,662149.82% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 69.0% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 149.82% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 65.9% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 162.80% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 50.9% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 88.54% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 72.1% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 120.74% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 67.5% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.89% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 75.5% mission · 20.1% management · 4.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.30% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 87.6% mission · 11.8% management · 0.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 102.58% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$89,881

Expenses$134,662

Annual shortfall $44,781 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$92,981 · 69.0% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$89,881

Expenses$134,662

Income$89,881

Mission work (program services)$92,981

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (12)

ALEXIS VOGTDIRECTOR

CHRISTOPHER PAGEDIRECTOR

JOHN HARTPRESIDENT

JOSEPH SPILMANDIRECTOR

JULIAN GOLDSTEINDIRECTOR

MICHAEL RANSFORDDIRECTOR

NEAL SLIFKINDIRECTOR

PAUL MELONEDIRECTOR

PAUL TOLLEYDIRECTOR

SUJATHA RAMANUJANDIRECTOR

TOM BROWNDIRECTOR

WADE COOKDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2000
Location: 1565 JEFFERSON ROAD BUILDING 420, ROCHESTER, NY 14623
County: Monroe
In care of: THOMAS BATTLEY
Primary officer: THOMAS BATTLEY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website EmailTracy.Altman@BellCollaborative.com Phone(585) 329-4029

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990EZ
Tax preparer: DAVIE KAPLAN CPA PC
NTEE classification: Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues (S41)
IRS tax category: Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues