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US nonprofit · EIN 455028985 · Charlotte, NCiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 455028985) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Exemption status IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List (posted to 13 October 2026).Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

City Startup Labs Inc

Donations deductible
Revenue
$686k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$813k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$489k
$301k liabilities
Net assets
$188k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
9
4.2 years on average
Staff
1
37 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
Exemption reinstated on 15 May 2015. The IRS had automatically revoked it on 15 May 2015 (after three years without a return). Source: IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List, posted to 13 October 2026.
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City Startup Labs Inc's network

9 people4 organisationsi9 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Violet dotted lines (4) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

9 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 9 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Brian LyghtCo-Chair2018
8 yrs
Craig DanforthTreasurer2024
2 yrs
E Alan CrawfordDirector2024
2 yrs
Henry RockExecutive Director2020
6 yrs
Issa HallCompany secretary2024
2 yrs
Joel FordDirector2024
2 yrs
NIA RockCo-Chair2022
4 yrs
Robyn MasseyDirector2022
4 yrs
Sondra Hines YatesDirector2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Henry RockExecutive Directorsince 2018

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Henry RockExecutive Director40$82k
Brian LyghtCo-Chair5$0
Nia RockCo-Chair5$0
Craig DanforthTreasurer5$0
Issa HallSecretary5$0
E Alan CrawfordDirector0.5$0
Joel FordDirector0.5$0
Robyn MasseyDirector0.5$0
Sondra Hines YatesDirector0.5$0

About

Legal name
City Startup Labs Inc
EIN
455028985
Address
9319 University City Blvd Bldg 204, Charlotte, NC, 28223-0001
State
North Carolina
Mission
Entrepreneurial, business and workforce development training and coaching for black americans, as well as formerly incarcerated individuals interested in business ownership. Csl also hosts convenings for black tech talent." (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
O53 Youth development
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Youth Development
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2016
Principal officer
Henry Rock (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 December 2016
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsBrian Lyght
≥6years on the filingsHenry Rock
≥4years on the filingsNIA Rock
≥4years on the filingsRobyn Massey

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$489k
Total liabilities
$301k
Net assets or fund balances
$188k
Contributions and grants received
$527k
Program service revenue
$159k
Employees
1
Volunteers
37

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$686k$813kDeficit $127k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.