Community Improvement
First Flight Venture Center Inc
DURHAM, NC
Total revenue
$12.1M
Total expenses
$1.6M
Net assets
$12.5M
Grants received
$300K
11 grants
EIN
561752731
Tax year
2024
Mission
Providing flexible terms and pricing to north carolina technology entrepreneurs in the areas of non-dilutive funding strategies, advanced prototyping, and laboratory and office leases. We support nc technology entrepreneurs in growing their businesses.
Programs
3 programs
Subsidized grant writing services offer non-dilutive funding strategies to accepted candidates. These services support both phase i and phase ii sbir government grant applications, helping entrepreneurs secure critical early-stage funding.
The advanced prototyping facility is a subscription-based community resource designed to support the development of advanced technology product prototypes. It offers design contract services and maintains a wide range of high-tech prototyping equipment to assist innovators in bringing their ideas to life.
Wheelsup accelerator and all other.
Financials
FY 2024
Revenue
Expenses
People
10 listed
KRISTA COVEY
PRESIDENT
$179K
40 hrs/wk
LEBONE MOSES
TREASURER
—
1 hrs/wk
JEAN DAVIS
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
PAULA HENDERSON
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
MARY MUSACCHIA
BOARD CHAIR
—
1 hrs/wk
MARY BETH THOMAS
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
DAN O'KORN
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
JAMES NICHOLS
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
KENNETH TINDALL
SECRETARY
—
1 hrs/wk
EMIL RUNGE IV
PROGRAM MANAGER
$105K
40 hrs/wk
Independent contractors
ESKOLA LLC
ROOFING
Grants received
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Funded by
$300K from 5 funders · 11 grants · 2017–2023
$175K · 7 grants · 2020–2022
$63K · 1 grant · 2017
$25K · 1 grant · 2019
$25K · 1 grant · 2020
$13K · 1 grant · 2023