Organizations Filed Purposes:
PIPELINE, INC. FOSTERS THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH GROWTH ENTREPRENEURS IN THE MIDWEST THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATION, MENTORSHIP AND A MORE CONNECTED DYNAMIC ENTREPRENEURIAL ENVIRONMENT IN THE MIDWEST AND ENCOURAGES THE ATTRACTION OF EXPERTISE INTO THE MIDWEST THROUGH THE PROGRAM SERVICE - IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ENTREPRENEURIAL PROGRAM DESIGNED TO PROVIDE ENTREPRENEURS WITH THE BUSINESS ACUMEN TO EFFECTIVELY AND SUCCESSFULLYSTART OR EXPAND A HIGH-GROWTH ENTREPRENEURIAL COMPANY IN THE MIDWEST. THE PIPELINE ENTREPRENEURIAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM IS EMERGING AS A NATIONAL AND GLOBAL LEADER IN THE FIELD OF ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES. RECOGNIZED BY EXPERTS AROUND THE COUNTRY - AND NOW EXPANDING THANKS TO THE EWING MARION KAUFFMAN FOUNDATION - PIPELINE IS POISED TO BRING SIGNIFICANT GROWTH TO BOTH OUR ENTREPRENEURIAL COMPANIES AND THE REGIONS IN WHICH THEY LIVE AND WORK.
OPERATING SINCE 2006, THE PIPELINE ENTREPRENURIAL FELLLOWSHIP PROGRAM CONSISTS OF THREE ACTIVITIES: [1] TRAINING ENTREPRENEURS IN BUSINESS ACUMEN; [2] DEVELOPING MENTORS TO ENHANCE THE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE OF IT ENTREPRENEURIAL PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS; [3] ALUMNI PROGRAM FORCONTINUED ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL TOOLS. PIPELINE CURRENTLY SERVES 149 ENTREPRENEURS WHO OPERATE EMERGING BUSINESSES THAT COMPETE REGIONALLY, NATIONALLY AND GLOBALLY, AND THESE MEMBERS ARE CURRENTLY UNDERGOING ENTREPRENEURIAL TRAINING IN BUSINESS ACUMEN. THIS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM HAS BECOME THE CRITICAL HUB OF THE EMERGING ENTREPRENEURIAL ECOSYSTEM. PIPELINE SUPPORTS ENTREPRENEURS THROUGH ACTIVITIES IN MAJOR HUBS, INCLUDING KANSAS CITY, OMAHA, ST. LOUIS, WICHITA AND LINCOLN. PIPELINE IS UNIQUE IN THE NATION, OPERATING WITH A MODEL DEVELOPED OVER YEARS OF TESTING AND INNOVATION. PIPELINE WORKS ONE ENTREPRENEUR AT A TIME; IT WORKS WITH SMALL GROUPS OF ENTREPRENEURS ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT A FEW COMMITTED INDIVIDUALS CAN CHANGE THE WORLD. STARTING WITH A SMALL HANDFUL OF FIRMS, PIPELINE HAS NOW DEVELOPED A SIZABLE AND SUCCESSFUL NETWORK OF GROWING BUSINESSES.THE RAPID GROWTH OF MEMBER-LED FIRMS IS PARTICULARLY IMPRESSIVE. GIVEN THEIR RAPID GROWTH RATES, IT SHOULD COME AS NO SURPRISE THAT PIPELINE ENTREPRENEURS ARE MASTERING THE ART OF RAISING OUTSIDE CAPITAL. FELLOWS HAVE SUCCEEDED IN ACCESSING OUTSIDE FUNDS FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES, INCLUDING VENTURE CAPITALISTS, ANGEL INVESTORS, CORPORATE INVESTORS,BANKS, AND OTHER SOURCES. PIPELINE FELLOWS HAVE ALSO SUCCESSFULLY TAPPED A WIDE RANGE OF FEDERAL AND STATE FINANCING PROGRAMS. PIPELINE SEEKS TO BUILD WORLD-CLASS FIRMS, BUT IT ALSO SEEKS TO CONSTRUCT A WORLD-CLASS ENTREPRENEURIAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE MIDWEST. PIPELINEENTREPRENEURS, ADVISORS AND INVESTORS GIVE BACK BY INVESTING IN NEW BUSINESSES AND COACHING OTHER ENTREPRENEURS SO THAT FUTURE GENERATIONS CAN ALSO SUCCEED ON THEIR ENTREPRENEURIAL JOURNEYS. THEY THEMSELVES HAVE BECOME ESSENTIAL PLAYERS IN THE ECOSYSTEM.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
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| Joan Cobb Kaufmann | PRESIDENT/SECRETARY | 50 | $253,895 |
| Joe Hadzima | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $7,500 |
| Michael C Beckloff | BOARD CHAIR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jason Tatge | TREASURER | 0.5 | $0 |
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