Massachusetts Science & Engineering Fair INC

Tax-deductible

Cambridge, MA501(c)(3)Since 1949EducationEIN 04-2707499

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We develop future thought leaders through experiences in Science and Engineering practices using well-proven programs and novel approaches that empower students.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 700 volunteers and 5 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $77K a year · 14% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$142K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 94% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $32K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$64K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$752K
+26% vs prior year
Spent
$743K
To programs
67%
Net assets
$1.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$752K
FY2024▲ +26%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$544K
FY2021$572K
FY2022$436K
FY2023$536K
FY2024$598K
FY2024$752K
Expenses
$743K
FY2024▲ +5%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$838K
FY2021$407K
FY2022$536K
FY2023$584K
FY2024$706K
FY2024$743K
Net assets
$1.6M
FY2024▲ +7%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2024$1.6M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 1980.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $495K Management & general 15% · $113K Fundraising 18% · $135K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990; $142K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$142,137Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Helen Rosenfeld’s $142K as Executive Di is at the 94th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1612 $100K–1M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Abel Cora Beth—————$210,700
Helen Rosenfeld$142,137$113,300$113,300$126,754$104,711—
Rosenfeld Helen—————$53,900

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowering students through science and engineering experiences to develop future thought leaders.

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1 program service account for $495K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Organize and promote annual massachusetts state science fairs to encourage high school and middle school students to pursue education and career opportunities in the sciences, engineering and technology.

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Dcu for KidsFY2024$8K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$32K
Grants paid · 10 grants · $634K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$59,282
Unitemized GrantFY2023$61,735
Unitemized GrantFY2022$60,620
Unitemized GrantFY2022$60,620
Unitemized GrantFY2021$91,176
Unitemized GrantFY2021$83,676
Unitemized GrantFY2020$51,625
Unitemized GrantFY2020$51,625
Unitemized GrantFY2019$56,900
Unitemized GrantFY2019$56,900

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$752K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$673K
Investment incomeLn 3$79K
Money outPt IX
$743K
Ln 25
Programscol B$495K
Managementcol C$113K
Fundraisingcol D$135K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$478K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$64K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$673K
Investment incomeLn 3$79K
Gains on assetsLn 7$56K
Total revenueLn 12$752K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$117K
SavingsLn 2$361K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$478K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.1M
Other assetsLn 15$5K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$64K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 6700
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$502K$478K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$950K$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$47K$64K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M$1.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$59K$59K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$125K$41K$42K$42K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$256K$160K$19K$78K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$6K$3K$800$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$3K$451
Payroll taxesLn 10$38K$20K$6K$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$51K$40K$10K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$18K$13K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$20K$14K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$44K$44K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$3K$831$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$94K$90K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$743K$495K$113K$135K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $598K$706K−$108K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $536K$584K−$48K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $436K$536K−$100K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $572K$407K$165K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $544K$838K−$295K$1.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $751,699 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$672,948
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$672,948
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $22,695$22,695
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $56,056$56,056
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $78,751$751,699
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $743,414 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $59,282$59,282
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $41,372 · Management $41,622 · Fundraising $41,622$124,616
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $160,414 · Management $18,574 · Fundraising $77,503$256,491
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,548 · Management $800 · Fundraising $2,222$5,570
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,999 · Management $451$3,450
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,242 · Management $5,857 · Fundraising $12,098$38,197
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,062$8,062
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $40,156 · Management $10,479$50,635
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,208$5,208
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,837 · Management $5,539$18,376
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $13,760 · Management $6,623$20,383
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $2,510$2,510
IX-17 TravelPrograms $44,202$44,202
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,871 · Management $831 · Fundraising $1,716$5,418
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $89,509 · Management $4,006$93,515
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $7,499$7,499
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $495,400 · Management $112,853 · Fundraising $135,161$743,414
Part X · Balance sheet $1,633,170 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $83,655$116,519
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $418,040$361,350
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $60,000$43,250
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $949,927$1,107,408
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,900$4,643
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,513,522$1,633,170
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $40,450$51,663
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,816$12,183
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $47,266$63,846
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $915,526$1,153,694
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $550,730$415,630
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,466,256$1,569,324
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,513,522$1,633,170
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,569,324 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$751,699
XI-2 Total expenses$743,414
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$8,285
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,466,256
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$94,783
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,569,324

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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