Science Zone EIN 20-1780236

Science Zone FY2021 filing

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Offers children science, math, and technology experiences. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $540K in revenue, $437K in expenses, and $1.2M in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Arts & Culture
Location
Casper, WY
Website
www.thesciencezone.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2021)
Revenue
$540KFY2021
Expenses
$437K
Net assets
$1.2M
People
14
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  20-1780236 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Casper, WY
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Offers children science, math, and technology experiences.
Leadership
Matt Kadlick · Chairman
Money in and out
$540K revenue, $437K expenses
Bottom line
68% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$540K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$437K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $103K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.68 Management & general $0.23 Fundraising $0.10
Program efficiency
68%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
10.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+19%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$540K
FY2021▲ +255%
Expenses
$437K
FY2021▼ -12%
Total assets
$1.9M
FY2021▲ +9%
Total liabilities
$699K
FY2021<0.01%
Total revenue
$540K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$437K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$103K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.9M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B68%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $296K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
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Operate summer camps for children. Operate after-school programs for children. As a museum, to offer hands-on high interest learning through exhibits and programs, which helps turn science from intimidating to inspiring.

$296Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CScience Zone
EINHdr · item D20-1780236
Principal addressHdr · item CCasper, WY
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.thesciencezone.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MWY
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A57)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 2005

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Steven Schnell’s $69K as Executive Director is at the 63rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2212 $100K–1M arts & culture 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023
Steven Schnell$68,902$66,707

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$389K · 72%
Program service revenue$139K · 26%
Other revenue$12K · 2%
Contributions & grants72%$389K
Program service revenue26%$139K
Other revenue2%$12K
Investment income$427
— government grantsLn 1e$92K
Total revenueLn 12$540K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.68 Management & general $0.23 Fundraising $0.10
Program services68%$296K
Management & general23%$99K
Fundraising10%$42K
Total functional expensesLn 25$437K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$363K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$699K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.2M
Months of cash on handcomputed10.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $363K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $437K · Less non-cash grants $2K · Cash operating expenses/yr $435K
10.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $296K · Total expenses $437K
68%
Management & General
Management & general $99K · Total expenses $437K
23%
Fundraising
Fundraising $42K · Total expenses $437K
10%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $65K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $226K
$0.29 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $389K · Total revenue $540K
72%
Government reliance
Government grants $92K · Total revenue $540K
17%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $139K · Total revenue $540K
26%
Investment reliance
Investment income $427 · Total revenue $540K
+0.08%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $139K · Total expenses $437K
32%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $540K · Prior year $152K
+255%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.2M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $540K · Expenses $437K
+19%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.9M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.2M · Total assets $1.9M
63%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.9M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Matt Kadlick · Reported title CHAIRMAN · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $437K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $226K · Total expenses $437K
52%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 68%
Overhead ratio 23%
Fundraising cost ratio 11%
Revenue growth 255%
Accounting fee ratio 0.9%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$58K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$882K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$504K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$665K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$540K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$152K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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