Zeno envisions a world in which everyone believes they can do math. The confidence to use math skills in everyday life is essential to acquiring and maintaining the basic economic, political, and social resources we all need to live our fullest lives. We know that every family wants the best future possible for their child, but not every family has the same experience navigating the early math arena. Zenos Family MathWays program takes a family-centered, community-by-community approach to uplifting families as their childs first and most important math teacher. Through the Family MathWays program, Zeno engages families, caregivers and early childcare providers in fun, playful activities that build foundational early math concepts, shape mindsets, and provide access to learning resources for use in the home. We layer math onto existing programs that serve families of color with young children in low-income communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$134K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $13K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$134K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $376K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$12K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.0M
-35% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
70%
Net assets
$554K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2023▼ -35%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$976K
FY2025$756K
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2023▼ -24%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1000K
FY2025$803K
Net assets
$554K
FY2023▼ -17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$561K
FY2021$590K
FY2022$667K
FY2023$554K
FY2024$530K
FY2025$478K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending August 2023) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2006.

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Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $795K Management & general 13% · $152K Fundraising 16% · $181K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $134K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Ex Officio
$133,970Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shayla Blanche’s $73K as Ex Officio is at the 65th 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Maile Hadley—$168,532$133,970$133,852$122,752—
Julie Marl—————$104,584
Shayla Blanche$72,846—————
Judy Margrath$42,192$12,705————

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

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

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Empowers families with fun, playful math activities to build confidence and skills.

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1 program · $795K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Zeno has an established track record of working in a educational spaces where racial equity is THE key lever for change. We start with honoring the agency, dignity, and inherent strengths of Black Indigenous, and communities of color.

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Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$774K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$268K
Investment incomeLn 3$423
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$795K
Managementcol C$152K
Fundraisingcol D$181K
Owns and owesPt X
$554K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$221K
Total assetsLn 16$566K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$774K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$147K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$268K
Investment incomeLn 3$423
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$116K
SavingsLn 2$105K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$221K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$566K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
Net assetsLn 32$554K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 515
VolunteersI 6290
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$418K$221K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$0
Total assetsLn 16$691K$566K
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K$12K
Net assetsLn 32$667K$554K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$151K$98K$30K$23K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$475K$357K$26K$91K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$36K$28K$1K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$52K$38K$4K$9K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$27K$27K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$78K$17K$16K$45K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5$5
Office expensesLn 13$24K$364$19K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$15K$7K$6K$2K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$10K$214$10K
TravelLn 17$20K$18K$2K$96
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$4K$1K$302
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$228K$228K$51$118
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$795K$152K$181K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $756K$803K−$47K$478K 990 PDF
FY2024 $976K$1000K−$24K$530K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.0M$1.1M−$113K$554K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.6M$1.5M$77K$667K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.5M$1.4M$29K$590K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.6M$1.6M−$107$561K 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 I · Summary $1,015,136 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,412,278$773,832
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $163,644$267,989
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,035$423
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$11,458−$27,108
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,565,499$1,015,136
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $900,690$713,400
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $587,717$414,718
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,488,407$1,128,118
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $77,092−$112,982
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,015,136 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$147,037
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$626,795
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$773,832
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $267,989$267,989
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $423$423
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$27,108
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $267,989 · Excluded from tax $423$1,015,136
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,128,118 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $98,210 · Management $30,218 · Fundraising $22,663$151,091
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $357,250 · Management $26,306 · Fundraising $91,070$474,626
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $27,769 · Management $1,224 · Fundraising $7,164$36,157
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $37,619 · Management $4,496 · Fundraising $9,411$51,526
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $27,085$27,085
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $16,986 · Management $16,232 · Fundraising $44,535$77,753
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $5$5
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $364 · Management $19,315 · Fundraising $3,865$23,544
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,238 · Management $5,962 · Fundraising $1,971$15,171
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $214 · Management $9,991$10,205
IX-17 TravelPrograms $17,515 · Management $1,922 · Fundraising $96$19,533
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,093 · Management $1,082 · Fundraising $302$5,477
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $2,890$2,890
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,886$4,886
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $228,000 · Management $51 · Fundraising $118$228,169
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $795,258 · Management $151,660 · Fundraising $181,200$1,128,118
Part X · Balance sheet $565,872 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $212,603$116,109
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $204,954$105,351
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $8,828$14,113
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $262,184$330,299
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,890$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $691,459$565,872
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $24,664$12,059
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $24,664$12,059
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $666,795$553,813
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $666,795$553,813
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $691,459$565,872
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $553,813 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,015,136
XI-2 Total expenses$1,128,118
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$112,982
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$666,795
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$553,813

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