The mission is to create a member-driven, accessible, and inclusive community of tech enthusiasts, learners, entrepreneurs, and hackers - by providing 24/7 access to space, classes, events, and equipment

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 2 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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FY2025 · 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
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $35K a year · 8% of revenue · last 3 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$77K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.3 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $62K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$148K
298% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 298% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$495K
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$556K
To programs
81%
Net assets
−$98K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$495K
FY2025▲ +6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$152K
FY2021$110K
FY2022$183K
FY2023$351K
FY2024$466K
FY2025$495K
Expenses
$556K
FY2025▲ +28%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$429K
FY2024$433K
FY2025$556K
Net assets
−$98K
FY2025▼ -162%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$252K
FY2021$202K
FY2022$6K
FY2023−$71K
FY2024−$37K
FY2025−$98K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2012.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $451K Management & general 19% · $105K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $77K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$76,923Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Qi Diaz’s $77K as Executive Director is at the 69th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Eric Hess—$100,000$100,000———
Edward Choudhry———$92,221$87,125$87,125
Qi Diaz$76,923—————

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 15aNo

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Connects tech enthusiasts to learn, play, build, and grow together.

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3 programs · $451K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Physical space for community collaboration. Low cost workspace and event hosting for community members. Membership has grown to be over 180 people. Over 2,000 people attended events last year.

$360Kprogram expense
02

Summit public charter school programs. In 2023, we launched a new program teaching classes on entrepreneurship, robotics and coding at 3 area high schools. Inspire and teach students, and showcase pathways to success beyond just attending college. This program continues to support hundreds of students in the San Francisco Bay Area.

$59Kprogram expense
03

Startup mix and pitch. Community members network and pitch their current start-up/small business ideas. We support hundreds of people in community having a space that they can connect, share, and develop ideas and make them into viable products and business.

$32Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Every OrgFY2024$49K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$62K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$495K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$436K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$59K
Other incomeLn 4–11$25
Money outPt IX
$556K
Ln 25
Programscol B$451K
Managementcol C$105K
Owns and owesPt X
−$98K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$12K
Total assetsLn 16$50K
LiabilitiesLn 26$148K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$59K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$436K
Other incomeLn 4–11$25
Total revenueLn 12$495K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$12K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$12K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$21K
Other assetsLn 15$17K
Total assetsLn 16$50K
LiabilitiesLn 26$148K
Net assetsLn 32−$98K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$51K$12K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$38K$21K
Total assetsLn 16$108K$50K
LiabilitiesLn 26$146K$148K
Net assetsLn 32−$37K−$98K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$77K$77K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$29K$29K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$215$160$55
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$9K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$361$36$325
Information technologyLn 14$16K$16K
OccupancyLn 16$198K$198K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$17K$17K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$154K$74K$80K
All other expensesLn 24e$42K$26K$16K
Total functional expensesLn 25$556K$451K$105K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $495K$556K−$61K−$98K 990 PDF
FY2024 $466K$433K$34K−$37K 990 PDF
FY2023 $351K$429K−$78K−$71K 990 PDF
FY2022 $183K$6K 990 PDF
FY2021 $110K$202K 990 PDF
FY2020 $152K$252K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $494,964 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $66,232$59,393
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $399,783$435,546
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $478$25
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $466,493$494,964
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $108,084$117,827
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $324,597$437,946
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $432,681$555,773
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $33,812−$60,809
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $494,964 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$59,393
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$59,393
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $435,546$435,546
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $25$25
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $435,571 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$494,964
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $555,773 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $76,923$76,923
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $29,167$29,167
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,538$2,538
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $160 · Management $55$215
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,984$8,984
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $3,576$3,576
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,542$2,542
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,464$1,464
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $36 · Management $325$361
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $16,322$16,322
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $198,309$198,309
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $16,668$16,668
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,528$2,528
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $74,308 · Management $79,941$154,249
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $25,874 · Management $16,053$41,927
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $450,753 · Management $105,020 · Fundraising $0$555,773
Part X · Balance sheet $49,700 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $51,411$11,982
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $37,762$21,094
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $14,316$16,624
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $108,489$49,700
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,049$3,049
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year −$29$1,991
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $145,969$147,989
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$37,480−$98,289
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $108,489$49,700
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$98,289 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$494,964
XI-2 Total expenses$555,773
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$60,809
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$37,480
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$98,289

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