Mars Planet Foundation EIN 37-1615935

Mars Planet Foundation

EIN  37-1615935 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Mars, PA
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Develops, promotes, and finances educational programs and projects for the Mars Area School District.
Leadership
Beth Ziegler · President
Money in and out
$148K revenue, $132K expenses
Bottom line
93% program efficiency

Develops, promotes, and finances educational programs and projects for the Mars Area School District. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $148K in revenue, $132K in expenses, and $349K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$148K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$132K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$349K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $17K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.93 Management & general $0.07
Program efficiency
93%
of spending reaches programs▲ +3% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
31.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -26% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+11%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -27% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$148K
FY2025▲ +39%
Expenses
$132K
FY2025▲ +45%
Total assets
$349K
FY2025▲ +8%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Total revenue
$148K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$132K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$349K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$17K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$349K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B93%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $122K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Teaching grants to fund classrooms and activities

$122Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CMars Planet Foundation
EINHdr · item D37-1615935
Principal addressHdr · item CMars, PA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.marsplanetfoundation.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MPA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B90)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2014

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
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 · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$103K · 69%
Other revenue$37K · 25%
Investment income$9K · 6%
Contributions & grants69%$103K
Other revenue25%$37K
Investment income6%$9K
Total revenueLn 12$148K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.93 Management & general $0.07
Program services93%$122K
Management & general7%$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$132K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$240K
Total assetsLn 16$349K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$349K
Months of cash on handcomputed21.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $349K · Operating expenses/yr $132K
31.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $122K · Total expenses $132K
93%
Management & General
Management & general $10K · Total expenses $132K
7%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $132K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $88K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $103K · Total revenue $148K
69%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $148K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $148K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $9K · Total revenue $148K
+6%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $132K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $148K · Prior year $107K
+39%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $47K · FY2024 $148K
+33%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $349K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $148K · Expenses $132K
+11%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $349K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $349K · Total assets $349K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $109K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $349K
31%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Beth Ziegler · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $132K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) — · Total expenses $132K
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 93%
Overhead ratio 7%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 39%
Investment management fee ratio 0%

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$9K

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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
FY2025 (Latest)$148K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$107K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$135K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022not on file
FY2021$89K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$47K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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