Firecracker Forum INC

EIN 45-5120846 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Oakland, CA

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Size

$100K–1M

What they do

Provides year-round math classes, camps, and private lessons for youth ages 5-16.

Leadership

Ella Levine · President · $252K

Money in and out

$490K revenue, $581K expenses

Bottom line

95% program efficiency

Provides year-round math classes, camps, and private lessons for youth ages 5-16. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $490K in revenue, $581K in expenses, and $8K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024

Total revenue

$490K

Pt VIII · Ln 12

Total expenses

$581K

Pt IX · Ln 25

Net assets

$8K

Pt X · Ln 32

Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$91K

Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D

95%

Program services $0.95 Management & general $0.05

Program efficiency

95%

of spending reaches programs▲ +2% vs prior filing year

Operating runway

0.0mo

months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -100% vs prior filing year

Surplus margin

-19%

revenue over expenses, this year▼ -394% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990

Revenue

$490K

FY2024▼ -2%

Expenses

$581K

FY2024▲ +24%

Total assets

$60K

FY2024▼ -60%

Total liabilities

$52K

FY2024▼ -0.7%

Total revenue

$490K

Pt VIII · Ln 12

Total expenses

$581K

Pt IX · Ln 25

Net assets

$8K

Pt X · Ln 32

Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$91K

Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$60K

Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B95%

Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36

Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45

Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $555K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.

Firecracker math mission is to provide the opportunity for every child to explore and develop their mathematical abilities, and to prepare them to pursue a career in a stem-related field. Kids explore math concepts and interesting math topics, and learn how to apply reasoning skills and logical proofs to solving problems while building a…

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File

Legal nameHdr · item CFirecracker Forum INC

EINHdr · item D45-5120846

Principal addressHdr · item COakland, CA

WebsiteHdr · item Jfirecrackermath.org

Year of formationHdr · item Lpending

State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA

Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active

NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A33)

Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2013

Governance & Policies

Part VI

Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6

Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5

Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes

Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No

Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No

CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Ella Levine

President

$252,130Pt VII · Sec A

Lucy Armentrout

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Anya Axelrod

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Elaine Holliman

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Svetlana Livdan

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lev Medvedev

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ella Levine’s $252K as President is at the 100th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2213 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Ella Levine	$252,130	$160,025	$104,200	$64,430	$68,640
Svetlana Livdan	—	$2,050	$3,900	$760	$1,080

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

Program service revenue100%$490K

Total revenueLn 12$490K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising

Allocation · columns B–D

95%

Program services $0.95 Management & general $0.05

Program services95%$555K

Management & general5%$26K

Total functional expensesLn 25$581K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year

CashLn 1$888

Total assetsLn 16$60K

Total liabilitiesLn 26$52K

Total net assetsLn 32$8K

Months of cash on handcomputed0.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it

Liquidity & Payout

Operating runway

Highly liquid reserves $888 · Operating expenses/yr $581K

0.0 months

Where the money goes

Program services

Program services $555K · Total expenses $581K

95%

Management & General

Management & general $26K · Total expenses $581K

Fundraising

Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $581K

Cost to raise $1

Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $5

Solicited contributions below reporting floor

Where the money comes from

Contribution dependence

Contributions & grants $0 · Total revenue $490K

Government reliance

Government grants — · Total revenue $490K

—

Earned-income share

Program service revenue $490K · Total revenue $490K

100%

Investment reliance

Investment income $0 · Total revenue $490K

Program self-sufficiency

Program service revenue $490K · Total expenses $581K

84%

Growth & trend

Revenue growth (YoY)

This year $490K · Prior year $502K

-2%

Revenue CAGR

FY2020 $161K · FY2024 $490K

+32%

Net-asset trend (YoY)

End of year $8K · Beginning of year —

Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change

Balance sheet

Surplus Margin

Revenue $490K · Expenses $581K

-19%

Liabilities-to-Assets

Total liabilities — · Total assets $60K

—

Net-asset ratio

Net assets $8K · Total assets $60K

13%

Marketable Investment Share

Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $60K

Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)

People & payroll

Highest Reported Total Compensation

Individual Ella Levine · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $252K · Total expenses $581K

43%

Personnel share

Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $252K · Total expenses $581K

43%

Peer comparison

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

Metric	This org	Peer median	Percentile
Program ratio	95%	—	—
Overhead ratio	5%	—	—
Revenue growth	-2%	—	—

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 · FY2022

Amazonsmile FoundationFY2022$16

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$16

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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)$490K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

FY2023$502K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

FY2022$224K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

FY2021$225K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

FY2020$161K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings

Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS

Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File

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