Stem Advantage EIN 46-1042540

Stem Advantage FY2019 filing

EIN  46-1042540 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Huntingtn Bch, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Prepares and mentors underserved students for STEM careers, connecting them to opportunities and businesses.
Leadership
Dawn M Digrius · Executive Director · $40K
Money in and out
$291K revenue, $232K expenses
Bottom line
78% program efficiency

Prepares and mentors underserved students for STEM careers, connecting them to opportunities and businesses. For fiscal year 2019 it reported $291K in revenue, $232K in expenses, and $101K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2019
Total revenue
$291K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$232K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$101K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $59K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.78 Management & general $0.05 Fundraising $0.17
Program efficiency
78%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
5.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+20%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2019 · Form 990
Revenue
$291K
FY2019
Expenses
$232K
FY2019
Total assets
$102K
FY2019
Total liabilities
$1K
FY2019
Total revenue
$291K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$232K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$101K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$59K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$102K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B78%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 313
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 413
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $180K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2019.
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The organization provides support to STEM Advantage Scholars. These students are undergraduates majoring in a bachelor degree program at Cal State University Los Angeles, Cal State University Dominguez Hills, Cal State University Northridge, Cal State University Fullerton, Cal State University Long Beach and Cal Poly Pomona.

$180Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CStem Advantage
EINHdr · item D46-1042540
Principal addressHdr · item CHuntingtn Bch, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.stemadvantage.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFYouth Development (O50)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2012

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a13
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b13
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
Executive Director
$40,399Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dawn M Digrius’s $40K as Executive Director is at the 3rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1548 $1–10M youth development 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.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Other revenue$196K · 67%
Contributions & grants$95K · 33%
Other revenue67%$196K
Contributions & grants33%$95K
Total revenueLn 12$291K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.78 Management & general $0.05 Fundraising $0.17
Program services78%$180K
Management & general5%$12K
Fundraising17%$40K
Total functional expensesLn 25$232K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$102K
Total assetsLn 16$102K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$1K
Total net assetsLn 32$101K
Months of cash on handcomputed5.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2019 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $102K · Operating expenses/yr $232K
5.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $180K · Total expenses $232K
78%
Management & General
Management & general $12K · Total expenses $232K
5%
Fundraising
Fundraising $40K · Total expenses $232K
17%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $40K · Solicited contributions $95K
$0.42 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $95K · Total revenue $291K
33%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $291K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $291K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $291K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $232K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $291K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $101K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $291K · Expenses $232K
+20%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $102K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $101K · Total assets $102K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $102K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Dawn M Digrius · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $40K · Total expenses $232K
17%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $45K · Total expenses $232K
19%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 78%
Overhead ratio 5%
Fundraising cost ratio 42%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 4%
Fundraising 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 49 grants · $2.2M · 2019–2025
Cal Poly PomonaFY2025$67,500
Csu Los AngelesFY2025$59,250
San Diego State UniversityFY2025$41,000
Csu Long BeachFY2025$39,250
Csu Dominguez HillsFY2025$34,000
Csu San MarcosFY2025$28,750
Csu FullertonFY2025$23,000
Csu NorthridgeFY2025$20,250
Csu Long BeachFY2024$87,500
Cal Poly PomonaFY2024$87,500
San Diego State UniversityFY2024$73,750
Csu Los AngelesFY2024$72,500
Csu Dominguez HillsFY2024$53,750
Csu San MarcosFY2024$43,750
Csu FullertonFY2024$38,750
Csu NorthridgeFY2024$26,250
Csu Long BeachFY2023$113,750
Csu Los AngelesFY2023$87,500
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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)$1.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$716K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$629K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$266K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2019$291K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2019IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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