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Leesburg, VA501(c)(3)Since 2014Community Development EIN 47-1939431Revenue $252K in FY2025Latest return filed May 14, 2026

On file with the IRSmakersmiths.orgLeesburg, VATax-exempt since May 2017Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 275 volunteers.
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
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $53K a year · 22% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
22 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 21.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $208
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
0.9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$252K
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$186K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$373K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$252K
FY2025▼ -6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$135K
FY2021$196K
FY2022$228K
FY2023$220K
FY2024$267K
FY2025$252K
Expenses
$186K
FY2025-0.3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$186K
FY2023$198K
FY2024$186K
FY2025$186K
Net assets
$373K
FY2025▲ +19%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$169K
FY2021$219K
FY2022$261K
FY2023$283K
FY2024$314K
FY2025$373K

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 May 2017.

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

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $170K Management & general 9% · $16K Fundraising 0% · $320

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Scott Silvers
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jennifer Chu
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jonathan White
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Brad Hess
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bo Wernick
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Evin Grano
Chairman of the Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
James Waldron
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mary Waldron
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Makersmiths INC is a community improvement nonprofit based in Leesburg, VA, formed in 2014.

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2 programs · $170K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Provide a community makerspace where people can learn, teach, make and collaborate on making things. Over 300 members of the community used the facilities in Leesburg and Purcellville.

$161Kprogram expense
02

Provide classes, events, workshops, and other activities that instruct people on how to make things using the equipment at the facilities. Over 100 classes on sewing, woodworking, woodturning, metal working, laser cutter, CNC machines, ceramics, blacksmithing, 3D printing, electronics, printmaking, leatherworking, UV printing…

$9Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
Amazonsmile FoundationFY2023$208
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$208
Grants paid · 1 grant · $6K · 2023–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$6,145

By the numbers

Org confirmed 0 of 9 linesconfirmednot yet

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$252K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$212K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$43K
Investment incomeLn 3$100
Money outPt IX
$186K
Ln 25
Programscol B$170K
Managementcol C$16K
Fundraisingcol D$320
Owns and owesPt X
$373K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$334K
Total assetsLn 16$376K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$212K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$43K
Investment incomeLn 3$100
Gains on assetsLn 7−$5K
Total revenueLn 12$252K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$62K
SavingsLn 2$272K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$334K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$32K
Other assetsLn 15$11K
Total assetsLn 16$376K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$373K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6275
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$262K$334K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$51K$32K
Total assetsLn 16$324K$376K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$314K$373K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Legal feesLn 11b$7K$0$7K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$0$2K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$75$75$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$96K$96K$0$0
TravelLn 17$1K$1K$0$0
InterestLn 20$486$486$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$22K$22K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$31K$31K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$18K$10K$7K$320
Total functional expensesLn 25$186K$170K$16K$320

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 14, 2026 $252K$186K$67K$373K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 9, 2025 $267K$186K$81K$314K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 15, 2024 $220K$198K$22K$283K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 15, 2023 $228K$186K$42K$261K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 5, 2022 $196K$219K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 14, 2021 $135K$169K 990 PDF

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 $252,491 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $210,943$211,830
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $55,130$42,698
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $72−$4,761
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,210$2,724
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $267,355$252,491
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $186,407$185,922
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $186,407$185,922
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $80,948$66,569
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $252,491 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,724 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$206,852
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,978
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$211,830
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$42,698
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$100
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$4,861 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0−$4,861
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $40,661 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$252,491
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $185,922 across 12 lines filed
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $6,702 · Fundraising $0$6,702
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $2,260 · Fundraising $0$2,260
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $75 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$75
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,342 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,342
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,604 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,604
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $96,113 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$96,113
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,478 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,478
IX-20 InterestPrograms $486 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$486
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $22,238 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$22,238
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,540 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,540
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $31,489 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$31,489
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,225 · Management $7,050 · Fundraising $320$17,595
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $169,590 · Management $16,012 · Fundraising $320$185,922
Part X · Balance sheet $376,468 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $37,621$61,945
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $224,822$271,899
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $50,757$31,868
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $10,756$10,756
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $323,956$376,468
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $280$197
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $9,895$3,113
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $10,175$3,310
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $313,781$371,658
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$1,500
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $313,781$373,158
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $323,956$376,468
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $373,158 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$252,491
XI-2 Total expenses$185,922
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$66,569
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$313,781
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$7,192
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$373,158

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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