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Inspires and supports K-12 Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math education. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $681K in revenue, $408K in expenses, and $491K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2015
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
Piedmont, CA
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$681KFY2025
Expenses
$408K
Net assets
$491K
People
4
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  47-2831568 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Piedmont, CA Founded 2015
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Inspires and supports K-12 Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math education.
Leadership
Kevin Clark · President
Money in and out
$681K revenue, $408K expenses
Bottom line
98% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$681K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$408K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$491K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $272K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.98 Management & general $0.02
Program efficiency
98%
of spending reaches programs▲ +0.8% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
14.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +61% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+40%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +301% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$681K
FY2025▲ +98%
Expenses
$408K
FY2025▲ +32%
Total assets
$495K
FY2025▲ +116%
Total liabilities
$3K
FY2025▼ -69%
Total revenue
$681K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$408K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$491K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$272K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$495K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B98%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 322
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 420
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $401K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Piedmont Makers organizes FIRST Robotics teams provides infrastructure for robotics programs and hosts tournaments for Piedmont and the great East Bay area community. This includes FIRST LEGO League Explore for K through 4th grades FIRST LEGO League Challenge for 4th through 8th grades FIRST Tech Challenge teams for 7th through 12th…

$355Kprogram expense
02

Piedmont Makers provides funding for the Piedmont Unified School Districts STEAM programs that are not covered by the school districts budget.

$38Kprogram expense
03

Piedmont Makers hosts an annual Maker Faire for the community to participate in and experience local STEAM projects.

$9Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CPiedmont Makers
EINHdr · item D47-2831568
Principal addressHdr · item CPiedmont, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item L2015
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 2015

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a22
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b20
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 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$388K · 57%
Contributions & grants$288K · 42%
Investment income$5K · 1%
Program service revenue57%$388K
Contributions & grants42%$288K
Investment income1%$5K
Total revenueLn 12$681K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.98 Management & general $0.02
Program services98%$401K
Management & general2%$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$408K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$486K
Total assetsLn 16$495K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$3K
Total net assetsLn 32$491K
Months of cash on handcomputed14.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $486K · Operating expenses/yr $408K
14.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $401K · Total expenses $408K
98%
Management & General
Management & general $7K · Total expenses $408K
2%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $408K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $1K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $130K
$0.01 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $288K · Total revenue $681K
42%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $681K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $388K · Total revenue $681K
57%
Investment reliance
Investment income $5K · Total revenue $681K
+0.7%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $388K · Total expenses $408K
95%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $681K · Prior year $344K
+98%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $132K · FY2025 $681K
+39%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $491K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $681K · Expenses $408K
+40%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $495K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $491K · Total assets $495K
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) $495K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Kevin Clark · Reported title President · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $408K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $0 · Total expenses $408K
0%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 98%
Overhead ratio 2%
Revenue growth 98%

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 · FY2025
Kla FoundationFY2025$25K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $687K · 2021–2025
Piedmont Unified School DistrictFY2025$37,694
Piedmont Unified School DistrictFY2024$25,772
Piedmont Unified School DistrictFY2023$213,960
Piedmont Unified School DistrictFY2022$213,960
Piedmont Unified School DistrictFY2021$195,467

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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)$681K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$344K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$286K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$371K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$245K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$132K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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