Mountain View Educational Foundation FY2021 filing

Mountain View, CA · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education

✓ Tax-deductible
Revenue
$856K
-22% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
92%
Net assets
$825K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$856K
FY2021▼ -22%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$856K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2021▲ +49%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$909K
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$343K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.3M
Net assets
$825K
FY2021▼ -29%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$825K
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.6M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2025 (typical filing lag)
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CMountain View Educational Foundation
EINHdr · item D77-0006770
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 1984
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CMountain View, CA
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B12)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.mvef.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.92 Management & general $0.05 Fundraising $0.02
Program services92%$1.3M
Management & general5%$72K
Fundraising2%$31K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
92%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
7.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-59%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Total assets
$826K
FY2021▼ -29%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$826K
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.6M
Total liabilities
$1K
FY2021▲ +13%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$1K
FY2021$1K
FY2022$1K
FY2023$0
FY2024$3K
FY2025$0
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$503K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$826K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B92%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 313
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 412

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$78K
Total assetsLn 16$826K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$1K
Total net assetsLn 32$825K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.7

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$789K · 92%
Other revenue$45K · 5%
Investment income$23K · 3%
Contributions & grants92%$789K
Other revenue5%$45K
Investment income3%$23K
Total revenueLn 12$856K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $822K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $1.4M · Less non-cash grants $6K · Cash operating expenses/yr $1.4M
7.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $1.3M · Total expenses $1.4M
92%
Management & General
Management & general $72K · Total expenses $1.4M
5%
Fundraising
Fundraising $31K · Total expenses $1.4M
2%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $27K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $885K
$0.03 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $789K · Total revenue $856K
92%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $856K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $856K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $23K · Total revenue $856K
+3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $1.4M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $856K · Prior year $1.1M
-22%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $825K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $856K · Expenses $1.4M
-59%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $826K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $825K · Total assets $826K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $744K · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $826K
90%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Melissa Armanini · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $30K · Total expenses $1.4M
2%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $54K · Total expenses $1.4M
4%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 92%——
Overhead ratio 5%——
Fundraising cost ratio 4%——
Revenue growth -22%——
Investment management fee ratio 0%——
Legal fee ratio 0%——
Accounting fee ratio 0.5%——

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.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$30,017Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$25,075Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dena L Seki’s $63K as Executive Director is at the 11th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dena L Seki$63,438$76,719$72,417$48,060$25,075—
Dena L Seki$63,438—————
Duncker Valerie$52,803—————
Melissa Armanini—————$52,385
Sandra J Puett—$51,146————
Sandi Puett——$41,667———
Melissa Armanini————$30,017—
Sandra Puett$2,188—————

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 13Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 12Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Funds essential programs for all Mountain View Whisman School District students.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $1.3M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Educational programs expense to fund art, music, after-school sports, science kits, technology, and other enrichment programs.

$1.3Mprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $5.3M · 2019–2024
Mountain View Whisman SchoolFY2024$1,044,930
Mountain View Whisman SchoolFY2023$1,007,322
Mountain View Whisman SchoolFY2022$1,007,322
Mountain View Whisman SchoolFY2021$249,249
Mountain View Whisman SchoolFY2020$1,256,070
Mountain View Whisman SchoolFY2019$768,435

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest $1.2M$1.3M+13% 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$1.2M-17% 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$1.2M+11% 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$343K+37% 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $856K$1.4M-22% 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.1M$909K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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