Marshmallow Minds EIN 81-1842345 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Marshmallow Minds FY2024 filing

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Ignites lifelong learning by providing engaging STEAM lessons and teacher training. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $214K in revenue, $330K in expenses, and $80K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2016
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
Sunnyvale, CA
Website
www.marshmallowminds.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$214KFY2024
Expenses
$330K
Net assets
$80K
People
3
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  81-1842345 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Sunnyvale, CA Founded 2016
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Ignites lifelong learning by providing engaging STEAM lessons and teacher training.
Leadership
Harini Senthilvasan · CEO · $93K
Money in and out
$214K revenue, $330K expenses
Bottom line
91% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$214K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$330K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$80K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$116K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.91 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
91%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
3.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-54%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$214K
FY2024▼ -34%
Expenses
$330K
FY2024▲ +71%
Total assets
$91K
FY2024▼ -53%
Total liabilities
$11K
FY2024
Total revenue
$214K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$330K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$80K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$116K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$91K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B91%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 42
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $300K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Free Outreach In-School Program

Marshmallow Minds partners with Title-1 schools that serve children from under-resourced communities and offers free in-school STEAM education services.

$244Kprogram expense
02

After-School and Summer Fee-Based Program

Marshmallow Minds partners with schools and offers after-school and summer STEAM education services for a fee.

$56Kprogram expense
03

Fee-Based In-School Program

Marshmallow Minds partners with schools and offers in-school STEAM education services for a fee.

Pt IX · col B

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CMarshmallow Minds
EINHdr · item D81-1842345
Principal addressHdr · item CSunnyvale, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.marshmallowminds.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2016
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B90)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2019

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a3
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b2
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
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
$93,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Harini Senthilvasan’s $60K as CEO is at the 52nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1616 $100K–1M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Harini Senthilvasan$60,000$93,000$64,500
Harini Senthilvasan$34,500$30,000$24,000

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
Contributions & grants$157K · 73%
Program service revenue$57K · 27%
Contributions & grants73%$157K
Program service revenue27%$57K
— government grantsLn 1e$41K
Total revenueLn 12$214K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.91 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.01
Program services91%$300K
Management & general8%$27K
Fundraising1%$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$330K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$91K
Total assetsLn 16$91K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$11K
Total net assetsLn 32$80K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $91K · Operating expenses/yr $330K
3.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $300K · Total expenses $330K
91%
Management & General
Management & general $27K · Total expenses $330K
8%
Fundraising
Fundraising $3K · Total expenses $330K
1.0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $4K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $103K
$0.04 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $157K · Total revenue $214K
73%
Government reliance
Government grants $41K · Total revenue $214K
19%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $57K · Total revenue $214K
27%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $214K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $57K · Total expenses $330K
17%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $214K · Prior year $324K
-34%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $72K · FY2024 $214K
+31%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $80K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $214K · Expenses $330K
-54%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $91K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $80K · Total assets $91K
87%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $91K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Harini Senthilvasan · Reported title CEO · Highest reported compensation $93K · Total expenses $330K
28%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $271K · Total expenses $330K
82%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 91%
Overhead ratio 8%
Fundraising cost ratio 2%
Revenue growth -34%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0.09%
Accounting fee ratio 0.9%
Fundraising fee ratio 1.0%

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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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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)$211K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$214K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$324K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$116K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$84K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$72K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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