Maven EIN 82-1803902

Maven

EIN  82-1803902 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Tustin, CA
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Trains educators and students to seek truth, goodness, and beauty through diverse learning experiences.
Leadership
Brett · Kunkle · $115K
Money in and out
$650K revenue, $713K expenses
Bottom line
66% program efficiency

Trains educators and students to seek truth, goodness, and beauty through diverse learning experiences. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $650K in revenue, $713K in expenses, and $-32K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$650K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$713K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-32K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$64K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.66 Management & general $0.18 Fundraising $0.16
Program efficiency
66%
of spending reaches programs▼ -13% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
0.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -50% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-10%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +28% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$650K
FY2025▼ -1%
Expenses
$713K
FY2025▼ -4%
Total assets
$31K
FY2025▼ -67%
Total liabilities
$62K
FY2025▲ +5%
Total revenue
$650K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$713K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-32K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$64K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$31K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B66%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $470K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

MAVEN has developed a unique approach to mission trips, creating a one-of-a-kind training experience that immerses students in real-life apologetics, theology, worldview and evangelism. We custom-build interactive trips to Berkeley, California, to Salt Lake City, Utah, and in other U.S. locations.

$242Kprogram expense
02

There is a tremendous need to communicate the truth to todays students face-to-face, in a language they can actually understand. MAVEN is meeting that need through live speaking events, as well as developing our own conferences for students and adults.

$227Kprogram expense
03

MAVEN hosts a website and holds social media accounts that allow us to harness the vast array of technological tools to reach the next generation and equip adults who are training and discipling them, as well. Service accomplishments in this area in the past fiscal year include: -We recorded and produced weekly parenting podcasts.

$2Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CMaven
EINHdr · item D82-1803902
Principal addressHdr · item CTustin, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B90)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2017

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
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 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Kunkle
$115,000Pt VII · Sec A
Kunkle
$1,000Pt VII · Sec A
Clemons
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Clemons
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Merrihew
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Merrihew
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chan
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chan
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brett’s $115K as Kunkle is at the 89th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Brett$115,000$115,000$115,000$115,000$115,000
Chad$2,350$10,194
Erin$1,000$2,000$500$1,888

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$336K · 52%
Program service revenue$317K · 49%
Contributions & grants52%$336K
Program service revenue49%$317K
Total revenueLn 12$650K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.66 Management & general $0.18 Fundraising $0.16
Program services66%$470K
Management & general18%$129K
Fundraising16%$114K
Total functional expensesLn 25$713K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$25K
Total assetsLn 16$31K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$62K
Total net assetsLn 32$-32K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $25K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $713K · Less non-cash grants $3K · Cash operating expenses/yr $710K
0.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $470K · Total expenses $713K
66%
Management & General
Management & general $129K · Total expenses $713K
18%
Fundraising
Fundraising $114K · Total expenses $713K
16%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $75K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $319K
$0.23 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $336K · Total revenue $650K
52%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $650K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $317K · Total revenue $650K
49%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $650K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $317K · Total expenses $713K
44%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $650K · Prior year $657K
-1%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $365K · FY2024 $650K
+16%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $-32K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $650K · Expenses $713K
-10%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $31K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $-32K · Total assets $31K
-104%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $31K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Brett · Reported title KUNKLE · Highest reported compensation $115K · Total expenses $713K
16%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $402K · Total expenses $713K
56%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 66%
Overhead ratio 18%
Fundraising cost ratio 34%
Revenue growth -1%
Accounting fee ratio 2%

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$30K

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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)$650K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$657K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$601K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$526K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$365K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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