Engine Foundation INC EIN 82-3475407

Engine Foundation INC FY2021 filing

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Conducts research on high-tech entrepreneurial outreach and communications. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $942K in revenue, $834K in expenses, and $761K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Science & Technology
Location
Washington, DC
Website
engine.is/research
Filings
5 on file (2020–2021)
Revenue
$942KFY2021
Expenses
$834K
Net assets
$761K
People
6
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  82-3475407 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Washington, DC
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Conducts research on high-tech entrepreneurial outreach and communications.
Leadership
Kate Tummarello · Executive Director · $27K
Money in and out
$942K revenue, $834K expenses
Bottom line
89% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$942K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$834K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$761K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $107K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.89 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
89%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
10.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+11%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$942K
FY2021▼ -30%
Expenses
$834K
FY2021▼ -11%
Total assets
$762K
FY2021-0.3%
Total liabilities
$882
FY2021▼ -99%
Total revenue
$942K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$834K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$761K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$107K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$762K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B89%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $741K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
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Engine Foundation developed content to educate policymakers on the state of the startup ecosystem and barriers that founders face when trying to enter and grow within the ecosystem, including a lack of opportunities to access capital and talent.Engine Foundation regularly engaged startups across the country and provided them…

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CEngine Foundation INC
EINHdr · item D82-3475407
Principal addressHdr · item CWashington, DC
WebsiteHdr · item Jengine.is/research
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MDC
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFScience & Technology (U40)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2018

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
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
Executive Director
$26,625Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kate Tummarello’s $132K as Executive Director is at the 82nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 310 $100K–1M science & technology 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kate Tummarello$132,000$126,910$160,000$26,625$102,070
Evan Engstrom$144,490
Jennifer Weinhart$12,295$11,160$10,549
Rives Abigail$4,501
Nathan Lindfors$3,891$3,501

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 & grants100%$942K
— government grantsLn 1e$109K
Total revenueLn 12$942K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.89 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.01
Program services89%$741K
Management & general10%$87K
Fundraising1%$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$834K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$742K
Total assetsLn 16$762K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$882
Total net assetsLn 32$761K
Months of cash on handcomputed10.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $742K · Operating expenses/yr $834K
10.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $741K · Total expenses $834K
89%
Management & General
Management & general $87K · Total expenses $834K
10%
Fundraising
Fundraising $6K · Total expenses $834K
0.8%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $22K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $1.1M
$0.02 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $942K · Total revenue $942K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $109K · Total revenue $942K
12%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $942K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $942K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $834K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $942K · Prior year $1.3M
-30%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $761K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $942K · Expenses $834K
+11%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $762K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $761K · Total assets $762K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $762K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Kate Tummarello · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $27K · Total expenses $834K
3%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $276K · Total expenses $834K
33%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 89%
Overhead ratio 10%
Fundraising cost ratio 0.7%
Revenue growth -30%
Legal fee ratio 0.8%
Accounting fee ratio 0.9%

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
Engine AdvocacyFY2024$374K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$424K

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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
FY2024 (Latest)$462K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$619K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$671K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$942K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$1.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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