Engine Foundation conducts original research on high-tech entrepreneurial activity, outreach, and communications.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$175K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $88K a year · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$175K
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $384K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$671K
-29% vs prior year
Spent
$685K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$747K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$671K
FY2022▼ -29%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$942K
FY2022$671K
FY2023$619K
FY2024$462K
FY2025$444K
Expenses
$685K
FY2022▼ -18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$941K
FY2021$834K
FY2022$685K
FY2023$556K
FY2024$453K
FY2025$484K
Net assets
$747K
FY2022▼ -2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$654K
FY2021$761K
FY2022$747K
FY2023$810K
FY2024$805K
FY2025$765K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2018.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $463K Management & general 29% · $198K Fundraising 4% · $24K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990; $175K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$160,000Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Policy Advisor
$10,549Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Policy Advisor
$4,501Pt VII · Sec A
Secretarydirector
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Presidentdirector
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kate Tummarello’s $88K as Executive Director is at the 61st percentile of top reported officer pay among 312 $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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kate Tummarello$88,000$132,000$126,910$160,000$26,625$102,070
Evan Engstrom—————$144,490
Jennifer Weinhart—$12,295$11,160$10,549——
Nathan Lindfors$5,504$3,891$3,501———
Rives Abigail———$4,501——

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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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Conducts research on high-tech entrepreneurial outreach and communications.

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1 program · $463K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Engine Foundation worked with a network of thousands of startups across the country to research barriers that startups face and engage in storytelling about startup experiences. Specific projects include the annual Congressional Startup Day-which brings together members of of Congress and their startup founder constituents-in August, a…

$463Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Engine AdvocacyFY2025$384K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$384K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$671K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$671K
Money outPt IX
$685K
Ln 25
Programscol B$463K
Managementcol C$198K
Fundraisingcol D$24K
Owns and owesPt X
$747K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$734K
Total assetsLn 16$749K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$671K
Total revenueLn 12$671K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$734K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$734K
Total assetsLn 16$749K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$747K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$742K$734K
Total assetsLn 16$762K$749K
LiabilitiesLn 26$882$2K
Net assetsLn 32$761K$747K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$160K$112K$24K$24K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$248K$236K$13K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$10K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$31K$31K
Payroll taxesLn 10$43K$43K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$50K$50K
TravelLn 17$6K$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
InterestLn 20$787$787
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$113K$108K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$685K$463K$198K$24K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $444K$484K−$40K$765K 990 PDF
FY2024 $462K$453K$9K$805K 990 PDF
FY2023 $619K$556K$63K$810K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $671K$685K−$14K$747K 990 PDF
FY2021 $942K$834K$107K$761K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.3M$941K$403K$654K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $670,824 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $941,576$670,824
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $941,576$670,824
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $275,818$492,572
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $558,355$192,710
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $834,173$685,282
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $107,403−$14,458
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $670,824 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$670,824
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$670,824
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenue$670,824
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $685,282 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $112,000 · Management $24,000 · Fundraising $24,000$160,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $235,782 · Management $12,514$248,296
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $9,935$9,935
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $30,866$30,866
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $43,475$43,475
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $3,355$3,355
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,425$8,425
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $9,567$9,567
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $50,021$50,021
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,110$6,110
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,020$1,020
IX-20 InterestManagement $787$787
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $108,425 · Management $5,000$113,425
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $463,337 · Management $197,945 · Fundraising $24,000$685,282
Part X · Balance sheet $748,565 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $742,356$733,565
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $20,000$15,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $762,356$748,565
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $882$1,549
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $882$1,549
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $761,474$747,016
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $761,474$747,016
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $762,356$748,565
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $747,016 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$670,824
XI-2 Total expenses$685,282
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$14,458
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$761,474
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$747,016

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