To donate maker spaces, including design, furniture, teacher training and supplies to schools, hospitals and other organizations, with a special emphasis on schools with a high free lunch population.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
60¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 17 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $34K a year · 18% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
60%
of spending
Worth a look: 60% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$8K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$116K
-55% vs prior year
Spent
$129K
To programs
60%
Net assets
$97K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$116K
FY2025▼ -55%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$76K
FY2021$169K
FY2022$184K
FY2023$142K
FY2024$258K
FY2025$116K
Expenses
$129K
FY2025▼ -28%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$178K
FY2025$129K
Net assets
$97K
FY2025▼ -12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$25K
FY2021$68K
FY2022$111K
FY2023$30K
FY2024$110K
FY2025$97K

From the FY2025 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 May 2018.

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

Where the money goes

60 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 60% · $78K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

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

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$6,345Pt VII · Sec A
$1,380Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Emily Sanders’s $6K as Director is at the 4th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1992 $100K–1M youth development 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

NameFY2025FY2024
Emily Sanders$6,345$6,649
Matthew Mikesell$1,380—

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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Programs and updates

Equipping schools and hospitals with maker spaces, training, and supplies to foster creativity and learning.

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3 programs · $100K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital of Pittsburgh. This is the first maker space in an inpatient mental health facility. We celebrated Mental Health Awareness month by bringing this innovative and beautiful space to patients from ages 3 - 93. This is the first Matt's Maker Space that is open to all ages.

$50Kprogram expense
02

Western Psych Pine. Matt's Maker Space celebrated the opening of its 46th location at Western Behavioral Health in Pine Township. This new space is designed for outpatient children and youth who visit the facility for behavioral health support.

$25Kprogram expense
03

Autism Center. Founded in 2017, the Autism Caring Center is the area's first autism resource center located in the southwest region of Pittsburgh. Their mission is to enhance the lives of the autism community by providing training, resources, advocacy and support.

$25Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$116K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$116K
Money outPt IX
$129K
Ln 25
Programscol B$78K
Owns and owesPt X
$97K
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$97K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Other incomeLn 4–11$116K
Total revenueLn 12$116K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$97K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$97K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 617
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $116K$129K−$13K$97K 990 PDF
FY2024 $258K$178K$80K$110K 990 PDF
FY2023 $142K$30K 990 PDF
FY2022 $184K$111K 990 PDF
FY2021 $169K$68K 990 PDF
FY2020 $76K$25K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support O · Explanations

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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