To inspire young people to imagine themselves as scientists and engineers through the power of story and activities

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
12¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $20K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
12%
of spending
Concern: 12% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $800K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$16K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 4 voting members
Concern: none of 4 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$401K
Spent
$395K
To programs
12%
Net assets
$214K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$401K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$401K
FY2021$549K
FY2022$614K
FY2023$561K
FY2024$1.4M
Expenses
$395K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$395K
FY2021$514K
FY2022$556K
FY2023$858K
FY2024$1.3M
Net assets
$214K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$214K
FY2021$248K
FY2022$306K
FY2023$10K
FY2024$109K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2019.

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

Where the money goes

12 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 12% · $45K Management & general 88% · $350K

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

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Barnas Monteith’s $120K as Research is at the 46th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Barnas Monteith$120,195———
Pendred Noyce$77,596$95,769$120,000$110,769
Barnas Montieth———$111,934

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Inspires youth to become scientists and engineers using stories and hands-on activities.

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1 program · $45K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Design and distribution of various science related books for education purposes.

$45Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$800K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $691K · 2023–2024
Pear & Clover INCFY2024$250,000
McLean HospitalMA · FY2024$250,000
Stem Next Opportunity FundCA · FY2024$100,000
Concord Consortium INCMA · FY2024$19,462
McClean HospitalFY2023$45,000
Strategic Learning PartnershipFY2023$26,700

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$401K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$313K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$87K
Investment incomeLn 3$834
Money outPt IX
$395K
Ln 25
Programscol B$45K
Managementcol C$350K
Owns and owesPt X
$214K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$186K
Total assetsLn 16$229K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$313K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$87K
Investment incomeLn 3$834
Total revenueLn 12$401K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$186K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$186K
Other assetsLn 15$10K
Total assetsLn 16$229K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K
Net assetsLn 32$214K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$171K$186K
Total assetsLn 16$213K$229K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$16K
Net assetsLn 32$207K$214K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$145K$42K$103K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$23K$23K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$3K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$27K$27K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$44K$44K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$10K$10K
RoyaltiesLn 15$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$119K$119K
Total functional expensesLn 25$395K$45K$350K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.4M$1.3M$99K$109K 990 PDF
FY2023 $561K$858K−$296K$10K 990 PDF
FY2022 $614K$556K$58K$306K 990 PDF
FY2021 $549K$514K$35K$248K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $401K$395K$6K$214K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $401,309 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $321,253$313,396
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $54,542$87,079
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,266$834
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $379,061$401,309
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $33,534$180,474
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $190,769$214,595
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $224,303$395,069
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $154,758$6,240
Part VI · Governance 0 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $401,309 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$313,396
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$313,396
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $87,079$87,079
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $834$834
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $87,079 · Unrelated business $834 · Excluded from tax $0$401,309
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $395,069 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $42,000 · Management $103,384$145,384
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $23,124$23,124
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,457 · Management $8,509$11,966
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $26,700$26,700
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $44,065$44,065
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $7,173$7,173
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $10,130$10,130
IX-15 RoyaltiesManagement $2,766$2,766
IX-17 TravelManagement $1,147$1,147
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,342$3,342
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $119,272$119,272
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $45,457 · Management $349,612 · Fundraising $0$395,069
Part X · Balance sheet $229,219 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $170,687$186,136
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,059$739
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $41,174$32,344
X-15 Other assets$10,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $212,920$229,219
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,565$9,246
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$6,378
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,565$15,624
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $207,355$213,595
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $212,920$229,219
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $213,595 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$401,309
XI-2 Total expenses$395,069
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$6,240
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$207,355
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$213,595

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