Quest Science Center EIN 82-4865787

Quest Science Center

EIN  82-4865787 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Livermore, CA Founded 2018
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Inspires and nurtures everyday exploration for lifelong engagement with science and technology.
Leadership
Caleb Cheung · Chief Learning Officer · $145K
Money in and out
$713K revenue, $760K expenses
Bottom line
71% program efficiency

Inspires and nurtures everyday exploration for lifelong engagement with science and technology. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $713K in revenue, $760K in expenses, and $540K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$713K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$760K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$540K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$46K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.71 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.21
Program efficiency
71%
of spending reaches programs▼ -15% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
7.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -37% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-6%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -220% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$713K
FY2025▲ +19%
Expenses
$760K
FY2025▲ +34%
Total assets
$547K
FY2025▼ -10%
Total liabilities
$7K
FY2025▼ -69%
Total revenue
$713K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$760K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$540K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$46K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$547K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B71%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $541K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Community Science and Engineering Programs

Quest fielded hands-on activities at over 50 events throughout the tri-valley and surrounding region, reaching over 20,000 attendees. These events included: science at stockmen's park, student and family science events at schools, library events, various community, festival, and holiday events, and several events sponsored by local…

$231Kprogram expense
02

Tri-Valley Innovation Fair

Quest planned and led the 7TH annual tri-valley innovation fair which was held at the alameda county fairgrounds. This popular event had 3,000 attendees in 2025, primarily youth and their families to see hands-on exhibits and demonstrations that showcased innovative regional science, technology, and education organizations.

$185Kprogram expense
03

Planetary Health/Sustainability Program

Quest ran a planetary health program with 50 high school volunteer interns from the tri-valley region. Projects included urban heat mapping, carbon garden, water management, stopwaste art, and school district climate literacy curriculum.

$125Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CQuest Science Center
EINHdr · item D82-4865787
Principal addressHdr · item CLivermore, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jquest-science.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2018
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFScience & Technology (U20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2018

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a10
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b10
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 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Learning Officer
$144,955Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Development
$114,111Pt VII · Sec A
Interim Exec Dir
$47,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director, CEO
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Caleb Cheung’s $145K as Chief Learning Officer is at the 83rd 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Caleb Cheung$144,955$144,955$134,633$144,217$138,217
Cynthia Margulis$114,111
Michael Mosby$47,000
Katherine Young$42,739

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$671K · 94%
Program service revenue$26K · 4%
Investment income$16K · 2%
Contributions & grants94%$671K
Program service revenue4%$26K
Investment income2%$16K
Other revenue$377
— government grantsLn 1e$8K
Total revenueLn 12$713K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.71 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.21
Program services71%$541K
Management & general8%$60K
Fundraising21%$159K
Total functional expensesLn 25$760K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$383K
Total assetsLn 16$547K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$7K
Total net assetsLn 32$540K
Months of cash on handcomputed6.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $464K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $760K · Less non-cash grants $36K · Cash operating expenses/yr $724K
7.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $541K · Total expenses $760K
71%
Management & General
Management & general $60K · Total expenses $760K
8%
Fundraising
Fundraising $159K · Total expenses $760K
21%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $72K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $603K
$0.12 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $671K · Total revenue $713K
94%
Government reliance
Government grants $8K · Total revenue $713K
1%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $26K · Total revenue $713K
4%
Investment reliance
Investment income $16K · Total revenue $713K
+2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $26K · Total expenses $760K
3%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $713K · Prior year $601K
+19%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $403K · FY2025 $713K
+10%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $540K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $713K · Expenses $760K
-6%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $547K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $540K · Total assets $547K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $80K · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $547K
15%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Caleb Cheung · Reported title CHIEF LEARNING OFFICER · Highest reported compensation $145K · Total expenses $760K
19%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $414K · Total expenses $760K
54%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 71%
Overhead ratio 8%
Fundraising cost ratio 24%
Revenue growth 19%

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
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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)$713K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$601K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$600K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$564K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$504K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$296K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2019$403K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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