Quest Science Center FY2020 filing

Public charity (501(c)(3)) Livermore, CA Since 2018 EIN 82-4865787 NTEE U20
Revenue
$296K
▼ -27%
FY2020 · Pt VIII · Ln 12
Expenses
$308K
▼ -5%
FY2020 · Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$187K
FY2020 · Pt X · Ln 32
To programs
53%
FY2020 · Pt IX · col B
Revenue & expenses by yearFY2019–FY2025
Revenue
$296K
FY2020▼ -27%
Expenses
$308K
FY2020▼ -5%

Inspires and nurtures everyday exploration for lifelong engagement with science and technology.

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Tax-deductible?
Yes
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Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
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Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
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Foundation funders?
3 funders, incl. Community Health and Education Foundation
$133K in the latest grant year.
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Spent on programs?
53% to programs
Form 990 Part IX, latest filing.
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Size and trend
$100K–1M
↓ -27% vs prior year
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Form 990 for the fiscal year ending December 2020 (IRS tax year 2020).


Inspires and nurtures everyday exploration for lifelong engagement with science and technology.

Founded
2018
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Science & Technology
Location
Livermore, CA
Website
quest-science.org
Filings
7 on file (2019–2020)
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Where the money goes · FY2020
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.53 Management & general $0.29 Fundraising $0.18
Program efficiency
53%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
7.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-4%
revenue over expenses, this year

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Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Total assets
$202K
FY2020▼ -5%
Total liabilities
$14K
FY2020▲ +11%
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$11K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$202K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B53%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · 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 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b4
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
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Caleb Cheung’s $145K as Chief Learning Officer is at the 84th 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 · 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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $164K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

-quest at home launched to offer virtual information on stem-related activities and programs during covid; original content articles on important topics such as COVID-19, wildfires, facemasks and MORE.-THREE innovative summer programs: nature explorers camp, electricity and magnetism camp, and math explorers CAMP.-MISS america 2020 -…

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$290K · 98%
Investment income$5K · 2%
Contributions & grants98%$290K
Investment income2%$5K
Program service revenue$1K
Other revenue$810
Total revenueLn 12$296K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.53 Management & general $0.29 Fundraising $0.18
Program services53%$164K
Management & general29%$89K
Fundraising18%$54K
Total functional expensesLn 25$308K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$196K
Total assetsLn 16$202K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$14K
Total net assetsLn 32$187K
Months of cash on handcomputed7.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $196K · Operating expenses/yr $308K
7.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $164K · Total expenses $308K
53%
Management & General
Management & general $89K · Total expenses $308K
29%
Fundraising
Fundraising $54K · Total expenses $308K
18%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $70K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $343K
$0.20 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $290K · Total revenue $296K
98%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $296K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $1K · Total revenue $296K
0.4%
Investment reliance
Investment income $5K · Total revenue $296K
+2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $1K · Total expenses $308K
0.4%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $296K · Prior year $403K
-27%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $187K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $296K · Expenses $308K
-4%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $202K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $187K · Total assets $202K
93%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $202K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Monya Lane · Reported title CEO · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $308K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) — · Total expenses $308K
—
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 53%——
Overhead ratio 29%——
Fundraising cost ratio 19%——
Revenue growth -27%——
Legal fee ratio 0.4%——
Accounting fee ratio 0.8%——

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 · ⤓ 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 · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2019$403K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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