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Quest Science Center FY2021 filing

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Inspires and nurtures everyday exploration for lifelong engagement with science and technology. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $504K in revenue, $507K in expenses, and $184K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2018
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Science & Technology
Location
Livermore, CA
Website
quest-science.org
Filings
7 on file (2019–2021)
Revenue
$504KFY2021
Expenses
$507K
Net assets
$184K
People
10
Filings
7
Updates
0
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EIN  82-4865787 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Livermore, CA Founded 2018
Form 990 (PDF)
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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 · $138K
Money in and out
$504K revenue, $507K expenses
Bottom line
80% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$504K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$507K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$184K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$3K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.04
Program efficiency
80%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
5.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-0.5%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$504K
FY2021▲ +70%
Expenses
$507K
FY2021▲ +65%
Total assets
$202K
FY2021-0.01%
Total liabilities
$17K
FY2021▲ +20%
Total revenue
$504K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$507K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$184K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$3K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$202K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B80%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46

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 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
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
$138,217Pt VII · Sec A
$42,739Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director, CEO
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

3 program services account for $283K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Science in the Park Development and Programming

Quest prepared the quest plaza at stockman's park location and programmed six hands-on programs for kids, teens, and adults from june-october. These programs were well attended, attracting 200-400+ kids and adults.

$125Kprogram expense
02

Education Programming

Quest developed and programmed several educational programs, including a summer camp with over 100 students, a green engineering academy at a local high school, science programs for a boys & girls club, a computer generated art exhibition, a "physics of phones" program provided area high schools, and an on-line speaker series.

$84Kprogram expense
03

Tri-Valley Innovation Fair

Quest planned and developed the 4TH annual tri-valley innovation fair to be held at the alameda county fairgrounds. This event will connect everyone to the excitement of science, engineering, and technology, and showcase innovative regional organizations.

$73Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$482K · 96%
Program service revenue$20K · 4%
Contributions & grants96%$482K
Program service revenue4%$20K
Investment income$269
Other revenue$2K
Total revenueLn 12$504K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.04
Program services80%$408K
Management & general16%$80K
Fundraising4%$19K
Total functional expensesLn 25$507K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$128K
Total assetsLn 16$202K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$17K
Total net assetsLn 32$184K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $198K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $507K · Less non-cash grants $45K · Cash operating expenses/yr $461K
5.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $408K · Total expenses $507K
80%
Management & General
Management & general $80K · Total expenses $507K
16%
Fundraising
Fundraising $19K · Total expenses $507K
4%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $53K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $390K
$0.14 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $482K · Total revenue $504K
96%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $504K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $20K · Total revenue $504K
4%
Investment reliance
Investment income $269 · Total revenue $504K
+0.05%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $20K · Total expenses $507K
4%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $504K · Prior year $296K
+70%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $184K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $504K · Expenses $507K
-0.5%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $202K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $184K · Total assets $202K
91%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $70K · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $202K
35%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Caleb Cheung · Reported title CHIEF LEARNING OFFICER · Highest reported compensation $138K · Total expenses $507K
27%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $216K · Total expenses $507K
43%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 80%
Overhead ratio 16%
Fundraising cost ratio 4%
Revenue growth 70%
Legal fee ratio 0.3%
Accounting fee ratio 3%

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 · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$296K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2019$403K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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