Lean Rocket Lab removes common barriers to innovation by providing a collaborative workspace full of high energy entrepreneurs, advanced educational programming, helpful business resources, and access to various stages of capital so businesses or products can launch and thrive.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$211K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · 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 surplus $88K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$211K
to officers and key staff · 36% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 36% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $294K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$100K
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$721K
+79% vs prior year
Spent
$586K
To programs
95%
Net assets
$339K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$721K
FY2021▲ +79%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$402K
FY2021$721K
FY2022$798K
FY2023$752K
FY2024$1.9M
Expenses
$586K
FY2021▲ +49%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$392K
FY2021$586K
FY2022$770K
FY2023$783K
FY2024$1.6M
Net assets
$339K
FY2021▲ +67%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$203K
FY2021$339K
FY2022$367K
FY2023$322K
FY2024$620K

From the FY2021 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 Jan 2020.

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Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $556K Management & general 5% · $30K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $211K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/Ce
$104,667Pt VII · Sec A
VP/Secretary
$104,667Pt VII · Sec A
$2,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brandon Marken’s $141K as President/Ce is at the 42nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M community 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Brandon Marken$140,780$128,600$122,000$104,667$84,906
Ken Seneff$140,780$128,600$122,000$104,667—
Ken Senef————$84,494
Jennifer Rivera——$9,000$2,000—

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

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

Programs and updates

Fosters innovation by providing workspace, education, resources, and capital for entrepreneurs to launch and grow businesses.

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1 program · $556K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Lean rocket lab removes common barriers to innovation by providing a collaborative workspace full of high energy entrepreneurs, advanced educational programming, helpful business resources, and access to various stages of capital so businesses or products can launch and thrive.

$556Kprogram 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 7 funders$294K
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $88K · 2024–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$80,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$8,100

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$721K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$553K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$168K
Money outPt IX
$586K
Ln 25
Programscol B$556K
Managementcol C$30K
Owns and owesPt X
$339K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$159K
Total assetsLn 16$438K
LiabilitiesLn 26$100K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$553K
Government grantsLn 1e$358K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$168K
Total revenueLn 12$721K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$159K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$159K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$102K
Total assetsLn 16$438K
LiabilitiesLn 26$100K
Net assetsLn 32$339K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$144K$159K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$108K$102K
Total assetsLn 16$274K$438K
LiabilitiesLn 26$71K$100K
Net assetsLn 32$203K$339K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$209K$209K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$78K$78K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$39K$39K
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$23K
Accounting feesLn 11c$22K$22K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$44K$44K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$32K$31K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$70K$63K$7K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$256
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$49K$49K
Total functional expensesLn 25$586K$556K$30K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.9M$1.6M$298K$620K 990 PDF
FY2023 $752K$783K−$30K$322K 990 PDF
FY2022 $798K$770K$28K$367K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $721K$586K$135K$339K 990 PDF
FY2020 $402K$392K$10K$203K 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 $721,484 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $302,128$553,182
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $99,933$168,302
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $402,061$721,484
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $246,822$349,963
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $145,634$236,114
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $392,456$586,077
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $9,605$135,407
Part VI · Governance 6 of 8 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $721,484 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$357,535
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$195,647
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$553,182
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $168,302$168,302
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $168,302$721,484
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $586,077 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $209,334$209,334
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $78,348$78,348
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $39,093$39,093
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $23,188$23,188
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $21,643$21,643
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $43,808$43,808
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,216$9,216
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $30,581 · Management $1,531$32,112
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $62,787 · Management $6,977$69,764
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,806$1,806
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,132$6,132
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,297 · Management $256$2,553
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $49,080$49,080
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $555,670 · Management $30,407 · Fundraising $0$586,077
Part X · Balance sheet $438,200 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $143,616$159,138
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$150,564
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $18,029$26,667
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $107,963$101,831
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $273,876$438,200
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,401$69,323
X-18 Grants payable$10,000
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $22,500$15,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $5,799$5,192
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $70,598$99,515
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $203,278$338,685
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $203,278$338,685
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $273,876$438,200
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $338,685 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$721,484
XI-2 Total expenses$586,077
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$135,407
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$203,278
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$338,685

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