Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2020.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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; $111K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Michelle Arisso’s $111K as Senior Teacher/Curriculum Advisor is at the 87th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|
| April E Reiter | — | $131,615 |
| Michelle Arisso | $110,822 | — |
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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The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Programs and updates
Fosters curiosity and innovation through unique project-based learning experiences.
Questions for Basecamp305 INC
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See schedule OBASECAMP305 serves qualified students by creating a world-class curriculum heavily focused on science, technology, math, and social responsilbility. Problem solving, critical thinking, teamwork, communication and ethics are core elements of daily PROJECTS.BASECAMP305 emphasizes science, technology, engineering, the arts and…
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 84-3029872) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $67K | $9K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $3.3M | $1.2M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $7.7M | $7.7M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $11.1M | $8.9M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $8K | $63K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $11.1M | $8.9M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $10K | $10K | ||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $2K | $2K | ||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $907K | $772K | $135K | |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $169K | $144K | $25K | |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $72K | $57K | $15K | |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $10K | $10K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $12K | $12K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $104K | $85K | $19K | |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $10K | $10K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $72K | $58K | $14K | |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $77K | $61K | $15K | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $1.0M | $940K | $104K | |
| TravelLn 17 | $3K | $3K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $79K | $71K | $8K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $463K | $463K | ||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $3.0M | $2.7M | $358K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 7, 2025 | $970K | $3.0M | −$2.1M | $8.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Nov 7, 2024 | $149K | $2.4M | −$2.3M | $11.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 5, 2023 | $124K | $1.9M | −$1.8M | $13.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | Not on file | ||||
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Feb 3, 2022 | $12.9M | $1.0M | $11.8M | $16.5M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $969,978 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 1 of 3 board members independent, 2 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $969,978 across 4 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,034,225 across 15 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $8,923,297 assets, 12 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,860,069 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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