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94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$258K 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $129K a year · 16% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$258K
to officers and key staff · 33% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 33% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $678K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 2 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 2 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$814K
+19% vs prior year
Spent
$776K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$466K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$814K
FY2024▲ +19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$751K
FY2021$474K
FY2022$400K
FY2023$683K
FY2024$814K
FY2025$1.6M
Expenses
$776K
FY2024▼ -21%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$128K
FY2021$404K
FY2022$370K
FY2023$979K
FY2024$776K
FY2025$1.3M
Net assets
$466K
FY2024▲ +9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$623K
FY2021$693K
FY2022$723K
FY2023$428K
FY2024$466K
FY2025$777K

From the FY2024 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2020.

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Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $728K Management & general 3% · $24K Fundraising 3% · $24K

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

2 people listed on the 990; $258K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Treasurer/Secretary
$135,923Pt VII · Sec A
President
$122,297Pt VII · Sec A

Luke Iannini’s $155K as Treasurer/Secretary is at the 35th percentile of top reported officer pay among 363 $1–10M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Luke Iannini$154,587$135,923$130,054$130,818$129,822$46,667
Bret Victor$137,500$122,297$115,317$117,677$120,086$46,666

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 15aNo

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3 programs · $728K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Set up berkeley lab space for sloan-funded communal science lab.

$728Kprogram expense
02

Prototyping of design environment, wet lab environment, and data analysis environment.

Pt IX · col B
03

Continued development of realtalk os.

Pt IX · col B

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
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Grants paid · 3 grants · $1.7M · 2023–2025
Powderhouse Studios LimitedFY2025$800,000
Powderhouse Studios LimitedFY2024$300,000
Powderhouse Studios LimitedFY2023$600,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$814K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$809K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$776K
Ln 25
Programscol B$728K
Managementcol C$24K
Fundraisingcol D$24K
Owns and owesPt X
$466K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$450K
Total assetsLn 16$466K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a2
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$809K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Total revenueLn 12$814K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$450K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$450K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Other assetsLn 15$14K
Total assetsLn 16$466K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$466K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 62
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$419K$450K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$428K$466K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$428K$466K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$300K$300K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$323K$290K$16K$16K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$15K$13K$743$743
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$4K$210$210
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$20K$1K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$4K$245$245
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$11K$632$632
Office expensesLn 13$22K$20K$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$25K$23K$1K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$41K$37K$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K$56$56
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$742$668$37$37
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$2K$134$134
All other expensesLn 24e$266$239$14$13
Total functional expensesLn 25$776K$728K$24K$24K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.6M$1.3M$311K$777K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $814K$776K$38K$466K 990 PDF
FY2023 $683K$979K−$296K$428K 990 PDF
FY2022 $400K$370K$30K$723K 990 PDF
FY2021 $474K$404K$70K$693K 990 PDF
FY2020 $751K$128K$623K$623K 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 $813,784 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $681,035$808,725
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,967$2,086
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $175$2,973
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $683,177$813,784
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $600,000$300,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $334,885$364,412
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $43,840$111,240
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $978,725$775,652
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$295,548$38,132
Part VI · Governance 2 of 2 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $813,784 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$808,725
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$808,725
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,086$2,086
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,973$2,973
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,973 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,086$813,784
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $775,652 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $300,000$300,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $290,480 · Management $16,138 · Fundraising $16,138$322,756
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $13,379 · Management $743 · Fundraising $743$14,865
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,786 · Management $210 · Fundraising $210$4,206
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,327 · Management $1,129 · Fundraising $1,129$22,585
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $4,415 · Management $245 · Fundraising $245$4,905
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $11,370 · Management $632 · Fundraising $632$12,634
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $20,238 · Management $1,124 · Fundraising $1,124$22,486
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $22,588 · Management $1,255 · Fundraising $1,255$25,098
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $37,191 · Management $2,066 · Fundraising $2,066$41,323
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,000 · Management $56 · Fundraising $56$1,112
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $668 · Management $37 · Fundraising $37$742
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,406 · Management $134 · Fundraising $134$2,674
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $239 · Management $14 · Fundraising $13$266
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $728,087 · Management $23,783 · Fundraising $23,782$775,652
Part X · Balance sheet $465,972 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $418,866$450,175
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,102$1,360
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $6,872$14,437
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $427,840$465,972
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $427,840$465,972
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $427,840$465,972
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $427,840$465,972
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $465,972 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$813,784
XI-2 Total expenses$775,652
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$38,132
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$427,840
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$465,972

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