Mass Collective Foundation INC

Tax-deductible

Atlanta, GA501(c)(3)EducationEIN 85-2145146Revenue $126K in FY2025

On file with the IRS364 Nelson St Sw, 30313-1314 · Atlanta, GATax-exempt since Feb 2024Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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MASS Collective provides affordable access to tools technologies and teachers in a variety of disciplines through apprenticeship education and or membership programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
46¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990-EZIndependent: 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-EZ
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $30K a year · 24% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
46%
of spending
Concern: 46% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$18K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 92% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
1
named funder · $47
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$126K
-1% vs prior year
Spent
$83K
To programs
46%
Net assets
$54K
By yearFY2024–FY2025
Revenue
$126K
FY2025▼ -1%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2024$127K
FY2025$126K
Expenses
$83K
FY2025▼ -24%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2024$110K
FY2025$83K
Net assets
$54K
FY2025▲ +102%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2024$27K
FY2025$54K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2023-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2024.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

46 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 46% · $38K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. 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-EZ; $18K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Co-Executive Director
$9,930Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Executive Director
$7,638Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Josephine Onishi’s $10K as Co-Executive Director is at the 8th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Lucas Aguilar—$10,810
Josephine Onishi$9,930—
Irene Ruby$7,638—

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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Programs and updates

Offers affordable access to tools, technology, and training through apprenticeships and memberships.

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Provided by the organization

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3 programs · $33K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The Education program provides a living wage to working artists and fabricators to share their expertise and passion with the general public. These classes are affordable and instructors are representative of the community we seek to serve that is often under-represented in trades.

$28Kprogram expense
02

MASS operates a roughly 6000 sqft makerspace in the Castleberry Hill neighborhood of downtown Atlanta providing 24 7 open workshop access to approximately 40 members. Providing production level access to equipment and resources our Membership program is 24 7 inclusive and affordable.

$4Kprogram expense
03

The Apprenticeship program provides a work-for trade option that provides a wide demographic of community members access to subsidized access and training during the weekends and evenings.

$1Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$47

By the numbers

The FY2025 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$126K
Other income$68K
Gifts and grants$58K
Money out
$83K
Programs$38K
Owns and owes
$54K
net assets
Total assets$56K
Liabilities$2K
People
4
listed
Paid2
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Gifts and grants$58K
Other income$68K
Total revenue$126K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Total assets$56K
Liabilities$2K
Net assets$54K
Operations
Employees0
Volunteers10
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $126K$83K$43K$54K 990 PDF
FY2024 $127K$110K$17K$27K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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