App Inventor Foundation EIN 88-0979374

App Inventor Foundation

EIN  88-0979374 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Alamo, CA Founded 2022
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
an education nonprofit
Leadership
Natalie Lao · Executive Director · $188K
Money in and out
$383K revenue, $760K expenses
Bottom line
69% program efficiency

App Inventor Foundation is an education nonprofit based in Alamo, CA, formed in 2022. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $383K in revenue, $760K in expenses, and $2.5M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$383K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$760K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.5M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$377K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.69 Management & general $0.12 Fundraising $0.19
Program efficiency
69%
of spending reaches programs▲ +162% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
39.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -56% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-98%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -213% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$383K
FY2025▼ -88%
Expenses
$760K
FY2025▲ +95%
Total assets
$2.5M
FY2025▼ -15%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025▼ -100%
Total revenue
$383K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$760K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.5M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$377K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$2.5M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B69%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $528K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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The App Inventor Foundation supports the development and use of the App Inventor platform. It does so by helping with its software development promoting its use through social media organizing and supporting appathons developing curricula and engaging in other educational outreach activities.

$528Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CApp Inventor Foundation
EINHdr · item D88-0979374
Principal addressHdr · item CAlamo, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item L2022
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B99)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2022

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b3
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$188,375Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman of the Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member and Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Natalie Lao’s $188K as Executive Director is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1616 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Natalie Lao$188,375$149,167$130,000$21,667

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$246K · 64%
Investment income$80K · 21%
Contributions & grants$57K · 15%
Program service revenue64%$246K
Investment income21%$80K
Contributions & grants15%$57K
Total revenueLn 12$383K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.69 Management & general $0.12 Fundraising $0.19
Program services69%$528K
Management & general12%$89K
Fundraising19%$144K
Total functional expensesLn 25$760K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$2.5M
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$2.5M
Months of cash on handcomputed39.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $2.5M · Operating expenses/yr $760K
39.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $528K · Total expenses $760K
69%
Management & General
Management & general $89K · Total expenses $760K
12%
Fundraising
Fundraising $144K · Total expenses $760K
19%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $160K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $1.1M
$0.15 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $57K · Total revenue $383K
15%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $383K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $246K · Total revenue $383K
64%
Investment reliance
Investment income $80K · Total revenue $383K
+21%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $246K · Total expenses $760K
32%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $383K · Prior year $3.1M
-88%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $2.5M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $383K · Expenses $760K
-98%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $2.5M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $2.5M · Total assets $2.5M
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $2.5M
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Natalie Lao · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $188K · Total expenses $760K
25%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $423K · Total expenses $760K
56%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 69%
Overhead ratio 12%
Fundraising cost ratio 253%
Revenue growth -88%

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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$1.5M
Grants paid · 1 grant · $23K · 2025–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$23,018

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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)$383K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$3.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$325K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$275K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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