Mulberry School INC

Tax-deductible

Los Gatos, CA501(c)(3)EducationEIN 94-1566020

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Mulberry School inspires children to a life of learning and positive contribution to community: by weaving creativity and social learning into every day we foster intellectual and social success of a lifetime

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
34¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 27 volunteers and 25 employees.
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 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
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $66K a year · 4% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
34%
of spending
Concern: 34% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
75 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 75.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $749
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
0.4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$206K
-93% vs prior year
Spent
$59K
To programs
34%
Net assets
$370K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$206K
FY2025▼ -93%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2025$206K
Expenses
$59K
FY2025▼ -98%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.3M
FY2025$59K
Net assets
$370K
FY2025▲ +285%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$201K
FY2025$370K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

Form 990 (PDF) Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2023-11-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2025.

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

Where the money goes

34 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 34% · $20K Management & general 66% · $39K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kara Riordan’s $133K as Head of School is at the 93rd 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.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Fosters lifelong learning and community contribution by weaving creativity and social learning into education.

Provided by the organization

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1 program · $20K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Mulberry school closed in june 2023 and is dissolving.

$20Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$749
Grants paid · 1 grant · $20K · 2024–2024
Mulberry Preschool INCCA · FY2024$20,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$206K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$206K
Money outPt IX
$59K
Ln 25
Programscol B$20K
Managementcol C$39K
Owns and owesPt X
$370K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$372K
Total assetsLn 16$372K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$206K
Government grantsLn 1e$206K
Total revenueLn 12$206K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$372K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$372K
Total assetsLn 16$372K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$370K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 525
VolunteersI 627
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$227K$372K
Total assetsLn 16$227K$372K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$1K
Net assetsLn 32$223K$370K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$20K$20K
Management feesLn 11a$14K$14K
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$13K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$150$150
Office expensesLn 13$655$655
Information technologyLn 14$6K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$806$806
Total functional expensesLn 25$59K$20K$39K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $206K$59K$147K$370K 990 PDF
FY2024 Not on file
FY2023 Not on file
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020 $3.0M$3.3M−$278K−$201K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $206,417 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$206,417
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$206,417
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$206,417
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $59,199 across 8 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $20,000$20,000
IX-11a Management feesManagement $14,310$14,310
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $13,000$13,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $150$150
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $655$655
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $5,959$5,959
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $4,319$4,319
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $806$806
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $20,000 · Management $39,199 · Fundraising $0$59,199
Part X · Balance sheet $371,931 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $227,420$371,931
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $227,420$371,931
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,142$1,435
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,142$1,435
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $223,278$370,496
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $223,278$370,496
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $227,420$371,931
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $370,496 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$206,417
XI-2 Total expenses$59,199
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$147,218
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$223,278
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$370,496

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

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