2018-04-30T15:12:13-07:00 2017-06-30 SCHALL & ASHENFARB CPAS 307 5th Ave 15th Floor NEW YORK NY 100166517 990 2016-07-01 133973196 Mouse Inc MOUS 6465746446 55 Broad Street 16th Fl New York NY 10004 Daniel Rabuzzi Executive Dir. 2018-04-30 true Michael Schall P02024184 2122682800 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z Daniel Rabuzzi 50 W 23rd St 702 New York NY 10010 2158642 false false X mouse.org X 1997 NY Mouse is a national youth development nonprofit that believes in technology as a force for good. We empower all students to create with technology to solve real problems and make meaningful change in our world. 20 19 16 19 0 1093120 1055923 603383 718256 38814 35392 3905 0 1739222 1809571 16000 5850 0 1038557 1177581 0 237284 508767 826992 1563324 2010423 175898 -200852 2125280 1901951 91340 88234 2033940 1813717 Mouse is a national youth development nonprofit that believes in technology as a force for good. We empower all students to create with technology to solve real problems and make meaningful change in our world. false false 1614396 5850 718256 Mouse opens opportunities for youth from underserved communities and helps all students realize their full potential - and the potential of technology - to make a positive impact in their schools and communities. We are committed to increasing diversity in STEM and believe it is critical to support a diverse pool of talent to fuel the nation's future.- Mouse has positively impacted about 47,000 students nationwide.- 72% of students at Mouse sites in NYC are eligible for free or reduced priced lunch.- 56% of students at Mouse national sites are eligible for free or reduced priced lunch.- 44% of Mouse students are Latino/a or African American.- 39% of Mouse students are female.Mouses program trains and supports educators to empower a team of students to be digital media and technology experts. With our original, purpose-driven content, including Serious Games, Digital Portfolios, and Green Tech, students develop the technical, problem-solving, and leadership skills necessary to harness the power of technology to make a positive impact in their schools and communities.- 8,394 Students actively participating in Mouse- 655 Educators participating in Mouse- 56% of students at Mouse sites were eligible for free and reduced-price lunch- 378 Active Mouse sites nationwide, including: - 97 sites in California - 105 sites in New York - 102 sites in Minnesota - 21 sites in Pittsburgh - 20 sites in Dallas - 3 sites in Chicago - 30 sites in Florida, Idaho, Michigan, New Jersey, and OregonMouse Design LeagueMouse Design League is a youth-centered design and technology program that develops emerging leadership, professional and technical skills of high school students from Mouse sites across NYC.Students taking part in this year-long after school program are self-proclaimed geeks, techies, artists, activists, innovators and makers who will achieve over 100 hours of applied design, technology, workplace and leadership experience through their participation in the Mouse Design League.Mouse Design League students brainstorm, prototype, and present a technology project that addresses a social need, while building skills and exploring career pathways with technology mentors across diverse professional settings. Being a member of Mouse Design League helps students pursue their interests in technology and develop skills essential in todays workforce, including teamwork, project management, design, research, application, analytical thinking, problem solving, and leadership.This year's Mouse Design League groups researched, designed and prototyped four innovative Legacy Projects in FY17, each addressing a challenge identified by research, interviews, and observation in collaboration with volunteers from United Cerebral Palsy of NYC:Electra-Wallet: a device designed to help those with limited motor skills to easily access their credit cards, metro cards, and more without having to manipulate zippers or buttons or card slots.Locus: a wearable add-on designed to increase the freedom and independence of people, especially those with communication limitations and non-verbal disabilities to help family, teachers, or personal aids find their location via GPS and SMS texting.Omni-Joy: an accessible, portable game controller designed to make playing games more fun and social for all users, and more usable for people with limited mobility.Salvaje Adataple Clothing: a line of jackets and other clothing designed for people with limited mobility and people in wheelchairs to allow them to put on and take off their outer layers with more ease.Other Program HighlightsMouse Maker Nights: Mouse offered Maker Night events at the learning commons at Mouse HQ. These are free events that are open to all who want a space to tinker, make, build, and learn cool stuff. We offered 11 Maker Nights during the year for over 200 youth from all five boroughs. Experts in the field work with Mouses Learning Design team to lead workshops for students on coding, circuitry and electronics, crafts, 3D design, graphic design, and more.Intro to Design Course: This brand new course gives youth the skills they need to begin creating original graphics, visual displays, animations, and models. Participants learn the essential of good graphic and 3D design through 9 brand new activities.Design with Purpose Course: The curriculum weve long used in our Design League program is now available to the entire Mouse network! The Design with Purpose course shows youth how to research, brainstorm, prototype, and share their own technology innovation using the Human-Centered Design process.Monthly MicroProjects: Mouses monthly MicroProject competitions give our students the opportunity to get creative with free online tech tools and cover a wide range of topics, from creating gifs, to remixing games, and designing their own fonts. Over 3,000 students collaborated in the monthly competition to submit about 875 projects in the school year.Mouse Create Conference: Mouses annual October educator professional development event was renamed this year in honor of Mouse Create. There were 67 attendees from 53 Mouse Sites and 5 additional guests. To showcase the new learning platform there were 4 new workshops with content from new projects from Mouse Create. The workshops presented at Mouse Create Conference were Design and Build a Mobile App, Coding and Web Literacy, Design with Purpose, and IT Essentials. Each workshop featured 2 to 5 projects from Mouse Create.Mouse Mini-Con: At Create Conference in October, over 70% of Educators said they wanted a follow up PD session. In response, Mouse hosted two half day PD evenst at Mouse HQ in the winter and spring. Mouse Winter Mini-Con featured a hands on Coding Workshop and a Maker Space to tinker with technologies utilized in Mouse courses including Intro to Design, Circuitry & Electronics and Serious Games. Mouse Spring Mini-Con featured hands on Workshops in Coding and Networking, and a Maker Space to tinker with technologies utilized in Mouse courses including Circuitry & Electronics, Green Tech and Serious Games. Each event was attended by an average of 15 educators from over 10 different Mouse sites. 1614396 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true true true false false false false false false false true false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 27 0 true 16 true false false false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 20 19 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false NY X X Daniel Rabuzzi 2129203669 55 Broad Street 16th Fl New York NY 10004 Amy Kadomatsu Chair 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Caroline McCarthy Vice Chair 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Robin Griffiths Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Dawn Barber Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Daniel Rabuzzi Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X X 172684 0 18853 Ted Cohen Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Tony DiSanto Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Blaze Waleski Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Byrne Doyle Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Omari Edwards Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Matt Greenfield Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Scott Kaplan Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sheila Marmon Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Joy Marcus Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jeanne Meyer Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ejovi Nuwere Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Amanda O'Donnell Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Rashmy Chatterjee Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Linda Roberts Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Carole Wacey Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Marc Lesser Sr. Dir., Learning 40.00 0.00 X 106346 0 12671 279030 31524 2 false true false Minds on Design Lab 159 20th St1b Brooklyn New York NY 11232 Website Design 164410 1 272488 291032 492403 1055923 MOUSE Squad 611600 718256 718256 718256 27632 27632 0 0 0 289949 282189 7760 7760 7760 66882 272488 66882 0 0 0 0 1809571 718256 35392 0 5850 5850 0 0 175000 131250 8750 35000 0 785036 673075 25512 86449 35219 29507 1257 4455 111856 93714 3992 14150 70470 59040 2515 8915 0 655 655 46809 46809 0 0 0 98355 62815 14633 20907 0 22776 19082 813 2881 0 0 114521 95947 4087 14487 19904 16676 710 2518 0 0 0 0 28095 23538 1003 3554 8642 5660 2127 855 Program expense 370381 370381 Fundraising event expenses 38906 38906 Payroll Processing 31642 31642 Telephone 13766 11533 491 1742 32540 16328 13747 2465 2010423 1614396 158743 237284 359774 156148 32690 32706 525415 821735 0 0 0 0 0 0 238070 149777 116388 88293 1059850 785906 0 0 0 31163 17163 2125280 1901951 52479 48668 3998 34863 39566 91340 88234 X 1719940 1656567 314000 157150 2033940 1813717 2125280 1901951 -200852 -19371 X false true X true false X 833144 707476 845660 1093120 1055923 4535323 0 0 833144 707476 845660 1093120 1055923 4535323 1205652 3329671 59633 46763 42240 33135 27632 209403 0 344246 145 1342 3905 349638 5094364 2917242 0.65360 0.79560 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 18844 6732 12112 219226 143045 76181 88293 Deferred Rent 39566 39566 X 2352127 561927 -19371 542556 1809571 1809571 2572350 561927 561927 2010423 2010423 Part X : FIN48 Footnote Mouse Inc. does not believe its financial statements include any material, uncertain tax positions. Tax returns for periods ending June 30, 2014 and later are subject to examination by applicable taxing authorities. X X X X X X false Anniversary 339370 272488 66882 51660 15222 339370 272488 66882 51660 15222 66882 true 0 0 Scholarships 7 5850 Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used The scholarships are awarded to students after successful completion of apprenticeships. Students who have successfully completed a full year of the Design League program can then be selected for the apprenticeship. This is supported with sign in sheets and attendance taken throughout the year. Once students have completed the full apprenticeship, they are reviewed and if their performance is satisfactory receive the $1,000 scholarship. All documentation of the process is kept in our system, such as the attendance sheets. X X X false false false false false false false false false false Daniel Rabuzzi Executive Dir. 172684 18853 191537 Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process Management reviewed a draft of the form 990 with the Finance & Audit committee and provided edits to the tax preparer. After this process was performed, the Form 990 was sent to the full board of directors for comment prior to being filed with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts The organization has a "board approved" conflicts of interest policy. Each board member must fill out an annual declaration stating they had no conflicts or identifying the nature of their interested party transactions. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management Each year, the Compensation Committee of the MOUSE Board of Directors reviews comparable salaries based on a recognized study and reviews the performance of the Executive Director. Based on both the performance of the Executive Director and prevailing market data, a new proposed salary and benefit package is voted on by the committee. The minutes of the Compensation Committee reflect the nature of this process. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Financial statements are on website. Governing documents available upon request.