MOUSE INC: Form 990, tax year 2013
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- Organization
- MOUSE INC (EIN 13-3973196)
- Tax period
- 2013-07-01 to 2014-06-30
- Filed
- 2015-02-09
- IRS object ID
- 201530409349300858
- Schema version
- 2013v4.0
- Source
- Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica
Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.
Return header ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2015-02-09T11:12:59-08:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2014-06-30 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp
Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | SCHALL & ASHENFARB CPAS | BusinessNameLine1 |
Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 307 5th Ave 15th Floor | AddressLine1 |
| City | NEW YORK | City |
| State | NY | State |
| ZIP Code | 100166517 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990 | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2013-07-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 133973196 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | MOUSE Inc | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | MOUS | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Phone | 6465746446 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 55 Broad Street 16th Fl | AddressLine1 |
| City | New York | City |
| State | NY | State |
| ZIP Code | 10004 | ZIPCode |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Daniel Rabuzzi | PersonNm |
| Person Title | Executive Dir. | PersonTitleTxt |
| Signature | 2015-02-09 | SignatureDt |
| Discuss With Paid Preparer | Yes (true) | DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd |
Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Person | David C Ashenfarb | PreparerPersonNm |
| PTIN | P00535436 | PTIN |
| Phone | 2122682800 | PhoneNum |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2013 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z | BuildTS |
Form 990 IRS990
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Change | Yes (X) | AddressChangeInd |
| Principal Officer | Daniel Rabuzzi | PrincipalOfficerNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 55 Broad Street 16th Fl | AddressLine1 |
| City | New York | City |
| State | NY | State |
| ZIP Code | 10004 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Gross Receipts | $1,608,049 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Group Return For Affiliates | false | GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd |
| All Affiliates Included | false | AllAffiliatesIncludedInd |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Website Address | www.mouse.org | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Formation | 1997 | FormationYr |
| Legal Domicile State | NY | LegalDomicileStateCd |
| Activity Or Mission | MOUSE empowers underserved youth to learn, lead and create with technology, preparing them with skills essential for their academic and career success. | ActivityOrMissionDesc |
| Voting Members Governing Body | 19 | VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt |
| Voting Members Independent | 18 | VotingMembersIndependentCnt |
| Total Employee | 13 | TotalEmployeeCnt |
| Total Volunteers | 50 | TotalVolunteersCnt |
| Total Gross UBI | $0 | TotalGrossUBIAmt |
| PY Contributions Grants | $833,144 | PYContributionsGrantsAmt |
| CY Contributions Grants | $707,476 | CYContributionsGrantsAmt |
| PY Program Service Revenue | $502,812 | PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| CY Program Service Revenue | $518,665 | CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| PY Investment Income | $73,191 | PYInvestmentIncomeAmt |
| CY Investment Income | $57,274 | CYInvestmentIncomeAmt |
| PY Other Revenue | $344,246 | PYOtherRevenueAmt |
| CY Other Revenue | $145 | CYOtherRevenueAmt |
| PY Total Revenue | $1,753,393 | PYTotalRevenueAmt |
| CY Total Revenue | $1,283,560 | CYTotalRevenueAmt |
| CY Grants And Similar Paid | $0 | CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt |
| CY Benefits Paid To Members | $0 | CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt |
| PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid | $882,311 | PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt |
| CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid | $912,948 | CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt |
| CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns | $0 | CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt |
| CY Total Fundraising Expense | $189,940 | CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt |
| PY Other Expenses | $813,797 | PYOtherExpensesAmt |
| CY Other Expenses | $632,375 | CYOtherExpensesAmt |
| PY Total Expenses | $1,696,108 | PYTotalExpensesAmt |
| CY Total Expenses | $1,545,323 | CYTotalExpensesAmt |
| PY Revenues Less Expenses | $57,285 | PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt |
| CY Revenues Less Expenses | -$261,763 | CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt |
| Total Assets BOY | $2,277,470 | TotalAssetsBOYAmt |
| Total Assets EOY | $2,102,240 | TotalAssetsEOYAmt |
| Total Liabilities BOY | $67,169 | TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt |
| Total Liabilities EOY | $98,321 | TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $2,210,301 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $2,003,919 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
| Mission | MOUSE empowers underserved youth to learn, lead and create with technology, preparing them with skills essential for their academic and career success. | MissionDesc |
| Significant New Program Srvc | false | SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd |
| Significant Change | false | SignificantChangeInd |
| Expense | $1,252,456 | ExpenseAmt |
| Desc | Our programs provide youth development for the digital age, leveraging the technologies that young people are already curious about to introduce them to skills, ideas and pathways that will enable them to become the innovators and leaders of tomorrow.Since 2000, more than 27,000 students have participated in MOUSE programs, providing valued technical support and leadership for more than 1.9 million students, teachers and administrators in their schools and communities.As a result of participating in MOUSE, students report: - 92% Improved communications, leadership and teambuilding skills - 92% Increased confidence - 91% Improved problem solving skills - 88% Better prepared for college - 70% More motivated to pursue a career in STEMMOUSE SquadThe MOUSE Squad program trains students to become digital media and technology experts in their schools, improving the use of technology to enhance learning, while also building confidence and developing skills for 21st century innovation. MOUSE connects students around shared interests as a national network of youth technology leaders.MOUSE Squad provides specialist curriculum and hands-on events to give youth opportunities to deepen their skills and interests in tech innovation, including robotics, game design and web-making. - 4,264 Students participating in the MOUSE Squad program - 593 Educators participating in the MOUSE Squad program - 4,857 Total MOUSE Squad active learners - 238 MOUSE sites nationwide - 65% of students at MOUSE Squad schools were eligible for free and reduced price lunch - 15 States: Arizona, California, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Washington; Two International sites in Ecuador and SingaporeMOUSE CorpsBuilding on our students interest in creating and building new technologies, MOUSE Corps is a youth design and technology program for high school students from MOUSE Squads across New York City.As MOUSE Corps members, students brainstorm, prototype and present a technology project that addresses a social need, developing their skills and experiences with technology mentors in real life professional settings.This year's MOUSE Corps group researched, designed and prototyped 4 innovative Legacy Projects in FY14, each addressing a challenge identified by research, interviews, and observation in collaboration with volunteers from United Cerebral Palsy of NYC: - Omni-Palette: an assistive, rotating painting palette and brush cleaner for artists with Cerebral Palsy. - Gap-Assist: An wheelchair attachment designed to help people with limited mobility move over gaps and other urban terrain more easily. - Able-Racer: An adaptive video game controller designed to help people with Cerebral Palsy enjoy playing racing games. - Remote-Vac: a remote controlled vacuum cleaner that enables people in wheelchairs be able to clean their homes more independently.Other Program Highlights: - Learning Events: MOUSE offered 91 on-site orientations and tech trainings during this school year, with many new workshops covering specialist content in garage robotics, serious games and GreenTECH. Additionally, MOUSE held two live Team Training event with a total of 136 students attending from 20 schools. Our annual Coordinator-Con event for MOUSE educators was hosted at Google in the fall and MOUSE offered half-day trainings for our educators in Chicago in February. - MOUSE Squad UnPlugged Events: MOUSE provided 14 UnPlugged opportunities for students and educators to strengthen the New York City learning network. These included Maker Faire, two PlayTech Saturday events, two level one Garage Robotics events and one level two offering, two BrainPOP game jams, one Scratch Jam at the Island School, two MakerBot PD opportunities for coordinators as well as a 3D Design & Fabrication workshop for teachers and students, the 6th Annual Emoti-Con! and a special opportunity for students to do 3D printing in conjunction with the American Museum of Natural History. - Monthly MicroProjects: MOUSE had more than 740 submissions for our monthly MicroProject Competitions that give our students the opportunity to get creative with free online tech tools and cover a wide range of topics, from remixing a photos to make an ad, to designing a logo for a MOUSE Squad. We were also pleased to see about 60 submissions for our DIY Competition, including videos, slide shows, screencasts, and other step by step instructions teaching skills possessed by MOUSE Squad members across the nation. - School/District Partnerships: During FY14, MOUSE brought on 8 new single-site schools and 3 new district partnerships: 8 charter schools from the Richard Milburn Academy Schools in Texas, 8 schools in the Normandy School District in Missouri, and 7 schools in AUSL network in Chicago. - GreenTECH: GreenTECH aims to give schools an opportunity to kickstart greening efforts for their technology, or for students and coordinators looking for fun ways to blend technology with environmental science. This year, MOUSE launched a beta version of the GreenTECH Specialist module, which includes 3 new Specialist Wins! and the GreenTECH badge, as well as the GreenTECH Lab, with which students can record the kilowatt energy usage of multiple activity states of electronic devices around their classrooms and the school and make recommendations to reduce the carbon footprint in their schools. - MakerBot: MakerBot has continued to partner with MOUSE to extend its 3D Design and Fabrication program to more than 30 schools across New York City and through our MOUSE Corps Design and Technology program to extend the ways members rapid prototype aspects of new assistive and adaptive designs. In June, students from two MOUSE Squads exhibited amazing 3D-printed projects at Emoti-Con! Far Rockaways P256Q-Gateway Academy squad presented a 3D-printed zipper attachment that could aid people with physical disabilities to close zippers. The MOUSE Squad from Halsey Junior High School presented the 3D-printed dinosaur models and dioramas they designed as part of their apprenticeship with the American Museum of Natural History in February. - MOUSE and Mozilla Summer Webmaker Institute: 14 Educators from across the national MOUSE Network attended our first-ever MOUSE & Mozilla Webmaker Summer Institute. Over the 2 day event, they built their expertise around the competencies with the Web Literacy Map, playtested 9 new MOUSE webmaking activities, created and shared their own Open Education Resources that integrate web literacy into subject area learning and plan to implement a year of Webmaking at their schools in the fall. - GadgITERATION: MOUSE joined forces with Brooklyn College Arts Lab (BCAL) and Parsons/The New Schools GadgITERATION program -- a curriculum that offers an art and design-centered approach to technology -- to design and lead 2 weeks of free technology, tinkering and design day camps for middle and high school students in Brooklyn. 6 MOUSE Corps Students and several BCAL MOUSE students spent a week learning to lead hands-on, entry-level design workshops that encourage a creative and artistic engagement with technology, before leading the two weeks worth of camps as peer mentors, leading the campers in design and circuitry lessons and collaboratively building noise makers. | Desc |
| Total Program Service Expenses | $1,252,456 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
| Described In Section501c3 | Yes (true) | DescribedInSection501c3Ind |
| Schedule B Required | Yes (true) | ScheduleBRequiredInd |
| Political Campaign Acty | false | PoliticalCampaignActyInd |
| Lobbying Activities | false | LobbyingActivitiesInd |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Donor Advised Fund | false | DonorAdvisedFundInd |
| Conservation Easements | false | ConservationEasementsInd |
| Collections Of Art | false | CollectionsOfArtInd |
| Credit Counseling | false | CreditCounselingInd |
| Temp Or Permanent Endowments | false | TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd |
| Report Land Building Equipment | false | ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd |
| Report Investments Other Sec | false | ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd |
| Report Program Related Invst | false | ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd |
| Report Other Assets | false | ReportOtherAssetsInd |
| Report Other Liabilities | Yes (true) | ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd |
| Include FIN48 Footnote | Yes (true) | IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd |
| Independent Audit Fincl Stmt | Yes (true) | IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd |
| Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt | false | ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd |
| School Operating | false | SchoolOperatingInd |
| Foreign Office | false | ForeignOfficeInd |
| Foreign Activities | false | ForeignActivitiesInd |
| More Than5000 K To Org | false | MoreThan5000KToOrgInd |
| More Than5000 K To Individuals | false | MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd |
| Professional Fundraising | false | ProfessionalFundraisingInd |
| Fundraising Activities | false | FundraisingActivitiesInd |
| Gaming Activities | false | GamingActivitiesInd |
| Operate Hospital | false | OperateHospitalInd |
| Grants To Organizations | false | GrantsToOrganizationsInd |
| Grants To Individuals | false | GrantsToIndividualsInd |
| Schedule J Required | false | ScheduleJRequiredInd |
| Tax Exempt Bonds | false | TaxExemptBondsInd |
| Invest Tax Exempt Bonds | false | InvestTaxExemptBondsInd |
| Escrow Account | false | EscrowAccountInd |
| On Behalf Of Issuer | false | OnBehalfOfIssuerInd |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | false | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| PY Excess Benefit Trans | false | PYExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Loan Outstanding | false | LoanOutstandingInd |
| Grant To Related Person | false | GrantToRelatedPersonInd |
| Business Rln With Org Mem | false | BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd |
| Business Rln With Fam Mem | false | BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd |
| Business Rln With Officer Ent | false | BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd |
| Deductible Non Cash Contri | false | DeductibleNonCashContriInd |
| Deductible Art Contribution | false | DeductibleArtContributionInd |
| Terminate Operations | false | TerminateOperationsInd |
| Partial Liquidation | false | PartialLiquidationInd |
| Disregarded Entity | false | DisregardedEntityInd |
| Related Entity | false | RelatedEntityInd |
| Related Organization Ctrl Ent | false | RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd |
| Transaction With Control Ent | false | TransactionWithControlEntInd |
| Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org | false | TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd |
| Activities Conducted Prtshp | false | ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd |
| Schedule O Required | Yes (true) | ScheduleORequiredInd |
| IRP Document | 25 | IRPDocumentCnt |
| IRP Document W2 G | 0 | IRPDocumentW2GCnt |
| Backup Wthld Compliance | Yes (true) | BackupWthldComplianceInd |
| Employee | 13 | EmployeeCnt |
| Employment Tax Returns Filed | Yes (true) | EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd |
| Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit | false | UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd |
| Form990 T Filed | false | Form990TFiledInd |
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccountInd |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
| Taxable Party Notification | false | TaxablePartyNotificationInd |
| Nondeductible Contributions | false | NondeductibleContributionsInd |
| Quid Pro Quo Contributions | false | QuidProQuoContributionsInd |
| Form8282 Property Disposed Of | false | Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd |
| Form8282 Filed | 0 | Form8282FiledCnt |
| Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct | false | RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd |
| Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct | false | PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd |
| Form8899 Filedind | false | Form8899Filedind |
| Form1098 C Filed | false | Form1098CFiledInd |
| Excess Business Holdings | false | ExcessBusinessHoldingsInd |
| Taxable Distributions | false | TaxableDistributionsInd |
| Distribution To Donor | false | DistributionToDonorInd |
| Org Filed In Lieu Of Form1041 | false | OrgFiledInLieuOfForm1041Ind |
| Licensed More Than One State | false | LicensedMoreThanOneStateInd |
| Indoor Tanning Services | false | IndoorTanningServicesInd |
| Info In Schedule O Part VI | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd |
| Governing Body Voting Members | 19 | GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt |
| Independent Voting Member | 18 | IndependentVotingMemberCnt |
| Family Or Business Rln | false | FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd |
| Delegation Of Mgmt Duties | false | DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd |
| Change To Org Documents | false | ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd |
| Material Diversion Or Misuse | false | MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd |
| Members Or Stockholders | false | MembersOrStockholdersInd |
| Election Of Board Members | false | ElectionOfBoardMembersInd |
| Decisions Subject To Approva | false | DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd |
| Minutes Of Governing Body | Yes (true) | MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd |
| Minutes Of Committees | Yes (true) | MinutesOfCommitteesInd |
| Officer Mailing Address | false | OfficerMailingAddressInd |
| Local Chapters | false | LocalChaptersInd |
| Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body | Yes (true) | Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd |
| Conflict Of Interest Policy | Yes (true) | ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd |
| Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn | Yes (true) | AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd |
| Regular Monitoring Enfrc | Yes (true) | RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd |
| Whistleblower Policy | Yes (true) | WhistleblowerPolicyInd |
| Document Retention Policy | Yes (true) | DocumentRetentionPolicyInd |
| Compensation Process CEO | Yes (true) | CompensationProcessCEOInd |
| Compensation Process Other | false | CompensationProcessOtherInd |
| Investment In Joint Venture | false | InvestmentInJointVentureInd |
| Own Website | Yes (X) | OwnWebsiteInd |
| Upon Request | Yes (X) | UponRequestInd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Daniel Rabuzzi | PersonNm |
| Phone | 6465746446 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 55 Broad Street 16th Fl | AddressLine1 |
| City | New York | City |
| State | NY | State |
| ZIP Code | 10004 | ZIPCode |
Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (21 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt | Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt | Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd | OfficerOfficerInd | Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt | Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt | Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt | Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Miller | ||||||||
| Chair | 2.00 | 0.00 | Yes (X) | Yes (X) | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Robin Griffiths | ||||||||
| Treasurer | 2.00 | 0.00 | Yes (X) | Yes (X) | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Dawn Barber | ||||||||
| Secretary | 2.00 | 0.00 | Yes (X) | Yes (X) | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Caroline McCarthy | ||||||||
| Vice Chair | 2.00 | 0.00 | Yes (X) | Yes (X) | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Ted Cohen | ||||||||
| Director | 2.00 | 0.00 | Yes (X) | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Tony DiSanto | ||||||||
| Director | 2.00 | 0.00 | Yes (X) | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Jeffrey Goldberger | ||||||||
| Director | 2.00 | 0.00 | Yes (X) | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Matt Greenfield | ||||||||
| Director | 2.00 | 0.00 | Yes (X) | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Amy Kadomatsu | ||||||||
| Director | 2.00 | 0.00 | Yes (X) | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Curtis Kendrick | ||||||||
| Director | 2.00 | 0.00 | Yes (X) | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Harold Levy | ||||||||
| Director | 2.00 | 0.00 | Yes (X) | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Mayra Linares-Garcia | ||||||||
| Director | 2.00 | 0.00 | Yes (X) | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Jeanne Meyer | ||||||||
| Director | 2.00 | 0.00 | Yes (X) | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Mark Mooney | ||||||||
| Director | 2.00 | 0.00 | Yes (X) | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Ejovi Nuwere | ||||||||
| Director | 2.00 | 0.00 | Yes (X) | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Linda Roberts | ||||||||
| Director | 2.00 | 0.00 | Yes (X) | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Peter Vincent | ||||||||
| Director | 2.00 | 0.00 | Yes (X) | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Carole Wacey | ||||||||
| Director | 2.00 | 0.00 | Yes (X) | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Blaze Waleski | ||||||||
| Director | 2.00 | 0.00 | Yes (X) | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Daniel Rabuzzi | ||||||||
| Executive Dir. | 40.00 | 0.00 | Yes (X) | Yes (X) | $137,124 | $0 | $12,593 | |
| Mike Capobianco | ||||||||
| Dir of Development | 40.00 | 0.00 | $107,964 | $0 | $11,485 | Yes (X) | ||
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Reportable Comp From Org | $245,088 | TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt |
| Total Other Compensation | $24,078 | TotalOtherCompensationAmt |
| Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K | 2 | IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt |
| Former Ofcr Employees Listed | false | FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd |
| Total Comp Greater Than150 K | false | TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd |
| Compensation From Other Srcs | false | CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd |
| Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K | 0 | CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt |
| Government Grants | $126,072 | GovernmentGrantsAmt |
| All Other Contributions | $581,404 | AllOtherContributionsAmt |
| Total Contributions | $707,476 | TotalContributionsAmt |
Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Desc | MOUSE Squad | Desc |
| Total Revenue Column | $518,665 | TotalRevenueColumnAmt |
| Related Or Exempt Func Income | $518,665 | RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Revenue | $518,665 | TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | $46,763 | TotalRevenueColumnAmt |
| Exclusion | $46,763 | ExclusionAmt |
Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | $0 | TotalRevenueColumnAmt |
Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | $0 | TotalRevenueColumnAmt |
Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | $0 | TotalRevenueColumnAmt |
Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Securities | $335,000 | SecuritiesAmt |
Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Securities | $324,489 | SecuritiesAmt |
Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Securities | $10,511 | SecuritiesAmt |
Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | $10,511 | TotalRevenueColumnAmt |
| Exclusion | $10,511 | ExclusionAmt |
Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | $0 | TotalRevenueColumnAmt |
Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | $0 | TotalRevenueColumnAmt |
Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | $0 | TotalRevenueColumnAmt |
Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Desc | Miscellaneous Income | Desc |
| Total Revenue Column | $145 | TotalRevenueColumnAmt |
| Exclusion | $145 | ExclusionAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Revenue Total | $145 | OtherRevenueTotalAmt |
Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | $1,283,560 | TotalRevenueColumnAmt |
| Related Or Exempt Func Income | $518,665 | RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt |
| Exclusion | $57,419 | ExclusionAmt |
Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $167,593 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $125,694 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $8,380 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
| Fundraising | $33,519 | FundraisingAmt |
Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $591,984 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $491,571 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $14,125 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
| Fundraising | $86,288 | FundraisingAmt |
Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $27,613 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $22,470 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $808 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
| Fundraising | $4,335 | FundraisingAmt |
Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $72,900 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $60,120 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $1,874 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
| Fundraising | $10,906 | FundraisingAmt |
Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $52,858 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $43,010 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $1,548 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
| Fundraising | $8,300 | FundraisingAmt |
Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Advertising AdvertisingGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $27,057 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $22,015 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $795 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
| Fundraising | $4,247 | FundraisingAmt |
Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Royalties RoyaltiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Occupancy OccupancyGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $110,469 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $89,889 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $3,235 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
| Fundraising | $17,345 | FundraisingAmt |
Travel TravelGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $8,157 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $6,639 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $238 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
| Fundraising | $1,280 | FundraisingAmt |
Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Interest InterestGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Insurance InsuranceGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $6,363 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $5,178 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $186 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
| Fundraising | $999 | FundraisingAmt |
Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)
| DescDesc | TotalTotalAmt | Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt | Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt | FundraisingFundraisingAmt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program expense | $333,787 | $333,787 | ||
| Consultant Fees | $102,794 | $22,494 | $63,288 | $17,012 |
| Telephone | $17,065 | $13,885 | $500 | $2,680 |
| Miscellaneous | $6,471 | $5,267 | $189 | $1,015 |
All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $20,212 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $10,437 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $7,761 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
| Fundraising | $2,014 | FundraisingAmt |
Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $1,545,323 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $1,252,456 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $102,927 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
| Fundraising | $189,940 | FundraisingAmt |
Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $115,920 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $164,848 | EOYAmt |
Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $480,730 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $402,793 | EOYAmt |
Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $19,940 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $1,651,798 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $1,525,517 | EOYAmt |
Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $9,082 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $9,082 | EOYAmt |
Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $2,277,470 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $2,102,240 | EOYAmt |
Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $59,624 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $61,304 | EOYAmt |
Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $999 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $36,345 | EOYAmt |
Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $6,546 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $672 | EOYAmt |
Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $67,169 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $98,321 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Organization Follows SFAS117 | Yes (X) | OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind |
Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $1,992,117 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $1,935,735 | EOYAmt |
Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $218,184 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $68,184 | EOYAmt |
Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $2,210,301 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $2,003,919 | EOYAmt |
Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $2,277,470 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $2,102,240 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Reconcilation Revenue Expnss | -$261,763 | ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt |
| Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst | $55,381 | NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt |
| Method Of Accounting Accrual | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd |
| Accountant Compile Or Review | false | AccountantCompileOrReviewInd |
| FS Audited | Yes (true) | FSAuditedInd |
FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Separate Basis Fincl Stmt | Yes (X) | SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Audit Committee | Yes (true) | AuditCommitteeInd |
| Federal Grant Audit Required | false | FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Organization170 | Yes (X) | PublicOrganization170Ind |
Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $1,071,880 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $1,411,061 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $1,845,723 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $1,335,956 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $1,226,141 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $6,890,761 | TotalAmt |
Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $1,071,880 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $1,411,061 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $1,845,723 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $1,335,956 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $1,226,141 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $6,890,761 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Substantial Contributors Tot | $974,966 | SubstantialContributorsTotAmt |
| Public Support Total170 | $5,915,795 | PublicSupportTotal170Amt |
Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $47,322 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $51,309 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $37,052 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $59,633 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $46,763 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $242,079 | TotalAmt |
Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $15,979 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $344,246 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $145 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $360,370 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Support | $7,493,210 | TotalSupportAmt |
| Public Support CY170 | 0.78950 | PublicSupportCY170Pct |
| Public Support PY170 | 0.76250 | PublicSupportPY170Pct |
| Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170 | Yes (X) | ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind |
Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB
Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Contributor | RESTRICTED | ContributorNum |
Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | RESTRICTED | BusinessNameLine1 |
Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine1 |
| Address Line2 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine2 |
| City | RESTRICTED | City |
| State | RESTRICTED | State |
| ZIP Code | RESTRICTED | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Contributions | RESTRICTED | TotalContributionsAmt |
Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD
Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Desc | Deferred Rent | Desc |
| Amt | $672 | Amt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Liability | $672 | TotalLiabilityAmt |
| Footnote Text | Yes (X) | FootnoteTextInd |
| Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt | $1,834,520 | TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt |
| Net Unrealized Gains Invst | $55,381 | NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt |
| Donated Services And Use Fclts | $495,579 | DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt |
| Revenue Not Reported | $550,960 | RevenueNotReportedAmt |
| Revenue Subtotal | $1,283,560 | RevenueSubtotalAmt |
| Total Revenue Per Form990 | $1,283,560 | TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt |
| Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt | $2,040,902 | TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt |
| Donated Services Use Fclts | $495,579 | DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt |
| Expenses Not Reported | $495,579 | ExpensesNotReportedAmt |
| Expenses Subtotal | $1,545,323 | ExpensesSubtotalAmt |
| Total Expenses Per Form990 | $1,545,323 | TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt |
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Form And Line Reference | Part X : FIN48 Footnote | FormAndLineReferenceDesc |
| Explanation | MOUSE Inc. does not believe its financial statements include any material, uncertain tax positions. Tax returns for periods ending June 30, 2011 and later are subject to examination by applicable taxing authorities. | ExplanationTxt |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| 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 available upon request. |
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