MAKER EDUCATION INITIATIVE

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $207K · expenses $151K · assets $145K

EIN
83-4594261
Address
8155 PILLOW RD, SEBASTOPOL, CA 95472-4014
Website
www.makered.org
NTEE code
O50
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
December 2019 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

The mission of Maker Ed is to transform teaching and learning through making.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Kyle Cornforth (former) Executive Dir.2020-2022 $149,038$458,045 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

13 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Dale Dougherty Board Chair2020-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Jay Melican Treasurer2020-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Pam Moran Secretary2020-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Anthony DeRose (former) President2020-2021 2 $0 reported 1
Kathryn Nash (former) Vice President2020-2021 2 $0 reported 1
Matthew Therian (former) Treasurer2020-2021 2 $0 reported 1
Robin Baskin McNulty (former) Secretary2020-2021 2 $0 reported 1
Kipp Bradford (former) Director2020-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Martha Chavarin (former) Director2021 1 $0 reported 1
Mark Greenlaw (former) Director2020-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Jen Phillips (former) Director2020-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Kaustav Mitra (former) Director2020-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Ayah Bdeir (former) Director2020 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 3 people listed · none paid · 2 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Dale Dougherty Board Chair1 $0$0$0 $01
Jay Melican Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
Pam Moran Secretary1 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Dale Dougherty Board Chair0 $0-- $01
Jay Melican Treasurer0 $0-- $01
Pam Moran Secretary0 $0-- $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Dale Dougherty Board Chair2 $0-- $01
Jay Melican Treasurer2 $0-- $01
Pam Moran Secretary2 $0-- $01
2022 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $149K · 14 employees · 12 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Kyle Cornforth Executive Dir.50 $131,538$0$17,500 $149,0381
Dale Dougherty Board Chair2 $0$0$0 $01
Jay Melican Treasurer2 $0$0$0 $01
Pam Moran Secretary2 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 13 people listed · 1 paid, $174K · 13 employees · 12 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Kyle Cornforth Executive Dir.50 $152,832$0$21,553 $174,3851
Anthony DeRose President2 $0$0$0 $01
Kathryn Nash Vice President2 $0$0$0 $01
Matthew Therian Treasurer2 $0$0$0 $01
Robin Baskin McNulty Secretary2 $0$0$0 $01
Jay Melican Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Kipp Bradford Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Martha Chavarin Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Pam Moran Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Dale Dougherty Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Mark Greenlaw Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Jen Phillips Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Kaustav Mitra Director1 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 13 people listed · 1 paid, $135K · 12 employees · 72 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Kyle Cornforth Executive Dir.50 $121,873$0$12,749 $134,6221
Anthony DeRose President2 $0$0$0 $01
Kathryn Nash Vice President2 $0$0$0 $01
Matthew Therian Treasurer2 $0$0$0 $01
Robin Baskin McNulty Secretary2 $0$0$0 $01
Jay Melican Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Kipp Bradford Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Ayah Bdeir Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Pam Moran Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Dale Dougherty Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Mark Greenlaw Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Jen Phillips Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Kaustav Mitra Director1 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2020 · 1 grant to organizations · $12K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$206,947$151,158 $145,382$134,081 $205,518$1,429 $0210
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$63,737$50,123 $78,292$78,292 $50,000$13,737 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$59,029$20,067 $65,074$64,678 $58,531$498 ---
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$399,935$1,222,087 $27,514$25,716 $246,422$152,190 $149,0381412
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,539,932$1,502,023 $883,474$847,868 $1,370,808$168,850 $174,3851312
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,944,654$1,134,695 $834,612$809,959 $1,620,855$319,538 $134,6221272

Funders of this organization

14 grantors reported grants to this organization, $1,354,712 in all, tax years 2019 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
TIDES CENTER Public charity Exact 2020 1$364,461 2020$364,461
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DIGITAL PROMISE GLOBAL Public charity Exact 2020 1$222,475 2020$222,475
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PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2020-2022 3$207,296 2022$9,887
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NANCY C AND DALE DOUGHERTY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “MAKER EDUCATION INITIATIVE” 2020-2022, 2024 4$175,000 2024$25,000
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KOSHLAND FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “MAKER EDUCATION INITIATIVE” 2019, 2021 2$86,000 2021$25,000
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SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2019-2021 3$75,000 2021$25,000
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INFOSYS FOUNDATION USA Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Maker Education Initiative” 2021, 2024 2$62,000 2024$5,000
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LEMELSON FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “MAKER EDUCATION INITIATIVE” 2020 1$50,000 2020$50,000
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2019 1$45,000 2019$45,000
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SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$25,000 2024$25,000
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EAST BAY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2020 1$12,600 2020$12,600
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SCHOXORG Public charity Exact 2022 1$10,000 2022$10,000
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GS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND FOR WEALTH MANAGEMENT INC DAF sponsor Exact 2021 1$10,000 2021$10,000
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2021 1$9,880 2021$9,880
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SACRED ROKCAO50 $189,900$165,230 Executive Dir.$43,500 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state, similar mission
WE ARE R I S E INCCAO50 $204,352$166,282 CEO/ PRESIDENT$41,332 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
DRIVEN ATHLETE FOUNDATIONCAO50 $221,042$197,258 DIRECTOR$30,945 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
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STEEL SPORTS FOUNDATION INCCAO50 $203,738$172,930 SECRETARY$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
EYOB HOPE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH INCCAO50 $177,674$4,173 President$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
CONDORS COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONCAO50 $182,920$208,873 CEO$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
MEGANS WINGS INCCAO50 $218,710$321,836 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
CAMP RIVA-LAKE INCCAO50 $247,624$260,768 CAMP DIRECTOR$15,000 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
GYRL WONDER INCCAO50 $210,211$234,659 President & CEO$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
OUR GENERATION CARES INCCAO50 $196,842$210,126 President$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
BLACK SURF SANTA CRUZ INCCAO50 $221,250$254,175 President & ED$105,867 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
YLM FOUNDATIONCAO50 $188,726$154,538 PRESIDENT$12,480 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
STEM AVIATION ACADEMYCAO50 $194,559$104,970 Executive Dir.$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
EDU DESIGNSCAO50 $180,092$44,435 Secretary$35,000 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
THE EMILY SHANE FOUNDATIONCAO50 $189,341$199,072 Executive Dir.$12,000 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
AMERICAN YOUTH FOOTBALL INCCAO50 $225,932$216,728 CFO$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
EVOLUTION FCCAO50 $224,446$319,353 PRESIDENT$85,161 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
SHAUN FOUNDATION FOR GIRLSCAO50 $227,556$181,172 SECRETARY$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
MOUNTAINS 2 SEACAO50 $219,066$224,609 Executive Director and field instructor$78,747 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
PASS IT FORWARD FOUNDATIONCAO50 $195,218$194,039 President$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
EMPOWERING MENTORSHIPSCAO50 $230,766$91,039 PRESIDENT$42,184 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
GRANDMAS HOUSE-A VISION OF HOPECAO50 $237,689$193,599 Director$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$1,637,99331 62012–2024 ELEVATE YOUR G A M E; FIRM FOUNDATIONS ROMANIA; OK PROGRAM INC; AGUAS SAGRADAS INC and 2 more
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING funds this one DAF sponsor$901,34739 172015–2024 AGUAS SAGRADAS INC; GIRLS ON THE RUN INTERNATIONAL; CAMP RIVA-LAKE INC; DRAWBRIDGE AN ARTS PROGRAM FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN and 13 more
FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor$690,16428 72017–2024 CINNAMONGIRL INC; AUTHORING ACTION; SACRED ROK; MOUNTAINS 2 SEA and 3 more
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC funds this one DAF sponsor$673,40141 162019–2025 FUNDUCATION INC; CINNAMONGIRL INC; LATINX IN GAMING NFP; CAMP RIVA-LAKE INC and 12 more
TOIBB FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$659,0003 12020–2022 OURTISM
GATES FOUNDATION Private foundation$600,0006 12019–2024 CHICANO & LATINO YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROJECT
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION funds this one DAF sponsor$597,1169 72017–2024 STORY PROJECT; CINNAMONGIRL INC; MENLO ATHERTON HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION; TOUCH A LIFE FOUNDATION INC and 3 more
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$574,69030 102017–2024 STUDENT MOJO; AUTHORING ACTION; DRAWBRIDGE AN ARTS PROGRAM FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN; MENLO ATHERTON HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION and 6 more
MARIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$369,77015 42009–2024 SHAUN FOUNDATION FOR GIRLS; DRAWBRIDGE AN ARTS PROGRAM FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN; SACRED ROK; NOURISHING FUTURES
SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION funds this one DAF sponsor$360,25015 42010–2024 CAMP PHOENIX; CINNAMONGIRL INC; DRAWBRIDGE AN ARTS PROGRAM FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN; NATIVE ACTION INC
THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT Private foundation$342,80015 12011–2022 CHICANO & LATINO YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROJECT
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$301,4037 42010–2024 ELEVATE YOUR G A M E; CHICANO & LATINO YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROJECT; STUDENT MOJO; THE EMILY SHANE FOUNDATION
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor$273,3757 62014–2022 MENLO ATHERTON HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION; STUDENT MOJO; NOURISHING FUTURES; CINNAMONGIRL INC and 2 more
WINSTON-SALEM FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$240,1596 12019–2024 AUTHORING ACTION
THE SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$220,0003 22023–2024 EMPOWERING MENTORSHIPS; SERVICING EVERY SOUL

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990 · $151,158 spent · pay $23,840 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $92,948$85,498$5,588$1,862 61.5%
Occupancy $18,847$15,078$2,827$942 12.5%
Other salaries and wages $18,258$14,606$2,739$913 12.1%
Insurance $7,010-$7,010- 4.6%
Office expenses $5,666$4,533$850$283 3.7%
Payroll taxes $4,431$3,545$665$221 2.9%
Other (as described)Dues, license & service fees $1,282$1,026$192$64 0.8%
Other employee benefits $1,151$921$173$57 0.8%
Fees: accounting $1,150-$1,150- 0.8%
Information technology $348$278$53$17 0.2%
Travel $67$54$10$3 0.0%
Total$151,158100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $50,123 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $28,100 56.1%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $11,970 23.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $10,053 20.1%
Total$50,123100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $20,067 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $15,675 78.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $4,392 21.9%
Total$20,067100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $1,222,087 spent · pay $870,669 · grants $0 · events $1,898
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $569,363$358,764$87,084$123,515 46.6%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $149,038$94,456$22,639$31,943 12.2%
Occupancy $136,843$85,385$23,881$27,577 11.2%
Fees: other services $110,567$98,631$3,606$8,330 9.0%
Other employee benefits $76,912$52,300$10,711$13,901 6.3%
Payroll taxes $61,226$39,053$9,243$12,930 5.0%
Fees: accounting $42,250-$42,250- 3.5%
Pension plan contributions $14,130$8,904$2,147$3,079 1.2%
Office expenses $13,772$8,067$3,530$2,175 1.1%
Fees: professional fundraisers $12,188--$12,188 1.0%
Information technology $10,002$8,899$972$131 0.8%
Insurance $8,731-$8,731- 0.7%
Other (as described)Dues, license and service fees $7,673$4,977$1,406$1,290 0.6%
Travel $6,439$2,356$287$3,796 0.5%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $1,898$148-$1,750 0.2%
Advertising and promotion $1,055$879$84$92 0.1%
Total$1,222,087100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $1,502,023 spent · pay $1,134,601 · grants $0 · events $2,608
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $695,867$404,399$146,637$144,831 46.3%
Other employee benefits $179,663$104,175$38,344$37,144 12.0%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $174,385$101,343$36,747$36,295 11.6%
Occupancy $134,087$99,803$2,968$31,316 8.9%
Fees: other services $75,363$61,330$8,046$5,987 5.0%
Payroll taxes $56,829$33,287$11,730$11,812 3.8%
Fees: accounting $51,282-$51,282- 3.4%
Information technology $40,074$39,687$218$169 2.7%
Office expenses $33,660$21,237$7,592$4,831 2.2%
Pension plan contributions $25,543$14,869$5,361$5,313 1.7%
Other (as described)Dues, license and service fees $10,875$7,086$1,767$2,022 0.7%
Insurance $8,450-$8,450- 0.6%
Travel $7,265$3,689$1,688$1,888 0.5%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $2,608$1,242$298$1,068 0.2%
Pay: disqualified persons $2,314--$2,314 0.2%
Fees: legal $1,940-$1,940- 0.1%
Advertising and promotion $1,818$604$1,049$165 0.1%
Total$1,502,023100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $1,134,695 spent · pay $743,575 · grants $11,959 · events $1,848
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $470,854$375,695$38,825$56,334 41.5%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $134,622$47,118$20,192$67,312 11.9%
Occupancy $125,189$85,852$16,637$22,700 11.0%
Other employee benefits $104,337$77,653$9,477$17,207 9.2%
Fees: other services $86,695$74,016$3,597$9,082 7.6%
Office expenses $54,954$41,046$7,485$6,423 4.8%
Information technology $45,210$45,008$88$114 4.0%
Fees: accounting $42,250-$42,250- 3.7%
Payroll taxes $15,908$12,053$929$2,926 1.4%
Pension plan contributions $15,540$11,575$1,439$2,526 1.4%
Grants to US organizations and governments $11,959$11,959-- 1.1%
Other (as described)Dues, license and service fees $9,800$3,923$1,678$4,199 0.9%
Insurance $6,283$1,724$4,156$403 0.6%
Travel $2,844$1,708$816$320 0.3%
Fees: professional fundraisers $2,625--$2,625 0.2%
Pay: disqualified persons $2,314--$2,314 0.2%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $1,848$1,296$269$283 0.2%
Fees: legal $1,266-$1,266- 0.1%
Advertising and promotion $197$7$190- 0.0%
Total$1,134,695100%

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