SciMath MN

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
411771649
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2010, Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Saint Paul, MN, USA
Phone
7634422758
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Health - General and Rehabilitative N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$116,943
Expenses
$97,702
Assets
$130,713

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

People named in this filing

  • Sarah Ness (Board chair)
  • Emily Kinny- (Vice Chair)
  • Melissa Huppert (Secretary)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

SciMathMN brings together a statewide stem community to promote equitable and accessible stem learning and workforce participation, n, empower lifelong learning, and inspire informed community action.

What it reported doing in 2024

SciMathMN delivered our 15th annual STEM Day at the Fair that attracted over 17,000 attendees to Dan Patch Park on the State Fair grounds. We welcomed 42 exhibitors including 24 nonprofits, 7 higher education, 3 government and 8 sponsor exhibitors focused on STEM experiential learning and workforce readiness skills advancement. In total, 240 individuals staffed the booths with many representing Employee Resource Groups and/or individuals from under represented and out state populations in STEM.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 93% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 76
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 60
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 71.2%; rating input score 71
  • Program expense ratio: 85.3%; rating input score 85

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 16.5%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.34; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -3.8% per year; rating input score 0; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -10% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -5.2% per year; rating input score 0; 16th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 71.2% of revenue deployed · 85.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $83K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.