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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by GIZMO-CDA INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$228,901
Total expenses
$203,769
Contributions and grants received
$120,906
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$97,089
Investment income
$278
Other revenue
$10,628
Total assets, end of year
$121,251
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,856
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$118,395
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$163,678
Management and general expenses
$40,091
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$163,678

Program services were 80.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $4,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $116,906

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $255

  • 2a · Program service revenue: GIZMO CLASSES

    total $27,918 · related or exempt $27,918

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Membership Dues & Assessments

    total $50,064 · related or exempt $50,064

  • 2c · Program service revenue: SUMMER CAMP

    total $19,107 · related or exempt $19,107

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $278 · excluded $278

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $7,146

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $660

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $6,486 · excluded $6,486

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $6,413

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $2,271

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $4,142 · related or exempt $4,142

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $0

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $140,838 · program services $115,025 · management and general $25,813

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $64 · management and general $64

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $19,707 · program services $16,095 · management and general $3,612

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $1,716 · management and general $1,716

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $947 · program services $947

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $437 · management and general $437

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,123 · management and general $1,123

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,755 · program services $1,755

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,406 · management and general $3,406

  • 24a · Other expenses: DIRECT PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $29,762 · program services $29,762

  • 24b · Other expenses: BANK FEES

    total $3,364 · management and general $3,364

  • 24c · Other expenses: REIMBURSEMENT EXPENSES

    total $426 · management and general $426

  • 24d · Other expenses: SALES TAXES

    total $94 · program services $94

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $130 · management and general $130

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $92,322 · end of year $22,151

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $97,979

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $0

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $282,065

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $280,944

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,876 · end of year $1,121

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $3,530 · end of year $2,856

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $91,668 · end of year $118,395

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

EMPOWERING THROUGH DOING, GIZMOCDA, INC. BUILDS CREATIVE CONFIDENCE AND CURIOSITY THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT GIVE ALL PEOPLE ACCESS TO TOOLS, TECHNOLOGIES AND MENTORS NO MATTER THEIR ECONOMIC ABILITY TO PARTICIPATE.

  • Community Makerspace Membership & Open ShopOperated a community makerspace providing supervised access to wood, metal, digitalfabrication, sewing, and electronics tools for members. Maintained approximately 90 active memberships, with most members using the facility at leastv6 hours per month. Members completed an estimated 7,000 hours of hands-on shop use in 2024, building projects,learning skills, and supporting small ventures.

    Expenses $84,401 · Revenue $50,064

  • Classes and WorkshopsOffered skill-building classes and workshops in woodworking, metalwork, 3D printing, laser cutting, sewing, coding, and electronics for adults and youth.Held about 210 classes and workshops during 2024, averaging 8 participants per session.Provided an estimated 1,600 enrollments, helping participants gain practical skills, creative confidence, and safe tool-use experience.

    Expenses $47,066 · Revenue $27,918

  • Youth Summer CampsRan 10 week-long summer day camps (50 daily sessions) focused on project-based STEAMlearning using makerspace tools and materials.Camps met 5 times per week and served 105 children and teens.Building individual and team projects while practicing creativity, collaboration, and problem-solving.

    Expenses $32,211 · Revenue $19,107

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • James Fillmore

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20
  • Gene Hamacher

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Marty Mueller

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Barbara Pleason Mueller

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Kelsea Synder

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Jillian Caires

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Heather Twidt

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
17 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202543219349316254

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