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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by MOUSE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,841,035
Total expenses
$1,853,484
Contributions and grants received
$1,112,508
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$694,489
Investment income
$34,038
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$2,108,360
Total liabilities, end of year
$276,750
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,831,610
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,409,493
Management and general expenses
$342,163
Fundraising expenses
$101,828
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,409,493

Program services were 76.0% 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)

    $324,500

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $788,008

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM INCOME

    total $694,489 · related or exempt $694,489

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $34,038 · excluded $34,038

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $254,887 · program services $203,909 · management and general $25,489 · fundraising $25,489

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $924,871 · program services $751,682 · management and general $118,469 · fundraising $54,720

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $30,600 · program services $24,954 · management and general $4,104 · fundraising $1,542

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $137,714 · program services $111,789 · management and general $17,339 · fundraising $8,586

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $92,442 · program services $74,905 · management and general $11,342 · fundraising $6,195

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $22 · management and general $22

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $61,425 · management and general $61,425

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $56,000 · program services $56,000

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $4,772 · management and general $4,772

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $142,981 · program services $72,545 · management and general $70,436

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $20,473 · program services $16,590 · management and general $2,511 · fundraising $1,372

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $18,122 · program services $14,685 · management and general $2,223 · fundraising $1,214

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $15,109 · program services $12,243 · management and general $1,853 · fundraising $1,013

  • 17 · Travel

    total $37,808 · program services $37,444 · management and general $53 · fundraising $311

  • 20 · Interest

    total $4,074 · management and general $4,074

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,980 · program services $1,604 · management and general $243 · fundraising $133

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $7,415 · program services $6,008 · management and general $910 · fundraising $497

  • 24a · Other expenses: WORKSHOP SUPPLIES

    total $15,990 · program services $15,990

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $15,513 · management and general $15,513

  • 24c · Other expenses: STAFF TRAINING & DVMT

    total $11,286 · program services $9,145 · management and general $1,385 · fundraising $756

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $112,702 · end of year $218,280

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $275,119 · end of year $267,481

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $279,000 · end of year $504,500

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $561,217 · end of year $44,864

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $15,980 · end of year $4,729

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

    $284,845

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

    $282,097

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,998 · end of year $2,748

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $768,803 · end of year $812,378

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $253,380 · end of year $253,380

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $165,391 · end of year $69,194

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $124,111 · end of year $57,556

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $150,000 · end of year $150,000

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,804,697 · end of year $1,831,610

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $25,000 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

MOUSE, A NEW YORK CITY-BASED NONPROFIT, EMPOWERS STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO EXCEL IN AI, COMPUTER SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY-DRIVEN CAREERS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

MOUSE EQUIPS STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WITH CAREER-READY AI, COMPUTER SCIENCE, AND TECH SKILLS.

  • MOUSE IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION LOCATED IN NEW YORK CITY THAT EDUCATES AND INSPIRES STUDENTS AND TEACHERS TO SUCCEED IN AI, COMPUTER SCIENCE, AND CAREERS IN TECH.FY24MOUSE'S MISSION IS TO MEASURABLY IMPACT ECONOMIC MOBILITY FOR YOUTH BY BUILDING ESSENTIAL PATHWAYS TO CAREER CONNECTED AI AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION. MOUSE DELIVERS INNOVATIVE, EVIDENCE-BASED, STANDARDS-ALIGNED, AND PROJECT-BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCES. OUR STUDENTS RECEIVE CAREER GUIDANCE FROM PROFESSIONALS, CURRENTLY WORKING IN TECH, AND FOLLOW A CURRICULUM THAT GUIDES THEM TO DEVELOP HARD AND SOFT WORKPLACE SKILLS, BUILD COMPUTATIONAL AGENCY, EXPLORE HOW MACHINE LEARNING WORKS, AND DEVELOP AI-POWERED SOLUTIONS.AI DESIGN LEAGUESINCE 2021, MORE THAN 12,000 NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS STUDENTS HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED MOUSE'S RIGOROUS AI DESIGN LEAGUE COURSE.AI DESIGN LEAGUE IS A HANDS-ON AI, COMPUTER SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION COURSE FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. IT INTEGRATES AI TECHNOLOGY SKILLS TRAINING WITH HUMAN-CENTERED DESIGN TO FOSTER CRITICAL THINKING, PROBLEM-SOLVING, AND COMPUTATIONAL AGENCY. THROUGH HANDS-ON LEARNING EXPERIENCES, CAREER NETWORKING, AND MENTORSHIP, MOUSE PREPARES STUDENTS FOR THE RAPIDLY EVOLVING DIGITAL WORLD AND AIMS TO ADVANCE THEIR SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC MOBILITY.STUDENTS ENTER THE PROGRAM WITH LITTLE OR NO CODING EDUCATION AND LEAVE WITH CORE TECHNOLOGY AND COMPUTATIONAL THINKING SKILLS, ACCELERATED SEL GROWTH, AND A PRACTICAL UNDERSTANDING OF HOW TO ACCESS MEANINGFUL CAREERS IN TECH. SINCE 2021, MOUSE AI DESIGN LEAGUE HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED BY MORE THAN 12,000 STUDENTS AT SCHOOLS IN ALL FIVE BOROUGHS OF NEW YORK CITY UPSTATE NEW YORK, PITTSBURGH, AND NEWARK, NJ.DURING THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR, MOUSE'S GROUNDBREAKING AI EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TRAINED EDUCATORS TO TEACH THE FUNDAMENTALS OF AI ENGINEERING, GENERATIVE AI, AND MACHINE LEARNING. THIS CURRICULUM WAS DEVELOPED BY MOUSE IN CONJUNCTION WITH CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY AND INCLUDES A FOUR-MODULE AI ENGINEERING UNIT ADAPTABLE FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.NYC CITYWIDE "EMOTI-CON" TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGETHE AI DESIGN LEAGUE PROGRAM CONCLUDES WITH STUDENTS COMPETING IN THE NYC, DIGITAL MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGE AND CAREER DAY (KNOWN TO STUDENTS AS EMOTI-CON). THE THE 16TH ANNUAL EMOTI-CON WAS HELD ON MAY 30, 2024, AT AMAZON'S HEADQUARTERS ON FIFTH AVENUE IN MANHATTAN. STUDENTS FROM ALL FIVE BOROUGHS MET WITH 88 TECH INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS TO EXPLORE TECH CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AND RECEIVE FEEDBACK ON THE AI DESIGN LEAGUE STUDENT PROJECTS. STUDENTS EXPLORED A WIDE VARIETY OF INDUSTRIES AND TECHNOLOGIES, DEVELOPING PERSONAL CONNECTIONS TO GUIDE THEIR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL JOURNEYS. WINNING STUDENT PROJECT TEAMS RECEIVED AWARDS.MOUSE CREATEMOUSE CREATE (CREATE.MOUSE.ORG) IS OUR UNIQUE LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, WITH OVER 200 TECH COURSES AND PROJECTS. MOUSE'S NEW "DESIGN WITH PURPOSE" COURSE CONSISTS OF OVER 25 HOURS OF ADAPTABLE ISTE-ALIGNED CURRICULAR CONTENT, INCLUDING AI ENGINEERING, HUMAN-CENTERED DESIGN, UX/UI SKILLS, AND HANDS-ON DESIGN SOFTWARE TRAINING. EACH ACTIVITY HAS LESSON PLANS FOR TEACHERS, STEP-BY-STEP STUDENT-FACING TEACHING MATERIALS, AND WORK SUBMISSION STEPS FOR STUDENTS.PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTIN FY24, MOUSE TRAINED 2,310 TEACHERS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE, AI ENGINEERING, DIGITAL MEDIA LITERACY, AND CITIZENSHIP. THESE TRAININGS CONSISTED OF 97 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EVENTS (385 HOURS OF TRAINING).MOUSE CONTINUED TO IMPLEMENT A MULTI-YEAR NEW YORK STATE COMPUTER SCIENCE AND DIGITAL FLUENCY STANDARDS GRANT IN 18 SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ROCKLAND COUNTY BOCES, WESTERN SUFFOLK COUNTY BOCES, AND THE LONGWOOD AND WILLIAM FLOYD SCHOOL DISTRICTS.THIS WORK WAS PERFORMED UNDER A FIVE-YEAR SMART START GRANT MOUSE RECEIVED IN 2020. IT INCLUDES MOUSE TRAINING FOR TEACHERS IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE LATEST NEW YORK STATE COMPUTER SCIENCE AND DIGITAL FLUENCY STANDARDS. THESE TRAININGS ELEVATE CLASSROOM LEARNING WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING GUIDES, DIGITAL ACCESSIBILITY PROGRAMS, DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP SEMINARS, AND MEDIA LITERACY WORKSHOPS DELIVERED TO STUDENTS BY TEACHERS ACROSS A WIDE RANGE OF STEM AND NON-STEM SUBJECT SPECIALTIES.IN FY24, NATIONAL COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION LEADER CODE.ORG RENEWED MOUSE'S REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP STATUS THROUGHOUT NEW YORK STATE. THIS ENABLES MOUSE TO CONTINUE LEADING INNOVATIVE STEM PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EVENTS FOR K-12 TEACHERS AND SUPPORTING THE CODE.ORG CURRICULA FOR STUDENTS: CS FUNDAMENTALS FOR GRADES K-5, CS DISCOVERIES FOR GRADES 6-10, CS PRINCIPLES FOR GRADES 9-12, AND AP CS A FOR GRADES 10-12.FOR NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, IN ADDITION TO MOUSE'S AI DESIGN LEAGUE, MOUSE'S COLLABORATION WITH CS4ALL INCLUDED AN EXTENSIVE TRAINING PROGRAM WITH K-2 TEACHERS, ENABLING THEM TO USE SCRATCH JR. INTRODUCTORY COMPUTER SCIENCE PROGRAMS WITH YOUNG STUDENTS.FOR UNIVERSITY GRADUATE STUDENTS RECEIVING MASTER IN EDUCATION DEGREES IN NEW YORK CITY, MOUSE PARTNERED WITH CUNY'S LEHMAN COLLEGE TO TRAIN FUTURE TEACHERS TO PROVIDE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION TO K-12 STUDENTS.

    Expenses $1,409,493 · Revenue $694,489

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • LARRY LIEBERMAN

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $235,929
    From this org
    $201,041
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,888
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $201,041
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,400
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,488
    Filer's total
    $235,929

  • AMANDA ODONNELL

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    16

  • ROBIN GRIFFITHS

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    16

  • DAWN BARBER

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    16

  • ADON DAVIS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    16

  • AKBAR COOK

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • BLAZE WALESKI

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    16

  • CAROLINE MCCARTHY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • CRAIG MEISNER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    16

  • DOUG ROHDE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    16

  • JOY MARCUS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    16

  • MICHAEL VIRGIL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    16

  • MICHAEL VOSTRIZANSKY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    16

  • OMARI EDWARDS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • SLOANE BARBOUR

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • CHELSEA FORMICA

    CHIEF OF STAFF

    Total calculated
    $138,642
    From this org
    $103,602
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,040
    Hours/week
    40

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
16 April 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202531069349300438

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