2024-05-03T10:36:30-05:00 2023-06-30 812950760 SAX LLP 1040 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS 16TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10018 990 2022-07-01 133973196 MOUSE INC MOUS 6465746446 25 BROADWAY CO TFA 12TH FL NEW YORK NY 10004 LARRY LIEBERMAN CEO 6465746446 2024-05-03 1 LARRY LIEBERMAN 999009999 0 MIKE SCHALL P02024184 2122682804 2024-05-03 3 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z LARRY LIEBERMAN 25 BROADWAY C/O TFA 12TH FL NEW YORK NY 10004 1988715 0 X MOUSE.ORG X 1997 NY EDUCATE AND INSPIRES STUDENTS AND TEACHERS FROM HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES TO SUCCEED IN COMPUTER SCIENCE AND HIGH-TECH CAREERS. 15 15 39 215 0 0 1072295 858700 1236155 1110471 7099 19488 74 56 2315623 1988715 0 0 0 0 1336652 1437254 120000 0 124527 478952 498402 1935604 1935656 380019 53059 2014662 2269199 233856 439502 1780806 1829697 X MOUSE IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION LOCATED IN NEW YORK CITY THAT EDUCATES AND INSPIRES STUDENTS AND TEACHERS FROM HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES TO SUCCEED IN COMPUTER SCIENCE AND HIGH-TECH CAREERS. 0 0 1545411 1110471 DESIGN LEAGUEIN 2022-23, MOUSE DESIGN LEAGUE PARTNERED WITH NYC PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO ACHIEVE OUR LARGEST IMPACT ON DELIVERING CAREER-CONNECTED TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION TO NEW YORK CITY STUDENTS HISTORICALLY AND CONSISTENTLY EXCLUDED FROM THIS AREA OF LEARNING AND EDUCATOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATIONAL AND INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY (DIIT) AND THE CS4ALL INITIATIVE, MOUSE REACHED OVER 4,500 STUDENTS (UP FROM 3,800), 95% OF WHOM ARE STUDENTS OF COLOR AND ATTEND TITLE I SCHOOLS, OVER 140 TEACHERS (UP FROM 120 TEACHERS) AT 72 SCHOOLS (UP FROM 42 SCHOOLS). (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)MOUSE'S DESIGN LEAGUE BUILT STUDENT CAPACITIES IN CRITICAL DIGITAL AND SEL SKILLS REQUIRED FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSES AND TECH EMPLOYMENT. STUDENTS GAINED KEY DESIGN THINKING CONCEPTS, PROBLEM-FINDING, IDEATION, PROTOTYPING, ITERATION, AND FEEDBACK SKILLS ESSENTIAL FOR CAREERS IN TECH. AND, STUDENTS GAINED EXPERIENCE BUILDING STEM HARD SKILLS IN DESIGN TOOLS LIKE FIGMA, ADOBE, CANVA, AS WELL AS CULTIVATE CRITICAL TECH INDUSTRY SKILLS IN DESIGN THINKING, UX/UI DESIGN, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP.EMOTI-CONON JUNE 22, MOUSE HELD OUR 15TH ANNUAL, AND FIRST IN-PERSON EVENT SINCE THE PANDEMIC, EMOTI-CON NYC DIGITAL MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGE. HELD AT MICROSOFT TIMES SQUARE, MOUSE HOSTED OVER 200 STUDENT PROJECT GROUPS FROM ALL FIVE BOROUGHS, EDUCATORS, NYCPS ADMINISTRATORS, TECH INDUSTRY LEADERS, AND PEER ORGANIZATIONS. STUDENTS AND TECH INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS ENGAGED IN ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS FOCUSED ON TECH CAREER EXPLORATION AND DESIGN LEAGUE PROJECT FEEDBACK. STUDENTS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE A VARIETY OF INDUSTRIES, DEVELOPING PERSONAL CONNECTIONS TO GUIDE THEIR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL JOURNEYS. WINNING PROJECT TEAMS WERE AWARDED FROM ACROSS NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND PARTNER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.MOUSE CREATEMOUSE CREATE (CREATE.MOUSE.ORG) IS OUR UNIQUE LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, WITH OVER 200 ACTIVITIES. THIS YEAR, MOUSE OVERHAULED OUR "DESIGN WITH PURPOSE" COURSE BY ADDING NEW CONTENT AND ACTIVITIES. THE "DESIGN WITH PURPOSE" COURSE IS OUR (THE MARQUEE COURSE ON THE PLATFORM). SPECIFICALLY, MOUSE INTEGRATED IN LESSONS ABOUT THE INDUSTRY DESIGN PLATFORM, FIGMA, AS WELL AS LESSONS FOCUSED ON USER EXPERIENCE (UX) AND USER INTERFACE (UI). OVERALL, BUILT OUT MORE FEATURES ON THE SITE, FIXED GLITCHES, AND RESPONDED TO USER FEEDBACK.PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTIN FY23 MOUSE HOSTED 175 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EVENTS, TOTALING OVER 700 HOURS OF TRAINING FOR OVER 3200 TEACHERS NATIONALLY.OUR LARGEST PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR FY23 WAS AN INTRODUCTION TO THE NEW YORK STATE COMPUTER SCIENCE AND DIGITAL FLUENCY (NYCSDF) STANDARDS. THIS WAS THE SECOND OF FIVE YEARS OF THE GRANT-FUNDED SMART START PROGRAM. IT ENABLED US TO WORK WITH THREE PARTNERS: ROCKLAND COUNTY BOCES, WESTERN SUFFOLK COUNTY BOCES, AND THE LONGWOOD AND WILLIAM FLOYD SCHOOL DISTRICTS. BETWEEN THESE THREE PARTNERSHIPS, WE WERE ABLE TO REACH EDUCATORS ACROSS 18 SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND HELP THEM ENHANCE THEIR LESSONS BY INCORPORATING NYCSDF STANDARDS INTO EXISTING CURRICULA. WE BEGAN WORKING WITH THESE TEACHERS DURING THE SUMMER OF 2022 AND CONTINUED TO CHECK IN WITH THEM THROUGHOUT THE 2022-2023 SCHOOL YEAR. TOPICS COVERED INCLUDED THE NYCSDF STANDARDS AS WELL AS ACCESSIBILITY, DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP, AND DIGITAL PRODUCTS THAT STUDENTS CAN USE TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR LEARNING. EACH OF THOSE THREE PARTNERS RECEIVED SUMMER TRAINING AND ONGOING SCHOOL-YEAR SUPPORT. FOR ROCKLAND COUNTY WE PROVIDED AN ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON DESIGN THINKING IN EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS CREATION. FOR WESTERN SUFFOLK BOCES, EACH OF THE 9 DISTRICTS RECEIVED AN INDIVIDUALIZED DAY OF TRAINING CO-PLANNED WITH DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS. WESTERN SUFFOLK BOCES ALSO RECEIVED LEAD TEACHER TRAIN-THE-TRAINER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO PREPARE EDUCATORS TO TURNKEY THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS THAT THEY GAINED IN THE PROGRAM.OUR SECOND LARGEST PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IS THE RESULT OF OUR ROLE AS CODE.ORG REGIONAL PARTNER FOR THE STATE OF NEW YORK. IN THIS ROLE, WE HOSTED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EVENTS FOR TEACHERS IN EACH OF THE CODE.ORG CURRICULA: 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. WE HOSTED ONE COHORT OF CS DISCOVERIES AND AP CS A AS WELL AS TWO COHORTS OF CS PRINCIPLES AND FOUR COHORTS OF CS FUNDAMENTALS.WE CONTINUED OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THE CS4ALL PROGRAM. FOR FY2023, THIS LOOKED LIKE AN EVOLUTION OF OUR WORK TRAINING EDUCATORS ON SCRATCH PROGRAMMING. WE CONTINUED TO OFFER OUR SCRATCH JR. AND SCRATCH REFRESHERS. WE ALSO DEVELOPED AN INTERMEDIATE SCRATCH TRAINING AND AN ADVANCED SCRATCH PATHWAY.OTHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS THAT WE OFFERED INCLUDED GOOGLE CS FIRST, SCRATCH CREATIVE COMPUTING WITH CUNY LEHMAN COLLEGE'S LUTE-STEM PROGRAM, AND A TRAINING ON HOW TO PLAN AND IMPLEMENT AN HOUR OF CODE. 1545411 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 23 0 1 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 NY X X LARRY LIEBERMAN 6465746446 25 BROADWAY C/O TFA 12TH FL NEW YORK NY 10004 KIRK MCDONALD CO-CHAIR 16.00 X X 0 0 0 AMANDA O'DONNELL VICE CHAIR 16.00 X X 0 0 0 DAWN BARBER SECRETARY 16.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBIN GRIFFITHS TREASURER 16.00 X X 0 0 0 ADON DAVIS DIRECTOR 16.00 X 0 0 0 AKBAR COOK DIRECTOR 8.00 X 0 0 0 BLAZE WALESKI DIRECTOR 8.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLINE MCCARTHY DIRECTOR 8.00 X 0 0 0 CRAIG MEISNER DIRECTOR 8.00 X 0 0 0 DOUG ROHDE DIRECTOR 8.00 X 0 0 0 JOY MARCUS DIRECTOR 8.00 X 0 0 0 LARRY LIEBERMAN CEO 40.00 X 201041 0 24777 MICHAEL VOSTRIZANSKY DIRECTOR 16.00 X 0 0 0 OMARI EDWARDS DIRECTOR 8.00 X 0 0 0 SLOANE BARBOUR DIRECTOR 8.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL VIRGIL DIRECTOR 8.00 X 0 0 0 CHELSEA FORMICA CHIEF OF STAFF 40.00 X 103602 0 20171 304643 0 44948 2 0 1 0 0 532380 326320 858700 PROGRAM INCOME 611600 1110471 1110471 1110471 19488 19488 OTHER INCOME 900099 56 56 56 1988715 1110471 0 19544 249027 199221 24903 24903 941437 768305 118540 54592 29001 23721 3737 1543 127543 103872 15712 7959 90246 73370 10914 5962 3880 3880 55093 55093 56000 56000 4559 4559 232815 205344 5665 21806 15445 12557 1868 1020 33470 27211 4048 2211 9422 7660 1139 623 38350 31909 4959 1482 4151 4151 1499 1219 181 99 6709 5454 812 443 STAFF TRAINING & DVMT 28518 23185 3449 1884 WORKSHOP SUPPLIES 6383 6383 MISCELLANEOUS 2108 2108 1935656 1545411 265718 124527 252318 112702 1051355 275119 272450 279000 52952 561217 283115 280117 0 2998 362026 768803 23561 269360 2014662 2269199 83956 165391 124111 149900 150000 233856 439502 X 1705806 1804697 75000 25000 1780806 1829697 2014662 2269199 53059 -4168 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1721352 1487888 1209374 1072295 858700 6349609 1721352 1487888 1209374 1072295 858700 6349609 859262 5490347 8761 9893 9722 7099 19488 54963 12463 9842 1474 74 56 23909 6428481 5052991 0.85410 0.84340 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 56000 0 0 56000 0 181532 178534 2998 101583 101583 0 2998 PREPAID EXPENSES AND SECURITY DEPOSIT 15980 EMPLOYEE RETENTION TAX CREDIT RECEIVABLE 253380 269360 X 2030876 -4168 50888 46720 1984156 4559 4559 1988715 1981985 50888 50888 1931097 4559 4559 1935656 PART X, LINE 2: MOUSE INC. DOES NOT BELIEVE ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDE ANY MATERIAL, UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. TAX RETURNS FOR PERIODS ENDING JUNE 30, 2020 AND LATER ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITIES. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LARRY LIEBERMAN CEO 201041 0 0 0 0 0 10999 0 13778 0 225818 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B LINE 11B EXPLANATION - FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR AND IS REVIEWED BY THE CEO, CHIEF OF STAFF AND OUTSOURCED CONTROLLER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C MOUSE REGULARLY DISTRIBUTES THE POLICY EVERY YEAR AND REQUIRES BOARD MEMBERS TO REVIEW AND SIGN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A 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, SECTION C, LINE 19 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ON WEBSITE. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.