2024-10-30T12:01:52-07:00 2023-12-31 460796445 Shining Star Consulting LLC 1831 Solano Ave Unit 8058 Berkeley CA 947075056 990 2023-01-01 882385911 MIZZEN EDUCATION INC MIZZ 4243229150 13157 Mindanao Way 1892 Marina del Rey CA 90292 Carlos Santini President & CEO 2024-10-30 true true Suzanne Pon P03097587 5109996712 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X X Carlos Santini 13157 Mindanao Way 1892 Marina del Rey CA 90292 3334664 false X www.mizzen.org X 2022 DE Mizzen Education is an education technology organization. It is dedicated to creating no-cost, high-quality and engaging afterschool learning resources for youth in grades K-12. Additionally, Mizzen offers professional development opportunities that prepare afterschool educators to teach effectively. 7 7 7 7 0 3334664 0 0 0 3334664 0 0 266830 0 26054 249180 516010 2818654 2885182 66528 2818654 Mizzen partners with the out-of-school time field to design experiences that spark curiosity, cultivate joy, and inspire a love of learning among children and youth. false false 148859 Strategic Innovations & Partnerships: The program focuses on cultivating alliances to expand the organization's high-quality digital learning resources available on the Mizzen platform and enhancing existing digital learning resources. The program works to coordinate with Mizzen's Engagement and Experiences program to design and deliver professional development resources for youth development professionals. Mizzen Education added six new content partners in 2023 which makes a total of 28 publishing partners. In 2023 we added 193 new learning resources, bringing the total pieces of content to 1,800 activities and 47 Pro Tips. Mizzen's virtual library and professional development supports impacted approximately 283,000 youth in 2023. 77367 Educator Training + Development: A key element of Mizzen Education's mission has been its ability to equip youth development professionals to deliver high-quality learning experiences through a series of professional development experiences (virtually and in-person). This has accelerated the organization's growth, engagement, and brand awareness. These efforts have been promoted via activations and digital marketing and communication campaigns. The program expands Mizzen's standing as an innovative education organization through initiatives such as Mizzen's Beyond the Booth campaign (designing and curating of learning spaces), Mizzen Meets (an ongoing zoom webinar series promoting youth development experts in the field), and industry keynoting and conference presentations, town halls and expert speaker panels. Mizzen's Professional Development added 6,525 new educators to our free platform in 2023 through workshops, conventions and conferences which resulted in a total of 16,660 educators benefiting from our content. Mizzen Education engaged with 20 of the 50 official Afterschool State Networks through in-person and virtual conferences and workshops through December 31, 2023. 33453 Platform development: At the center of Mizzen Education's program offering is the Mizzen platform, which serves a diverse community of educators throughout the country. Users range from individual educator accounts to accounts that feature various staff members of single organizations that join through our Mizzen for Teams cohort. The Mizzen Education platform/app runs on desktop computers, all tablets and mobile devices. The Organization hosts a rapidly growing library of 1800 individual activities for students of all ages and stages. The activities are searchable, and many are part of thematic collections. The Organization allows access to additional features including organizing their members into different groups, scheduling & sharing activities, sending messages within Mizzen, and more. 259679 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 8 0 true 7 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 7 7 false false false false false false false true false false false true true true true true false true true false AL AR CA FL HI IL KS KY MA MD MI MN MS NC NH NJ NM NY OR PA RI SC TN VA WI WV X Joseph Davis 4243229150 13157 Mindanao Way 1892 Marina del Rey CA 90292 Carlos Santini President & CEO 0.50 0.00 X 63797 0 0 David Wong Treasurer 0.50 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Joseph Davis Secretary 0.50 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Ridgway White Director 0.15 0.00 X 0 0 0 Richard Reyes Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Benita Melton Director 0.15 0.00 X 0 0 0 Omekia Snider Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jennifer Berry Director 0.25 0.00 X 0 0 0 63797 0 false false false 0 3334664 153000 3334664 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3334664 X 0 0 0 0 63797 35896 23357 4544 0 166526 93698 60966 11862 6749 3823 2432 494 11155 6202 4159 794 18603 10551 6689 1363 0 10943 1101 4301 5541 2719 2719 0 0 0 61835 40939 20448 448 80817 31500 49317 16229 4245 11349 635 23363 5672 17691 0 3885 1484 2401 24596 18323 5964 309 0 6366 1294 5072 0 0 12100 4450 7650 6327 501 5762 64 0 516010 259679 230277 26054 622582 0 2000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 262600 0 0 2885182 66528 0 66528 X 302071 2516583 0 2818654 0 2885182 2818654 X false true X true false X 3334664 3334664 0 0 3334664 3334664 0 3334664 0 0 0 3334664 X 0.00000 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X 3334664 3334664 3334664 516010 516010 516010 Part X : FIN48 Footnote The Organization is recognized as a public charity exempt from Federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, whereby only unrelated business income, as defined by the Internal Revenue Code, is subject to income tax. Management believes that all of the Organization's income was directly related to its exempt purpose; thus, the accompanying financial statements do not include any provision for income taxes. The Organization has evaluated its current tax positions and has concluded that as of December 31, 2023, the Organization does not have any significant tax positions for which a provision would be necessary. X 1 153000 FMV false false false Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The 990 will be reviewed with the CEO as well as the Finance Committee of Mizzen which will make recommendations. After their approval, it is signed by the CEO and President. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Mizzen's CEO and Operations Team are in constant conversations with the Board of Directors and any possible Conflict of Interest will be addressed before any engagements are entered. The possible CofA is presented to the board (the party in question is excused from meeting) along with relating information like competitor quotes and then discussed with the board. The board then votes on if a Conflict of Interest exists, if it is in the best interest of the company and how to move forward either way. Everything is recorded in meeting minutes. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b An Independent Contractor conducted Salary Surveys - including key responsibilities, salary comparisons and a professional recommendation for key employees. During Mizzen Education's salaries for the CEO position and other key employees were reviewed and confirmed by the Foundation's Board of Trustees prior to Mizzen becoming an independent 501(c)(3) organization. Salary surveys were conducted both in 2022 and 2023 with no changes to the CEO's and key employees' roles and responsibilities. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Documents are available upon reasonable request.